# Older sonos player with soundboard **URL:** \ **Category:** Ideas & Suggestions\ **Created:** [July 8, 2019, 6:37am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/older-sonos-player-with-soundboard/15294 "2019-07-08T06:37:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Joka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Joka](https://community.homey.app/u/Joka)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 6:37am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/older-sonos-player-with-soundboard/15294/1 "2019-07-08T06:37:07Z")
Sonos App 5.0.11. soundboard 2.0.5 It is possible to play an mp3 clip via an URL even on older sonos players. There is an option to use soundboard but only for the new range of sonos player. Isn`t it possible to modify soundboard to reach the audio clips via an URL. This would make it possible to use older Sonos players with soundboard. Second option : make ist possible to store a sound file on homey directly to use the URL path in the sonos app. ---
**Author:** ![Marcel\_Ubels](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marcel_ubels/32/18860_2.png) [@Marcel\_Ubels](https://community.homey.app/u/Marcel_Ubels)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 8:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/older-sonos-player-with-soundboard/15294/2 "2019-07-08T08:58:10Z")
I also have some old Sonos devices. With soundboard I was able to upload some mp3 files and playback them. I don’t use that anymore and do not know if soundboard changed. I did use it on homey 2.0. Still works! ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/c/c5edd2e2b49337f8684687c4e7dc08320f01caef.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/7/7e8a43f39dcfa8a7510879ac9b1481174674a254.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Joka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Joka](https://community.homey.app/u/Joka)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 10:23am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/older-sonos-player-with-soundboard/15294/3 "2019-07-08T10:23:05Z")
Thx for your reply! Which version of the sonos and soundbar app do you use? Actual comment in the app store for sonos app v5.0.11 - 22.05.19: _Currently, the only players that support audio clips are Sonos One, Amp, Play:5 (gen 2), and Beam._ Strange, if it works in an older version. ---
**Author:** ![Marcel\_Ubels](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marcel_ubels/32/18860_2.png) [@Marcel\_Ubels](https://community.homey.app/u/Marcel_Ubels)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 10:32am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/older-sonos-player-with-soundboard/15294/4 "2019-07-08T10:32:24Z")
Sonos 5.011 en soundboard 2.05. I use a playbar en sonos 1 en 3, all older ones ---
**Author:** ![Caseda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/caseda/32/138695_2.png) [@Caseda](https://community.homey.app/u/Caseda)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 10:42am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/older-sonos-player-with-soundboard/15294/5 "2019-07-08T10:42:35Z")
They went to a/the new API of Sonos, which only presents those options for the new devices, nothing Athom can do about that, unless they want to revert back, and lose a lot of other options they implemented now. So you should blame Sonos for not supporting the older devices anymore, but I guess their own reason, people having to buy their new devices, has more power at their side. ---
**Author:** ![Joka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Joka](https://community.homey.app/u/Joka)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 11:00am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/older-sonos-player-with-soundboard/15294/6 "2019-07-08T11:00:48Z")
I use the same app versions. Does it work with the sonos1? Is a typical player icon for each player visible? In my flows I see only an identical icon with the text „Sonos“ for each player. I haven’t select a sound file in the soundbar app yet, maybe that the reason. I will check it in the afternoon. Thx for now! ---
**Author:** ![Joka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Joka](https://community.homey.app/u/Joka)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 11:47am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/older-sonos-player-with-soundboard/15294/7 "2019-07-08T11:47:28Z")
Ok, but with the new api it is possible to play a file via an URL path because it’s integrated in the sonos app 5.0.11 I wouldn’t like to set up a web server only to call an audio file. Maybe soundboard could route the URL from an audio file which is stored on homey to sonos. What do you think? ---
**Author:** ![Marcel\_Ubels](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marcel_ubels/32/18860_2.png) [@Marcel\_Ubels](https://community.homey.app/u/Marcel_Ubels)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/older-sonos-player-with-soundboard/15294/8 "2019-07-08T12:11:59Z")
Strange that I have the option for soundboard in my flow. Will test it at home. Just tried it and does work properly. ---
**Author:** ![Joka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Joka](https://community.homey.app/u/Joka)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/older-sonos-player-with-soundboard/15294/9 "2019-07-08T19:24:43Z")
Marcel could you please try to add the soundboard/sonos feature in a new flow with the sonos1 (not sonos one, right?) thx in advance Ok, the reason why your configuration still works is described here: > [@Sonos soundboard problemen na update sonos app](https://community.homey.app/t/sonos-soundboard-problemen-na-update-sonos-app/12352): > > Hallo. Sinds kort heb ik een nieuwe play 1 toegevoegd aan mijn sonos systeem. Via apparaat toevoegen in de homey heb ik deze play 1 ook toegevoegd. Deze verschijnt echter als sonos met de toevoeging van de ruimte. Ik kan niet zien of dit een play 1 of bv een play 3 is. De sonos spelers voor de laatste update laten dit wel zien. Met de laatste toegevoegde play 1 kan ik geen soundboard mp3 meer selecteren. Dit kan wel nog steeds met de eerder ingeleerde sonos spelers. Iemand een oplossing hier… ---
