How to play FLAC-files with CUE-sheet on NAIM streamers?

Posted by: Jarl on 28 January 2016

Would anyone know how to properly play FLAC-files with CUE-sheet on NAIM streamers? I am using a ND5XS with Synology DS115 NAS. The problem is: the FLAC file is shown in the iOS-app and can be played, but I would like to be able to see and select the individual tracks identified in the CUE-file. 

I have already tried alternative the UPnP-servers Minimserver and Squeezebox media server, but this did not help. I have asked my local dealer, the importer in the Netherlands and the NAIM helpdesk, and I have searched on this Forum, but no luck so far. The option to covert everything with XLD on my MAC would be too time-consuming considering the size of my collection. 

Posted on: 28 January 2016 by Andrius

I know only qnap built in dlna server, foobar2000's dlna server and jriver's media server, which support cue sheets. Maybe there's more out there though... Jriver were recently intoduced as qnap downloadable app (for selected models), chances are they introduce it in synologies aswell. I know it is not much help, but still...

Posted on: 28 January 2016 by gert

Why are you using flac with cue sheets? Perhaps splitting it into multiple tracks is the better approach? I think there are such splitting tools somewhere.

Posted on: 28 January 2016 by Simon-in-Suffolk

Curious as to why your FLAC files have all the tracks merged together.. the usual practice is to rip into seperate tracks.. It's simpler this way and you can metadata per track.

Simon

Posted on: 28 January 2016 by Jarl

Well yes, let's call it a beginner's mistake. It is the old part of my collection which I used to play only on a computer, which works perfectly fine for instance with Vox player for Mac. I suppose people used to rip the music this way so you only have to open the cue-file instead of first selecting all files.  The cue-file then automatically loads the content from the FLAC-file (which is usually around 300MB) and splits it. 

Converting to separate files with XLD-software also works fine, but that would take me weeks of day and night laboring.