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What's new in Sonic Oracle: May update
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What's new in Sonic Oracle: May update

Hey,

for those who still don't know Sonic Oracle: it's a music discovery tool for Tidal and Qobuz. You type in an artist, pick a depth (Essential, Balanced, or Adventurous), and it builds a permanent playlist of connected artists saved directly to your library. Not a station. Not an algorithm pushing what a platform wants you to hear. Real discoveries based on what listeners with similar taste enjoy.

Big round of updates this week. Here's what shipped:

My Discoveries is new. Your search history is now saved. Every discovery you've made, all in one place. Tap any to revisit it.

Click-to-discover lets you click any artist in your results to start a new search from them. Chain discoveries together until you land on something you never knew existed.

Track variety is improved. Playlists now feature different tracks each time, even for the same artist. Run the same search twice, get fresh songs both times.

Speed. Discovery results are near-instant. Repeat playlists create in about 1 second.

Deeper database. Coverage expanded to nearly 3 million artists and over 3 million albums.

Better niche results. Obscure seeds that previously returned too few matches now pull back stronger results.

K-pop, J-pop, C-pop. Full genre coverage for Asian pop including city pop, visual kei, and more.

Landing page refresh. Better mobile layout and updated social previews when sharing links.

More coming. As always, let me know what's working and what's not.

I built this because I personally needed it and nothing like it existed. Still a solo developer, still shipping improvements every week.

Free to try at https://sonicoracle.music/ Three playlists, no credit card needed.

Alessandro

u/panyc77 — 3 days ago
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Too much music, too little guidance in Roon + TIDAL

One thing I increasingly notice with Roon + TIDAL is that I now have access to almost unlimited music, but very little guidance within huge discographies and collections.

Example: I own almost the complete Crusaders discography digitally, but I still have no idea which tracks are considered essential, most loved, or historically important by listeners.

I’m not looking for Spotify-style algorithms, but more subtle orientation:

  • essential tracks
  • community favorites
  • historically important recordings
  • AI-assisted discovery

Especially for jazz and classical collections, this could make music discovery much richer.

Curious if others feel the same.

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u/Fun_Oven9012 — 5 days ago
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I created a little daemon for my S2S setup to make AirPlay devices work in Roon

For a long time I had the problem, that AirPlay devices weren't usable in my S2S setup. I have to locations connected via S2S with Roon on one location and AirPlay devices on the other location. There are many solutions (udp-proxy-2020, udp-broadcast-relay, ...) that work for the devices communicating via port 9003 (Roon Bridge for example or Roon Player on Laptop), but nothing worked mDNS devices (AirPlay).

So I created this little daemon running on both routers on each site. With that, I can successfully use my AirPlay devices :)

https://github.com/tiehfood/airoon

u/testheit — 5 days ago
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Roon arc

I love roon and I love roon arc but since moving from an iPhone to android I get the message roon arc only available on your network? Why is this as it's driving me mad!

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u/magicsuitcas — 7 days ago
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Roon Premium Trial for 1$ for 11 Weeks offer 11th Anniversary Roon

TURN IT UP TO 11! 11 weeks of Roon for $1 Not everyone listens to music the same way. Some people press play. Some people go deeper. If that sounds like you, Roon might feel different now. Roon is the system that connects everything in one place: your library, your streaming services, and your audio gear. With rich metadata, credits, and deep links between artists and albums, it turns listening into a journey through your music, not just a playlist. Roon turns 11 and is inviting you back: 11 weeks for $1. Take your time. Rediscover your music with Roon.
Terms and Conditions 1. Offer Period: This promotion is valid from May 15, 2026 (12:00 AM EDT), through May 26, 2026 (11:59 PM EDT). 2. Eligibility: This offer is available to new Roon users and select returning subscribers whose previous subscription ended before January 1, 2026. 3. Offer Includes: - $1 for 11 weeks of Roon Trial.  4. Trial Details: You are purchasing an 11-week trial of Roon for $1. You may choose between monthly, yearly, or lifetime billing at any time during your trial, and your chosen plan will take effect at the end of the trial period. 5. Early Upgrade: If you upgrade to a paid subscription before the trial ends, the remaining trial period will not be added to your subscription. 6. Automatic Renewal: If you do not cancel your trial or change your billing plan to monthly or lifetime billing within the 77-day period, it will automatically convert to a yearly subscription at the current yearly subscription rate. 7. Cancellation: If you no longer want to continue your Roon trial during the trial period, you can cancel it by visiting your account page and selecting "Manage Billing Plan". You will see an option to cancel the trial. 8. Refund Policy: No refunds will be offered for the $1 for 11 weeks Roon Anniversary Offer.  9. Exclusions: The software offer is not available for trial users or for users with an active Roon subscription.
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u/hackintosh1984pl — 5 days ago
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Sonic Oracle update: click-to-discover

Sonic Oracle is an independent product, not affiliated with Roon.