**Author:** ![Marcel\_Ubels](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marcel_ubels/32/18860_2.png) [@Marcel\_Ubels](https://community.homey.app/u/Marcel_Ubels)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/older-sonos-player-with-soundboard/15294/10 "2019-07-08T20:00:15Z")
Aha duidelijk waarom het nog werkt. ---
**Author:** ![JPe4619](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jpe4619/32/9017_2.png) [@JPe4619](https://community.homey.app/u/JPe4619)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/older-sonos-player-with-soundboard/15294/11 "2019-07-13T14:08:02Z")
> [@Joka](#): > > Ok, but with the new api it is possible to play a file via an URL path because it’s integrated in the sonos app 5.0.11 > > I wouldn’t like to set up a web server only to call an audio file. Maybe soundboard could route the URL from an audio file which is stored on homey to sonos. Back to this original question: Is it possible to address to a sound, that is stored in Soundboard.App, via an URL? And if possible, how should this URL look like? [[http://IP-ADDRESS-OF-YOUR-HOMEY/api/app/com.soundboard/](http://IP-ADDRESS-OF-YOUR-HOMEY/api/app/com.soundboard/)…] ??? Now I’m using this, “stealing” from Athom: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/c/c17d66bbfa91d41fb29d2ebbe30a18abed79570c.png) But I prefer to have it local from Homey/Soundboard. Please advise. ---
**Author:** ![Joka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Joka](https://community.homey.app/u/Joka)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/older-sonos-player-with-soundboard/15294/12 "2019-07-13T15:16:50Z")
Thanks für the doorbell.mp3 link from the homey blog. I was able to test the audio file with my older sonos player. This works fine. The other link to reach the soundboard file doesn’t work. Was just an idea, right? Does anyone know if it is even possible to reach a soundboard audio file directly? And again the idea for change requests: soundboard should send the URL/sound clip to the sonos player with a http link. Or the sonos app should be able to store sound files localy and send them to sonos via the http link. Please, can someone tell me, where is the right place in this forum to post a change request for the two apps. Thx ---
**Author:** ![JPe4619](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jpe4619/32/9017_2.png) [@JPe4619](https://community.homey.app/u/JPe4619)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/older-sonos-player-with-soundboard/15294/13 "2019-07-13T15:25:29Z")
Go to the Appstore [https://apps.athom.com/app/com.athom.soundboard](https://apps.athom.com/app/com.athom.soundboard) and press “Report an issue” ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/6/6fe08b7d9274c3da2dfb16fd503dce8621b34d5e.png) > The other link to reach the soundboard file doesn’t work. Was just an idea, right? This was a question to the community. ---
**Author:** ![Joka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Joka](https://community.homey.app/u/Joka)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/older-sonos-player-with-soundboard/15294/14 "2019-07-13T16:06:03Z")
I sent athom the change requests. ---
**Author:** ![Tomm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tomm/32/10625_2.png) [@Tomm](https://community.homey.app/u/Tomm)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2019, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/older-sonos-player-with-soundboard/15294/15 "2019-08-05T13:26:35Z")
Any change the new IKEA/SONOS SYMFONISK speakers will work with the soundboard app or does Athom need to make some changes for this to work? ---
**Author:** ![Rocodamelshekima](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocodamelshekima/32/8209_2.png) [@Rocodamelshekima](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocodamelshekima)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/older-sonos-player-with-soundboard/15294/16 "2019-08-05T13:37:35Z")
Sonos has to make the changes and big chance that’s not gonna happen. ---
**Author:** ![Tomm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tomm/32/10625_2.png) [@Tomm](https://community.homey.app/u/Tomm)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2019, 8:38am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/older-sonos-player-with-soundboard/15294/17 "2019-08-06T08:38:35Z")
Thanks for your reply. Strange that Sonos does implement it for the Sonos One, Amp, Play: 5 (gen 2), and Beam, but not for the new SYMFONISK series. I now use an online .mp3 using the “Play URL” function. Unfortunately, the 8-second fragment keeps repeating itself, despite the flow below … Someone an idea why? ![11](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/0/04f91382b0e194e863888bf5f14bb103ff31a742.png) ---
**Author:** ![JPe4619](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jpe4619/32/9017_2.png) [@JPe4619](https://community.homey.app/u/JPe4619)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/older-sonos-player-with-soundboard/15294/18 "2019-08-06T13:33:19Z")
Add a Command STOP to speaker after the needed 8 seconds play-time. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/a/a4760692240593096cead45e948b928ebc520420.png)