Search no longer working properly?

[Paul_Rickert]

Did something change in how Roon’s Search operates or did I inadvertently change a setting that restricted search results? I have both Qobuz and Tidal enabled but am frequently getting no results on searches that are successful on both those platforms.

The latest example is I searched for “DiMeola, McLaughlin, and De Luca Friday Night live in San Francisco” and got no results. I narrowed the search to “Friday Night live in San Francisco” and still got no results. Then I tried DiMeola, McLaughlin, and De Luca and got no results. So this very famous album is available in both Tidal and Qobuz and any of those search terms on those platforms brings it up correctly.

So what gives?

[Geoff_Coupe]

@Paul_Rickert

Friday Night live in San Francisco

Try searching for the actual title: Friday Night in San Francisco

Or just “Friday Night” will get it in the results as well…

[xxx (Banned - toxicity)]

I had the same damn problem. See this link -

Roon Search Overhauled [2021-12]

The plot thickens. After seeing that a few people were able to do a successful Search, I tried again and, lo and behold, the album now shows up as 2nd in the Search results, behind the selection I previously referred to. W.T.F? I suppose one explanation is that I am going mad (one goes mad the same way one goes bankrupt; slowly at first and then suddenly all at once ), but I think something more Roon is happening. Does Roon cache its Search results on their servers? I…

If you do find it, I am curious as to whether you can add it to your library. I could ‘t. Haven’t bothered to try since.

@Geoff_Coupe, yeah that might work, but it’s just sweeping the dirt under the rug.

Roon Search Overhauled [2021-12]

The thing is that this problem will go right down a rat hole along with all the other Search problems and if there is a resolution users will never know what it was. As far as indicating that a selection has been added to one’s Library when, in fact, it hasn’t seems like something easy to fix. Still, the solution is probably going to go on a lengthening list of Roon’s bugs to be addressed at some unspecified future time.

Really, the continuing problems with Search is a disgrace.

[Geoff_Coupe]

@xxx

If you do find it, I am curious as to whether you can add it to your library. I could ‘t.

[xxx (Banned - toxicity)]

Yes, yes, I know you can add it. I got nothing but a spinning icon, which lead to the whole discussion about when Roon says it has added a album, when in fact it hasn’t.

Roon Search Overhauled [2021-12]

Roon software knows when an album has truly been added to one’s library because the add icon stops spinning. Within that code is where the ‘added’ message should be generated.

As it is now, it’s just sloppy code.

[Paul_Rickert]

@Geoff_Coupe

Friday Night in San Francisco

OK. That exact title works but the utility of Search in Roon drops close to zero if you have to have all the search terms exactly right. And more importantly, I’m pretty sure Roon didn’t used to work this way. Search actually used to be useful.

[xxx (Banned - toxicity)]

@Paul_Rickert

Search actually used to be useful.

Really? When?