Neutron Music Player (Eval) is an app by Neutron Code in the Music & Audio category, listed since at least August 2020. It includes native code only for x86 64-bit, so it won't install on ordinary ARM phones (only on x86 devices such as emulators and some Chromebooks).
Since version 2.12.9-ARM64, the minimum Android version rose from 2.1 to 2.3. It asks for 11 permissions, 3 of them sensitive: read shared storage, modify shared storage and write settings. It asks for the same permissions as version 2.28.3.
Ratings
4.1out of 570 ratings
5 ★64%
4 ★9%
3 ★11%
2 ★9%
1 ★7%
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What's new in v2.29.0
* New:
- Navidrome/Subsonic source (Sources → + → Navidrome)
- 130-band PEQ DSP
- Audio Hardware → Follow Source Channels option: match output channels to the number of track's channels
* AudioTrack hi-res driver support for Android 17
* Improve compatibility with some UDB DACs which do not support GET current frequency request
* Increase UI → Theme → Font Size max to 150
! Fix:
- Preamp DSP button not shown in DSP window
- do not show [+ Folder] for network sources
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
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 (4-70 bands, per channel)
- Graphic EQ mode (21 presets)
- Frequency Response Correction (5000+ AutoEq presets for 2500+ headphones, user defined)
- Adaptive Loudness Compensation (ALC)
- 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
* Tag editing: MP3, FLAC, OGG, APE, SPEEX, WAV, WV, M4A, MP4 (medium: internal, SD, SMB, SFTP)
* Bookmarks
* 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
SUPPORT
Forum:
https://neutroncode.com/forum
About Neutron HiFi™:
https://neutronhifi.com
Follow us:
https://x.com/neutroncode
https://facebook.com/neutroncode
https://www.reddit.com/r/NeutronHiFi
Version history
6 versions are listed, going back to v2.12.9-ARM64. New versions arrive here about every month. Since v2.28.0 it requires Android 2.3+.
Uploaded by “appupdater”Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (11)
Neutron Music Player (Eval) requests 11 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
Neutron Music Player (Eval) APK: questions and answers
Is there a version of Neutron Music Player (Eval) for older Android phones?
The current version needs Android 2.3 or later. Version 2.12.9-ARM64 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 2.1 and later. Get version 2.12.9-ARM64 · All versions
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.
Is the Neutron Music Player (Eval) APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 739a03d080ca3d69760fa3e832401f9b.