FAQs
FAQ: How do I create a shared folder on Windows and add it as a watched folder in Roon?
If you want Roon to be able to access your music library that's stored on your Windows device, you need to first ensure that the folder is properly shared. Once the folder is shared it can be added as a watched folder in Roon. Please see the ...
FAQ: How do I delete something from my library?
You can delete anything from your library by selecting it, then pressing Delete on the selection menu. Please keep in mind that this is a destructive delete, and the selected tracks will be removed from your hard drive. Deleted tracks are not ...
FAQ: How do I link zones so they play the same thing simultaneously?
If you have more than one zone connected to Roon, you can group them together and play the same music in multiple rooms to get the party going! How To Group Zones To Group Zones, select the current zone you're controlling in Roon, and select Group : ...
FAQ: How do I make bulk edits to Track metadata?
You may find that some of your ripped CDs (or even newly downloaded files!) have bad metadata. This bad metadata is causing Roon to display erroneous or redundant information. It is possible to correct the metadata in the track files themselves, ...
FAQ: How do I move my collection to a new folder, hard drive or NAS, Will I lose my edits?
If you're going to move all or part of your music library, please follow the strategy below to ensure Roon can accurately track your files to their new location. If you are adding new files that Roon has never seen, then you can skip this whole ...
FAQ: How do I select songs or albums? What can I do?
Selecting You can select tracks, albums, and lots of other things from almost any screen in Roon. To select something, right-click when using a mouse, or press and hold when using a touch interface. Once you've selected something, a selection bar ...
FAQ: How do I set up my NAS in Roon?
In Settings, click Storage, then click Add Folder. Roon will monitor folders for new music. Your files are left in the folder and won't be copied or modified in any way unless you explicitly choose to add or remove them from your library. In the Add ...
FAQ: How do I set up Roon to import from my NAS?
In Settings, click Storage, then click Add Folder to display the Choose Music Storage Folder dialog... Roon will monitor folders for new music. Your files are left in the folder and won't be copied or modified in any way unless you explicitly choose ...
FAQ: How do I set up Roon to use my DAC?
Start in Settings, which you can access by clicking the Navigation button, then clicking Settings: In Settings, click Audio and find your DAC. You should see a big "Enable" button next to it, like I'm seeing here for my DragonFly: Click Enable, then ...
FAQ: How do I update Roon? How do I make sure I'm running the latest version?
Roon checks for updates automatically on startup, and periodically while the application is running. If there is an update available, Roon will download it and ask you to relaunch the application to install the update. You can confirm you're running ...
FAQ: How to Remove Tidal content from your Roon library
To access your Tidal content: 1. Navigate to either Artists, Albums, or the Tracks view in your library. 2. Click on the Focus dropdown. 3. Click the navigation arrow to scroll across different filters, until you reach Storage Locations. 4. Select ...
FAQ: How does Roon handle multiple versions of the same album?
How Does Roon Handle Duplicates? Roon automatically detects when you have multiple copies of an album in your library or available via your connected streaming services. Since Roon groups every version of the album together in one spot, it's easy to ...
FAQ: I'm getting an OpenGL error trying to start Roon, what's going on?
OpenGL is a big part of why Roon’s interface is so fast, so right now OpenGL 3.0 is required to run Roon. If you’re getting an error on startup, the first thing you’ll want to do is make sure your graphics card is running the latest drivers. On ...
Airplay Setup & Troubleshooting
I'm having problems with Airplay -- help! Setup To use an Airplay device with Roon, first make sure Roon is running on the same network as the Airplay device. If you are running supported Airplay devices on the same network, they should appear on the ...
FAQ: I only want to browse albums in my collection from a certain decade, is there a way to do this?
Yes! Focus is what you're looking for. From the Album Browser, click the Focus button, then click anywhere on the Years graph. This will bring up a popup where you can select a decade, or drag the sliders to focus on a custom range of years.
FAQ: My compilations and soundtracks aren't sorted by artist name in the album browser, can I change that?
You sure can, go to Settings>General>scroll to Browser Sort preferences>Name for compilation sorting, to set your sorting preference. Select Use "Various Artists" to sort all of your Various Artists soundtracks and compilations sorted together under ...
FAQ: Roon is displaying incorrect track titles
Roon is displaying incorrect track titles - how do I fix this? If Roon is displaying incorrect song titles, it usually means there's an error in our cloud metadata database. Assuming the album is identified and you're confident that the "file tags" ...
FAQ: Roon is importing my collection, but it seems to be stuck or spinning forever - how do I fix this?
Sometimes, Roon's file scanner can encounter file tags formatted in ways we're not expecting, and sometimes we hit a file that's simply corrupt. Usually we're able to either import these files anyway, but if the file appears unreadable we will skip ...
FAQ: Some characters are not displaying properly
File Tag Encoding and Display Issues If some characters are not displaying properly in Roon, it's possible your file tags are using an outdated encoding scheme, and need to be encoded in Unicode/utf8. Example of tags that do not use Unicode ...
FAQ: Some of my files aren't showing up in Roon
If music isn't showing up in Roon, first try to force a rescan of your folder from the Storage tab of Settings. You may also want to check the list of the Skipped Files, which can be found in the Library section of Settings. If that doesn't work, the ...