Quick update. I added click-to-discover to Sonic Oracle. When your results come back, click any artist in the list to run a new search from them. Chain one discovery into the next without going back to the search bar.

Say you find someone interesting buried in an Adventurous playlist. Click their name and go deeper from there. Every playlist lands directly in your Tidal or Qobuz library and your Roon system picks up automatically.

Free to try at sonicoracle.music.

Three playlists, no credit card needed.

Alessandro

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u/panyc77 — 6 days ago
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Chromecast Audio Conundrum

Been a Roon subscriber since the late 2010s, always using Chromecast Audio (9 of em!) as my endpoints for whole home audio. For the most part, they've worked well, but over the past year, in Roon, not so great. My Roon server loses contact with them randomly, sometimes fixed by a server reboot, sometimes not (recently not at all).

You've heard all this before, of course, and it is almost always a network issue. But here's where things get weird:

  1. All but one of my endpoints are hard-wired into the LAN by Cat6 (the one is a JBL wifi speaker),

1b. My server (a dedicated Lenovo Tiny minicomputer with an (overkill I know) 32GB of Ram, no firewall or antivirus other than built in with Win 11) also on LAN via Cat6

  1. The Unifi router/gateway combo is less than 2 years old and has never dropped a connection that I am aware of (in contrast to previous Asus "high end consumer" routers

  2. (Weirdest part) I have NEVER had a problem connecting all my speakers or any combo thereof via another Chromecast app (VRadio) which always sees all enabled endpoints and groups as set up in Google Home, and never drops them...

In short, it is only Roon, and if it is still a network issue, I am powerless to know why or how to fix. If anyone else has experience with or knowledge of this, please chime in! Thanks.

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u/bilzebubba — 7 days ago
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Sonic Oracle has a new home

Quick update. Sonic Oracle has a new domain: sonicoracle.music

The old .ai domain kept giving people the impression this is an AI product. It's not. The engine is built on real listener data, not machine learning or generative AI. The .music domain says what it is.

Same product, same account, same engine. Old links redirect automatically.

Free to try. Three playlists, no credit card needed.

https://sonicoracle.music

Alessandro

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u/panyc77 — 10 days ago
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My laptop's local audio hardware does not appearing in Roon settings.

I have a Dell Inspiron 14 running Windows 11. ROCK is running on a NUC if that matters.

Anyway, running the Roon app on this laptop, the laptop's own sound hardware does not appear as one of the output options. If I go into the Audio section of the settings, there is no sign of the laptop's Realtek audio, no way to enable it.

The laptop's audio appears to be working fine in Windows settings. I can play Youtube videos just fine.

Also, when I plug my iFi hip DAC into the laptop, the computer recognizes it, but it doesn't show up in the Roon options either.

The laptop's internal audio doesn't concern me that much as the built-in speakers are terrible, but not being able to use the DAC is a problem.

I have restarted both the ROCK and the laptop multiple times. That doesn't make a difference.

EDIT: Roon Bridge is running. This is a new problem. Roon used to be able to access both the DAC and the internal audio on this machine.

Anyone ever have a similar problem?

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u/MayorMcKraut — 13 days ago
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Frustration with Sonos and Roon

Background:
Roon is running in Container on my QNAP, latest version. All Roon apps are also the latest version.
QNAP is wired on 2.5gb network port and Sonos devices are on wireless. Devices are in the same VLAN.
Network is Ubiquiti.

Issue:
My Sonos One's (configured as a Stereo pair) often play songs where one speaker sounds like its running the wrong polarity. This happens only when using AirPlay2.

If I use Sonos streaming, songs often skip, but never sound like one speaker is running incorrectly.
Sonos playback is 100% rock solid if I use the Sonos app rather than Roon.

What is going on?

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u/XeElite720 — 14 days ago