This is a standalone program there play Internet radio and music in companion with skill_MultiRoomMediaVolume and skill_MultiRoomRadioManager.
It belongs to the synchronous multiroom audio system i am building. Uses the excelent snapcast system by badaix.
It is an Internet radiostation/music player that plays in sync (like sonos) with other PspMultiRoomPlayers.
The PspMultiRoomPlayer is used as a satellite player e.g. on a ProjectAlice satellite or another hardware.
Run ./setup.sh to create the virtual python environment.
Insert at the buttom of /etc/asound.conf or where your config is, if you have one that not for sure.
pcm.snapcastSpeaker {
type plug
slave {
pcm "hw:X,0" # Importent!, leave this comment so PspMultiRoomPlayer can check and changes this cardNo.
}
}If you set "autosoundCardNo": false - You have to set the X to you real cardNo showing in aplay -l.
if "autosoundCardNo": true - You don't need to set the X to be the real cardNo, just leave the X. It will change automatically. If you have a a respeaker 2 for example, then you should insert thispcm.snapcastSpeaker in the bottom /etc/voicecard/asound_2mic.conf.
the "startVolume" Is used when you stop the MultiRoomPlayer you mixer will then be set to this volume.
And then use snapcastSpeaker in config.json 'mixerDeviceName'
For now, I use a about 1 USD, USB sound card as a snapcast speaker (cheaply between $ 1 and $ 1.5). However, you can use RPi's built-in bcm2835 headphones as long as it is not used by other hardware.
Be sure to edit the PspMultiRoomPlayer.service
config.json example
{
"thisSite": "office",
"asoundPcmName": "snapcastSpeaker",
"mixerPlaybackName": "Speaker",
"soundCardDevice": "Device [USB Audio Device], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]",
"autosoundCardNo" : false,
"soundCardHwNo": "1",
"volumeOffset": "0",
"mqttHost": "<MqttHostIp>",
"mqttport": "1883",
"snapServerHost": "<SnapcastServerIp>",
"latency": 0,
"startVolume": "50"
}"snapServerHost": "" is ProjectAlice Ip.
"mixerPlaybackName": "Speaker" can be seen in alsamixer -c X, X from aplay -l cardNo
e.g "soundCardDevice": "Device [USB Audio Device], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]" or "soundCardDevice": "Headphones [bcm2835 Headphones], device 0: bcm2835 Headphones [bcm2835 Headphones]"
On my Ubuntu 20.04 AMD the config looks like this, I don't have an etc/asound.conf.
{
"thisSite": "office",
"asoundPcmName": "pulse",
"mixerPlaybackName": "Master",
"soundCardDevice": "Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 0: ALC887-VD Analog [ALC887-VD Analog]",
"autosoundCardNo" : false,
"soundCardHwNo": "1",
"volumeOffset": "6",
"mqttHost": "192.168.xx.xx",
"mqttport": "1883",
"snapServerHost": "192.168.xx.xx",
"latency": 0,
"startVolume": "50"
}