vibinui is a browser-based user interface for StreamMagic audio streamers. vibinui also
requires installation of the vibin backend.
Vibin should work for anyone with a StreamMagic audio streamer, although it has only been tested with the following:
- Cambridge Audio CXNv2 (StreamMagic) streamer.
- Local media:
- On a NAS running Asset UPnP (optional).
- Over USB (optional).
- Volume/mute controls:
- A StreamMagic streamer in Pre-Amp mode or over the Control Bus in Amplifier mode.
- A Hegel amplifier.
- AirPlay from a MacBook.
- Running the UI in Chrome on a MacBook and iPad.
Vibin is mostly an experiment. It is not intended to be a complete replacement for the official StreamMagic apps. Vibin lacks features like browsing internet radio (although it can play internet radio presets configured in the StreamMagic app), and has no support for TIDAL or Qobuz. Nor is Vibin intended to replace general-purpose solutions like Plexamp, Audirvana, Roon, etc.
Watch the overview video (4m:15s) to see Vibin's features in action. (Does not show some features, like Hegel amplifier controls and all-media searching).
See the Vibin backend documentation for complete information on how to install both the backend and this UI.
In summary:
- Install the
vibinbackend first. - Use the backend's commandline interface to download and install the UI application onto the backend.
The backend will then be able to serve the UI to a browser running on any other device on the same
network (a laptop, iPad, etc) via a URL hosted on the backend, such as http://192.168.1.100/ui.
The backend expects to be installed on an always-on machine on the network (such as a server or Raspberry Pi), to ensure it's always available to any browser running on any other device on the network. This is not strictly required however, and it's possible to run everything on (say) a single laptop.
See the Developers README for more information.
Note: Some features will only be available when a supported local media server or amplifier are detected.
Vibin's features include:
- Streamer transport controls.
- Play, pause, next track, previous track, shuffle, repeat, etc.
- Volume and mute controls.
- StreamMagic streamers in Pre-Amp mode or the Control Bus in Amplifier mode.
- Hegel amplifiers.
- Streamer and amplifier source selection.
- Showing what's currently playing on the streamer.
- Track details.
- Album art.
- Lyrics.
- Waveform.
- Related links to external sites.
- Browsing local media (NAS and USB).
- Viewing Artists, Albums, and Tracks.
- Filtering.
- Sorting.
- Viewing as art cards or in a table.
- Searching by title, date, genre, etc.
- Searching for lyrics.
- Searching across all media at once (Albums, Tracks, Presets, Favorites).
- Playlists.
- Viewing and interacting with the active streamer Playlist.
- Saving and switching between stored Playlists.
- Presets (like internet radio).
- Favorites.
- Display settings are remembered between browser sessions.
- Supports keyboard shortcuts for transport controls, lyrics display, volume/mute, etc.
- Streamer changes made by other apps (like the StreamMagic app) will be automatically reflected in Vibin.
- Multiple instances of the UI can be running on one or more devices at once. Changes made by one device will be automatically reflected on the other devices.
- Can set a maximum amplifier volume.
Full streamer transport controls are available.
Amplifier controls for volume and mute are available. Maximum amplifier volume can be set.
Vibin shows information on the currently-playing track. This works for both local media and AirPlay (although the waveform is not shown for AirPlay).
Lyrics are shown for the currently-playing track (when available).
Lyrics for the currently-playing track can be viewed from any screen in the application.
Lyrics will also be shown for tracks not coming from local media (such as AirPlay).
A waveform is shown for tracks sourced from local media. The playhead position can be changed by dragging the playhead over the waveform image.
Vibin supports custom Playlist creation. Playlists can be saved for later use. The detailed Playlist view shows more information than the summary view.
Various actions can be performed on each entry in the playlist.
Playlist names can be changed, and playlists can be removed.
Local media (stored on a NAS) can be browsed by Artist, Album, and Track. Media browsing supports filtering.
The art size can be changed.
Media can be viewed either as cards or in a table.
The Artists screen provides an artist-oriented display of albums and tracks.
Media can be filtered by various fields, such as title, artist, genre, date, etc.
Tracks can be filtered by lyrics. The following shows tracks with lyrics containing the word "happy".
Vibin supports playing of StreamMagic Presets, like internet radio stations.
Albums and Tracks can be favorited.
Vibin supports additional features including all-media searches, filtering, art display settings, input switching, and more.
All media can be searched at once (Albums, Tracks, Presets, Favorites).
Media display can be filtered based on various metadata criteria.
Media can be displayed as either cards or tables, and can be sorted by metadata fields. Cards can have their sizing and spacing configured, and text details can be turned on and off. These settings can be configured differently for each screen and will be remembered between sessions.
The streamer and amplifier input sources can be set.
Application features can be triggered using keyboard shortcuts.
