Airfoil Speaker / Source Selection

[jan]

Hello,

 

I've created a small workflow to control Airfoil (speaker and source).

 

Download

 

- jan

 

 

[tschoof]

Sweet, works great Thank you!

[Davide]

Wonderful! Thanks!

 

Possible to add "Open Airfoil Equalizer" and to show the Equalizer presets within Alfred?

Possible to show the original Airfoil Speaker icons?

[jan]

Hello,

 

thanks for your feedback.

 

Davide: I don't think your requests are possible - the Airfoil AppleScript support is very limited (see http://rogueamoeba.com/support/knowledgebase/?showArticle=AirfoilAppleScript)

 

- jan

[jan]

Small update:

 

• the workflow can now find the Application's icon for source selection if its in /Applications

 

Download

 

 

Thanks to David for the hint

[tschoof]

Small update:

 

• the workflow can now find the Application's icon for source selection if its in /Applications

 

Download

 

 

Thanks to David for the hint

the latest DL link is broken, but the one from the top works

[naga098]

Is it at all possible to launch the Airfoili Video Player from Alfred? This would save a lot of mouse clicks....

[ChrisHumphreys]

Thanks works well for me

[jan]

Is it at all possible to launch the Airfoili Video Player from Alfred? This would save a lot of mouse clicks....

 

The Airfoil Video Player is just an .app thats inside of the Airfoil.app bundle. You can add "$AIRFOILPATH/Contents/MacOS" to your Alfred "Search Scope" (Settings, Features, Default Results) and you're done.

 

Another option is to write your own simple Workflow:

 

1. +, Templates, Essentials, Keyword to Applescript
2. Choose your keyword (no arguments)
3. set applescript to 

 

on alfred_script(q)

tell application "Airfoil Video Player"

set test to track title

end tell

end alfred_script

Edited May 18, 2013 by jan

[ChrisHumphreys]

 

The Airfoil Video Player is just an .app thats inside of the Airfoil.app bundle. You can add "$AIRFOILPATH/Contents/MacOS" to your Alfred "Search Scope" (Settings, Features, Default Results) and you're done.

 

Another option is to write your own simple Workflow:

 

1. +, Templates, Essentials, Keyword to Applescript
2. Choose your keyword (no arguments)
3. set applescript to 

 

on alfred_script(q)

tell application "Airfoil Video Player"

set test to track title

end tell

end alfred_script

 

 

Thats for the Applescript nice tip

[Davide]

Thanks for the tip Jan!

 

Works also within the Airfoil workflow:

1. + (upper right corner), Inputs, Keyword

2. like above

3. + (upper right corner), Actions, Run NSAppleScript

4. set applescript like above

5. connect the boxes 

Edited May 18, 2013 by Davide

[melifluo]

Hi

 

i'd like airfoil to switch to Google Chrome output in order to listen to some videos (i dont really need the images, so no airfoil video player needed) on a specific URL.

 

I  downloaded jan's workflow and its update by chrishumphreys.

 

I don't understand at all AppleScript however much I tried. But i can enter the necessary commands or arguments if somebody wants to help.

 

PS: one more cool feature would be to have Google Chrome open on the same desktop dedicated to airfoil...

 

Thanks in advance, any help would be vey appreciated.

[jan]

Hello melifluo,

 

I dont really understand your problem. You can open your video in chrome and set Airfoil's Input to Chrome and everything should work...?

 

If Chrome is not shown automatically in Alfred, just switch once in Airfoil. Alfred shows the latest few selections.

 

BTW: Maybe the Extension is currently not working at the moment. There was a bug in Airfoil, they fixed it but its not yet released.

 

- jan

[alfro]

Hi Jan,

 

I just found your workflow and was very happy to see, that someone took the time to create just what I needed :-) Thanks!

 

I have a problem, though: The speaker-selection does not work. If I select it Alfred just shows the search options (DuckDuckGo, Amazon etc.). Do you know whether this might have to do with the bug you mentioned above?

[jan]

Hello alfro,

 

I have a problem, though: The speaker-selection does not work. If I select it Alfred just shows the search options (DuckDuckGo, Amazon etc.). Do you know whether this might have to do with the bug you mentioned above?

 

 

yes. The AppleScript that collects the available speaker crashes. I hope the Airfoil update is released soon.

 

- jan

[alfro]

Hi Jan,

 

thanks for your reply.

 

This is actually good news. I was afraid that the problem might only concern my system. Now I'm looking forward for the update to be released.

 

Cheers

alfro

[melifluo]

 

I dont really understand your problem. You can open your video in chrome and set Airfoil's Input to Chrome and everything should work...?

 

If Chrome is not shown automatically in Alfred, just switch once in Airfoil. Alfred shows the latest few selections.

 

BTW: Maybe the Extension is currently not working at the moment. There was a bug in Airfoil, they fixed it but its not yet released.

 

- jan

Thanks Jan for your help!

 

I guess I got it now: when entering my KBS for "afsource" i can see below Spotify, Google Chrome and so forth, great, great, great !

 

But when entering "afspeaker" KBS (keyboard shortcut), nothing happens. This might be due the bug in Airfoil mentioned in this thread, is that right?

Edited January 31, 2015 by melifluo

[jan]

 

But when entering "afspeaker" KBS (keyboard shortcut), nothing happens. This might be due the bug in Airfoil mentioned in this thread, is that right?

 

Yes. The next update of Airfoil should fix that.

[melifluo]

Yes. The next update of Airfoil should fix that.

 

Thanks again Jan for confirming that.

 

good to know i'm doing things right ;-)

[intrepidws]

Anyone know if this workflow still works with the most recent versions of Airfoil?

[mikedvzo]

Is this workflow still available?