Reprinted from TidBITS by permission; reuse governed by Creative Commons license BY-NC-ND 3.0. TidBITS has offered years of thoughtful commentary on Apple and Internet topics. For free email subscriptions and access to the entire TidBITS archive, visit http://www.tidbits.com/ Take Control of Apple TV, Chapter 7: Rock Out with Apple TV Josh Centers This article is a pre-release chapter in the upcoming 'Take Control of Apple TV,' by Josh Centers, scheduled for public release in January 2014. Apart from '[1]Chapter 1: Introducing Apple TV,' these chapters are available only to [2]TidBITS members; see '[3]'Take Control of Apple TV' Streaming in TidBITS' for details. __________________________________________________________________ Rock Out with Apple TV The Apple TV isn't just a great device to watch movies and TV ' it's also a fantastic hub for all your audio. This chapter kicks off with a quick look at the important topic of improving sound quality and then cruises through the most important audio apps on the Apple TV. In [4]The Music App, I talk about how you can buy music from Apple and play your previous purchases. And, in [5]The iTunes Radio App, I look at how you can play featured stations created by Apple or make your own. Of course, you can also access music from [6]The Computers App, even if its not from Apple, or you may want to learn how to [7]Rip CDs for Apple TV. Plus, you can also listen to [8]The (Internet) Radio App on your Apple TV. With all the music covered, it's time to talk about [9]The Podcasts App. Finally, the chapter closes with a careful look at how to [10]AirPlay Audio from Your Mac to an Apple TV. The rest of this 6,470-word article is currently restricted to paid TidBITS members. If you'd like to support our work and [11]become a paid member, it's an easy process and we'll throw in some additional perks. If you are a paid TidBITS member, you can read the rest of this article by logging into your account. Clicking My Account > Login at the left. [12]Contact us if you have problems. References 1. http://tidbits.com/article/14269 2. http://tidbits.com/member_benefits.html 3. http://tidbits.com/article/14266 4. file://localhost/tmp/lynxXXXX-Rahia/L9699442-9867TMP.html#TheMusicApp 5. file://localhost/tmp/lynxXXXX-Rahia/L9699442-9867TMP.html#TheiTunesRadioApp 6. file://localhost/tmp/lynxXXXX-Rahia/L9699442-9867TMP.html#TheComputersApp 7. file://localhost/tmp/lynxXXXX-Rahia/L9699442-9867TMP.html#RipCDsforAppleTV 8. file://localhost/tmp/lynxXXXX-Rahia/L9699442-9867TMP.html#TheInternetRadioApp 9. file://localhost/tmp/lynxXXXX-Rahia/L9699442-9867TMP.html#ThePodcastsApp 10. file://localhost/tmp/lynxXXXX-Rahia/L9699442-9867TMP.html#AirPlayAudiofromYourMac 11. file://localhost/member_benefits.html 12. mailto:ace@tidbits.com .