Neutron Music Player

Neutron Code Limited

About this app

Neutron Player is an advanced music player with an audiophile-grade platform-independent in-house developed Neutron HiFi™ 32/64-bit audio engine which does not rely on the OS music player API and thus delivers truly unique experience to you.

* It outputs hi-res audio directly to the internal DAC (including USB DAC) and offers a rich set of DSP effects.

* It is the only application capable of sending audio data to the network renderers (UPnP/DLNA, Chromecast) with all DSP effects applied, including the gapless playback.

* It features a unique PCM to DSD real-time conversion mode (if supported by DAC), so you can play your favorite music in DSD resolution.

* It supports AI-assisted Queue generation with Google Gemini AI engine.

* It offers the sophisticated user interface with an advanced media library functionality.

FEATURES

* 32/64-bit hi-res audio processing (HD audio)
* OS and platform independent decoding and audio processing
* Hi-Res Audio support (up to 32-bit, 1.536 MHz):
- devices with on-board Hi-Res Audio DACs
- DAPs: iBasso, Cayin, Fiio, HiBy, Shanling, Sony
* Bit-perfect playback
* Supports all audio formats
* Native DSD (direct or DoP), DSD
* Multi-channel native DSD (4.0 - 5.1: ISO, DFF, DSF)
* Output all to DSD
* DSD to PCM decoding
* DSD formats: DFF, DSF, ISO SACD/DVD
* Module music formats: MOD, IM, XM, S3M
* Voice audio format: SPEEX
* Playlists: CUE, M3U, PLS, ASX, RAM, XSPF, WPL
* Lyrics (LRC files, metadata)
* Streaming audio (plays Internet radio streams, Icecast, Shoutcast)
* Supports large media libraries
* Network music sources:
- SMB/CIFS network device (NAS or PC, Samba shares)
- UPnP/DLNA media server
- SFTP (over SSH) server
- FTP server
- WebDAV server
* Output to Chromecast (up to 24-bit, 192 kHz, no limit for a format or DSP effects)
* Output to UPnP/DLNA Media Renderer (up to 24-bit, 768 kHz, no limit for a format or DSP effects)
* Direct output to USB DAC (via USB OTG adapter, up to 32-bit, 768 kHz)
* UPnP/DLNA Media Renderer server (gapless, DSP effects)
* UPnP/DLNA Media Server
* Device local music library management via internal FTP server
* DSP effects:
- Parametric Equalizer (4-60 band, per channel, fully configurable: type, frequency, Q, gain)
- Graphic EQ mode (21 presets)
- Frequency Response Correction (5000+ AutoEq presets for 2500+ headphones, user defined)
- Surround Sound (Ambiophonic RACE)
- Crossfeed (better stereo sound perception in headphones)
- Compressor / Limiter (compression of dynamic range)
- Time Delay (loudspeaker time alignment)
- Dithering (minimize quantization)
- Pitch, Tempo (playback speed and pitch correction)
- Phase Inversion (channel polarity change)
- Pseudo-stereo for Mono tracks
* Speaker overload protecting filters: Subsonic, Ultrasonic
* Normalization by Peak, RMS (Preamp gain calculation after DSP effects)
* Tempo/BPM analysis and categorization
* AI-assisted Queue generation
* Replay Gain from metadata
* Gapless playback
* Hardware and Preamp volume controls
* Crossfade
* High quality real-time optional resampling
* Real-time Spectrum, Waveform, RMS analyzers
* Balance (L/R)
* Mono mode
* Profiles (multiple configurations)
* Playback modes: Shuffle, Loop, Single Track, Sequential, Queue, A-B Repeat
* Playlist management
* Media library grouping by: album, artist, composer, genre, year, rating, folder
* Artist grouping by 'Album Artist' category
* Tag editing: MP3, FLAC, OGG, APE, SPEEX, WAV, WV, M4A, MP4 (medium: internal, SD, SMB, SFTP)
* Folder mode
* Clock mode
* Timers: sleep, wake
* Android Auto

NOTE

Try 5-day Eval version before buying!

SUPPORT

Report bugs directly by e-mail or via forum.

Forum:
http://neutroncode.com/forum

About Neutron HiFi™:
http://neutronhifi.com

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Ratings and reviews

Great sound, horrible UX, and, apparently, no interest in improving it. Some settings don't work correctly. On my tablet, it automatically opens and plays as soon as my Bt earbuds connect, which is disabled, across all connections, in the settings. This is very annoying. My earbuds are paired to multiple devices. I don't need music from another device, when making a call from my phone. Also, while Neutron will play m4a files, it doesn't add them to its library. Please fix.

Absolutely the best music player ever, period! PS: It's been more than a week since Neutron stop recognizing lots of my music. Now half of my albums are missing from the player. I had to download another player to listen to my music. I tried everything (empty the library, re scanning again, etc) with the same results. Is frustrating, since i've been using this app for 10 years just because it used to be the very best. Hope someone help me with this issue...

This is one of the few apps I've purchased, it's excellent to have this level of control over media. I've run into issues with the app's validation - when I have limited cellular connectivity the app notifies me that my evaluation period is over, and shuts down, even though I've purchased it. I've since moved away from poor coverage areas, so this isn't a big deal anymore. It's still the best media player that I've found.

What’s new

* New:
 - AI Generation of Queue (+AI button on Queue entry when it is empty): generates Queue on basis of your music library and your textual description sent to AI engine (Google Gemini 2.5 Flash)
 - Audio Hardware → Direct USB Access:
  * Force 1ms packet option: force 1ms transfers (workaround for weak firmwares of USB DACs)
  * Ignore Audio Focus option: keep USB DAC acquired by Neutron
 - Export action for playlist properties
 - Export/Import actions for EQ/FRC preset entry