Command Reference
Recommended voice commands for Queue Ball. Open a command to see the different ways you can actually say it. Text in brackets is the part you replace with your own song, artist, album, playlist, zone, or other value. Alexa may also understand additional natural variations.
Start with:
Need help?
Alexa, open Queue Ball.Need help?
Alexa, ask Queue Ball for help.
Shuffle available. Open the command to see explicit shuffle wording.
Shuffles by default. Saying “play” already gives you shuffled playback.
Provider badges: “JRiver + Plex” works with either supported media server. “JRiver only” requires JRiver to be active. “JRiver Direct Mode” requires JRiver in Direct Mode. “Help” marks Queue Ball help and account commands.
Play Music
Play music by song, album, playlist, artist, genre, decade, year, composer, or your entire library.
Play the song [SONG TITLE] JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- Play song [SONG TITLE]
- Play the song [SONG TITLE]
- Play track [SONG TITLE]
- Play the track [SONG TITLE]
- Play [SONG TITLE]
Examples
- Play Dreams
- Play the song Superstition
- Play track Mr. Brightside
The [SONG TITLE] slot also accepts qualifiers. You can append by [ARTIST], from album [ALBUM], from the album [ALBUM], on album [ALBUM], or on the album [ALBUM]. Artist and album qualifiers can be combined, for example
Play Purple Rain by Prince from the album Purple Rain.Play the album [ALBUM] JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- Play album [ALBUM]
- Play the album [ALBUM]
- Shuffle album [ALBUM]
- Shuffle the album [ALBUM]
Examples
- Play the album The Dark Side of the Moon
- Shuffle album Blue
- Play album Random Access Memories
Any album form above can append by [ARTIST] to disambiguate albums with the same or similar title.
Play the playlist [PLAYLIST] JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- Play playlist [PLAYLIST]
- Play the playlist [PLAYLIST]
- Play my music
- Start my music
- Shuffle playlist [PLAYLIST]
- Shuffle the playlist [PLAYLIST]
- Shuffle my music
- Play my music shuffled
Examples
- Play the playlist Dinner Party
- Start my music
- Shuffle playlist Sunday Morning
Play songs by [ARTIST] JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- Play songs by [ARTIST]
- Play music by [ARTIST]
- Play some songs by [ARTIST]
- Play some music by [ARTIST]
- Shuffle songs by [ARTIST]
- Shuffle music by [ARTIST]
- Shuffle some songs by [ARTIST]
- Shuffle some music by [ARTIST]
- Play artist [ARTIST]
- Play the artist [ARTIST]
Examples
- Play songs by Aretha Franklin
- Play artist Radiohead
- Shuffle music by Dua Lipa
Play some [GENRE] music JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- Play some [GENRE]
- Play [GENRE] music
- Play some [GENRE] music
- Shuffle [GENRE] music
- Shuffle some [GENRE]
- Shuffle some [GENRE] music
Examples
- Play some soul music
- Play alternative rock music
- Shuffle electronic music
Play music from the [DECADE] JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- Play songs from the [DECADE]
- Play music from the [DECADE]
- Play some songs from the [DECADE]
- Play some music from the [DECADE]
- Play songs from [DECADE]
- Play music from [DECADE]
- Play some songs from [DECADE]
- Play some music from [DECADE]
- Shuffle songs from the [DECADE]
- Shuffle music from the [DECADE]
- Shuffle some songs from the [DECADE]
- Shuffle some music from the [DECADE]
- Shuffle songs from [DECADE]
- Shuffle music from [DECADE]
- Shuffle some songs from [DECADE]
- Shuffle some music from [DECADE]
Examples
- Play songs from the sixties
- Play some music from the two thousands
- Shuffle music from the nineties
Play music from the year [YEAR] JRiver only
Try saying
- Play songs from [YEAR]
- Play music from [YEAR]
- Play songs from the year [YEAR]
- Play music from the year [YEAR]
- Play [YEAR] music
- Shuffle songs from [YEAR]
- Shuffle music from [YEAR]
- Shuffle songs from the year [YEAR]
- Shuffle music from the year [YEAR]
Examples
- Play music from 1969
- Play 1987 music
- Shuffle songs from the year 2015
Play all my music JRiver only
Try saying
- Play all music
- Play all my music
- Play all songs
- Play all my songs
- Shuffle all music
- Shuffle all my music
