The LUMIN App is designed to be intuitive to use without any training. Many users just download the app and start playing. However, the app has hidden depths and as more features have been added over the years and some elements may benefit from further explanation.
Sections
App Layout:
LUMIN App has three main panels:
- Browse: Explore and select from your music collection.
- Playlist: Once you've selected from the Browse panel, your music will be queued for playing here.
- Now Playing: This is where you can view and control what's playing now.
Browse:
Getting started:
- Turn all devices on, including LUMIN and your music server.
- Open the LUMIN App.
- LUMIN App will automatically detect your devices.
- Confirm your choice of server by tapping it.
- LUMIN App will find all your music and store all the artwork. Note that on the very first use of the App, this can take some time (approximately 250 albums per minute).
Sort the list by:
- Song Title
- Album Title
- Artist
- Composer (optional)
- Genre
- Year
- Newest added to the server
On this same menu you can also get access to Folder Browsing (Standard UPnP Browsing), TIDAL, Qobuz and Internet Radio (see down the page for more details).
Change the view:
- Artwork View (tapping on an album takes you to Song Grouping View)
- Song Grouping View
- Heading View
Note: The available views vary depending on current Sort/View combination
Maximise your view:
The browse panel can be maximised to fill the screen. Useful while creating large Playlists.
Pinch to zoom:
When in Artwork View, you can pinch the screen to zoom the artwork. LUMIN App will automatically rescale slightly to optimise the view.
Add to Playlist:
Normally, as soon as you tap on a song or Grouping header, it will automatically be added to the bottom of the Playlist.
However, if you have selected 'Double Tap' as the selection method, more options become available.
You can now select multiple single songs at once and the bottom menu will appear, allowing the following:
- Play Now: Add selection to the bottom of the Playlist and LUMIN will skip to it and play immediately
- Play Next: Add selection after the 'Now Playing' song and LUMIN will play it after the current song has finished
- Play Later: Add selection to the bottom of the Playlist
- Play and replace: Will replace the whole of the Playlist with selection, and starts playing
- Clear selection: This will deselect all songs.
To easily add a whole album to the playlist, see below.
Info Pop-up:
Press and hold on any item in the Browse, Playlist, or Now Playing app areas to open an info pop-up.
From this pop-up you can:
- Add this item to the Playlist (see above for icon explanations). A major benefit is being able to add a whole album to the Playlist without leaving Artwork View.
- Change the browse sort order, based on that item
- Search the current library for matching items
View the Last.fm entry for this artist/title
View the Allmusic.com entry for this artist/title
Browse the TIDAL library for matching items
Browse the Qobuz library for matching items- When in TIDAL or Qobuz, you also search your local music library for matching items.
On the resulting pop-up you can press the Globe icon to switch to your tablet's main browser.
Search:
First select the tab to sort the list by (see above).
Then type in the word you want to find in that tag.
The example shows that we are searching for "Joni" in the Artist tags.
Playlist:
Album grouping:
To make the Playlists easier to understand, LUMIN App visually groups songs that are from the same album. Artwork is only included once per group.
The area highlighted in blue is one Album Grouping.
Now Playing song:
The song being played in the Playlist is highlighted in the left column by a play symbol instead of the Playlist number.
If the Playlist is long, you can quickly scroll to the Now Playing song by tapping the 'Jump' button.
The 'Jump' button displays the Now Playing song number and the total number of songs in the Playlist.
Edit:
Tapping the 'Edit' button will change the appearance of the Playlist songs. You can now tap the red 'Minus' icons to delete a song/album from the playlist, or drag the 'Grip' area on the right to re-arrange the song order.
When you have finished, you can tap the 'Edit' button again to return to the normal Playlist view.
Save and Load:
The 'Playlist' button (highlighted) is used to both Save and Load Playlists.
Save new: Type in your new Playlist Name in the text box and then tap the 
'Save' button.
Overwrite: Tap the Playlist Name in the list that you wish to overwrite and then tap the 'Save' button.
Load: Tap your chosen Playlist Name, or type the name into the text box and then tap the 
'Load' button.
Edit name: Tap on the Playlist Name you wish to edit, then tap the 
'Edit' button. Type your new name into the popup.
