Something Big is Coming to WiiM Home

[castalla]

From a pure design point of view:
- The album art area could be made significantly larger by allowing it to go edge to edge (left, top and bottom edges). In general a focus on reducing unused screen space (which is now very high)
- The meta data area (including progress bar) to be then on the right side

For the meta data area:
- Make the progress bar less boring and richer with a waveform (see Plexamp/Symfonium for examples)
- Different background options could be added (now a boring gray). Some ideas:
-- make the color adapt/tune based on the album art colors
-- AND/OR album art projected sized blurred
-- AND/OR spectrum analyser dancing behind the meta data

Note: Symfonium has a great way allowing fully to configure almost each field (visible or not, and then different visualisation options if available)

Why not add dancing bears to the screen? Less boring

 

[Burnside]

Why not add dancing bears to the screen? Less boring

Simon Smith thinks that would be amazing

 

[Burnside]

For the meta data area:
- Make the progress bar less boring and richer with a waveform (see Plexamp/Symfonium for examples)

Wouldn’t this and similar decorative effects mean that the audio stream (rather than just a small amount of metadata) would need to be sent from the WiiM device to the tv app for it to analyse the audio to display these real time effects, thereby putting an additional load on the WiiM and network?

 

[slartibartfast]

Simon Smith thinks that would be amazing

Haven't heard that for a long time

 

[slartibartfast]

Written by Randy Newman. Who knew

 

[vdp]

Wouldn’t this and similar decorative effects mean that the audio stream (rather than just a small amount of metadata) would need to be sent from the WiiM device to the tv app for it to analyse the audio to display these real time effects, thereby putting an additional load on the WiiM and network?

The waveform maybe. The other things no. Just better screen usage and graphics design.

 

[aguzz132]

Hi Treaty, Team

Thank you very much for your valuable insights and thoughtful feature list. I’m happy to confirm that your suggestions are well-aligned with our roadmap.
Additionally, we're also considering the integration of song lyrics as part of future updates. I’ll work with our team to develop a tentative timeline and will share an update with you shortly.

The lyrics sync with the song being played will be THE killer feature

 

[LucAce]

Just a question: Why should I use the WiiM app on my TV? I don't see the point.

 

[Burnside]

Just a question: Why should I use the WiiM app on my TV? I don't see the point.

It’s for those who want a large Now Playing screen, little more. If that doesn’t interest you, then the app isn’t for you.

 

[QuarryHunslet]

I wonder what 300 x 300 pixel images would look like on the big TV screen.

 

[EddNog]

I wonder what 300 x 300 pixel images would look like on the big TV screen.

Not too bad at all assuming you’re not watching an 80” TV from 5 feet away.

-Ed

 

[BowsAndArrows]

Additionally, we're also considering the integration of song lyrics as part of future updates. I’ll work with our team to develop a tentative timeline and will share an update with you shortly.

Wow, lyrics would be HUGE for me personally. Hopefully this is implemented in the main mobile/tablet apps as well?!

Also looking forward to the android Tv version

 

[castalla]

Wow, lyrics would be HUGE for me personally. Hopefully this is implemented in the main mobile/tablet apps as well?!

Also looking forward to the android Tv version

Not a great fan of karaoke displays, but Now Playing is essential

 

[BowsAndArrows]

Not a great fan of karaoke displays, but Now Playing is essential

Fair enough. Having the option to go into karaoke mode would be legendary on the big screen tho.

It's the only feature from spotify that I actually miss having since I switched to qobuz ages ago

 

[jfbuk]

Wow, lyrics would be HUGE for me personally. Hopefully this is implemented in the main mobile/tablet apps as well?!

Take a look at the revised 1st post here re Wiim integration with a PCP Lyrion music server instance

Announce: Radio Now Playing plugin - Lyrion : Community : Forums​

Announce: Radio Now Playing plugin Extended track and/or programme information for a many radio stations - along with a menu to choose the station to play. From Settings you can disable the handling of individual broadcasters - and you might want to because as of 21-Jan-2025 there were 519...
forums.lyrion.org
You will need an optical to USB adaptor to connect a Mini or Pro to your RPi
Amazon Link
Once you are in Lyrion Material Skin world you can use all the functionality that it comes with including lyrics (when available) and of course it will run in a browser on nay platform

 

[Burnside]

Take a look at the revised 1st post here re Wiim integration with a PCP Lyrion music server instance

Announce: Radio Now Playing plugin - Lyrion : Community : Forums​

Announce: Radio Now Playing plugin Extended track and/or programme information for a many radio stations - along with a menu to choose the station to play. From Settings you can disable the handling of individual broadcasters - and you might want to because as of 21-Jan-2025 there were 519...
forums.lyrion.org
You will need an optical to USB adaptor to connect a Mini or Pro to your RPi
Amazon Link
Once you are in Lyrion Material Skin world you can use all the functionality that it comes with including lyrics (when available) and of course it will run in a browser on nay platform

I tried a RNP/Wiim favourite I had set up and it didn’t appear to work despite having worked previously. I’ll need to look into it…

 

[mlsstl]

Wow, lyrics would be HUGE for me personally. Hopefully this is implemented in the main mobile/tablet apps as well?!

Also looking forward to the android Tv version

Wonder if we could learn the real lyrics to "Louie Louie"....

 

[jfbuk]

had set up and it didn’t appear to work despite having

I had a similar experience early on but I forced an in situ update of PCP and I started getting track info again.

 

[castalla]

Take a look at the revised 1st post here re Wiim integration with a PCP Lyrion music server instance

Announce: Radio Now Playing plugin - Lyrion : Community : Forums​

Announce: Radio Now Playing plugin Extended track and/or programme information for a many radio stations - along with a menu to choose the station to play. From Settings you can disable the handling of individual broadcasters - and you might want to because as of 21-Jan-2025 there were 519...
forums.lyrion.org
You will need an optical to USB adaptor to connect a Mini or Pro to your RPi
Amazon Link
Once you are in Lyrion Material Skin world you can use all the functionality that it comes with including lyrics (when available) and of course it will run in a browser on nay platform

Wrong plugin.
You need Music & Artist Information plugin. Shows lyrics.

 

[Burnside]

Wrong plugin.
You need Music & Artist Information plugin. Shows lyrics.

But you won’t get anything from a local WiiM stream unless you use the RNP plugin and local input to intercept it - of course, after that you need MAI for the lyrics.