Unlock the full power of Rigelian with moOde
Exciting News for Music Aficionados: moOde supports Qobuz integration, and forms a perfect combo with Rigelian as the iOS and macOS control point. For those who relish blending their local music library seamlessly with the expansive repertoire of Qobuz, rejoice! moOde audio now supports direct access to Qobuz through its integration with a UPnP renderer. Imagine effortlessly transforming a humble Raspberry Pi into a sophisticated music streamer without any technical acumen or tinkering under the hood. Historically, moOde’s internal mpd capability allowed for seamless control through Rigelian, a setup favored by many discerning audiophiles. Unlocking the power of Qobuz alongside […]
Raspberry Pi music hub
Update May 10, 2024: moOde audio now includes a recent version of upmpdcli. That means you can use this standard distribution on a raspberry pi to achieve that same as what is described below. Check this blog post for more details. In this post I will show how a raspberry pi can be setup as a central music hub, which can then be controlled through Rigelian. My own setup will serve as an illustration for this. At the center of the system is a Raspberry Pi 4b with 2Gb of memory, combined with a HifiBerry DAC2 Pro audio card. I […]
Music discovery part 1
Many music lovers like to discover music by combining their own music library with the content of a streaming services (anyone say Roon?). Rigelian is also moving in that direction with the support for both UPnP and Qobuz for OpenHome players. In the next version of Rigelian, the artist view can present albums from your local library, albums from Qobuz as well as an artist biography and list of similar artists. The spacing has also been optimized for better readability. Also notice the quality indicators (HD, CD) that were introduced in version 3.1. At a later stage, the album view […]