BluOS Alexa Skill Commands

General Notes for Using the BluOS Alexa Skill

• This skill will be updated periodically. Go to https://www.bluos.net/voice-skills for the most up-to-date list of accepted commands.
• Invocation Name: BluVoice (Blue Voice).
• "Alexa, Ask Blue Voice to..." should preface every command.
• Once it has been set, the default room doesn't need to be stated with every command.
• Default room can be changed verbally at any time.
• Add "in the [room name]" to the end when you want a command to go to a room different than the default room.
• For TuneIn, please set up a preset on your Bluesound Player. You can find out how to do that at https://www.bluesound.com/presets.
• TuneIn stations have call letters, call names, and sometimes a mix of both. For best results, set up your favourite TuneIn stations in BluOS as presets and then call for the corresponding preset number.
• Grouping requires you to log-in to your Amazon Alexa account for each product. Choose a Player, go to Music Services, select Amazon Alexa and log-in. Do this for each player you want to use as a recipient of commands, regardless of how many Amazon devices you have.
• Please make sure you only use a Room Name once. Multiple instances of the same Room Name can cause system confusion.

Please use the following list as a guide for names that can be easily recognized:

• Basement
• Bathroom
• Bedroom
• Deck
• Den
• Dining Room
• Ensuite
• Foyer
• Game Room
• Garage
• Guest Room
• Home Theater
• Kids Room
• Kitchen
• Library
• Living Room
• Office
• Pantry
• Party Room
• Patio
• Pool
• Studio
• Study
• Sunroom
• TV Room

You may still be able to use a Room Name not listed; however, the success rate will diminish. When you sign in to Amazon Alexa in the BluOS Controller app, you'll see a drop-down menu for Room Names. Changing the Room Name here also changes it in the BluOS Controller app.

Music Services

This matrix shows what music services are currently supported, and what features can be accessed within each service.

Command Categories

Category - FAVORITES

Phrases that can be used are:

• "my music"
• "my tracks"
• "my songs"
• "favorites"
• "my favorites"

Category - TOP

Phrases that can be used are:

• "hits"
• "hit songs"
• "popular songs"
• "popular tracks"
• "hot songs"
• "hot tracks"
• "top songs"
• "top tracks"

Category - NEW

Phrases that can be used are:

• "new songs"
• "new tracks"
• "new music"

Category - RECOMMENDED

Phrases that can be used are:

• "music for me"
• "tracks for me"
• "songs for me"
• "suggested songs"
• "suggested tracks"
• "recommended songs"
• "recommended tracks"

For Local Music (your personal library)

Phrases that can be used are:

• "my library"
• "my tracks"
• "local"
• "local content"
• "my music"
• "local music"

Examples

• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to play my favorites on Tidal"
• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to play hot songs on Deezer"
• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to play new music on Amazon"
• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to play suggested songs on Tidal"
• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to play my songs in my library"

Specific Commands

Radio Paradise

We can directly access the Radio Paradise music service.

• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to play Radio Paradise"
• Play Radio Paradise
• Play Radio Paradise in the {room}

Setting a Player as Default

• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to set the default player to the living room"
• Set the default player to the {room}
• Set the default room to the {room}
• Change the default player to the {room}
• Change the default room to the {room}

Starting a BluVoice Music Preset

• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to start preset 3"
• Play preset {number}
• Play preset {number} in the {room}
• Play preset number {number}
• Play preset number {number} in the {room}
• Start preset {number}
• Start preset {number} in the {room}
• Start preset number {number}
• Start preset number {number} in the {room}
• Preset {number}
• Preset number {number}
• Preset number {number} in the room

Note: Voice control supports 40 presets.

Pause

• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to pause in the living room"
• Pause
• Pause in the {room}
• Stop
• Stop in the {room}
• Stop playing
• Stop playing in the {room}

Resume

• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to resume"
• Play
• Play in the {room}
• Resume
• Resume in the {room}

Note: "resume" only works on the default player.

