The HLS stream presents as AAC
See for details on how a QNAP based Roon Core will need to process this format
Hello @Andrew_Seddon , I am sorry for your inconvenience; the BBC MP3 streams are being discontinued by the BBC and have been removed from Roon accordingly, see
Your QNAP should be able to play aac streams - the ffmpeg used may need to be updated; there are a number of threads about this, for example
However, in the meantime, I can temporarily restore the MP3 file for the BBC station you are missing if you tell me which one it is.
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Hello everyone,
I was trying to figure out an issue with QNAP’s QTS 4.5.1 in the last days.
The situation with QTS 4.5.1 is, that it is shipped with a version of ffmpeg, that does not support AAC decoding/encoding, which results in the inability to play AAC encoded files or radio streams in Roon.
[qts-4.5.1-ffmpeg]
Today I received a message from QNAP:
Our RD team has told us the way to resolve this issue is to use CAYIN MSP’s ffmpeg. The path for CAYIN’s ffmpeg is below:
CAYIN MSP’s ffm…
If you wish to continue to consume BBC Radio streams then you need to either resolve this on the QNAP platform for the Roon Core, or alternatively move the Roon Core to an alternative hardware platform.
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