Connect your Sonos speakers with Soundtrack to control the music playing in your business.
We're aware that some customers are experiencing quality issues with their Sonos playback. Sonos is actively investigating and working to resolve this issue. We will provide an update as soon as we have more information.
Connect with Sonos
Mobile devices
- Open the Sonos app.
- Under ‘Your services’, tap the ‘+’ icon.
- Search for Soundtrack and follow the instructions.
- Connect to your location.
When connecting a Sonos system to a location, the best available zone is selected automatically. Play different music in as many rooms as you'd like, using one zone for each room.
For large venues with multiple Wi-Fi networks and Sonos systems, create a separate location for each system.
Desktop devices
- Open the Sonos app.
- Under ‘Select a Music Source’, click ‘Add Music Services’.
- Search for Soundtrack and follow the instructions.
- Connect to your location.
When connecting a Sonos system to a location, the best available zone is selected automatically. Play different music in as many rooms as you'd like, using one zone for each room.
For large venues with multiple Wi-Fi networks and Sonos systems, create a separate location for each system.
Line in
Line in is an audio input on some Sonos products that allows a connection between a Soundtrack Player and a Sonos system. This enables full Scheduling and Messaging functionality.
Play the same music from all Sonos speakers
To play the same music from different Sonos speakers on the same Wi-Fi, only one zone is needed. You will need to group the rooms. Read about grouping rooms here.
Play different music in each room
With many Sonos speakers you can group rooms to play the same music, or play different music in each room.
Each unique music stream will need its own zone. Check you have enough zones per location connected to Sonos.
- Add zones to your location as needed in Soundtrack.
- In the Sonos app, add Soundtrack.
- Follow the instructions to connect a location.
- Whenever you press play in Sonos, an available zone will be automatically selected.
- To switch speakers, pull up the speaker from the bottom in Sonos and click the preferred room.
Examples
You have two rooms named ‘Bar’ and ‘Restaurant’.
Example 1
You want to play the same music in these rooms, so you group them in the Sonos app. You play music from Soundtrack in the Sonos app to this group. Only one zone is needed.
Example 2
You want to listen to Pop FM in the bar, but classical music in the restaurant. Select each room and play the music you want in the Sonos app. Two zones will be needed since you are using two unique streams of music.
Features
How to control your Sonos system
Remote control
Manage your music from anywhere via https://play.sonos.com/.
- Best for: Owners and managers who aren't on-site.
- Capabilities: Start/stop music, adjust volume and group speakers.
- Limitations: Currently works on desktop only. If you manage multiple businesses, you must log out and back in to switch systems.
On-site control
Connect to the same Wi-Fi as your Sonos, then click ‘Add to existing Sonos system’.
Note: this is an official Sonos service that isn't managed by Soundtrack.
Schedule
Sonos has a scheduling feature similar to Soundtrack. Set an ‘alarm’ to start playing music at a certain time.
Shuffle & Crossfade
When using Sonos, all playlists and stations are played in shuffle mode.
Crossfade can only be adjusted within the Sonos app.
Explicit
Log in to your account and click ‘Company settings’. Scroll down and turn on the explicit filter. It takes approx. 10 minutes for the change to activate.
Music Quality
The music in Sonos streams at 96 kbps.