{"id":268641,"date":"2018-07-17T14:57:25","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T12:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=268641"},"modified":"2018-07-17T14:59:11","modified_gmt":"2018-07-17T12:59:11","slug":"building-a-spotify-speaker-using-a-raspberry-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/hardware\/268641-building-a-spotify-speaker-using-a-raspberry-pi.html","title":{"rendered":"Building a Spotify speaker using a Raspberry Pi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now that South Africans have access to Spotify’s music streaming platform, and its latest features<\/strong><\/a>, we can make use of its integrated connectivity options.<\/p>\n

Certain of these features require supported hardware, however, such as smart speaker systems, or are only compatible with newer speakers.<\/p>\n

If you have a Spotify Premium subscription and would like to stream music directly to your speaker over your home Wi-Fi network, though, you can use a Raspberry Pi to turn an old speaker into a Spotify-connected sound system.<\/p>\n

This is a relatively simple process and uses Spotify Connect to easily integrate into your home network.<\/p>\n

Spotify Connect<\/h3>\n

Spotify Connect<\/strong><\/a> allows users to play their music through compatible speakers on the same Wi-Fi network as their smartphone.<\/p>\n

Using the Spotify app as a remote, users can control playlists, volume, and more directly from their smartphone.<\/p>\n

This feature is only available to Spotify Premium subscribers – the R59.99-per-month package.<\/p>\n

Spotify Premium also allows unlimited listening with no adverts, offline listening, unlimited track skips, shuffle play, and higher-quality audio.<\/p>\n

Once active, compatible speakers are listed in an “available devices” menu in the Spotify app – allowing users to switch playback from their device to a Wi-Fi-connected speaker.<\/p>\n

To set up your own Spotify-compatible speaker, you will need an existing sound system and a Raspberry Pi.<\/p>\n

Any Raspberry Pi model<\/strong><\/a> should work, although you will need to have Wi-Fi connectivity using either a Wi-Fi dongle or the built-in Wi-Fi adapter on certain Pi models.<\/p>\n

You will also need an SD card with a minimum size of 8GB for the Raspbian operating system.<\/p>\n

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Spotify Connect interface.<\/p><\/div>\n

Raspotify<\/h3>\n

Before getting Spotify Connect to work on your Raspberry Pi, you will need to set up your Pi’s operating system.<\/p>\n

Download the latest version of NOOBS from the official Raspberry Pi website and install it onto your SD card.<\/p>\n

Insert the SD card into your Pi and connect the board’s power supply to boot it up. Connect a keyboard and mouse, too, for the setup of your smart speaker.<\/p>\n

You must then connect your Pi to your home Wi-Fi network, and the Internet, and install the latest Raspbian operating system available on the NOOBS image.<\/p>\n

The next step is to download and install Raspotify<\/strong><\/a>, dtcooper’s Spotify Connect client for the Raspberry Pi.<\/p>\n

This client is built on the open-source librespot library, which implements Spotify Connect compatibility across numerous devices.<\/p>\n

To install the client, start up the Pi terminal (Raspbian’s command line interface) and type in the following:<\/p>\n

curl -sL https:\/\/dtcooper.github.io\/raspotify\/install.sh | sh<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Press Enter and wait for the installation to complete. Once it is finished, you are ready to connect your speaker.<\/p>\n

Simply plug the audio jack of your speaker system into the audio port on your Raspberry Pi, and then disconnect all peripherals.<\/p>\n

If the Raspberry Pi is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your smartphone, you should be able to see the speaker under your “available devices” menu in the mobile app – allowing you to stream audio through your new Spotify-connected speaker.<\/p>\n

This installation does not require any login from the Raspberry Pi interface, meaning others with Spotify accounts will also be able to stream music through your speaker – as long as they are connected to the same network.<\/p>\n

Users looking to implement a similar solution for multiple music streaming platforms can reference the\u00a0Pi MusicBox project<\/strong><\/a>, which includes support for Podcasts, Google Play Music, and SoundCloud.<\/p>\n

Now read:\u00a0How to turn a Raspberry Pi into a crypto wallet<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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