FAQ: There are some tracks missing from one of my albums, how do I find them?
Locating missing tracks If an album is missing tracks, the first step should be locating the missing tracks in Roon. In the event that the tracks were imported to Roon but not grouped into the album, you can locate these tracks using the Find Tracks ...
FAQ: What Android devices can I use Roon with?
Roon can run on many Android devices that meet the following requirements: ARM or x86 based Supports OpenGL ES 3.0 Roon supports devices running Android OS 9 and above, including the latest version, Android 14. Android devices that are at least 8 ...
Roon Hardware Specification Recommendations
Recommended Server Hardware Roon Server is the heart of your library. The hardware needed for your server machine can vary based on a number of factors, such as library size, number of simultaneous zones, and DSP use. You can run Roon Server on Mac, ...
FAQ: What audio file formats does Roon support?
Built-In Support Roon supports the following formats at resolutions up to 32bit 768khz: WAV WAV64 AIFF FLAC ALAC (Apple Lossless) OGG Roon also supports uncompressed DSD64, DSD128, DSD256, and DSD512 content in the DSF and DFF file formats. OS ...
FAQ: What audio outputs or devices are supported by Roon?
Connected Outputs: Built-in outputs, USB DACs, and Sound Cards Any audio devices recognized by the OS running Roon or Roon Server will be recognized by Roon, from Built-in Sound to PCI Soundcards to USB DACs. In the settings of Roon under the Audio ...
FAQ: What does "Add To My Library" do?
When you first set up Roon, all your music is identified by our cloud metadata service, which retrieves detailed information about the songs and albums in your library. Once your music has been added, you'll be ready to start browsing your library in ...
FAQ: What do the check marks next to albums and songs mean?
Much of Roon's most advanced data is licensed from our friends at AllMusic. AllMusic's experts research and collection deep data like album credits and original recording dates, along with Roon's multi-layered genre information. In addition to this ...
FAQ: What is Bookmark? How can I save bookmarks?
You can bookmark pretty much any screen in Roon by clicking the Bookmark icon located in the upper-right corner, next to your profile and search icon. Once you've saved a bookmark, it will be available from the same drop down, allowing you to ...
FAQ: What is signal path?
The signal path is displayed as a small glowing light along the bottom of Roon during playback. It can be Purple, Green, or Yellow, meaning: Yellow indicates low-quality playback Green indicates high-quality playback Purple represents lossless ...
FAQ: What kind of processing is Roon doing to my audio?
You can see what kind of processing, if any, Roon is doing to your audio by clicking the yellow/green/purple light at the bottom of the screen: This displays the Signal Path window, which describes the path that audio takes through Roon all the way ...
FAQ: What models of iPhone and iPad can I use Roon with?
The Roon app is available for download in the Apple App Store. It requires a minimum operating system of iOS 11 and is compatible with the following models: iPhone iPhone SE iPhone 6/6+/6s/6s+ iPhone 7/7+/7s/7s+ iPhone 8/8+/8s/8s+ iPhone X iPhone ...
FAQ: What play options are available for artists, albums, composers, genres, and tracks?
When you see something you like in Roon, you generally have 2 options for how you want to play it: Play, and Radio. If music is already playing, you'll also have the option to add songs or albums to the play queue, either at the end of the queue or ...
FAQ: What's a watched folder?
You add your local music to Roon via "watched" folders. These are folders that will be monitored by Roon for new music. Your files are left in the folder and won't be copied or modified in any way unless you explicitly choose to add or delete them ...
FAQ: What's Exclusive Mode?
Exclusive mode allows Roon to take full control of the audio device when music is playing, bypassing the operating system mixer (on your desktop or laptop computer) and interrupting any other applications using the device. Running with Exclusive mode ...
FAQ: What's Radio and how does it work?
What is Roon Radio? Designed from the ground up with machine learning technology, Roon Radio can play a mix of your favorites along with music from beyond your library, using the vast catalog of music from TIDAL, Qobuz or KKBOX. Roon Radio makes ...
FAQ: What's the best way to configure my NAS for Roon?
If your media storage or backup location isn't directly connected to your server machine, you'll need to add that location over the network. Whether you're using a NAS, Windows, or Mac machine for storage, adding these locations is easy as long as ...
FAQ: What's the difference between Radio and Internet Radio?
Radio Roon works to match every song in your library, so we know exactly when each song was released, who played on the song, what label it came out on, what genre it is, and lots, lots more. Roon's Radio feature uses this metadata to create a ...
FAQ: What's volume leveling?
Roon analyzes your music files using the ReplayGain algorithm. Roon also uses volume leveling information provided by TIDAL and Qobuz for their streaming content. If volume leveling is enabled, Roon will automatically adjust the volume to maintain a ...
FAQ: When I press Play now on an artist page how does Roon choose the songs to play?
When you press Play now on an artist's page Roon randomly shuffles and plays from that artist's discography, as well as any tracks they are featured on. You can also use the down arrow next to the Play now button to chose other quick play options, ...
FAQ: Where are my compilations and soundtracks sorted to?
Like many of the features in Roon, you get to decide! Go to Settings>General>scroll to Browser Sort preferences>Name for compilation sorting, to set your sorting preference. Select Use "Various Artists" if you want all of your Various Artists ...
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