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ROON help needed

So, I finally tried Roon, (got a deal for a 60 day free trial) without really knowing what the hell I was doing and of course, I am even more confused than before.

I went to listen to Tidal yesterday and found under "My Music"/Albums on Tidal that it now had more than doubled the amount of titles in this file?  Over 90% of what was added, I would never listen to. 

I first thought that someone got into my Tidal account and added all of these.  I went into Tidal and changed my password.  Then I found a way to see what date these titles were added.  It was more or less the same time I added Roon.  Is this what Roon does?  My playlists and artists were still all the same, (nothing was added to these files).

So far, I am not impressed with Roon.  I'm sure it's because I have no idea how to use the damn thing, but for the limited use I have with it, I have found very little use for it.

What am I doing wrong?


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shadorne
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You should no longer need to ever run Tidal once Roon is setup. Roon just accesses Tidal using your Tidal credentials - everything should be selected and played from within Roon. If you like a Tidal album then just add it to your library from within Roon and it becomes part if your Roon library. Any music files on your harddrive will add automatically upload to your Roon library provided they are in the designated folder(s) you setup in Roon.

Roon does nothing to affect your harddrive music library - it does not move musuc around. However you can delete music files  if you wish - Roon will warn you if you try to delete albums or tracks because this is permanent. 
david_ten
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Do you have a local audio buddy that is Roon savvy? Or one that can get on the phone and walk you through it? Might be very helpful to do so.

I love Roon, but if one isn't that far into computer based audio, and doesn't want the frustration, then I recommend staying with Tidal. It will save you the subscription fees as well as on the 'components' you will need to add to truly elevate and optimize sound quality. There are some less expensive options; but many will quietly add up. : ) 

If you are committed to going down that path, you will be rewarded and Roon will be a an integral part of your system and listening experience.
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Okay, I think I have found the problem.  I can't get my iPhone SE to connect to the Roon "core" on my computer.  I have tried all the troubleshooting tips, but still can't get it to work.

Roon works on my computer, but I don't use my computer in my sound room, so I need a remote.  I made sure the "remote" option is on in the main Roon app on my PC.

On my iPhone SE, it just flips from "connecting" to "connection failed" no matter how long I give it.
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shadorne
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Your computer and your iphone must be on the same LAN. For example both on Wifi or your PC connected to the same router that provides yoir wifi....

It wont work if your iphone is only connected to your cellphone provider but your PC is connected to cable modem.

Both need to be on the same LAN - local area network
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+1  :)
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