Stardock Introduces Acoustic Bridge

Published on March 22, 2012 By Island Dog In WinCustomize News

Stardock is excited to announce a new application – Acoustic Bridge! Acoustic Bridge lets PC users direct audio from one PC to the speakers of another. Centralize the sound output from multiple PCs to a single PC. This enables you to transfer the audio notifications from any application, such as chat and mail programs or stock price alerts, from your desktop to your laptop.

Acoustic Bridge is in beta right now, and we have a special pre-order price of $7.95 which also gives you instant access to the beta. A free 30-day trial is available also.

https://www.stardock.com/products/acousticbridge/

Comments (Page 1)

ZubaZ

on Mar 22, 2012

I have a crappy laptop with crappy speakers. With this, I can now conserve resources on my main box while streaming music from the laptop. Now I can jam.

VistArtXPosed

on Mar 22, 2012

Will both PCs need an internet and/or network connection? I only have a wireless N adapter on one PC, and nothing on the other.

It would be nice if I could have sound output on my $400 Lenovo secondary-backup PC without wiring additional speakers (it's a backup PC, so it doesn't really need speakers, but it would be nice).

I installed the software on both PCs and I still can't share audio for either one. Are speakers required on my Lenovo, or just a network connection? I want my Lenovo to use the speakers on my HP HPE-400f (my primary PC which is also the primary audio source).

Island Dog

on Mar 22, 2012

Network access will be required yes, that's how the data is being pushed.

ZubaZ

on Mar 22, 2012

VistArtXPosed

reply 2

Will both PCs need an internet and/or network connection? I only have a wireless N adapter on one PC, and nothing on the other.

It would be nice if I could have sound output on my $400 Lenovo secondary-backup PC without wiring additional speakers (it's a backup PC, so it doesn't really need speakers, but it would be nice).

I installed the software on both PCs and I still can't share audio for either one. Are speakers required on my Lenovo, or just a network connection? I want my Lenovo to use the speakers on my HP HPE-400f (my primary PC which is also the primary audio source).

You need to install Acoustic Bridge on both machines. In the config select one to send and one to receive. The sending PC will need to enter the code provided by the receiving (and playing) one.

Jafo

on Mar 22, 2012

Sounds like fun.....

Get it? ....SOUNDS like fun......

Wizard1956

on Mar 22, 2012

Jafo

reply 5

Sounds like fun.....

Get it? ....SOUNDS like fun......

We'll cross that bridge when we get to it.

Disturbedcomputer

on Mar 22, 2012

well Will this work if one PC is let's say 50 miles away or do the PC's have to be in the same house?

aka use home PC which has Music and listen to the music on your office Pc

Neil Banfield

on Mar 23, 2012

Zubaz

reply 8

Quoting Disturbedcomputer,
reply 7
will this work if one PC is let's say 50 miles away or do the PC's have to be in the same house?

aka use home PC which has Music and listen to the music on your office Pc The computers need to be on the same network . . so unless you are doing something like VPN, no.

Well if the receiving end has a DNS entry and the right ports are open it should connect, though you would want to increase the buffer size.

Also this only sends sound, so you have no control over the remote machine.

Uvah

on Mar 23, 2012

Methinks apple air is gonna get smasheded

Disturbedcomputer

on Mar 23, 2012

Neil Banfield

reply 8

Well if the receiving end has a DNS entry and the right ports are open it should connect, though you would want to increase the buffer size.

Also this only sends sound, so you have no control over the remote machine.

oh ok thanks nice catch on well Will

ev4debug

on Mar 28, 2012

there is a way to make it work on windows xp?

Neil Banfield

on Mar 28, 2012

ev4debug

reply 11

there is a way to make it work on windows xp?

No. Windows XP is not supported by this application.

RedneckDude

on Mar 28, 2012

This Rocks!!!!!! Pun intended.....

RedneckDude

on Mar 28, 2012

OK, unless I'm completely stupid, shut up Yrag, there's no way to turn it off. Other than task manager, of course.

ZubaZ

on Mar 28, 2012

RedneckDude

reply 14

OK, unless I'm completely stupid, shut up Yrag, there's no way to turn it off. Other than task manager, of course.

The best way currently is to mute it in the mixer settings on the receiving PC.

You can also stop the sendign PC from sending by right-clicking on the systray icon and choosing "Send audio when receiver is online"

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