Roon 1.7 is here!
What you need to know:
- This latest release of the popular music management/player software features a new AI technology called Valence, which uses machine learning algorithms to provide highly informed music recommendations.
- Valence learns musical tastes based on data gleaned from over 100,000 Roon listeners and manifests personalized recommendations in the form of three new features, “New Releases for You”, “Recommended for You”, and “Artist Play/Composer Play”.
- The new “New Releases for You” feature provides more than just a list of the week’s new releases, Roon instead shows releases that fit your music preferences based on your library and listening habits.
- The Valence-powered “Recommended for You” feature adds personalized album recommendations based on personal library and listener data to Roon album pages
- “Artist Play/Composer Play” uses Valance to pick a selection of an artist or composer’s best music by using listener data to find their most popular albums as well as digging the crates for lesser-known gems.
- Valence also powers several other improvements within Roon including faster search and higher-quality metadata.
- Along with the AI advancements, Roon 1.7 boasts streaming optimizations, android audio improvements, overall performance improvements on Roon OS (30-40% faster library management), and visual improvements.
For the full Roon 1.7 release notes, click here.
For the full Roon 1.7 release notes, click here.
I’m an audio writer who started as a young audio salesman/consumer electronics professional back in the late 90s. That’s where I discovered the magic of 2-Channel sound. My thirst for great sound has led me on a delightful music quest that continues today.
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