# Tidal MQA browser **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [January 8, 2017, 9:35am UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/tidal-mqa-browser/18026 "2017-01-08T09:35:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Michael\_Wyden](https://community.roonlabs.com/letter_avatar/michael_wyden/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Michael\_Wyden](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/Michael_Wyden)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 8:24am UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/tidal-mqa-browser/18026/21 "2017-02-24T08:24:38Z")
+1 for me +1 for my wife We’re looking forward to this feature 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ronnie](https://community.roonlabs.com/user_avatar/community.roonlabs.com/ronnie/32/336_2.png) [@Ronnie](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/Ronnie)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 9:47am UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/tidal-mqa-browser/18026/22 "2017-02-24T09:47:07Z")
Click on the Focus icon near the top left of the screen…and you will see the ‘pop-up’ screen as below at the bottom Click on the Format button on the right [you may need to scroll over on an iPad]…and as you can see, you can choose from any of the many Formats available ![](https://roon-community-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/original/2X/c/ca6548527cefe5f69e74a12f9e8f93693805c90a.jpg) Please note that MQA titles thru Tidal will not appear as an option…because for the moment Tidal is not forwarding that information to Roon ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Wyden](https://community.roonlabs.com/letter_avatar/michael_wyden/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Michael\_Wyden](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/Michael_Wyden)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 10:10am UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/tidal-mqa-browser/18026/23 "2017-02-24T10:10:34Z")
> [@Ronnie](#): > > Click on the Focus icon near the top left of the screen…and you will see the ‘pop-up’ screen as below at the bottom > > Click on the Format button on the right [you may need to scroll over on an iPad]…and as you can see, you can choose from any of the many Formats available > > Screenshot 2017-02-24 09.43.30.jpg1777x529 143 KB > > Please note that MQA titles thru Tidal will not appear as an option…because for the moment Tidal is not forwarding that information to Roon Thanks for the heads up. I’m familliar with Focus, but I don’t really have any local MQA files. I only stream them from tidal. So a Tidal Masters section (as in the BluOS controller App) would be awesome 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ronnie](https://community.roonlabs.com/user_avatar/community.roonlabs.com/ronnie/32/336_2.png) [@Ronnie](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/Ronnie)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 10:16am UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/tidal-mqa-browser/18026/24 "2017-02-24T10:16:11Z")
I have a few MQA titles from 2L local to my library…and then the MQA filter option appears there I know that Roon are working with Tidal to DIFFERENTIATE their normal 16/44 lossless titles from their MQA offerings…but Tidal need to share the information first, in order for Roon to be able to display the information and filter based upon that information At the moment, the “Tidal” option in Focus will display ALL favourited albums from Tidal…16/44 and MQA ---
**Author:** ![Ronnie](https://community.roonlabs.com/user_avatar/community.roonlabs.com/ronnie/32/336_2.png) [@Ronnie](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/Ronnie)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 10:26am UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/tidal-mqa-browser/18026/25 "2017-02-24T10:26:38Z")
Below is a workaround that I use to Tag all Tidal MQA albums in my Library…and then use Bookmarks to be able to quickly access them…it’ll work until Tidal share their Format information > [@MQA software decoding in Roon](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/mqa-software-decoding-in-roon/20611/30): > > Personally I use the following combination Add all Tidal MQA albums to a Tag called “Tidal MQA” Go to that Tag…and hit Cmd / Ctrl A [select All]…and use the Edit tool to add Version = Tidal MQA to all the albums in the list…this then displays the ‘Tidal MQA’ in the bottom right hand corner of the cover art, which helps when browsing Go to Tag = Tidal MQA…and then save it as a Bookmark…as this allows me to look at all the Tidal MQA albums in my library with just two clicks Once Tidal… ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Wyden](https://community.roonlabs.com/letter_avatar/michael_wyden/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Michael\_Wyden](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/Michael_Wyden)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 10:34am UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/tidal-mqa-browser/18026/26 "2017-02-24T10:34:42Z")
> [@Ronnie](#): > > Below is a workaround that I use to Tag all Tidal MQA albums in my Library…and then use Bookmarks to be able to quickly access them…it’ll work until Tidal share their Format information > > ``` > community.roonlabs.com > > ``` > > MQA software decoding in Roon > > Personally I use the following combination Add all Tidal MQA albums to a Tag called “Tidal MQA” Go to that Tag…and hit Cmd / Ctrl A [select All]…and use the Edit tool to add Version = Tidal MQA to all the albums in the… Thanks for the tip! I will look into it this evening! ---
**Author:** ![Ratbert](https://community.roonlabs.com/letter_avatar/ratbert/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Ratbert](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/Ratbert)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/tidal-mqa-browser/18026/27 "2017-03-03T20:06:56Z")
Here is a link for giving [Tidal feedback](https://support.tidal.com/hc/en-us/articles/202163062-Feedback-for-TIDAL-), a chance to comment on their MQA identification maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Carl\_Henrik\_Janson](https://community.roonlabs.com/user_avatar/community.roonlabs.com/carl_henrik_janson/32/39768_2.png) [@Carl\_Henrik\_Janson](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/Carl_Henrik_Janson)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/tidal-mqa-browser/18026/28 "2017-03-07T17:38:39Z")
Wouldn’t it be possible for Roon to autodetect MQA? ---
**Author:** ![woodford](https://community.roonlabs.com/user_avatar/community.roonlabs.com/woodford/32/292_2.png) [@woodford](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/woodford)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/tidal-mqa-browser/18026/29 "2021-09-15T18:26:28Z")
this functionality seems to be available in Tidal for the web, although i can’t reconstruct it in the app itself. i’d love for this to show up in Roon. [TIDAL Masters – TIDAL](https://listen.tidal.com/view/pages/masters/?button) [Previous page](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/tidal-mqa-browser/18026.md?page=1)