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Mac OS 10.8 'Mountain Lion', however, has dropped tcpwrappers from the operating system. If you do run hunt on a server connected directly to the Internet, use firewall rules to control who can connect to the huntd server rather than hosts.allow and hosts.deny. Rogue was originally developed around 1980 for Unix-based mainframe systems as a freely-distributed executable (Public domain software). It was later included in the official Berkeley Software Distribution 4.2 operating system (4.2BSD).

Expert’s Rating

Pros

• Lets you listen to iTunes plug-ins and effects via AirPort Express
• Couldn’t-be-simpler broadcasting of non-iTunes audio to an AirPort Express

Cons

• Can broadcast to only a single AirPort Express at once
• If you choose not to install Instant Hijack component, requires that applications be relaunched to broadcast their audio
• Can’t broadcast audio from multiple applications at the same time

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Our Verdict

If you’ve got an Apple AirPort Express, you can use iTunes to “broadcast” your music, wirelessly, to speakers connected to the Express; Apple calls this technology AirTunes . Unfortunately, AirTunes has several drawbacks, the most significant of which is that it can broadcast only audio playing in iTunes. If you want to listen to audio that isn’t supported by iTunes—for example, Real Audio, Windows Media files, or audio being played in a Web browser—you’re out of luck.

Well, sort of. Rogue Amoeba’s $40 Nicecast (for Mac OS X) is a cool little utility that provides the ability to stream audio from an application over the Internet. As it turns out, since iTunes can listen to streaming audio, you can use Nicecast to stream audio from other applications into iTunes, which can then send that audio to an AirPort Express. Presto—AirTunes for any application. (Our sister publication, Macworld , even awarded Nicecast a 2004 Eddy Award for this capability.) But this is really just a clever kludge, and it’s a bit of a hassle to get working: First you have to set up the audio stream, then you have to configure iTunes to “receive” it, then you have to broadcast to your AirPort Express.

This isn’t intended to be criticism of Nicecast—the application wasn’t originally designed to perform such iTunes trickery. Nevertheless, the folks at Rogue Amoeba realized that they had discovered something quite useful, so they set out to make it easier to use. The result is the new $25 ($20 introductory price through the end of March) Airfoil (for Mac OS X). Put simply, Airfoil lets you stream audio from any single application directly to a chosen AirPort Express. And it couldn’t be easier to use.

How it Works

In Airfoil’s main window, you first choose the running application—from the Select pop-up menu—that’s providing the audio you wish to transmit. (The menu also lists recent applications used in Airfoil, as well as a Select Application item that lets you choose an application that isn’t currently running. If you option+click the menu, hidden applications are also shown.) You then select the AirPort Express unit to which you wish to transmit. (If you’ve got only one, it will be selected by default.) Finally, you click the Transmit button—the application’s audio will begin playing through your AirPort Express (or should I say, through any speakers connected to that AirPort Express). You can control the volume level of the signal via Airfoil or, if you prefer, you can set Airfoil’s preferences so that it links its own volume level to your Mac’s volume control.

Using Airfoil, you can easily broadcast audio from Windows Media Player, Real Player, MPlayer, QuickTime Player, or any other application that produces audio, including games and Web browsers. The latter makes Airfoil a great way to listen to Web broadcasts of sporting events on your home stereo. However, keep in mind that just like iTunes, there’s a slight delay between when a sound is produced by an application and when it’s played back by your AirPort Express, so don’t expect to watch a DVD on your computer while playing the audio back through your stereo. (Actually, this is possible, though not without glitches: The free MPlayer OS X and VLC media player have audio offset/de-sync features that let you manually sync the audio and video of a DVD; the Airfoil Help system provides details on setting this up.)

Airfoil even offers advantages for those who are simply broadcasting iTunes audio. For example, whereas AirTunes mutes local audio when broadcasting, you can set Airfoil’s preferences to play audio on the local computer while it’s being played via your AirPort Express. (Note that because of the way AirPort Express audio transmission works, local and remote audio may be slightly out of sync.) And whereas audio effect plugins (such as the popular Volume Logic ) don’t work with AirTunes, they do work via Airfoil. You simply need to set iTunes to play locally on your computer—not via AirTunes to your AirPort Express—and let Airfoil send the audio.

