User Guide XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Roon User Guide XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Background Roon is a music management and listening solution that takes a very different approach to interacting with your music. Instead of seeing a spreadsheet-like view of your music (as with iTunes and almost all other media systems), Roon provides a very rich non-list based experience, using credits, artist relationships, genres, lyrics, concert/tour dates, artwork, and more to allow for an informative navigation and exploration of your library. Roon manages digital music files collected on hard drives and networked storage. It can also watch your iTunes library, and optionally integrate with the music streaming service TIDAL. Roon cleans up your music library, upgrades the metadata associated with your music, and provides a user interface that is far richer than anything else out there. Roon makes music exploration and discovery both informative and fun. Roon Version 1.5, June, 2018. This document is subject to change without notice. Disclaimer While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of information included in this document, no guarantee is given, or responsibility taken by Roon Labs for errors and omissions. This unofficial User Guide was created from Roon knowledge base content by Michael Whitehead. www.roonlabs.com Page 2 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Roon User Guide XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Table of Contents Background ....................................................................................................................................2 Table of Contents ..........................................................................................................................3 1.0 What is Roon?........................................................................................................................ 15 1.1 What is the Software?................................................................................................................. 15 1.2 How Does Roon Work? .............................................................................................................15 Architecture ..........................................................................................................................................................................15 Core .............................................................................................................................................................................................................15 Control .......................................................................................................................................................................................................16 Output ........................................................................................................................................................................................................17 Storage ....................................................................................................................................................................................17 Local Folders ...........................................................................................................................................................................................17 iTunes .........................................................................................................................................................................................................18 NAS Devices ............................................................................................................................................................................................18 USB Disks.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 TIDAL.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Common Configurations ..................................................................................................................................................19 On one PC ................................................................................................................................................................................................19 On PC + Mobile device (core + remote) ........................................................................................................................................19 Multizone, multicontrol....................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Roon on a NAS ......................................................................................................................................................................................20 RAAT ......................................................................................................................................................................................20 What is RAAT?....................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Philosophy ................................................................................................................................................................................................21 Design Goals ............................................................................................................................................................................................21 2.0 Getting Started ....................................................................................................................23 2.1 Getting Roon and a Membership.......................................................................................... 23 Membership Status............................................................................................................................................................ 23 Trial Membership................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Annual Membership .............................................................................................................................................................................23 Lifetime Membership........................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Past Due ...................................................................................................................................................................................................24 Coupon Code Membership ...............................................................................................................................................................24 How many licenses do I need? .....................................................................................................................................24 What's included in a license? ...........................................................................................................................................................24 Where can I see what licenses I have? .........................................................................................................................................24 Can my license be used in more than one location?............................................................................................................... 25 How do I transfer a license to a new computer? ......................................................................................................................25 2.2 Hardware Requirements .........................................................................................................25 Recommended Basic Hardware Platform ................................................................................................................25 Supported Software Platforms for Roon Core or Roon Remote ........................................................................................25 Supported Android Phones & Tablets ..........................................................................................................................................26 Tablets ............................................................................................................................................................................................26 Phones ............................................................................................................................................................................................26 Supported iPads & iPhones............................................................................................................................................................... 27 iPhones ...........................................................................................................................................................................................27 iPads