Neutron Music Player (Eval)

Neutron Code Limited

About this app

Neutron Player is an advanced music player with an audiophile-grade platform-independent in-house developed 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 oversampling mode (if supported by DAC), so you can play your favorite music in DSD resolution.

* It offers the sophisticated user interface with an advanced media library functionality that is appreciated by audiophiles and music lovers from all parts of our world!

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
* 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
* 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

It is a time limited (5 days) full-featured evaluation version. Unlimited version is here: http://tiny.cc/11l5jz

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Ratings and reviews

I'm on the fence here, the sound with the DAC and klipsch XR8i headphones is amazing. But the UI is 😩😩😩😩😩 How is no option to sort the library by alphabet or and option to import. CUE playlist files from other players. I been using PowerAmp player for years and that one is user friendly, it gives you the option to sort stuff. but doesn't have the option to enable a DAC. Why is this world like this. I don't know if the buttons she vizualizer will growth on me..I'm use the clean menu.

I was about to buy this app because it's freaking awesome but then all the sudden it wouldn't play music and won't import my playlist, not even If I drop a copy in this apps playlist file. Just a bump in the road because the apps overall potential is much greater than the rest of the apps I've tried, and there has been a ton of em!!!!

Yes for the sound, no for the Ux. I've been using this app for years. It's the only practical way to get DSD audio out of my tablet through my iFi & Pegasus DACs. Bought the paid ver. But I have to agree the UI needs help. Labels for a start, perhaps at the expense of international language compatibility. The aesthetics need help too, & I could usually care less being a form-follows-function type. The real trouble is getting from here to there is very difficult and not intuitive. Pls update!

What's new

* New: 
 - Ratings -> Ignore Metadata option: to ignore rating in the tags/metadata of the music file when importing it to the media library
* Improved and re-enabled Backup/Restore functionality via Neutron Console (check FAQ how to backup/restore Neutron's settings: https://neutroncode.com/faq/73-backup-restore)