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So I thought it would be fun to use a QNAP NAS for this walkthrough. oh wait, there is! blissful MinimServerīliss and MinimServer both run on NAS devices (and other platforms besides).

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If only there was a software application that could fix incorrect, inconsistency and incomplete musical metadata. Browsing by, say, Dean Martin's tracks, and then genre, will show a fragmented genre list.We can't browse all tracks that are in their rightful genre.We have an album of Rat Pack tracks which have an "Unknown" genre.

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This means the albums for a particular artist are broken up.Ī more subtle one is where data is missing, and so the full power of intelligent browsing is not realised. Instead, here I am using dBpoweramp's Asset Control controller to view the library presented by MinimServer.Īnother in-your-face one is where different aliases or subtle changes of spelling of artist names are used: In addition there's a synonym genre which uses an ampersand to differentiate:īy the way, MinimServer is a UPnP media server and offers no browsing itself. As there are multiple genres defined for the same basic genre, this makes selection and browsing more difficult. Here's a simple example: case sensitivity, in this case for genres. MinimServer takes the view that existing metadata is presented in its raw form, so such inconsistencies could present a problem. This may be due to simply incorrect data or inconsistencies in how data is stored. There's only one issue with this theoretically flexible approach: it can lead to complexity when the range of metadata values is wide. Like bliss, MinimServer is written as a server side app and, also like bliss, is available for NAS devices like Synology and QNAP (as well as other platforms). The secondary advantage of this approach is that it is suited to large collections because of the opportunity in larger collections to have more diverse metadata basically, the larger the collection, the more possible values your tags may have and so the more difficult to find music in a strict hierarchy. You could almost say MinimServer enables the folksonomy of your music collection. Obvious examples are classical music and compilations from any genre but more generally it benefits any information architecture that is not hierarchical. Where it really shines is when music wants to escape the industry release-oriented approach. You could see this as a bottom-up approach, rather than the top-down driven approach of a hierarchy. MinimServer, on the other hand, has been built in a more flexible fashion: using its intelligent browsing mechanism you can select genres, composers and other fields to progressively narrow down the results across the library. Broadly, most UPnP media servers approach library browsing from the traditional artist / album / track hierarchy. And, indeed, many UPnP servers are pretty similar, offering similar browsing capability. If a standard is overly prescriptive, it means the software writers have less leeway to be creative in how their software works. Nevertheless, without UPnP we'd have a much more closed choice of software to construct our home music networks. In practice it can be a bit more tricky than that, with some servers supporting different capabilities. It defines how libraries can be browsed, and how playback itself can work.īecause UPnP is a standard, it means (in theory) you can choose which UPnP source ( Media Server), controller ( Control Point), or playback device ( Renderer) you like. It's an industry standard that defines how media (that's music to us) sources and playback devices interact. Browse different: why MinimServer stands out from the UPnP crowdįor the DIY digital audio enthusiast, UPnP is often the bedrock of a home music network.

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There is no comparable way to set bitstreaming for native. However, with DLNA, the only place bitstreaming appears is to send DoPE. But, with DLNA, the only place bitstreaming appears is to send DoPE. There is no way to send DSD (DoP or Native) without bitstreaming turned on when sending to usb. To send DSD, bitstreaming must be turn on. For USB, bitstream generally means "do not make any changes, like dsps" to the signal. I think part of the confusion is over that the use of the term bitstreaming is for DLNA versus in regular transport (e.g. But, we now know that both DoPE and Native are being used and clarifying the wording may be appropriate. So, I believe, most of the discussion and probably the wording of the checkbox were based on that early experience. Native sample rate transmission over DLNA came later, especially at higher sample rates became more common. In, the early days of people using DSD, very few were using DLNA and when they did, almost all of them were using DoPE. That would take the guess work out of what happens when the box is not checked.Īnd, I agree with AD that the Wiki should have a more complete explanation of the DSD options. Or, perhaps just one box with DSD over DopE (uncheck for Native Sample Rates). So, maybe a solution would be to have 2 options -DSD over DOPe and DSD with Native Sample Rates (or something like that), with checking one box automatically unchecking the other. That is consistent with what I see as the problem - people are often unsure if they should be using DoPE or not and, even if they do know, they are not sure what MC will do if they uncheck the box. Quote from: thecrow on June 02, 2020, 11:12:35 am As I recall the reference to DoPE in brackets has not always been there, it used to just say Bitstream DSD. I was aware of DoPE and what it meant but it was not clear to me that MC could stream DSD any other way and that the best setting for this option was to turn it off.

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Once I knew I had to split my ISOs it was by trial and error that I found the correct setting for the bitstream box, even though it felt counter intuitive to untick the only reference to DSD over DLNA.

