Introducing a more savvy way to control the Cantata Music Center and C50 Amplifier - the Resolution Audio "Cantata" app - available now for iPad, iPod, and iPhone.
The app provides both remote control and indication of current status of both devices through an elegant, touch-screen interface.
And because the app uses WiFi for communication, the devices do not need to be within "line of sight" of the remote. This allows flexibility in placement within a room; in fact, the app can even control the devices from another room entirely.
Combined with the iTunes Remote app, it allows for complete control over playback as well as music library management from a single touch-screen device.
Requirements:
Cantata Music Center (with or without the C50 Integrated Amplifier)
An iPad, iPod Touch, or iPhone
The Cantata app (Available free on the iTunes store)
An Ethernet connection to home network
Cantata firmware version 1.04 or higher (Update information)
See sample configuration options below.
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Sample Configurations
In this simple configuration, the iPad controls the Music Center wirelessly through a home network. The iPad connects wirelessly to the router which is connected via an Ethernet cable to the Music Center. Audio data is sent over a USB cable from the source computer to the Music Center:
By adding network connection between the router and the source computer, the iPad can also control playback of an iTunes library running on the source computer as well as the Music Center.
While a wired connection is preferred because of lower noise and risk of interference, a wired connection to the home network is not always possible or practical.
In those situations, the connection between the Music Center, the source computer, and iPad can be made wirelessly. Note that this configuration requires two Ethernet network connections to the source computer; one for the computer itself for controlling iTunes and the other for the Pont Neuf USB Bridge which sends USB audio data over the home network.
Here, the Music Center is connected via Ethernet to a Wireless Bridge device which then connects wirelessly to the network.
In the configuration below, two WiFi bridges are being used to connect the Ethernet ports of the Pont Neuf and Cantata Music Center to the home network router. Likewise, the library computer is connected wirelessly and the iPad uses a WiFi connection by default. In short, the host computer, network router, and Music Center can be in three different rooms and communicate wirelessly.
