Digital Audio Control Protocol
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Digital Audio Control Protocol (DACP) is a protocol used by iTunes and other audio player and server applications on Mac, Windows and Linux computers, enabling remote control by mobile devices such as iPhone and Android phones and tablet computers. By connecting the personal computer to loudspeakers the mobile device is used as a two-way remote control, allowing selection and control of music playback within a traditional listening environment such as a home or apartment.
Contents
• Clients
• Servers
• See also
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Clients
Compliant DACP clients can connect to any DACP enabled server. Clients are available for multiple desktop and mobile platforms.
Apple Remote
CuteRemote
CuteRemotecite-ref-cuteremote-2-0[2] DACP remote control for Nokia Phones.
TunesRemote+
TunesRemote+cite-ref-tunesremote-3-0[3] for Google Android is a fork of Jeff Sharkey's TunesRemote project. The project's goal is provide remote functionality for Android with similar capabilities as Apple's remote.
TunesRemote-SE
TunesRemote-SEcite-ref-tunesremote-se-4-0[4] combines the DACP control software from TunesRemote+ with the graphical user interface from Firefly Client to produce an application that can control a DACP server from any computer running Java.
Remote for iTunes
Remote for Windows Phone 7
yTrack
yTrackcite-ref-ytrack-9-0[9] is an iPad application developed by Fabrice Dewasmes that browses a remote DACP library and let users control it.
| Name | Platform | Developer | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Remote [ 1 ] | iPad, iPhone, iPod | Apple Inc. | active |
| CuteRemote+ [ 2 ] | Symbian and Nokia N9 | Tero Siironen | active |
| TunesRemote+ [ 3 ] | Google Android | Google Code Project [ 10 ] | active |
| TunesRemote-SE [ 4 ] | Java | Nick Glass | active |
| Remote for iTunes [ 5 ] | Google Android | Hyperfine Software [ 6 ] | active |
| Remote for Windows Phone 7 [ 7 ] | Windows Phone 7 | Komodex Software [ 8 ] | active |
| yTrack [ 9 ] | iPad | Fabrice Dewasmes [ 11 ] | active |
Servers
Compliant DACP servers can accept connections from any DACP client. Multiple compliant servers are available for Mac, Windows and Linux platforms.
Apple iTunes
MonkeyTunes for MediaMonkey
In 2009 Melloware Inc.,cite-ref-melloware-12-0[12] released MonkeyTunes,cite-ref-monkeytunes-13-0[13] the first known "third-party" DACP server for MediaMonkey that is fully compliant with Apple's DACP protocol.
TouchRemote for Foobar2000
In 2009 Wintensecite-ref-wintense-14-0[14] released TouchRemote,cite-ref-touchremote-15-0[15] a plugin (component) for the foobar2000 music player, implementing a DACP server that is fully compliant with Apple's DACP protocol allowing Apple Inc.'s Remote application to be used.
AlbumPlayer
In 2011 Albumon, released a DACP plugin for their software AlbumPlayer which is a full featured jukebox player for the PC.
Telescope for Songbird
Rhythmbox for GNOME
| Name | Platform | Developer | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| iTunes | Mac, Win | Apple Inc. | active |
| MonkeyTunes for MediaMonkey | Win | Melloware Inc. | active |
| AlbumPlayer | Win | Albumon | active |
| TouchRemote [ 15 ] | Win | Wintense [ 14 ] | active |
| Telescope [ 17 ] | Mac, Win | Wilco [ 16 ] | active |
| Rhythmbox | Linux | Alexandre Rosenfeld [ 18 ] | active |
See also
References
cite-note-aprem-11. ↑ "Apple Remote". Archived from the original on 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
cite-note-cuteremote-22. ↑ CuteRemote
cite-note-tunesremote-33. ↑ TunesRemote+, Google Code Project
cite-note-tunesremote-se-44. ↑ TunesRemote-SE, Google Code Project
cite-note-remoteitune-55. ↑ Remote for iTunes Archived 2013-01-26 at the Wayback Machine, Hyperfine
cite-note-hyperfine-66. ↑ Hyperfine Software
cite-note-remotewin7-77. ↑ Remote for Windows Phone 7, Komodex
cite-note-komodex-88. ↑ Komodex Software
cite-note-ytrack-99. ↑ yTrack Archived 2010-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
cite-note-101. Google Code Project
cite-note-112. Fabrice Dewasmes
cite-note-melloware-1212. ↑ Melloware Inc.
cite-note-monkeytunes-1313. ↑ MonkeyTunes for MediaMonkey
cite-note-wintense-1414. ↑ Wintense Archived 2010-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
cite-note-touchremote-1515. ↑ TouchRemote Foobar2000 Component (foo_touchremote) Archived 2010-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
cite-note-wilco-1616. ↑ Wilco
cite-note-telescope-1717. ↑ Telescope Songbird addon Archived 2010-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
cite-note-rosenfeld-1818. ↑ Alexandre Rosenfeld Archived 2011-01-21 at the Wayback Machine
External links
• Tunes Remote, Android client using DACP.
• TunesRemote+, forked version of TunesRemote for Android with updates and bug fixes
• TunesRemote-SE, DACP client for Java platforms
• Remote for iTunes by Hyperfine Software, Android client using DACP
• MonkeyTunes, MediaMonkey DACP server
• foo_touchremote Foobar2000 DACP server
• Telescope Songbird DACP server