- Shuffle all songs
- Shuffle all my songs
Examples
- Play all my music
- Play all songs
- Shuffle all my songs
Play music by composer [COMPOSER] JRiver only
Try saying
- Play composer [COMPOSER]
- Play music by composer [COMPOSER]
- Play songs by composer [COMPOSER]
- Play some music by composer [COMPOSER]
- Play some songs by composer [COMPOSER]
- Shuffle composer [COMPOSER]
- Shuffle music by composer [COMPOSER]
- Shuffle songs by composer [COMPOSER]
Examples
- Play composer Tchaikovsky
- Play music by composer Debussy
- Shuffle songs by composer John Williams
Play genre [GENRE] by composer [COMPOSER] JRiver only
Try saying
- Play genre [GENRE] by composer [COMPOSER]
- Play the genre [GENRE] by composer [COMPOSER]
- Play [GENRE] genre by composer [COMPOSER]
- Shuffle genre [GENRE] by composer [COMPOSER]
- Shuffle the genre [GENRE] by composer [COMPOSER]
Examples
- Play genre opera by composer Puccini
- Play the genre baroque by composer Handel
- Shuffle genre classical by composer Chopin
Play piece [ALBUM / PIECE] by composer [COMPOSER] JRiver only
Try saying
- Play piece [ALBUM / PIECE] by composer [COMPOSER]
- Play the piece [ALBUM / PIECE] by composer [COMPOSER]
- Play album [ALBUM / PIECE] by composer [COMPOSER]
- Play the album [ALBUM / PIECE] by composer [COMPOSER]
Examples
- Play the piece The Planets by composer Holst
- Play piece Boléro by composer Ravel
- Play album Carmina Burana by composer Orff
Queue & Placement
Place a song, album, or artist next in the queue or append it to the end. These commands require JRiver Direct Mode.
Play the song [SONG TITLE] next JRiver Direct Mode
Try saying
- Play song [SONG TITLE] next
- Play the song [SONG TITLE] next
- Play track [SONG TITLE] next
- Play the track [SONG TITLE] next
Examples
- Play the song Respect next
- Play track Smells Like Teen Spirit next
- Play song Blinding Lights next
Add the song [SONG TITLE] to the queue JRiver Direct Mode
Try saying
- Add song [SONG TITLE] to the queue
- Add the song [SONG TITLE] to the queue
- Add track [SONG TITLE] to the queue
- Add the track [SONG TITLE] to the queue
- Add the song [SONG TITLE] to playing now
- Add song [SONG TITLE] to playing now
- Add track [SONG TITLE] to playing now
- Add the track [SONG TITLE] to playing now
Examples
- Add the song Billie Jean to the queue
- Add track Hotel California to the queue
- Add song Rolling in the Deep to the queue
Queue Ball calls this the queue. The older “playing now” wording remains accepted for compatibility.
Play the album [ALBUM] next JRiver Direct Mode
Try saying
- Play album [ALBUM] next
- Play the album [ALBUM] next
Examples
- Play the album What's Going On next
- Play album Nevermind next
- Play the album 25 next
Add the album [ALBUM] to the queue JRiver Direct Mode
Try saying
- Add album [ALBUM] to the queue
- Add the album [ALBUM] to the queue
- Add the album [ALBUM] to playing now
- Add album [ALBUM] to playing now
Examples
- Add the album Kind of Blue to the queue
- Add album OK Computer to the queue
- Add the album Lemonade to the queue
Queue Ball calls this the queue. The older “playing now” wording remains accepted for compatibility.
Play songs by [ARTIST] next JRiver Direct Mode
Try saying
- Play songs by [ARTIST] next
- Play music by [ARTIST] next
- Play some songs by [ARTIST] next
- Play some music by [ARTIST] next
- Play artist [ARTIST] next
- Play the artist [ARTIST] next
Examples
- Play songs by Marvin Gaye next
- Play music by Nirvana next
- Play artist Adele next
Add songs by [ARTIST] to the queue JRiver Direct Mode
Try saying
- Add songs by [ARTIST] to the queue
- Add music by [ARTIST] to the queue
- Add some songs by [ARTIST] to the queue
- Add some music by [ARTIST] to the queue
- Add artist [ARTIST] to the queue
- Add the artist [ARTIST] to the queue
- Add songs by [ARTIST] to playing now
- Add music by [ARTIST] to playing now
- Add artist [ARTIST] to playing now
Examples
- Add songs by Miles Davis to the queue
- Add music by The Cure to the queue
- Add artist Taylor Swift to the queue
Queue Ball calls this the queue. The older “playing now” wording remains accepted for compatibility.
Rated Playback
Use the ratings already stored in JRiver to filter artists, albums, genres, years, and decades.
