Haptique Music
Haptique Music is the music and media layer for Haptique OS. It should be configured as part of the home model, not as a separate app island.
What you can do
Section titled “What you can do”- Use Music as the daily listening view after at least one source and one output are ready.
- Browse supported music sources and local libraries.
- Upload songs, add a local or NAS library folder, scan the library, and browse albums, artists, tracks, playlists, and artwork.
- Add internet radio stations for quick playback.
- Connect available streaming services where supported by the project.
- Discover and route playback to supported outputs, speaker groups, streamers, and media zones.
- Control volume, mute, play, pause, skip, and source selection.
- Build and edit queues with play now, play next, and append behavior where supported.
- See and control multiple active players when music is playing in more than one Space.
- Save common playlists, stations, albums, searches, or sources as favorites.
- Add music to scenes such as Dinner, Morning, or Movie Night.
- Control music from the HOS mobile app, RS90, scenes, and AI where enabled.
Basic terms
Section titled “Basic terms”- Source: where music comes from, such as a library, playlist, station, album, or service.
- Output: where music plays, such as a speaker, receiver, streamer, amplifier, or media endpoint.
- Zone: a room or listening area that contains one or more outputs.
- Player: the active playback control for one output or grouped set of outputs.
- Queue: the upcoming music for a player.
- Group: two or more outputs controlled together.
- Preset: a saved music setup, such as a source, output, volume, or queue behavior, when presets are enabled.
Daily listening flow
Section titled “Daily listening flow”After setup, most consumers should start with music selection, not configuration.
- Open Music in Haptique OS or the HOS mobile app.
- Choose a Space or output.
- Browse the library, radio stations, connected services, favorites, or saved filters.
- Start playback, add to the queue, or replace the current queue.
- Use Now Playing for volume, mute, pause, skip, and queue changes.
Setup controls should still be available, but they should not crowd the normal listening path once the home has a working source and output.
Main areas
Section titled “Main areas”Haptique Music is usually organized into these areas:
- Home: daily listening and Now Playing.
- Library: uploaded songs, local or NAS folders, scans, albums, artists, tracks, and playlists.
- Outputs: speakers, streamers, media zones, live rooms, and saved groups.
- Radio: custom internet radio stations.
- Services: available streaming-service connections.
- Advanced: pro setup details and technical state for installers.
How it fits into HOS
Section titled “How it fits into HOS”Once Haptique Music is assigned to Spaces, it becomes part of the same control model as lights, climate, AV, scenes, and favorites.
- Mobile apps can show music controls for the active Space.
- RS90 can control playback and volume for the assigned media zone.
- Scenes can start music as part of a room setup.
- AI can help find music actions or create scenes when those controls are enabled.