Stream soundcard output from Notebook to Squeezeserver?

[M_Meyer]

Hi all,
from time to time I would like to stream all the soundcard output from my notebook to my squeeze system.
I have the following configuration:
- notebook with win7
- squeezeserver 7.1 running on a squeezeplug

Until now I have used a device called "airpace music" that got a stream via WiFi (special driver on the notebook) and was connected to my AV-Receiver, but I think this should also be possible with squeezeserver.

I have seen that there are options to stream a CD from a PC to squeezeserver via CDplayer (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47288)
There is also a plugin called WaveInput (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=205598), but so far my understanding is that squeezeserver must run on the PC that should stream. At least I haven't managed to get it to work.
Am I missing something and it should work with this plugin, is there another possibility or is this not possible (yet)?

[bpa]

What you want to do is convert your soundcard audio into a http stream ands then play it like an internet radio stream.

This can be done in a number of ways but one way is to use VLC. User PasTim has documented how to do it with VLC in this thread.
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93587

[M_Meyer]

Thanks for the info - I will give it a try.
Will this method stream all outputs to the squeezebox or only the ones that I play via VLC?
I would like to get all outputs...

[lrossouw]

If you are say trying to take the audio of a video playing on your laptop to play via your squeeze you will get delays that will result in the audio being delayed compared to the images.

[bpa]

Thanks for the info - I will give it a try.
Will this method stream all outputs to the squeezebox or only the ones that I play via VLC?
I would like to get all outputs...

Generally it will be all outputs but it depends on the soundcard driver and its support of the "What U hear" type functionality.

Since it is a copy of soundcard output, then the audio will also come out laptop speakers and there will be a delay between PC output and LMS/SB output whic can be annoying. Also if you turn down laptop volume - you also turn down volume to LMS/SB so users often plugin in headphones into laptop headphone socket.

[wewen]

take a look at http://forums.slimdevices.com/showth...ghlight=edcast

It's my solution to the problem

[M_Meyer]

Thanks to all of you for the tips.

Some delay due to the streaming will be okay - I do not want to have video in sync, just output any audio. I already know this sync delay from my abit airpace - there it was 300..500msec.

Having to do the headphone jack-trick will be a more severe restriction - that was different with the separate airpace driver where I did not have to do hardware changes.

Ok, I got VLC to accept my sound device (it's really tricky to shorten the name until it fits - until then you always get messages like "VLC cannot use the device "Stereo (IDT High Definition Au", because its type is not supported.").
I also managed to record from this device (only via audacity, did not know how to do it in VLC).

But I did not get squeezebox to play the stream.
I entered http://192.168.1.9:8079/st.mp3 in the squeezeserver (192.168.1.9 as my notebook ip address that runs VLC and provides the stream).
Nothing happened.

Is there some more debugging that I can do?