Play unrated music JRiver only
Try saying
- Play unrated songs by [ARTIST]
- Play not rated songs by [ARTIST]
- Play unrated tracks from the album [ALBUM]
- Play not rated tracks from the album [ALBUM]
- Play unrated [GENRE] songs
- Play not rated [GENRE] songs
- Play unrated songs from [YEAR / DECADE]
- Play not rated songs from [YEAR / DECADE]
- Play unrated [GENRE] songs from [TIMEFRAME]
- Play not rated [GENRE] songs from [TIMEFRAME]
Examples
- Play unrated songs by Talking Heads
- Play not rated tracks from the album Back to Black
- Play unrated country songs from the nineties
Play 4-star-or-higher music JRiver only
Try saying
- Play good songs by [ARTIST]
- Play highly rated songs by [ARTIST]
- Play high rated songs by [ARTIST]
- Play four star songs by [ARTIST]
- Play hits by [ARTIST]
- Play the hits by [ARTIST]
- Play good tracks from the album [ALBUM]
- Play highly rated [GENRE] songs
- Play four star songs from [YEAR / DECADE]
- Play good [GENRE] songs from [TIMEFRAME]
Examples
- Play good songs by Stevie Wonder
- Play hits by The Clash
- Play highly rated blues songs
Good, Highly Rated, High Rated, Four Star, and Hits all mean 4 stars or higher.
Play 5-star music JRiver only
Try saying
- Play great songs by [ARTIST]
- Play five star songs by [ARTIST]
- Play greatest hits by [ARTIST]
- Play the greatest hits by [ARTIST]
- Play great tracks from the album [ALBUM]
- Play five star tracks from the album [ALBUM]
- Play great [GENRE] songs
- Play five star songs from [YEAR / DECADE]
- Play great [GENRE] songs from [TIMEFRAME]
Examples
- Play great songs by Joni Mitchell
- Play five star tracks from the album To Pimp a Butterfly
- Play greatest hits by Queen
Great, Five Star, and Greatest Hits all mean 5 stars.
Play songs rated [1-5] stars JRiver only
Try saying
- Play songs rated [1-5] stars by [ARTIST]
- Play tracks rated [1-5] stars from the album [ALBUM]
- Play music rated [1-5] stars from [YEAR / DECADE]
- Play songs rated at least [1-5] stars by [ARTIST]
- Play songs rated [1-5] stars or higher by [ARTIST]
- Play songs rated [1-5] or more stars by [ARTIST]
Examples
- Play songs rated 3 stars by Bruce Springsteen
- Play tracks rated 4 stars from the album Songs in the Key of Life
- Play songs rated at least 5 stars by Daft Punk
Bare numeric requests from 2 to 5 mean that rating or higher. A bare 1-star request means exactly 1 star. Explicit phrases such as at least, or more, and or higher always mean a minimum rating.
From What’s Playing
Use metadata from the song that is currently playing as the next request.
Play the currently playing album JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- Play the currently playing album
- Play currently playing album
- Shuffle the currently playing album
- Shuffle currently playing album
Examples
- Play the currently playing album
- Shuffle currently playing album
- Play currently playing album
Play the currently playing artist JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- Play the currently playing artist
- Play currently playing artist
- Shuffle the currently playing artist
- Shuffle currently playing artist
Examples
- Play the currently playing artist
- Shuffle currently playing artist
- Play currently playing artist
Play the currently playing genre JRiver only
Try saying
- Play the currently playing genre
- Play currently playing genre
- Play the current genre
- Play current genre
- Play music from the currently playing genre
- Play songs from the currently playing genre
- Play music from the current genre
- Play songs from the current genre
- Play music from the same genre
- Play songs from the same genre
- Play music from the same genre as this song
- Play songs from the same genre as this song
- Play music from this song's genre
- Play songs from this song's genre
- Play more music from the current genre
- Play more songs from the current genre
Examples
- Play the current genre
- Play music from the same genre
- Play more songs from the current genre
Play the currently playing decade JRiver only
Try saying
- Play the currently playing decade
- Play currently playing decade
- Play the current decade
- Play current decade
- Play music from the currently playing decade
- Play songs from the currently playing decade
- Play music from the current decade
- Play songs from the current decade
- Play music from the same decade
- Play songs from the same decade
- Play music from the same decade as this song
- Play songs from the same decade as this song
- Play music from this song's decade
- Play songs from this song's decade
- Play more music from the current decade
- Play more songs from the current decade
Examples
- Play the current decade
- Play music from the same decade
- Play more songs from the current decade
Play the currently playing year JRiver only
Try saying
- Play the currently playing year
- Play currently playing year
- Play the current year
- Play current year
- Play music from the currently playing year
- Play songs from the currently playing year
- Play music from the current year
- Play songs from the current year
- Play music from the same year
- Play songs from the same year
- Play music from the same year as this song
- Play songs from the same year as this song
- Play music from this song's year
- Play songs from this song's year
- Play more music from the current year
- Play more songs from the current year
Examples
- Play the current year
- Play music from the same year
- Play more songs from the current year
What albums do I have by the currently playing artist JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- What albums do I have by the currently playing artist
- What albums do I have by the current artist
- What albums do I have by this artist
- What albums by the currently playing artist do I have
- What albums by the current artist do I have
- List albums by the currently playing artist
- List albums by the current artist
Examples
- What albums do I have by the current artist?
