# Remote Control from Airfoil Speakers

Airfoil Speakers offers remote control of some audio sources being transmitted by Airfoil. Currently, the following sources can be remotely controlled:

- iTunes

- Pulsar

- VLC

- QuickTime Player

- RealPlayer

### Using Remote Controls

When Airfoil Speakers is receiving audio from Airfoil for Mac 4 (or later), the remote controls will automatically appear if the source supports them. It will look something like this:

Simple remote controls

These should be straightforward - click back to jump back a track, forward to jump forward, and play/pause to toggle playback.

### Buffered Controls

Airfoil uses Apple's AirPlay audio streaming protocol, which buffers audio for approximately two seconds before playing it back. Because of this, when you click a remote control button, the result is not immediately heard. When you click a button in Airfoil Speakers, you'll see a brief spinner, like this:

Once the spinner stops, you'll hear the result of the action.