Streaming Music
Set Up Music Assistant
Your new Satellite1 can now control your home, but what about streaming music? Here’s a guide to help you install and configure Music Assistant (MA) to stream music directly to your Satellite1.
Music Assistant gets added to Home Assistant Core!
This is great news—it makes installing Music Assistant (MA) much easier! However, as of December 2024, it’s important to note that this version of Music Assistant does not yet include “voice control capabilities.” We recommend reviewing Music Assistant’s guidelines on setting up voice control capabilities for the most up-to-date information.
A Couple Tips:
- Spotify ONLY works if you are a paying subscriber. This may or may not be addressed in future versions of MA.
- Watch your volume! The 25W amplifier on the Sat1 can blow little speakers.
Add a Music Provider
After installing Music Assistant you'll want to add a source for your Music:
Connect a Music Provider to MA
Add your Sat1 to Music Assistant
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After adding a music provider, you'll want to add your Satellite1 to MA. Go to settings:
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Add Home Assistant as Player Provider
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Add your Satellite1 to the list of players:
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That's it! Select your Satellite1 as your Player Provider & play some music.
Controlling Music with Your Voice
Beta Feature
These capabilities are still rough around the edges. It will get better in time. Read the documentation carefully before you conclude something broken. In reality it may just not work as you expect :)
There are three ways to control music with your voice: