Thanks! Yesterday, it all of sudden showed up! It works! Great job!!
jarro wrote:
Flac should be available now. If you're not seeing it, may need to close and restart the app.
The timing is off on the metadata and skipping, hope to have that sorted over the next week or two.
radiomaster48 wrote:
The Sonos firmware update has now been released. So far the bitrate options for the RP Sonos music service have not changed. Any news when FLAC will become available as a streaming option?
BillG wrote:
Mikedemunck wrote:
Great that RP is available as a service on Sonos! Any chance the flac stream will be available any time in the future? That would be awesome ðð¼
My understanding is that FLAC will be available after an upcoming Sonos firmware update. Everything is in place at our end.
Flac should be available now. If you're not seeing it, may need to close and restart the app.
The timing is off on the metadata and skipping, hope to have that sorted over the next week or two.
radiomaster48 wrote:
The Sonos firmware update has now been released. So far the bitrate options for the RP Sonos music service have not changed. Any news when FLAC will become available as a streaming option?
BillG wrote:
Mikedemunck wrote:
Great that RP is available as a service on Sonos! Any chance the flac stream will be available any time in the future? That would be awesome ðð¼
My understanding is that FLAC will be available after an upcoming Sonos firmware update. Everything is in place at our end.
The Sonos firmware update has now been released. So far the bitrate options for the RP Sonos music service have not changed. Any news when FLAC will become available as a streaming option?
BillG wrote:
Mikedemunck wrote:
Great that RP is available as a service on Sonos! Any chance the flac stream will be available any time in the future? That would be awesome ðð¼
My understanding is that FLAC will be available after an upcoming Sonos firmware update. Everything is in place at our end.
I found the same thing... it plays any song I've ever ranked, even if it's a 1 (Steely Dan, I'm talking to you)
toomanyollys wrote:
The "My favourites" stream is now working - kinda... it seems to be playing any song I've ever rated, be it a 10 or a 1
jarro wrote:
My favorites does seem broken at the moment. Will get that sorted.
toomanyollys wrote:
Only just discovered the RP Sonos service, love it! Out of interest, does the "My favourites" stream work for anyone else? When I select it, nothing really happens (either 128 or 320k options) except the play icon briefly flashes. Understand it may still be a work in progress!
The "My favourites" stream is now working - kinda... it seems to be playing any song I've ever rated, be it a 10 or a 1
jarro wrote:
My favorites does seem broken at the moment. Will get that sorted.
toomanyollys wrote:
Only just discovered the RP Sonos service, love it! Out of interest, does the "My favourites" stream work for anyone else? When I select it, nothing really happens (either 128 or 320k options) except the play icon briefly flashes. Understand it may still be a work in progress!
Bill / Rebecca, Thank you so much for making RP available on Sonos .................... However, FYI- RP on Sonos Radio as at 24 MAY 2020:
RP Eclectic / World - works no problem RP Mellow - works no problem RP Rock - works no problem *** RP Main - visible but doesn't seem to work / won't play *** ................ I was assuming it was operator error (ie us) but can't track it down if it is. Not sure if issue may be at your end or at the Sonos inc. end ? Any help you can give with this would be very much appreciated .................. Thanks for creating such a brilliant Radio Station and keep up the good work ................... Regards H and K
RP is currently not available via TuneIn or Sonos Radio in the UK, due to licensing issues. We're working to resolve that. In the meantime, give our Sonos music service a try.
In the Sonos phone app (not the computer desktop app), tap 'Settings', then 'Add a Service', and find us on the list. After that, we'll be available on the 'Browse' menu.
Bill, Thanks very much for your help with this - RP back on !!! I can confirm that all RP stations work in UK using this method - including RP Main ........... Thanks once again H
Bill / Rebecca, Thank you so much for making RP available on Sonos .................... However, FYI- RP on Sonos Radio as at 24 MAY 2020:
RP Eclectic / World - works no problem RP Mellow - works no problem RP Rock - works no problem *** RP Main - visible but doesn't seem to work / won't play *** ................ I was assuming it was operator error (ie us) but can't track it down if it is. Not sure if issue may be at your end or at the Sonos inc. end ? Any help you can give with this would be very much appreciated .................. Thanks for creating such a brilliant Radio Station and keep up the good work ................... Regards H and K
RP is currently not available via TuneIn or Sonos Radio in the UK, due to licensing issues. We're working to resolve that. In the meantime, give our Sonos music service a try.
In the Sonos phone app (not the computer desktop app), tap 'Settings', then 'Add a Service', and find us on the list. After that, we'll be available on the 'Browse' menu.