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It turns out the reason streaming DSD over DLNA was not working for me was because all my SACDs were stored as ISO files instead of individual DSF files and all my devices support native DSD not DoPE. When I first tried to stream DSD over DLNA it did not work for me, while trying to figure out why I came across no other reference to DSD over DLNA so I assumed ticking the box was the only way to make it work.Įven with the new wording in brackets I did not know at the time if that was how my devices worked with DSD I just knew they supported DSD over DLNA. If not, have you associated the correct DLNA Server with the Marantz DLNA Renderer?Īs I recall the reference to DoPE in brackets has not always been there, it used to just say Bitstream DSD. I think.ĭo you only have one DLNA Server set up in MC? You said that you have audio mode set to "original" when using the Miinimserver, but what about when you are using the MC Server? Specifically, do you have "Original" selected in "Options > Media Network > Add or configure DLNA server > Audio > Mode > Original"?īecause that is the setting that tells the MC DLNA Server to send the DSF file in original format (DSD Native) to the Marantz SR6013, which should then play it fine. Okay, so you are using a MC DLNA Server then.

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Ah, I should have realised that you are still playing to the Marantz via DLNA, and you are just using local files, but the Marantz is remote, and not connected via HDMI, or USB (bit it looks like the SR6013 only has a USB input on the front panel, not suitable for connection from a PC).Īre you running MC on a Mac or a PC? This is very important.

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I haven't yet done any SQ comparisons, though. I followed the steps in the Hi-Fi Zine article and had Bubble UPnP Server up and running on the Syno in minutes. Unless BubbleUPnP Server is used only for use with Chromecast, it requires at least one working UPnP AV Media Server or Media Renderer to do something useful.īubble UPnP Server piggybacks on top of minimserver and connects to Tidal and Qubuz. (my words.

access your UPnP/DLNA Media Servers across different networksīUBBLEUPNP SERVER IS NOT A UPnP AV MEDIA SERVER.

fix issues of UPnP/DLNA Media Servers (discovery issues, broken data, add some audio DLNA compliance) by creating a proxy Media Server.

create a UPnP /DLNA renderer from any Chromecast device.

create OpenHome Media Renderers from any UPnP AV or Chromecast renderer (provides on-device playlist, multiple Control Point access to the same renderer).

no need to sync, to upload to the cloud, to register for an online service.

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stream and download your music, video, photos with your Android device from a mobile or WiFi connection with optional transcoding to reduce bandwidth.

secure Internet access to your UPnP/DLNA Media Servers content with Android BubbleUPnP and foobar2000.

make various media formats not natively supported by Chromecast playable with smart transcoding.

This technobabble on the Bubble UPnP Server webpage:īubbleUPnP Server provides new services, many of them running on top of your existing UPnP/DLNA and Chromecast (Google Cast) devices: While digging around looking for clarity, the penny dropped. I found this, a simple set-up for Bubble UPnP. I've known for some time that there was a solution to the Tidal problem by using something called Bubble UPnP Server (often lazily shortened to Bubble UPnP, below), but never got any further than this rather brain scrambling web page, and a few threads and blog posts that were equally opaque.Īnyhoo, last night, while updating the OS on the Syno NAS and minimserver (my chosen music server), I decided to have another look at setting up Bubble UPnP. But, frankly, why bother with 320k MP3 when Tidal gives you CD quality?

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Now, this is easy with Spotify, which conforms to some standard or other which I can't be bothered to look up at the moment and allows you to you straight into Volumio on the Raspberry Pi or other software on other platforms. The implication is that connecting directly into the system's DLNA (OpenHome) set up would yield better SQ. We briefly touched on how Tidal's SQ is probably being squeezed by streaming from iPad or iPhone over AirPlay. In this scenario the files are still hosted locally, but the server is in the cloud? I guess, in a way, I'm looking for the opposite: Files in the cloud connected to a local server.All this Raspberry Pi talk over the past few days with has got me back on the digital tweakery path. I have seen that option in BubbleUPnp to create a demo server. This cloud scenario (without the optional rebroadcasting mentioned) has a demo mode within Android BubbleUPnP (Settings > Try demo server) connecting to a demo BubbleUPnP Server running in the cloud alongside MinimServer (for music) and Mediatomb (for photos and videos). MinimServer now reads ID3v2 POP and POPM frames and maps them to RATING tags. It was released on 12th October 2018.New featuresAdded support for ratings in MP3 files. BubbleUPnP 1.6.8 Video transcoding enhancements with BubbleUPnP Server (requires upgrading to BubbleUPnP Server 0.6.5) transcoded video preserve embedded subtitles (mostly found in MKV).

