The "Official" Aurender Discussion Thread

[TubeLover]

JC (@TubeLover),

 

I'm a big believer in static IP addresses -- that way you always know where your devices are.

 

If you did not do so, go into your NAS and set it up with a static IP address. Then go into the N100 and put that IP address in for the NAS. You should be good to go.

 

Thanks for the help. However, everything has been set up with static IP's all along, and I'm obviously still having the problem.

 

JC

[TubeLover]

"Fortunately, I can listen to Tidal, but really want my NAS back, and working with the Aurender."

 

Apparently that was wishful thinking. While, if I sign into Tidal on my iPad in the Aurender app, I can bring it up, and select music, the Aurender does not enable any way to actually play it. Which means I am left with no music in the house. With the weekend now here, thats painful to contemplate until I can get things fixed, somehow. Help!

 

JC

[satbox]

Hi,

 

Do you know if Aurender plan to add a convolver engine in the futur?

[bpw]

Hi,

 

Do you know if Aurender plan to add a convolver engine in the futur?

 

Not to my knowledge. You could probably do that with some other software, save it to disk, and copy it to the Aurender if that's your thing. I prefer music that's as the artists intended.

[rwwjr44]

New update AURENDER - Reference Music System.

[r_w]

Got it, thanks for posting. AMM needed to run again for some reason, but it appears to be working ok.

 

 

New update AURENDER - Reference Music System.

[bpw]

New update AURENDER - Reference Music System.

 

Thanks, Robert. As I posted in another thread, the current system software version is 4.4.58, released yesterday, which included some bug fixes.

 

Also check that you have the current iPad Conductor app version, currently 2.5.33.

[satbox]

I prefer music that's as the artists intended.

 

But, due to unfavorable effects of the room's acoustics, it's almost never the case. A convolver engine using good filters can partially eliminate these unfavorable effects.

[rwwjr44]

Does the new app update seem slow when selected. It seems to take a few extra seconds for album art to display.

[crittertoo]

Has anyone face any problems with the new 3.2.0 AMM on a Mac 10.9.5 ? I have just updated the AMM today and boy, did i regret it!!

 

1. Can't detect my NAS (I have made sure the NAS is up and is accessible and made sure it was a SMB and not AFP connection- I am a IT geek so I KNOW it's all good with my NAS)

2. The AMM 3.2.0 will and cannot do a graceful exit. I get a dump when the application exits

3. The USB drives works.

 

And the worst part? I can't get anymore album and songs uploaded through my NAS A real bummer

 

Let's see what Aurender says.

 

Other than that...the n100 and the amm has been really good to me.

[BrianLS]

Hi Ray,

I'm totally blind, too. When I approached the good folks in the Aurender room at the 2015 RMAF, they saw my cane and said that their Conductor app works very well with Voice-Over. As this was the opposite message I got from the also fine folks at Roon (and almost everyone else), I had to grin So I now have the N100H, which I can use just fine. (Although I can no longer find the button to switch over to the Tidal part of the app after the Mar 1 Conductor update.)

Good luck -

Brian.

I suspect nobody has an immediate answer to this, but as I consider upgrading my 2009 MacBook Pro using iTunes, I’m hoping someone will run an experiment for me. I am totally blind and use Apple’s Voiceover to read the screen. iTunes works very well as an interface to select and play music. However, I am looking to upgrade the sound quality of the music and the Aurender systems look like an excellent choice. What I am wondering is whether the Conductor app on the iPad works with Voiceover.

For anyone willing to try, go to Settings, General, Accessibility and turn Voiceover on. Now your iPad will act very strangely in terms of tapping the screen; where a sighted user just touches any button, the blind user can move a finger around the screen to find the desired button and then tap anywhere on the screen to activate an item.

I am hoping someone will turn on Voiceover and then go to the Conductor app. Moving your finger around the screen, can you “read” the information presented?

Glad to discuss off-line if anyone is willing to try.

Thanks so much

Ray

[Cycleman]

Is it possible to use the previous version of AMM instead?

 

Dave

 

Has anyone face any problems with the new 3.2.0 AMM on a Mac 10.9.5 ? I have just updated the AMM today and boy, did i regret it!!

 

1. Can't detect my NAS (I have made sure the NAS is up and is accessible and made sure it was a SMB and not AFP connection- I am a IT geek so I KNOW it's all good with my NAS)

2. The AMM 3.2.0 will and cannot do a graceful exit. I get a dump when the application exits

3. The USB drives works.

 

And the worst part? I can't get anymore album and songs uploaded through my NAS A real bummer

 

Let's see what Aurender says.

 

Other than that...the n100 and the amm has been really good to me.

[kennyb123]

Has anyone face any problems with the new 3.2.0 AMM on a Mac 10.9.5 ? I have just updated the AMM today and boy, did i regret it!!

 

1. Can't detect my NAS (I have made sure the NAS is up and is accessible and made sure it was a SMB and not AFP connection- I am a IT geek so I KNOW it's all good with my NAS)

 

Two friends ran into this same issue I think. One got assistance from Aurender.