Bill / Rebecca, Thank you so much for making RP available on Sonos .................... However, FYI- RP on Sonos Radio as at 24 MAY 2020:
RP Eclectic / World - works no problem RP Mellow - works no problem RP Rock - works no problem *** RP Main - visible but doesn't seem to work / won't play *** ................ I was assuming it was operator error (ie us) but can't track it down if it is. Not sure if issue may be at your end or at the Sonos inc. end ?? Any help you can give with this would be very much appreciated .................. Thanks for creating such a brilliant Radio Station and keep up the good work ................... Regards H and K
My favorites does seem broken at the moment. Will get that sorted.
toomanyollys wrote:
Only just discovered the RP Sonos service, love it! Out of interest, does the "My favourites" stream work for anyone else? When I select it, nothing really happens (either 128 or 320k options) except the play icon briefly flashes. Understand it may still be a work in progress!
My favorites does seem broken at the moment. Will get that sorted.
toomanyollys wrote:
Only just discovered the RP Sonos service, love it! Out of interest, does the "My favourites" stream work for anyone else? When I select it, nothing really happens (either 128 or 320k options) except the play icon briefly flashes. Understand it may still be a work in progress!
Only just discovered the RP Sonos service, love it! Out of interest, does the "My favourites" stream work for anyone else? When I select it, nothing really happens (either 128 or 320k options) except the play icon briefly flashes. Understand it may still be a work in progress!
Love the Sonos service, just a minor quibble, every now and then there are some song transitions that are a bit harsh, not something i have noticed on the "main" feed. Other than that, its Saul Goodman
Stay safe and sane...
gfischer99 wrote:
Bill ... look forward to the FLAC stream!
Couple things ... 1. I noticed that recently the Sonos Service no longer has the Sync option. Is this by design? 2. I use the Android app on my Sony Android TV. I saw that there is a Sync to Sonos capability. That's great as it allows me to use the app with the rolling pictures in 4K and have it sync'd to RP playing on other Sonos players (or so in theory) ... - If there are 5 other Sonos players in the home, how does the app know which one to sync to? There is no choice and different players may be playing different streams - I noticed after a while that the app on the TV is no longer in sync and, indeed, seems to be playing something completely different, or, in some cases stops streaming
BillG wrote:
Mikedemunck wrote:
Great that RP is available as a service on Sonos! Any chance the flac stream will be available any time in the future? That would be awesome ðð¼
My understanding is that FLAC will be available after an upcoming Sonos firmware update. Everything is in place at our end.
Couple things ... 1. I noticed that recently the Sonos Service no longer has the Sync option. Is this by design? 2. I use the Android app on my Sony Android TV. I saw that there is a Sync to Sonos capability. That's great as it allows me to use the app with the rolling pictures in 4K and have it sync'd to RP playing on other Sonos players (or so in theory) ... - If there are 5 other Sonos players in the home, how does the app know which one to sync to? There is no choice and different players may be playing different streams - I noticed after a while that the app on the TV is no longer in sync and, indeed, seems to be playing something completely different, or, in some cases stops streaming
BillG wrote:
Mikedemunck wrote:
Great that RP is available as a service on Sonos! Any chance the flac stream will be available any time in the future? That would be awesome ðð¼
My understanding is that FLAC will be available after an upcoming Sonos firmware update. Everything is in place at our end.
I've now switched from Tunein to Sonos Radio RP Service. Seems to work a treat, but there is a plethora of choices that weren't particularly clear to me, so I've put my thoughts/experiences down here.
The Sonos Radio stations now contain and replace the Tunein RP options (Main, Mellow, Rock and Eleclectic/World mixes). I have seen somewhere that the Sonos Radio feeds are 128KBit.
The RP service provides 3 choices (128KB, 320KB and Sync). The first 2 each cover the 4 mixes above. The Sync divides into Sync 128KB and Sync 320KB options, each of which similarly cover the 4 mixes. All of the service options seem to offer the skip forward function (PSD) and skip back (to the start of the track) option.
As a longtime RP Sonos user used to having the website open on 'Track' for the info (without PSD - good for my musical education!), I can't quite get my head around how skip forward/PSD works so that things keep vaguely in sync with the website/feed. I'd appreciate it if someone could correct any misunderstandings I have made above and clarify how things keep in sync... I've since discovered that after one PSD another gives you Bill's dulcet tones, so I guess that happens when skip takes you too far adrift of the mainstream.
A FLAC feed would be nirvana, but I reckon my aging ears would filter out any benefit.
(side thread on methods for feeding FLAC into Sonos) I can currently use the FLAC feed from my PC through a Sonos:5 play analog input to stream to other units around the house, but that makes it digital (stream to PC player)-analog (PC output-Play:5)-digital (Play:5 to any other Sonos kit)-analog before it hits the ears instead of the normal single DA conversion with streaming.
A more convoluted method is by mirroring a pc to my TV and grouping the Soundbar with other units and using the digital feed from TV to Soundbar. My Sony Bravia TV browser app alas doesn't work for the RP website, which would have simplified matters!
Alternatively adding a Creative USB Soundblaster with optical digital output and feeding directly into the Soundbar or a Connect optical inputs works, but the missus tends to whinge about the birdsnest wiring effect this causes, as the Soundbar and Connect are installed away from a PC! Thanks, and keep up the good work!
