Audio Source

You can choose audio sources on the left panel to play its contents at the bottom of Audio Station.

Music Library

The library contains music in the "music" shared folder or any other indexed folders of your Synology DiskStation, which will be organized into the following categories.

Note: To add a folder as an indexed folder, log in to DSM as admin (or a user belonging to the administrators group), and then go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Media Indexing Service > Indexed Folder. For more information, click the Help button at the top-right corner of the window.

Playlists

You can see your personal playlists (viewable by yourself only), shared playlists (viewable by all DiskStation users with access to Audio Station), and smart playlists.

To add or edit a smart playlist, do any of the following:

Note: Only users with the Manage Playlist privilege (in Settings > Privileges) can edit or add shared playlists.

Internet Radio

Audio Station comes with lists of Internet radio stations provided by SHOUTCast(TM) and RadioIO. You can also create your own radio lists or add radio stations to your favorites for quick access.

To create radio stations:

  1. Go to Create > User-defined radio or My favorite radio.
  2. In the window that appears, fill in corresponding information (Name, Description, and URL) to add the radio station to the User-defined radio or My favorite radio list.
  3. Click OK.

To add radio stations to your favorites:

  1. Select a radio station provided by SHOUTCast(TM) and RadioIO.
  2. Go to Action > Add to favorites or select Add to favorites by right-clicking the selected station to add it to your favorites, which will appear in the My favorite radio list.

Media Server

Audio Station can browse and play media contents on DLNA-certified digital media servers or other Synology DiskStations.

Click Media Server on the left panel to see media servers and Synology DiskStations found in the local area network.

Note: Only users with the UPnP Browsing privilege (at Settings > Privileges) can play media server contents.

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AirPlay & Bluetooth Devices

Audio Station can stream media contents to AirPlay compatible devices and Bluetooth speakers for playback.

To play media contents through AirPlay or Bluetooth devices:

  1. Click My computer/USB speakers/[Media renderer name] (indicating the device you have been streaming music to) to select a device you want to play music with. AirPlay and Bluetooth devices found in the local area network will appear on the drop-down list.
  2. Do either of the following:
  3. If a password is required for the selected device(s), you will be prompted to enter the password.
  4. Click OK.