One quirk with Airfoil has to do with how it interacts with running applications. (I reluctantly call it a “quirk,” as it’s really a conscious decision by the developers, intended to address the concerns of users.) If you elect to install Airfoil’s “Instant Hijack” component—you’re given the option the first time you launch the application, or you can install it at any time by choosing Airfoil -> Install Extras—then clicking the Transmit button commences the transmission immediately. However, Instant Hijack uses Unsanity’s Application Enhancer technology. Some people refuse to use software that requires Application Enhancer, citing stability issues, so Rogue Amoeba has wisely devised a way for Airfoil to work without it. This little piggy (sebastian lague) mac os. The drawback is that in order for this workaround to function, you need to either select the desired audio application in Airfoil before it’s launched, or allow Airfoil to relaunch it if it’s already running when you begin transmission. It’s up to the user to decide which method—Application Enhancer or inconvenience—to choose.

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Airfoil also offers a few hidden settings for advanced users, accessible by option+clicking the Transmit button. You can adjust the stream index; decide what happens when no audio is detected (stop the stream, add silence, or add noise); and customize audio device and channel settings. You can also choose the measurement displayed by Airfoil’s audio meter by clicking on the meter and choosing the desired option (Off, In RMS, In Peak, Out RMS, or Out Peak) from the resulting pop-up menu.

Unfortunately, Airfoil can’t currently overcome another significant drawback of AirTunes—like AirTunes, it can broadcast to only a single AirPort Express at a time. (Rogue Amoeba says that they’re trying to incorporate the ability to send audio to multiple Express units simultaneously for a future version.) And it doesn’t provide the ability to transmit all your computer’s audio—a feature that would be useful for presentations. Pen beta mac os. Finally, you need to disable the “Speaker password” option on any AirPort Express you wish to use with Airfoil.

The Lowdown

Despite these issues, Airfoil brings AirTunes a few significant steps closer to its full potential–it unleashes AirTunes from iTunes and allows you to stream music from your Mac to your AirPort Express from the applications you choose. For this service (and the ease with which it delivers it), Airfoil is a Playlist Pick.

(Airfoil is currently available only for Mac OS X; however, Rogue Amoeba has hinted that they’re considering porting the utility to Windows.)

We’re pleased to welcome back as a long-term sponsor Rogue Amoeba, the quirkily named software company known for its audio utilities. Since its founding in 2002, Rogue Amoeba has become the go-to source for Mac users who need powerful yet easy-to-use apps for wide-ranging audio needs. For instance, Rogue Amoeba’s apps can help you:

• Record audio: For simple recording from any app or device, Piezo is cheap and easy to use. For more power, there’s Audio Hijack, which can record anything you can hear on your Mac, apply effects in real-time, schedule timed recordings, and much more.

• Control audio devices: With so much videoconferencing happening these days, SoundSource has become all the more helpful for making sure the right input and output devices are selected and appropriately configured. I regularly joke that before computer telephony, we’d say “Hello,” whereas now we start all calls with “Can you hear me?”

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• Play audio anywhere: Although Apple generally does a good job with AirPlay, sending audio from your Mac to other devices—particularly non-Apple devices like Google Chromecast, Sonos, and Bluetooth speakers—can be difficult or impossible. Or at least it was before Airfoil, which lets you play audio from your Mac anywhere.

• Edit audio: When you start recording audio, you realize just how much editing goes into the process. That’s where Fission comes in, making it easy to fade, cut, and crop audio without any loss in quality. It also lets you convert between formats, split recordings automatically based on silence, chapterize podcasts or audiobooks, and more.

• Route audio between apps: I’ve often found real-world audio daunting—so many wires, and you have to know which jacks to plug them into in different devices. In the digital world, the cables are gone, but the desire to mix and combine audio from various sources and destinations still exists. For that, Rogue Amoeba offers Loopback.

• Add canned audio to performances: You won’t need those coconut shells to simulate horse hooves on your podcast anymore with Farrago, Rogue Amoeba’s soundboard app. It lets you create sets of sounds and play them back easily as you record.

Back when we used to record audio versions of TidBITS articles, we happily used Audio Hijack to record and cleaned up each recording in Fission. Nowadays, I rely on SoundSource to manage the volume for my various audio devices as I hop between Music, Brave, Zoom, and Skype. Aside from the fact that all of the Rogue Amoeba apps have worked flawlessly, they’re also notable for their excellent and attractive interfaces.

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Rogue Amoeba has been on a roll in the past year as more Mac users found they needed to up their audio game while working, studying, and performing from home. If that describes you, I encourage you to check out Rogue Amoeba’s apps. Note that TidBITS members can save 20% on all of Rogue Amoeba’s apps—yet another reason to choose them for your audio needs!