Latest nStream update

Hi Kaver, some third party upnp controllers do this, but if they sleep or turn off the playlist stops, and that gets quite annoying for devices like iPads etc.

The naim solution uploads the playlist to the player and is then decoupled from the controller so it can be switched off or sleep to save battery charge and the playlist still works..

Hi Simon - I see, would be great if at least having the possibilty to store locally or even better on the NAS or if the limit could be raised to at least a 1000 songs on 192 khz units.

Now fixed.  Compatability mode is a work around but i hadn't realised that my iPad had appeared as a new UPnP device on the Twonky Media Receivers page and had been assigned a low res 'Generic Media Receiver' profile.  Setting this to the same high res control point type as the NDX was the answer without going to Compatibility Mode.

A FAQ on the support page would be a good idea to explain that 3.1 is fundamentally different from 3.0 and not a simple upgrade.

Would't it be possible to sort by artists (at a plinch with random or whatever is easiest for for sStream  kind of sorting for albums) as a alternative setting instead of albums? Isn't it just a different tag used for order criteria - artist instead of album? So alphabetical sorting and jump to should still work - for artists then or for albums, whatever the user has chosen. So maybe both would be possible without losing the new playlist functionality?

Hi Frank,

As I have already stated elsewhere - there are several independent sections of hardware that we are using in the products and some of those sections have to be updated via a direct RS232 link and some can be updated via Ethernet - none can directly "phone home".

That's not to say that this will not be implemented on future products if appropriate however it is not possible here.

Phil

Dude, which media receiver did you select in Twonky? There is a list of about 50 in my receiver list. 

I use the Kinsky Desktop.  It works for both the NDX and the iPad.  Others probably could do it as well but life is too short to find out........

Hi both,

same issue but with sinology disc station. I've tried to set my ipad2 that way as well. But my Synology DSM 4.0 sets it back to the setting used before: "default" everytime a restart the app. Any ideas? Thanks. 

Jan

The playlists I have created aren't stored in the playlist folder, They only appear when playing a track and swiping left to go into queues and playlists - any advice?

Also many of the tracks are either not available or it's playing the wrong track ie track abc is listed and is shown as being played but it's actually random track 123 being played?!?

Well, this whole process was not so easy to me (frankly quite painful). It took almost four hours to complete and the result was that I lost all my radio presets and there is still no cover art showing. I have skipped the previous streamer updates and I almost wonder why I bothered this time either.  

Dear ForummeMbers,

Quick one: i I have more than 1 iPad and also iPhone. When creating a playlist on one device, it doesn't seem to appear on the other devices. Is this correct ? Are playlists stored locally and shared amongst other Apple devices. Do I need to activate a certain setting ?

Iver

Iver, it appears the playlists are only supported on the device that created them. I think Naim are working on a file system storage option for them, but its not an option at present

Simon

Hi Simon, thanks mate. Though I do not like the answer (:-)) it is at least clear to me know.

By the way: after 2 days using the latest version of nStream, I more and more appreciate it and thibk it was designed in a very intelligent way.

Cheers,

Iver

The only things I can think of are that you haven't clicked on the save settings button on the Media Receivers config page after changing the drop down menu selection or that your IP address for the iPad has changed.  I have Twonky 6.0.39 on a QNAP so it may not behave the same way as Twonky on a Synology, but I don't see why they should be any different.

I have created some simple playlists using the DS Audio app on my Synology 212j and played them back OK on my Uniti via the n-Stream app on my iPhone.

D'oh! My bad - I meant n-Serve! Sorry Tog, and good spot...

Regards,
Frank.
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Sorry Phil, but that doesn't wash at all. Naim simply hasn't written the software to phone home and isn't prepared to host the servers required to provide the updates, or pay for them, one or the other. Naim has written the software to phone FreeDb etc. so this communication is not outside the bounds of possibility - all these Uniti products run a fully functional OS with internet stack, installer capability etc. The process is precisely the same whether you get a PC to connect via RS232 or your own OS to do the job internally. It's completely under your control in all the Uniti products.

Regards,
Frank.
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Hi Frank,

Just because we have a software product that on the servers is capable of looking up album details on the internet then that doesn't necessarily mean that a completely different hardware platform (the Uniti and ND series streamers) can update from the internet.

The Uniti and ND series products DO NOT run an underlying OS on the baseline hardware platform which has no access to the internet and therefore are only updateable via an RS232 or USB link.

Best regards

Phil

A slight change of topic but I hope someone can shed some light:

I've only recently started using nStream. I was straight in, with all of the new functionality. Anyway, I was loving it until a glitch happened the other night.

The nStream app flagged an update dated 21^st August, so I made the update on my ipad3 and now I have a problem. When viewing music to make a selection, I can view as either a vertical list or display as a sort of table. The vertical list is fine but when I view as a table (which I prefer) the motion of the graphics is awful. It’s sluggish and lags a lot behind my finger movements. It also moves in a juddery way, like the refresh rate is really low. I can’t now use the table view as it’s quite nauseating with the flickeriness. The vertical list view is absolutely fine. Both view modes were fine before this update the other night. All other moving graphics within nStream and all other apps do not have this problem.

Has anyone else had this or have I got something wrong somewhere?

Gav

Hi Phil,

Thanks for the post. Hmm...must admit I had forgotten the substantially different architecture of the streamers. Thing is, Naim must recognise that the current process is simply not viable in today's world. If the Naim streamers weren't specialised items they'd be laughed out of the local Curry's. It's a testament to their performance that people will put up with the current situation. This cannot last.

Oh well...

Regards,
Frank.
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Go to your play queue and hit "Add to..." at the botton which will allow you to add the current play queue to an existing playlist or a new playlist which you name.

Phil

Thanks Phil. I can see my playlists here but not in the playlists folder? Does that sound right? If so what's the fastest way to access a user created playlist?