 

Problem was that there was a delay in AMM mounting the SMB share. Suggestion was to mount it using the mount_smbfs command in Terminal.

 

I wonder if his was a case of slow name resolution. Maybe mounting the NAS in AMM using the IP address instead of the name might help.

[Cycleman]

Question about transferring music from my Macintosh computer to an Aurender's internal drive...which of these two choices might be faster?

 

(1) Mounting the Aurender's internal drive on my Mac computer's desktop, and simply dragging and dropping album artist folders in the Finder.

Note that the Aurender is connected to my home network using a 25-foot BJC Ethernet cord, at gigabit speed through my Apple Extreme router.

 

(2) Connecting a fast Samsung SSD with the music files, sorted out in the folder structure that's I will put on the Aurender, using the latter's USB input.

Note that the SSD is installed in an OWC enclosure.

 

Opinions welcomed.

True-life experiences even more welcomed.

 

Dave, who leans to choice number one but...

[Foxman50]

Does the new app update seem slow when selected. It seems to take a few extra seconds for album art to display.

Yes, It may only be a few seconds but its one of those things I found so great about the Aurender, was its instant access. To be honest it seems slightly slower full stop, selecting "most recently added" seems slower also. Im using a 3rd gen iPad if this is significant.

[rwwjr44]

Yes, It may only be a few seconds but its one of those things I found so great about the Aurender, was its instant access. To be honest it seems slightly slower full stop, selecting "most recently added" seems slower also. Im using a 3rd gen iPad if this is significant.

 

I look forward to updates but they always bring problems. Software changes = new bugs or problems.

[crittertoo]

Is it possible to use the previous version of AMM instead?

 

Dave

 

I have upgraded it...and I can't find previous AMM version on the aurender website

[crittertoo]

Got an email from Aurender support. Requested to do recovery. All went well with that process. But...the ipad app requested me to update to the latest server software 5.3.96, I am still trying...can't seem to download the lastest version. I am on ver 5.3.78

 

AMM still can't see my NAS, AMM still cannot do a graceful exit.....

 

BIG MISTAKE.....should have waited at least a month before upgrading - just to make sure everything is stable.

 

Now my Aurender is almost a BRICK!!!

 

Credit where is due, this is the first problem i had with updating aurender software.

 

Hope this get solve quickly!!

[stevebythebay]

See if this helps: AURENDER - Reference Music System (if you're on a Mac)

[r_w]

Do you own a windows PC or laptop? If so install AMM on that as a temporary solution... I have the last 4 windows releases if you need them.

 

 

Got an email from Aurender support. Requested to do recovery. All went well with that process. But...the ipad app requested me to update to the latest server software 5.3.96, I am still trying...can't seem to download the lastest version. I am on ver 5.3.78

 

AMM still can't see my NAS, AMM still cannot do a graceful exit.....

 

BIG MISTAKE.....should have waited at least a month before upgrading - just to make sure everything is stable.

 

Now my Aurender is almost a BRICK!!!

 

Credit where is due, this is the first problem i had with updating aurender software.

 

Hope this get solve quickly!!

[crittertoo]

Do you own a windows PC or laptop? If so install AMM on that as a temporary solution... I have the last 4 windows releases if you need them.

 

 

Thanks r_w for your kind offer. I might take your offer if the issue is not sorted out by end next. I can get hold of a PC if need be

[crittertoo]

See if this helps: AURENDER - Reference Music System (if you're on a Mac)

 

 

thanks Steve, downloading the AMM now...

[crittertoo]

Two friends ran into this same issue I think. One got assistance from Aurender.

 

Problem was that there was a delay in AMM mounting the SMB share. Suggestion was to mount it using the mount_smbfs command in Terminal.

 

I wonder if his was a case of slow name resolution. Maybe mounting the NAS in AMM using the IP address instead of the name might help.

 

Thanks for the input. There is no option in AMM in MAC to mount using ip address. hell, there is not even a manual option to mount to start with....

 

I will try the mount-smbfs

 

thanks

[crittertoo]

Borrowed my friend's extra notebook to use AMM for PC. Brand new win 7 installed. Updated all patches.

 

1. AMM installed fine

2. Map drive to NAS works Fine.

3. AMM still cannot detect the NAS

4. This was on a isolated LAN with only the PC, Aurender unit and NAS.

 

For the MAC - I have confirm in terminal that the NAS is mounted via the mount command. Yet, AMM is still not listing that mount point aka NAS.

 

This is not going to have a happy ending...

[r_w]

Have you tried putting in the full network path in AMM, i.e. mine would be:

 

\\192.168.10.15\media\FLAC

 

Also, even though my NAS folders are set to allow access without a password, I still have to enter the NAS Admin Username and Password in AMM to connect.

 

 

 

 

Borrowed my friend's extra notebook to use AMM for PC. Brand new win 7 installed. Updated all patches.

 

1. AMM installed fine

2. Map drive to NAS works Fine.

3. AMM still cannot detect the NAS

4. This was on a isolated LAN with only the PC, Aurender unit and NAS.

 

This is not going to have a happy ending...