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Contributor I
May 19, 2014

Enqueue full albums from a UPNP server

  • May 19, 2014
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I have an XBMC server that serves its library of music via UPnP. When I configure my Sonos to 'Show Rhapsody UPnP Servers', my Sonos controller will see XBMC and allow me to play music from it. However, there seems to be no means to enqueue an entire album... I must enqueue each song separately. Is there an option to enqueue entire albums from a UPnP server that I've simply overlooked, or is this action unavailable in the Sonos app?
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jgatie
October 27, 2016
I'm pretty sure the Plex implementation includes a downsampler for hires. See this link:

https://www.plex.tv/apps/streaming-devices/sonos/
Lyricist II
October 27, 2016
I believe Plex downsample everything to 320...
MikeV
October 27, 2016
At the moment, Plex isn't transcoding anything in some playback instances (single tracks work, full albums don't seem to), though you're right, Kroem that it will (at this time) transcode to 320Kbps MP3 when it's working. Plex folks seem to have abandoned the Sonos forum on their own site, for whatever reason, so there's no way to get answers to questions regarding FLAC transcoding from someone with any kind of official voice on the matter, but it has been asked that High-res FLAC files be transcoded to 16/44 (or 48) FLAC instead of 320 MP3.
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Lyricist II
October 27, 2016
At the moment, Plex isn't transcoding anything in some playback instances (single tracks work, full albums don't seem to), though you're right, Kroem that it will (at this time) transcode to 320Kbps MP3 when it's working. Plex folks seem to have abandoned the Sonos forum on their own site, for whatever reason, so there's no way to get answers to questions regarding FLAC transcoding from someone with any kind of official voice on the matter, but it has been asked that High-res FLAC files be transcoded to 16/44 (or 48) FLAC instead of 320 MP3.
Ok, didn't know that it's hit/miss, I was basically assuming from any other playback on Plex Music. The highest resolution you can pick for music is 320 me thinks though, would be nice if you'd be able to select like 1410(or whatever it is).

I can on Foobar, but the UPnP client functionality of Sonos is lacking functions, sadly.
Contributor I
February 6, 2018
As a classical music fan a feature to play an entire album on a uPnP server when using an IOS or android app ( I use Mediamonkey ) is essential. Hopefully Sonos will add this function to the app in the near future.
Lyricist I
February 8, 2018
This issue has been around for a long time. Why are you not doing anything about it SONOS? This is utterly senseless - I don't want to have to manually add each track from an album.
Lyricist II
August 24, 2018
I've just bought a Sonos device.
This is really unexpected and frankly ridiculous. I can't get around this in the android app.
With all the futuristic approach of wireless, etc... I didn't thought that I wouldn't be able to do something that can be easily done with a cassette player, a vinyl player, a CD player, an MP3 player, in other words: PLAY AN ENTIRE ALBUM.
Lyricist II
August 24, 2018
And I know that you say that with the desktop app can be done. I want to do it with the android app.
If it can be done with a desktop software, I can't imagine why the option isn't available in a mobile app
ratty
August 24, 2018
PLAY AN ENTIRE ALBUM.
You can, using all the services -- and local library -- supported by Sonos. In fact it's the default action, if you select a single track, to enqueue the entire album.

If you're trying to use a generic DLNA/UPnP server, functionality will vary. Sonos has never really supported them fully.
Lyricist II
August 24, 2018
Ok, thank you for your answer, I understand that Sonos can't support every generic server, but my problem is that I can't add folders to the Windows Sonos app. I allowed it in my firewall, it can see what I am playing, but when I try to add folders, it says that it can't find my computer on the network. So I've tried the UPnP solution with the foobar2000 plugin.

And I really don't understand that if I can add an entire album to "My Sonos", because the Sonos app can play the foobar2000 content and add the whole album to "My Sonos", then I can't select the whole album from "My Sonos" to add to the queue. This is what is really not understandable to me.

Sorry for the caps on my complain, but I've navigated the many threads with both issues and I can't find a solution