Apple AirPods Compatibility Request

Damir

Hi Peter, I have Just Purchased the latest Apple AirPods Pro series of Bluetooth ear pieces and have found they don’t work with ST3 to their full capabilities, yes I get sound out of them and they sound fantastic but I don’t get all the Stop/Start , Next song, Control when I use these functions in ST3 , The Music app is controlled instead in the background, and this is very annoying and frustrating, this is not the case when I use other software like Netflix.
It would be very useful to have all features available in ST3 , AirPods being an Apple product should immediately give me full features on the app I am using and not force me to controlling MUSIC app which I have no desire in using, why is this not working in ST3 ?
Because ST3 is my preferred music app for performing and listening to music I would like all my AirPods features to be available in ST3.
Surely Apple hasn’t done something to prevent this if so I am returning both my wife’s and my very expensive AirPods.
Cheers Damir

peter

I am aware of this limitation. As far as I know it is not possible to react to these commands if the audio output is not used exclusively by an app. The audio engine in Stage Traxx mixes audio with other apps as this is a requirement for Audiobus and Interapp Audio and therefore can not react to these commands.

Maybe this limitation was lifted in the last 2 or so years. I will have to investigate.

Damir

peter Thanks, it would be great to be able to control ST3 with the AirPods.

peter

Bad news: the restriction is still in place. As long as an app is able to output sound in parallel to other audio apps, it is not possible to react to multimedia commands from bluetooth headphones. This restriction applies to both iOS and macOS.

Damir

peter Thanks Peter.
I will forward some customer feedback to Apple.

peter

Damir I will forward some customer feedback to Apple

I don't think Apple will react. There has been a discussion going on among developers and suggestions have been made to lift this restriction. For example if there is only one app running capable of mixing audio then forward multimedia commands. But Apple did not react in the last 5 years.