Soundcloud/mixcloud streaming [not possible]

As I said earlier in this thread Sonos does this beautifully, so the API must be able to work with in a way.

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You’d have to do a one time configuration to add a SoundCloud account, or mixcloud account. Then from your control app you could see your feed, favorites and so on. We are not requesting all streaming at will, but an expanded set of sources. They would work more like Internet Radio (no metadata) not like Tidal.

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I understand that. My point was about the distributed architecture of Roon. It isn’t really useful to create a virtual sound card on the Core box, because it it is a Nucleus or ROCK box that doesn’t allow running other software, it sits in a closet where nobody see it, and it doesn’t have a user interface (display, keyboard, mouse).

If I’m going to run some third party software with it’s own user interface, it will have to run on my Remote (iPad, laptop, whole) and then feed the sognalback to the Core which processes it (format translation, DSP…) and then distributes it out to the Endpoint (which is typically not the same as the Remote). This distributed architecture is central to Roon’s value proposition, it wouldn’t be interesting to add a feature that works in only a limited set of configurations.

Streaming into Roon the same way Tidal and Qobuz are integrated is great, but that requires cooperation from the service.

Ok, got it and agree. I’m not in the virtual sound card camp.

I don’t know how Sonos is allowed to stream SoundCloud without limits, maybe they have s specific deal.

Any news on this @Danny ? Is it possible or not?

Sonos has a special deal with EVERYONE … and they are the only one who can pull it off. Even Apple bent to their whim.

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not only do they still have the daily 15k API calls limit, but they’ve closed all new “apps” from registering – they are getting more and more closed.

What a shame – much of the most exciting music is on Soundcloud. Does the limit hold for those of us who actually pay Soundcloud monthly (like Tidal and Qobuz)? Could Roon integrate paid Soundcloud?

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The limit applies to paying customers, and the API is a dead thing now for any third party.

No, see above. Same reasons as before.

Oh well. Thanks!

One more vote for Soundcloud integration here !

Count me too. Best mixtapes there.

Tamas,

Looks like you replied to a year+ old thread… MixCloud and SoundCloud have been requested. I think SoundCloud has a play limit on their API. I have never seen a Roon reply about Mixcloud.

See also this thread which started on both Mixcloud and SoundCloud, but then went to a strictly SoundCloud discussion. I don’t know if @danny has looked into Mixcloud.

What about MixCloud?

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I just added a comment here re. Mixcloud and NTS Radio who currently archive off their shows onto Mixcloud.

Interface wise it would be nice to see a list of your ‘subscribed’ users/shows/stations within Roon for which Mixcloud have an existing API and then as an additional bonus be able to add individual episodes/mixes to your library, or at least flag them so they can be filtered out.

That last feature might be better rolled into the wider ability to support podcasts and (non-radio) streams as they share a similar feature set ie. search, list all, list subscribed and list latest and filtering, along with a way of ‘adding’ or bookmarking/flagging your favourite mixes/streams/episodes within Roon.

And yes I am aware of this #audio-streams but Sonos support MixCloud so there must be some room for a conversation there.

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This request stems from this discussion: How Can I add NTS Stations? - #5 by ezekiel_das

I feel like there’s a lot of special things happening on MixCloud and it’d be really nice to have functionality on Roon to handle that.

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Is the Mixcloud API open? Could someone (probably smarter than me) code a Roon extension to handle Mixcloud? I’m also really missing it. I subscribe to a few Select DJs that I’d love to be able to listen to on my stereo through Roon instead of only in my office.

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PUSH!
I listen 50/50 Roon/Soundcloud. Would be perfect to just use Roon.

There are some cool mixes and songs that are only available on SoundCloud so any integration would be appreciated my me.

If you scroll up, there are SoundCloud imposed limitations that make integration impossible.

This thread is primarily MixCloud support now. Roon has not said MixCloud is impossible (not have they said anything positive towards it happening)