Delete: Tap on the Playlist Name you wish to delete, then tap the 
'Delete' button.
Save TIDAL/Qobuz tracks to TIDAL/Qobuz playlist: Type in your new Playlist Name in the text box and then tap the 
or 
'Save' button. The songs from the corresponding service will be saved to the 'My Playlists' section of the TIDAL/Qobuz systems.
In all above cases you are given an ok/cancel confirmation box
Search: At the top of the pop-up is a search bar. Start typing in your search term and the LUMIN App will filter the results.
Clear:
Tapping the 'Wastebin' button will clear everything in the Playlist panel, including the Now Playing song.
Now Playing:
Song info:
- Song Title
- Artist Name
- Album Title.
- Codec Name
- Audio Sample Rate
- Audio Bit Rate
- Data Rate.
Figures in brackets show upsampled rate. E.g. 44.1 kHz (2.8MHz), 16 bit (1 bit) shows that the original sample rate was CD quality, and LUMIN is upsampling to DSD
Tap the Artwork to enter Fullscreen Mode. Tap again to exit.
Control:
- Skip Back to previous song, or replay current song in Playlist
- Play/Pause (toggle)
- Skip Forward to next song in Playlist
- Shuffle (the next song is selected at random from the Playlist)
- Repeat (the Playlist will loop)
Note: When the current song is within the first 5 seconds, this control will skip back to the previous song, otherwise it will replay the current song.
Note: To Stop, you can tap Pause and then tap Skip Back. This will reset the Timeline to zero.
Timeline Ring:
- Current Song Time
- Total Song Time
Tap the Timeline Ring to reveal controls to restart, Fast Forward and Rewind.
Note: Tap and hold the Forward/Rewind button to seek.
Volume Ring:
- Current Volume percentage.
Tap the Volume Ring to reveal controls to to adjust volume and mute.
Notes:- The least signal processing occurs at level 100.
- When less than 100, the default volume control algorithm is Leedh Processing.
- The number displayed may be higher than the actual volume due to the Max Volume % setting. e.g. This volume ring is 80, but the Max Volume % is 70, then the actual volume is 80 × 70% = 56.
- The Volume Ring can be hidden in settings if it is not required.
Internet Radio:
Settings:
Firstly, a TuneIn account is required (free).
Use the TuneIn website to add Radio Stations to your 'Library'.
Navigate to: Settings > LUMIN Options > Internet Radio Setting and enter your TuneIn username (no password required).
Browse:
A new Radio tab will now appear in the browse window.
When clicked, you will see your TuneIn Favourites list.
You can search your Radio Library in the normal way.
Double-tap a station or show to play immediately.
Notes:Folders within your library are not supported.
Due to the wide variety of audio codecs and streaming formats used by TuneIn, some radio stations may not play on LUMIN.
TIDAL music streaming:
Getting started with Tidal:
Firstly, a TIDAL account is required (30-day free trial available).
When you tap the TIDAL tab (shown in blue) for the first time you will be asked to login.
Login:
Use your TIDAL login details to access your account from within the LUMIN App.
If you haven't yet created a TIDAL account, you can select 'Sign Up' to jump to the TIDAL website in your browser.
Browse:
Once logged in, you will see the 'What's New, TIDAL Rising, TIDAL Discovery, Playlists, Genres, Masters and My Music links in the browse panel.
Masters is where you'll find High Resolution MQA-encoded music.
You can drill down through these to access TIDAL's recommendations and also your stored TIDAL playlists and favourites.
Search:
The search box will search the entire TIDAL catalogue of music.
You can narrow your search by selecting whether you wish to view Artists, Albums, Playlists or Tracks containing your search term.
Navigation:
At any point you can press the button in the top of the browse panel to see breadcrumb navigation. This list is scrollable and can take you right back to the TIDAL home screen or any step inbetween.
Add to the LUMIN Playlist:
You can press and hold on any item in the browse window that contains just tracks to add all of it's contents to the Playlist.
From this menu, you can also store your slection as a TIDAL favorite, for later retrieval from the 'My Music' section.
You can also search your local servers (MinimServer in this example) or Qobuz for artists or songs of the same title. (You can also do the reverse and search TIDAL when browsing through your own server).
