MusicCast is a powerful Yamaha technology that enables you to share audio sources in every room of your house, all under the control of a free app called, appropriately enough, MusicCast Controller. This app, available for both iOS® and Android™, is packed with features — so many, in fact, that it’s possible there may be some you aren’t aware of.
I hate to say it but I totally gave up and switched to Deezer. MusicCast has the Deezer app built into it and its been flawless. I dont think it's a spotify problem though I think. I just think if spotify was directly built into the app it would work just like Deezer does. Deezer is.99 cents for 3 months. Try it out and see if the problem.
We’re here to help! Here are five cool things you may not know about MusicCast Controller:
1. You Can Access Room Settings with a Single Tap
Here’s a feature that can be a real time-saver. For example, with just a single tap you can set your receiver to deliver your favorite wake-up music playlist to your bedroom, at just the right volume and with the perfect DSP settings … even if you were watching a football game on the TV connected to the receiver the night before. Download musci from spotify.
Just pick the playlist as the source for your receiver and adjust the volume and DSP settings to taste. Then press and hold the Room to save the current room settings (Room, Link, Source and Volume) as a Room Preset. When you wake up in the morning, tap the Room Preset icon or the MusicCast Room Presets widget to recall your settings. (You can, of course, do the same before the next game to recall those settings). It’s a win-win!And here’s another way to use this feature: If you have all your rooms linked to enjoy that perfect party playlist in every room, save it as a single Room Preset. You can unlink rooms the day after the party, then recall your whole house preset for the next party without having to relink all the rooms manually
2. It Lets You Share Customizations with Other Devices
With the Share Custom Preferences feature, it’s a snap to share customizations (such as photos, presets and renamed inputs) with other devices, such as your spouse’s, or your kid’s, phone.
Here’s how it works: Access Share Custom Preferences from App Settings in the Settings menu. Then click Share Custom Preferences and follow the instructions that appear on the next screen. Now every device will see the same room customizations.
3. Save Yourself from Yourself
The Volume Fade Control feature (which is turned on by default) prevents you from accidentally increasing the volume too suddenly — something that can damage your speakers.After you get used to using the slider to control the volume, you may want to turn this off so you have tighter control. Access Volume Fade Control from App Settings in the Settings menu. If you turn it off, you’ll see the warning above.
4. Widgets!
You can think of “widgets” as convenient mini applets that are just a swipe away. For example, the MusicCast widget allows you to quickly see what’s playing and adjust its volume.
Need to do more? Just tap the M button to access the MusicCast Controller app. The Room Presets widget allows you to quickly access your room presets. Remember your morning wake up routine we talked about earlier? Just one tap on this widget will recall your room presets.
5. It Makes It Easy to Add Wireless Surround Speakers and a Subwoofer
We saved the best for last. If you have a MusicCast surround-capable AV receiver or sound bar, you can add YamahaMusicCast 20 or MusicCast 50 wireless speakers as rear surround speakers, then add a Yamaha MusicCast SUB 100 wireless subwoofer to create a 5.1-channel system. No mess behind your receiver and no running wires in your walls! Change your mind about where the speakers should go? Just move them. Adding rear surround speakers and more bass has never been easier.
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After adding rear speakers and/or subwoofer to your MusicCast network in the app, tap MusicCast Surround/Stereo in the Settings menu. In the next screen, link the Surround Speakers or a Subwoofer by simply picking them from a list. Now you’re ready to enjoy your favorite movies and music in 5.1-channel surround sound.We’re constantly improving the MusicCast wireless multi-room audio experience. Explore the MusicCast Controller app to find more time-saving features, and check back here for more articles about this exciting technology.
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Joy Frye has spent her entire career learning and sharing knowledge with others. As a writer in the high tech industry, she specialized in demystifying technology and showing customers how to use products to make their lives easier and better. Now, in the consumer audio industry, where products are more interesting than routers and switches, she enjoys taking readers on a journey of discovery - exploring Yamaha products and amplifying passion for music.
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Meet Alexa, Amazon’s cloud-based voice service that can be used to control all kinds of devices — even MusicCast products!
MusicCast is a wireless multi-room audio system built into many Yamaha AV receivers, sound bars and wireless speakers. It allows the devices to be connected through your home Wi-Fi® network and controlled by an app on your smartphone or tablet. Now, with Alexa, you can kick back on your couch and ask to play music on your MusicCast AV receiver without lifting a finger.
Alexa lives in the cloud, so it’s always getting smarter, adding new capabilities that are delivered to your device automatically. Using Alexa on your MusicCast product is simple and hands-free — just ask, and Alexa will respond instantly. For example, crank up the music in your kitchen by asking, “Alexa, turn up the volume in the Kitchen.” (Or “Living room,” etc.)
Skills
Alexa provides capabilities (called “skills”) that enable customers to create a more personalized experience. You can download skills from the Alexa Skills store, or simply by saying “Alexa, enable [skill name].” Since they are cloud-based and don’t take up space on your device, there’s no limit to the number of skills you can enable. There are two Alexa skills that work with MusicCast: the MusicCast Smart Home skill and the MusicCast skill.
The MusicCast Smart Home skill lets you use standardized Alexa commands for the most commonly-used control functions such as power on/off, volume control and play/pause/skip. For example, to turn on the AV receiver in your living room, you just say, “Alexa, turn on the Living Room.”
The MusicCast skill goes beyond the basics, giving you control of unique MusicCast functions, like linking/unlinking rooms and direct access to playlists and favorites. In order to access the MusicCast skills, you need to add “ask MusicCast to” after “Alexa”: for example, “Alexa, ask MusicCast to link the Living Room to the Kitchen.”
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To use Alexa with your MusicCast products, here’s what you’ll need:
– Any MusicCast product
– Any Amazon Echo product – Yamaha MusicCast app (Go to the app store on your mobile device and search for “MusicCast app”) – Amazon Alexa app (Go to the app store on your mobile device and search for “Alexa app”)
Next, download the Setup Manual and learn how to set up your apps and skills for MusicCast and Alexa. Download my spotify playlist to mp3 free.
Helpful Tips
Once you have your apps and skills set up, you’re ready to voice control your MusicCast products. Here are some tips for success:
– Keep some space between your Echo and your MusicCast speaker or sound bar so Alexa can hear you.
– Familiarize yourself with the complete list of MusicCast Alexa commands. (Click here, then click on “See All Available Commands.”) You’ll be surprised at what Alexa can do! – Use the default room names that come with the MusicCast app. You may have to rename some rooms to make sure that none of your MusicCast devices have the same name. – Set up MusicCast favorites and playlists so Alexa can play them easily.
Alexa, let’s get started!
Check out these links for more information about Alexa and MusicCast:
MusicCast + Alexa
MusicCast and Alexa FAQs (includes all available commands) ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Joy Frye has spent her entire career learning and sharing knowledge with others. As a writer in the high tech industry, she specialized in demystifying technology and showing customers how to use products to make their lives easier and better. Now, in the consumer audio industry, where products are more interesting than routers and switches, she enjoys taking readers on a journey of discovery - exploring Yamaha products and amplifying passion for music.
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