Hi Torsten,

I’m just looking into this now. I’ve upgraded a MacBook to Catalina to test if BM-Link works okay, before upgrading my main music server (MAC Mini linked to DACMagic D2A).

First signs not encouraging. BM-Link runs fine & speakers can be turned on/off at command, but new Music app doesn’t start playing. It appears the loss of the iTunes app may have broken that function...

I will investigate further & report back.

best,

Rob

Hi Torsten,

On further investigation it’s as I suspected, BM-Link cannot connect to the new Music app at all.

I’ve tried rebooting the Mac, reconnecting the BeoLink PC2, starting the Music app and BM-Link app in different orders. Always the same result, BM-Link starts good as gold, the attached BeoLab 4000s power up and down in response to Beo4 commands, but nothing happens in the Music app. Not 9nly does Music not start or stop playing the track it left off from when the BM-Link is activated, skip track (back or forward) and skip album (back or forward) don’t work.

I did try to rename the Music.app as iTunes.app, as a rather desparate measure, but permissions stopped me.

Unless anyone else has a better idea I think we all need to contact anders@odlund.se (who wrote BM-Link) and ask if he’d be kind enough to look at this for us? I don’t think he’s been actively updating the app for some time, so this might be a big ask.

Best,

Rob

Hi Rob,

sad news indeed but somehow not much of a surprise. If Anders shared source code, maybe some could look into it...

regards

Torsten

That indeeds sounds great. Did you also check music distribution via Masterlink? Still working? In other words, pressing N.MUSIC in a different room starts playing music?

regards

Torsten

Hi all,

did some testing today with my Catalina-upgraded MBP. I can confirm that BM Link basically works also via Masterlink. What doesn't seem to work is music starting upon pressing N.MUSIC. However starting music manually (or via the iOS remot app) starts music distribution via MasterLink. So it appears the only thing not working anymore (which was to be expected) is remote control of the Music app. Not a major issue from my perspective as I am usually remote controlling music via the iOS remote app anyway.

Bottomline: upgrading to Catalina doesn't break music distribution to MasterLink. It only breaks remote controlling music play. If only we could get our hands on the BM Link app. I am pretty sure the changes to remote control music are pretty minimal. BM Link sends system events to remote controll iTunes. It seems these have changed.

regards

Torsten

I've install Catalina on my MacPro.

BM-Link start with error message  :

=> I can't use Music App but get playback from radio or other source running on my Beo sound system via master link.

If someone get a solution to fix path in BM-Link settings...

Best regards

Christophe

I've install Catalina on my MacPro.

BM-Link start with error message  :

=> I can't use Music App but get playback from radio or other source running on my Beo sound system via master link.

If someone get a solution to fix path in BM-Link settings...

Best regards

Christophe

Error message :

Failed to open iTunes Music Library at the following path : /Volumes/HD support/iTunes/iTunes Library.xml

Hi all, I would like to get N.RADIO into my ML network (because analog radio will soon be disappearing).I can stream to my ML network, that is not the issue, I just would love to still be able to control radio with the BEO4 only without using apps or my TV.

Now I do have an idle 2009 mac mini running El Capitan and can get myself a BeoLink PC2. My idea would be to install BM-LINK on the mac mini and use it 'headless' only to provide internet radio to the ML network.

Would you think this is still possible?

The ML network consists of BeoSystem 3, BeoMaster 6500, BeoLink Atcive, BeoLab 3500, BeoLab 2000 (soon).

Regards!

Johan