Play lists across multiple devices
Posted by: Graham Clarke on 04 June 2015
Using the iPad app, if you have two separate NAS drives, can you create a play list consisting of tracks from both drives?
I'm pretty sure you can, but I only have one NAS, so I can't test this. Just to be clear, do you actually mean a 'playlist', i.e. a list of tracks saved to the iPad app? Or do you mean a 'play queue' which is a temporary list that isn't saved?
Simon, I'm curious; I can't test this as I currently only have one NAS/server (Unitiserve), although that may change.
As a Naim streamer only has one UPnP input, I was guessing that once a track or playlist was in the app play queue, the option to add it to a new or existing playlist on the app would still be there. As the play queue exists on the streamer, whereas app playlists exist on the individual app/iOS device, this seems feasible. Could be wrong here, maybe someone with 2 NAS's will be able to tell us?
Graham, Chris, yes the NAS drives are separate to the UPnP media server.
So you can create a playlist on you UPnP Server (.m3u file or equivalent)
NAS01-----> UPnP Media Server ---> Playlist on UPnP Server --> Naim app
NAS02---^
You can also create a Playlist on the Naim App - and this can refer to multiple NAS's but from a single UPnP Media server
NAS01-----> UPnP Media Server ---> Playlist on Naim App
NAS02---^
Additionally you can create a playlist on the Naim app that spans multiple UPnP media servers
NAS01-----> UPnP Media Server01 -----> Playlist on Naim App
NAS02-----> UPnP Media Server02 --^
Simon
Simon, your earlier posts seem to have vanished - there must have been references to 3rd party PSUs in there somewhere! If I understand you correctly, the short answer to Graham's question is 'yes'. And my guess was also correct? Not that I'm seeking to take any credit for it - it was no more than an (informed???) guess.
Chris
Chris, I removed my earlier posts, once I updated the info after having tested and posted above.. Otherwise I felt it would be confusing to follow.
So yes the Naim app playlist can have multiple NAS's and multiple UPnP media servers contained within a single list.
Simon
Graham, Chris, yes the NAS drives are separate to the UPnP media server.
So you can create a playlist on you UPnP Server (.m3u file or equivalent)
NAS01-----> UPnP Media Server ---> Playlist on UPnP Server --> Naim app
NAS02---^
You can also create a Playlist on the Naim App - and this can refer to multiple NAS's but from a single UPnP Media server
NAS01-----> UPnP Media Server ---> Playlist on Naim App
NAS02---^
Additionally you can create a playlist on the Naim app that spans multiple UPnP media servers
NAS01-----> UPnP Media Server01 -----> Playlist on Naim App
NAS02-----> UPnP Media Server02 --^
Simon
Perfect, thanks Simon!
Reason will become clear in a day or two...
Graham