Free Music Throughout Your Home With Spotify

Spotify is excellent on your own laptop or pc, but what if you want to play that music through your home audio system? To integrate Spotify into a home audio system you need a stand alone solution that may access Spotify without your pc. Fortunately,Spotify released their own api package which allows software developers to create their own custom Spotify software. What does this mean? well the api enables you to create custom applications to interface with the Spotify client.  spotify kopen  have been created, most are based around sharing playlists between users but you can go further. For example, there's an app that lets you stream Spotify to your hifi via Apple's Airport and Airtunes adapter.

This will let you play Spotify music on your hifi, but you'll still need your laptop/PC and it lacks the convenience of a larger integrated whole house system. What is possible, is to combine Spotify with a server application that integrates with a variety of remote controls, keypads or touch-panels in the home. One solution is to build a stand alone box that acts as both a Spotify client and a tcp server that may be controlled from a variety of ethernet devices through the entire home. The unit could be saved in a cupboard or even rack mounted in an existing AV hub. The box could be connected right to a TV or hifi, but it can even be connected into a entire home AV system, whereby the Spotify music stream can be switched to any room inside your home.

Most of the cool Spotify features can be easily incorporated into convenient handheld controls. Types of what's possible include: a Spotify search feature that enables you to search by track,album and artist. Also you can create a seamless menu system that lets you search between these categories. You'll also be able to create and edit play list from your own searches and even incorporate other people's play lists. Like the Spotify internet browser, cover art, album and artist information and even a list of recommended artists based upon your current music choices are possible!