Tidal integration

BorGreiner

Tried it. Love it.
http://tidal.com/
High Fidelity Music Streaming (1411 FLAC)

It can be played via AirPlay streaming, but seems like a good candidate for integration...

dwijtsma

Looks nice indeed. Nice music, but very new I guess? Dead links and stuff. Is there some sort of API to interface with it?

BorGreiner

So new, it is launch -5 days.

Already looks very polished. Audio quality is comparable looking great, as far as streaming goes.
What hifi? gave it 5 stars in December review and I see some things, like gapless playing, have been improved. It now has adjustabable crossfade option. http://www.whathifi.com/tidal/review
Wouldn't know about API though.

Aquarius

BorGreiner wroteSo new, it is launch -5 days.
Already looks very polished. Audio quality is comparable looking great, as far as streaming goes.
What hifi? gave it 5 stars in December review and I see some things, like gapless playing, have been improved. It now has adjustabable crossfade option. http://www.whathifi.com/tidal/review
Wouldn't know about API though.

API is one big issue.
Integration (make is look good and easy to use in RuneUI) is another.

Good luck implementing those.

BorGreiner

Well... I am not a coder, thinking about this from user/marketing perspective.
My thinking is that Tidal seems new, good and having Rune Audio listed on their list of certified devices...
http://tidal.com/si/download?utm_source=vero&utm_medium=email&utm_content=control&utm_campaign=How%20to%20get%20the%20best%20sound
... That could boost our ranks. And maybe they would be eager to have as many devices as possible listed and be willing to share API we need.

Aquarius

BorGreiner wroteWell... I am not a coder, thinking about this from user/marketing perspective.
My thinking is that Tidal seems new, good and having Rune Audio listed on their list of certified devices...
http://tidal.com/si/download?utm_source=vero&utm_medium=email&utm_content=control&utm_campaign=How%20to%20get%20the%20best%20sound
... That could boost our ranks. And maybe they would be eager to have as many devices as possible listed and be willing to share API we need.

You're quite right, that would be nice. But it doesn't make it easy. (I remember my coding days only enough to know that it will be a big task for a small volunteer team).

tjukkola

TIDAL already knows about RuneAudio. I contacted them via their facebook page and they replied to me "Hi Tuomas. Thank you for sharing this. We will share it directly to our Partner Team. Best, TIDAL.". I guess that one of the biggest questions would be that how many would subscribe to TIDAL if it worked on Rune.

BorGreiner

Hm. Aren't we trying to be less marginal? Because in the mean time Simple Audio Roomplayer is integrated with Tidal and also has a working multiroom solution. And integrated Class D amplifier. All for sweet £499.00. Meh... :/

"How can I remote control TIDAL on Simple Audio?
You can use your iOS-deivce or Mac/Windows based unit with the Simple Audio app installed to enjoy your favorite music. Enter App Store and search for Simple Audio, once its installed, you have access TIDALs library with millions of albums."

Stert

Any news on potentially adding Tidal to rune?

I have seen mention of a mopidy tidal addon too.

rikardo1979

just use Bubble uPnP app from play store which allows you to send Tidal streams into RuneAudio

Stert

Not everyone has an android phone :

I'm using AirPlay at the moment but it's not 100%, sometimes rune freezes and the ui is inaccessible, I'm sure if it was running through mpd it would be more stable.

rikardo1979

Stert wroteNot everyone has an android phone :

I'm using AirPlay at the moment but it's not 100%, sometimes rune freezes and the ui is inaccessible, I'm sure if it was running through mpd it would be more stable.

thats why I bought an cheap tablet and using it as remote control

This is the best solution so far. Or you can buy dedicated streamers with Tidal integration from Linn, Naim , etc... Be prepared to spend "a bit" more than RPi+DAC costs

Stert

Might be a job for my old touchpad, but the battery life is pretty crap. I'll probably end up sticking with airplay...or installing mopidy by hand

BorGreiner

What exactly is this Mopidy? RuneAudio alternative or can it be used in conjuction with our client?

A question for revered Mr. Frank...

Bubble UPnP has solved Tidal, Google play and some other streaming service integration... would it be possible to copy their code? I am not a coder myself but if that is an option I may contact some local computer science students and make them an unrefusable offer...

hondagx35

Hi BorGreiner,

i think it is not worth to spend time and money to do this with the current version.
We should wait for Version 2, because the backend has changed totally.
The new version hopefully will come soon.

Frank

BorGreiner

I understand. Thx!

Well, as they say... all good things come to those who can wait.