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Notes de mises à jour 0.8 update 125 This is a feature update for MinimServer 0.8.5. BubbleUPnP 1.6.8 and BubbleUPnP Server 0.6.5 are available Thanks to everyone who contributed suggestions, bug reports, logs etc. Admittedly barebone and not very user friendly as it has no UI, but not difficult to use Mises à jour 125 et 126 respectivement les 12 et 23 Octobre 2018. A command line utility that can run on any machine on the LAN able to run Java programs. Android BubbleUPnP (there's a setting in the app for that)Ģ. via any other UPnP/DLNA software on the LAN provided that the remote UPnP/DLNA media server managed by BubbleUPnP Server is rebroadcasted on the local network via either:ġ. That UPnP/DLNA media server can then be accessed (securely, with authentication and optional encryption) from any network: BubbleUPnP Server can run on a dedicated host in the cloud, alongside any regular UPnP/DLNA media server (similar to what Cebolla describes in its latest message but running on any cloud machine rather than a Pi on a local network). That's where BubbleUPnP Server can help as it allows to bypass regular local network SSDP discovery for media servers. I believe they use multicast under the covers which means remote servers wouldn't be found. I forgot the obvious reason UPnP servers won't work in the cloud - discovery.

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However there was no clear winner, because there wasn’t a single server that was able to satisfy all my requirements fully. I personally chose Twonky as the audio server in my setup.

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*Basic functionality free but a subscription or OTP is required to unlock or continue using some features And the crown goes to… I put the costs in the scores table below. The criteria here was to not cost anything. Hi-fi Cast showing album art on MinimServer Cost Plex and Emby stand out by displaying separate artist art, instead of just the album cover. The criteria here was to be able to see album/artist/genre art for the music library within the controller.Īsset UPnP, Emby, JRiver, Plex, Twonky all impressed and displayed something for these different views. I scored them equally for returning a result.ĪssetUPnP, MiniDLNA/ReadyNAS, MinimServer (all variants) and Twonky all returned results for track, album and artist, Emby and LMS returned a result from song title only. Worth noting that some servers searched the track, album and artist for a match, whereas others were limited to just track. So in order to score a point in this category, you must also be able to enter a search term, and return some kind of result. If you have a large audio library, and you want to find a specific song or artist quickly you need to be able to search for it, browsing alone just doesn’t cut it when you have thousands of tracks in your library. MinimServer, Plex and Twonky also deserve a mention for this. Special mention however should go to Asset UPnP, which offers the most granular browsing capability by some margin (bitrate, composer, year, label, album artist etc….). To keep things simple and award points fairly just the basic browsing categories were required to gain a point here (Album, Artist, Genre). It should be noted that browsing categories vary greatly, with some offering a great deal more granularity than others. The criteria here was being able to browse and search the music library using the controller, one point being awarded if it had DLNA search capability as well basic browsing categories like Album Name, Artist Name. In fact it didn’t even index the album or recognise the tracks. I was surprised that Plex couldn’t play DSF/DSD. The other servers tested didn’t recognise the track or couldn’t play it. To score a point here the track must be played in it’s native format, with no transcoding/encoding.ĪssetUPnP, Emby, LMS, MiniDLNA/ReadyNAS, MinimServer (all variants) and Twonky passed the test, each scoring one point. This particular track was chosen for its high definition format DSF/DSD, encoded at 24bit 96khz. I tried a variety of tracks and file formats, but the real differentiator was successfully playing Deep Purple’s Time for Bedlam track from the Infinite album. The criteria here was to listen to my music in its native format and original quality, from the capable renderers around my home. I’m not going to score them any different, they all run on the Synology NAS, so they all score 1 point.

MinimServer (v0.8 and 2.0 all variants)Īll of the music servers tested can run on a Synology NAS, some of them are installed from the default app store, others need additional repositories adding, and some can only run in docker.

Here are the UPnP/DLNA music servers being tested:

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I want the server software to be low cost, ideally free.

I want to see album/artist/genre art for my library within the controller.

I want to be able to browse and search my library using the controller.

I want to listen to my music in its native format and original quality, from the renderers mentioned above.

I want to run the music server on my NAS, a Synology DS3615xs.

There is no weighting to these requirements, they each get one point for every requirement satisfied: So without further a do, here are my requirements.

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I’m using Hi-Fi Cast as the controller (which i highly recommend), running on a wireless android tablet.

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For testing, the renderers i will be using are a Yamaha MusicCast stereo, a Sony TV and a Windows PC. This guide will only address the server component. UPnP/DLNA has three components, the server, the renderer and the controller. Some of the music servers tested also serve video and photos and fall into the media server category, which is great but I’m only testing their merits on serving audio.įirst some terminology to get your head around. This review has been written by a tech enthusiast, not an audiophile, with my own personal requirements in mind, but since i went to great lengths testing every possible UPnP/DLNA Music Server i could find, i thought you might also benefit from my conclusions.