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7.6 Open Home Media Emulation on a NAS
As mentioned before, OpenHome Media (ohMedia) is an open standard for networked audio
devices created by Linn, which has better support for playlists, allowing gapless playback to
continue when the Controller leaves the network or if you navigate to another program on your
Controller. In addition, the CD quality streaming service Tidal (Called WimP in Europe) can be
accessed using an ohMedia emulation. Devices can implement ohMedia in place of, or alongside
the UPnP AV protocols.
The following steps will show you how to setup Bubble UPnP Server, using the example of a
Synology NAS. The goal is to provide the ability to use some of the better ohMedia Controllers
such as Linn Kazoo or Lumin, as well as a way to stream the CD quality Tidal streaming service.
A few important notes before we get started:
Note 1: At this point the MSB Network Renderer module is not Open Home Media certified, but
there is an emulation program called Bubble UPnP Server which allows the MSB Network
Renderer to be seen as an Open Home Media Renderer.
Note 2: Bubble UPnP Server should not be confused with being an UPnP Server, as it is not, but
instead runs on top of your UPnP Server to provide additional functionalities.
Note 3: Your UPnP Server, in our example MinimServer, and Java Manager should be installed
and already running on your NAS before starting the installation of Bubble UPnP Server.
Note 4: Your MSB Renderer module should be installed on your network and turned on.
Step 1. Prepare NAS and Download Bubble UPnP Server
From your computer, Log into your Synology NAS as the administrator
1. Click on the Synology Assistant desktop shortcut that was created during the installation on
the laptop.
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