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Are there any simple solutions here?I am using Winamp at the moment and want to try Foobar.I am looking for Inexpensive USB IR remote to control Winamp and Foobar.
Thank you for your help.
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I had originally intended to get one of the options the Dawnrazor showed in his thread, but instead I picked a cheapie CompUsa IR kit that includes a USB receiver. It was about $35. Link belowUnfortunately, I haven't yet started the foobar integration. I spent a bunch of time yesterday getting foobar more or less set up with a decent UI. I'm hoping to start looking at remote integration today/tonight, but we'll see.
Cool find.It should work out great for you, and quite a few buttons.
Is the Ir reciever the one pictured?
If so, would that work if the usp ports are on the back of a computer that is facing you from across the room?
There is an extender cable in the package, and I'm assuming you can run it off a USB hub if necessary.There are a good set of buttons, but the top 3 are program selectors and probably aren't available as input keys. The (hopefully) cool think is that it is also a mouse, so some navigation tasks may not need to be handled explicitly. Of course, this assumes that navigation with the 'mouse' function actually works - I can easily see it being too spastic for fine control.
I think we may need a topic somewhere along the lines of "how to set up Foobar to be useable via remote". I'm expecting that you will have to have a pretty defined set of activities that are remote-enabled, since foobar is so flexible that there is no way you can get everything.
I like the one you found, because it does have more buttons, and they seem to be more like a CDP in their labeling.BUt you are right that Foobar is very very flexible, and you can get it to do almost anything.
I already have a wireless touch screen, so the remote is not necessary, but it will be a nice addition.
Just because it's so pointlessly cool
Not exactly IR, but here is a link to a thread where I explain an easy solution for Foobar. Should be getting the 2nd remote that will work more functions, on monday , and I will post the results.If winamp has keyboard short cuts that can be mapped like Foobar, it should work for that too:
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