Asking What's Playing Currently

• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice what's playing in the bedroom"
• What's playing
• What's playing in the {room}
• What is playing
• What is playing in the {room}
• Who is playing
• Who is playing in the {room}
• Who's playing
• Who's playing in the {room}
• Tell me who's playing
• Tell me who's playing in the {room}

Clearing the Play Queue

• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to clear tracks"
• Clear songs
• Clear songs in the {room}
• Clear tracks
• Clear tracks in the {room}
• Clear queue
• Clear queue in the {room}
• Clear playlist
• Clear playlist in the {room}

Muting and Un-muting Music

• Muting:
• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to mute"
• Mute
• Mute the {room}
• Mute in the {room}
• Un-muting:
• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to unmute"
• Unmute
• Unmute the {room}
• Unmute in the {room}

Volume Control

• Decreasing Volume:
• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to turn the volume down"
• Decrease the volume level
• Decrease the volume level in the {room}
• Decrease the volume
• Decrease the volume in the {room}
• Decrease the level
• Decrease the level in the {room}
• Turn the volume level down
• Turn the volume level down in the {room}
• Turn the volume down
• Turn the volume down in the {room}
• Turn the level down
• Turn the level down in the {room}
• Turn it down
• Turn it down in the {room}
• Lower the volume level
• Lower the volume level in the {room}
• Lower the volume
• Lower the volume in the {room}
• Lower the level
• Lower the level in the {room}
• Increasing Volume:
• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to turn it up"
• Increase the volume level
• Increase the volume level in the {room}
• Increase the volume
• Increase the volume in the {room}
• Increase the level
• Increase the level in the {room}
• Turn the volume level up
• Turn the volume level up in the {room}
• Turn the volume up
• Turn the volume up in the {room}
• Turn the level up
• Turn the level up in the {room}
• Turn it up
• Turn it up in the {room}
• Raise the volume level
• Raise the volume level in the {room}
• Raise the volume
• Raise the volume in the {room}
• Raise the level
• Raise the level in the {room}
• Setting a Specific Volume:
• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to change the volume level to 50"
• Set the level to {level}
• Set the level to {level} in the {room}
• Set the volume to {level}
• Set the volume to {level} in the {room}
• Set the volume level to {level}
• Set the volume level to {level} in the {room}
• Change the volume level to {level}
• Change the volume level to {level} in the {room}
• Change the volume to {level}
• Change the volume to {level} in the {room}

Accessing Playlists, Albums and Artists

• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to play workout tunes playlist"
• Play {album} by {artist}
• Play {album} by {artist} in the {room}
• Play {playlist}
• Play {playlist} in the {room}

Playback Control

Repeating Music

• Repeating a Music Playlist:
• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to turn playlist repeat on"
• Turn playlist repeat on
• Turn playlist repeat on in the {room}
• Turn queue repeat on
• Turn queue repeat on in the {room}
• Turning Music Playlist Repeat Off:
• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to turn playlist repeat off"
• Turn playlist repeat off
• Turn playlist repeat off in the {room}
• Turn queue repeat off
• Turn queue repeat off in the {room}
• Repeating Music Tracks:
• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to turn repeat track on in the living room"
• Repeat on
• Turn repeat song on
• Turn repeat track on
• Turn repeat song on in the {room}
• Turn repeat track on in the {room}
• Clearing Music Repeat:
• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to repeat off"
• Repeat off
• Turn repeat song off
• Turn repeat track off
• Turn repeat song off in the {room}
• Turn repeat track off in the {room}

Music Shuffle

• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to shuffle songs"
• Shuffle songs
• Shuffle songs in the {room}

Stop Music Shuffle

• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to reset shuffle"
• Reset shuffle
• Reset shuffle in the {room}

Previous

• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to repeat the song"
• Repeat the song
• Repeat
• Go back
• Start over
• Replay the song

Next

• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to skip"
• Skip to the next song
• Skip this song
• Skip
• Next song

Player Grouping

Grouping All Players

For grouping in general, please remember that you need to log-in to each Player, go to Music Services, select Amazon Alexa and log-in Amazon using your Amazon credentials. It is not required to have an Amazon device in each room.

• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to group all the rooms"
• Group all the rooms together
• Group the rooms together
• Group all the rooms
• Group rooms
• Group all

Grouping Players

For Player grouping, you are adding a Player to another which is already playing. For example, if the Bedroom is playing and you want to add the Kitchen, you would group the Kitchen with the Bedroom:

• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to group the Kitchen with the Bedroom"
• Group the {new room} and the {playing room} together
• Group the {new room} and {playing room} together
• Group the {new room} and the {playing room}
• Group the {new room} and {playing room}
• Group the {new room} with the {playing room}
• Group the {new room} with {playing room}

Ungrouping Players

• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to remove the Den from the Living Room group"
• remove the {remove room} from the {playing room} group

Services

So far, the only Internet Radio stream you can request is Radio Paradise.

• "Alexa, ask Blue Voice to play Radio Paradise"
• Play Radio Paradise in the {room}