Save Playlist to TIDAL:
TIDAL tracks within a LUMIN Playlist can be saved to your TIDAL account.
Tap the Playlist button open the Playlist menu, name your Playlist and then tap the TIDAL button to save it to the TIDAL account.
Your TIDAL Playlists can be retrieved from the 'My Music' section of TIDAL.
MQA icons:
To help with selecting the highest quality versions of TIDAL music, an MQA icon shows next to any music that TIDAL have flagged as being MQA encoded.
Most MQA-encoded albums also have regular redbook versions on TIDAL servers, so often you will see duplicate albums when searching. Look for the MQA icon to distinguish between them.
MQA icons also appear in other parts of the LUMIN app - The Playlist (see below) and also the 'Now Playing' song title.
Note: Bit Rate and Sample Rate vary between MQA songs. The actual figures will be displayed in the 'Now Playing' area.
Playlist icons:
As Playlists can contain music from a mixture of sources, there are icons to help you distinguish between them.
TIDAL music carries the TIDAL icon, unless it is also MQA-encoded, in which case the MQA icon is used.
The example here shows a playlist constructed from a mixture of different sources.
Qobuz music streaming:
Getting started with Qobuz:
Firstly, a Qobuz account is required (1-month free trial available).
When you tap the Qobuz tab (highlighted) for the first time you will be asked to login.
Login:
Use your Qobuz login details to access your account from within the LUMIN App.
If you haven't yet created a Qobuz account, you can select 'Sign Up' to jump to the Qobuz website in your browser.
Browse:
Once logged in, you will see the Discover and Playlists areas (other areas become available as you use Qobuz such as Favourites and Purchases).
You can drill down through these to access Qobuz's recommendations and also your stored Qobuz playlists and favourites.
Search:
The search box will search the entire Qobuz catalogue of music.
You can narrow your search by selecting whether you wish to view Artists, Albums, Playlists or Tracks containing your search term.
Navigation:
At any point you can press the button in the top of the browse panel to see breadcrumb navigation. This list is scrollable and can take you right back to the Qobuz home screen or any step inbetween.
Add to the LUMIN Playlist:
You can press and hold on any item in the browse window that contains just tracks to add all of it's contents to the Playlist.
From this menu, you can also store your slection as a Qobuz favorite, for later retrieval from the 'Favourites' section.
You can also search your local servers (MinimServer in this example) or TIDAL for artists or songs of the same title. (You can also do the reverse and search Qobuz when browsing through your own server).
Save Playlist to Qobuz:
Qobuz tracks within a LUMIN Playlist can be saved to your Qobuz account.
Tap the Playlist button open the Playlist menu, name your Playlist and then tap the Qobuz button to save it to the Qobuz account.
Your Qobuz Playlists can be retrieved from the 'Playlists' section of Qobuz.
High-Res icons (Sublime accounts only):
To help with selecting the highest quality versions of Qobuz music, a High-Res icon shows next to any music that Qobuz have flagged as being at least 24-bit.
Most High-Res albums also have regular redbook versions on Qobuz servers, so often you will see duplicate albums when searching. Look for the High-Res icon to distinguish between them.
High-Res icons also appear in other parts of the LUMIN app - The Playlist (see below) and also the 'Now Playing' song title.
Note: Bit Rate and Sample Rate vary between MQA songs. The actual figures will be displayed in the 'Now Playing' area.
Playlist icons:
As Playlists can contain music from a mixture of sources, there are icons to help you distinguish between them.
Qobuz music carries the Qobuz icon, unless it is also High-Res, in which case the High-Res icon is used.
The example here shows a playlist constructed from a mixture of different sources.
Standard UPnP Browsing:
Browsing:
Tapping the 'folder' tab (shown in blue) will enter Standard UPnP Browsing mode.
In this mode, you can drill down in the traditional UPnP way.
By tapping on [folder view] you can drill down through physical folders on the server, so you can organise your own structure. As an example, you could have folders named DSD/High Res/Redbook/Lossy, etc. to achieve something not possible with normal browsing.
Navigating:
A navigation area opens in the area shown in green above.
Tapping the server name, displays a breadcrumb trail so that you can navigate back to any level above your current location.
Press and hold on any folder to add all of those items to the playlist, or single-tap to drill down further.