I have a new Roon Nucleus and have just started a Roon trial (before subscribing). While i can play music from Qobuz with no problem, Roon does not see my music stored on my Melco Music Library (Roon Ready Melco N1ZH2/EX). As a result i cannot add any files to create a Library in Roon because Roon does not see the Melco or any of the files stored on its hard drive.
My system is simple. It comprises a broadband router less than a year old supplied by my provider (EE - I am in the UK). The router is linked by ethernet cables to the Nucleus and to the Melco. The Melco is linked to the USB-DAC card in my Accuphase E4000. I have tried alternative ethernet cables but the problem remains. I have also rebooted every part of my system, repeatedly. Any suggestions welcome.
AceRimmer
(Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast!)
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Are you saying that when you go to settings:storage you cannot add the Melco as a network share?
That is the way you will need to add it for Roon to see your music on it.
AceRimmer
(Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast!)
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Thanks. I have tried to add as a network share as you suggest. I have the network address for my Melco and have tried entering it in various formats but Roon says the format is incorrect. Any further thoughts?
AceRimmer
(Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast!)
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Can you post a screenshot of exactly what you are entering in the add network share section of storage?
And just as a thought, do you also have a regular PC on the same network and if so can that see the Melco on your network?
This is my latest attempt in the network share screen. I hope you can see it?
The Melco is the local host (N-2E1B). I have tried it both with and without Including the word ‘share’. I have also tried using the IP address. I have also tried with/without the username and password.
And, on my Windows laptop I can see the Melco in File Explorer.
I have double-checked the name given in file explorer and tried entering it in the network share screen with every combination of \ and , both with and without the word ‘share’. I have also tried with and without the username and password. Every time I receive the same error message of invalid network path specified. I seem to be running out of options?
mjw
(Here I am with a brain the size of a planet and they ask me to pick up a piece of paper. Call that job satisfaction? I don't.)
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Enter “\” and the N1’s IP address or friendly
name (hostname) into the address bar of
Explorer, then press the Enter key.
For macOS, click Go from Finder and select
Connect to Server, then enter “smb://” and the
N1’s IP address or friendly name (hostname).
If the username and password are required,
enter “nobody” for both.
I assume the friendly name you used is from the N1’s display? You could try the IP address instead.
Furthermore, don’t use “share” (see above), and test without username and password first.
Thanks for this. I have tried everything I think - IP address, friendly name, with and without ‘share’, with and without ‘username’ and ‘password’……… I can’t think what else I can do. But I can see the Melco hard drive and the contained music when I look at it in File Explorer on my Windows laptop, so it is certainly present on my network!
As an FYI, when you do this you are streaming the music to the RoonServer first, the RoonServer then processing it to PCM (or DSD) and then sending it back to the endpoint. I always find it better to keep the music local to the RoonServer instead.