- What albums do I have by this artist?
- List albums by the currently playing artist
“What albums do I have by this artist?” also works in live testing even though it is not one of the explicit interaction-model samples.
Controls & Seeking
Control playback, navigate the queue, and use Direct Mode shuffle, repeat, and seeking.
Pause, resume, or stop playback JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- Pause
- Resume
- Stop
Examples
- Pause
- Resume
- Stop
Play JRiver only
Try saying
- Play
- Continue playing
- Start playing
Examples
- Play
- Continue playing
- Start playing
Next song JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- Next
- Next song
- Next track
- Skip this song
- Skip this track
- Skip
Examples
- Next
- Next track
- Skip this song
Skip ahead [1-10] songs JRiver Direct Mode
Try saying
- Skip [1-10]
- Skip [1-10] songs
- Skip [1-10] tracks
- Skip ahead [1-10] songs
- Skip ahead [1-10] tracks
- Go forward [1-10] songs
- Go forward [1-10] tracks
Examples
- Skip ahead 2 songs
- Go forward 3 tracks
- Skip 5
Choose from 1 to 10 tracks.
Previous song JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- Previous song
- Previous track
- Go back a song
- Go back one track
- Back
Examples
- Previous song
- Go back one track
- Back
Go back [1-10] songs JRiver Direct Mode
Try saying
- Go back [1-10] songs
- Go back [1-10] tracks
- Previous [1-10] songs
- Previous [1-10] tracks
Examples
- Go back 2 songs
- Previous 3 tracks
- Go back 5 tracks
Choose from 1 to 10 tracks.
Set shuffle to [SHUFFLE MODE] JRiver Direct Mode
Try saying
- Set shuffle to [SHUFFLE MODE]
- Set shuffle mode to [SHUFFLE MODE]
- Turn shuffle [SHUFFLE MODE]
- Turn [SHUFFLE MODE] shuffle
- Shuffle mode [SHUFFLE MODE]
- Reshuffle
- Reshuffle the queue
- Reshuffle playing now
- Reshuffle the remaining songs
- Reshuffle the remaining tracks
Examples
- Turn shuffle on
- Turn off shuffle
- Reshuffle
Accepted shuffle values are on (enable/enabled), off (disable/disabled), automatic (auto), and reshuffle (re shuffle).
Set repeat to [REPEAT MODE] JRiver Direct Mode
Try saying
- Set repeat to [REPEAT MODE]
- Set repeat mode to [REPEAT MODE]
- Set repeat [REPEAT MODE]
- Turn repeat [REPEAT MODE]
- Repeat [REPEAT MODE]
Examples
- Repeat this song
- Set repeat to this album
- Turn repeat off
Accepted repeat values are off (none, no repeat, repeat off, disable/disabled), track (song, this song, this track, one track, one song), queue / playlist (album, this album, this playlist, the queue), and stop (stop after each, stop after each song, stop after each track).
Seek to [TIME] in this song JRiver Direct Mode
Try saying
- Seek to [TIME] in this song
- Seek to [TIME] in this track
- Seek to [TIME] into this song
- Seek to [TIME] into this track
- Jump to [TIME] in this song
- Jump to [TIME] in this track
- Go to [TIME] in this song
- Go to [TIME] in this track
Examples
- Seek to 45 seconds in this song
- Jump to 1 minute 30 seconds in this track
- Go to 2 minutes in this song
Seek forward [TIME] JRiver Direct Mode
Try saying
- Seek forward [TIME]
- Seek ahead [TIME]
- Go forward [TIME]
- Jump forward [TIME]
- Skip forward [TIME]
- Seek forward
- Seek ahead
- Jump forward
- Skip forward
Examples
- Seek forward 45 seconds
- Jump forward 1 minute 30 seconds
- Skip forward 2 minutes
If you omit the time, JRiver uses its configured/default seek amount.
Seek back [TIME] JRiver Direct Mode
Try saying
- Seek back [TIME]
- Seek backward [TIME]
- Go back [TIME]
- Jump back [TIME]
- Rewind [TIME]
- Seek back
- Seek backward
- Jump back
- Rewind
Examples
- Seek back 45 seconds
- Rewind 1 minute 30 seconds
- Jump back 2 minutes
If you omit the time, JRiver uses its configured/default seek amount.
Seek this song to [0-100] percent JRiver Direct Mode
Try saying
- Seek to [0-100] percent of this song
- Seek to [0-100] percent of this track
- Seek to [0-100] percent of the current song
- Seek to [0-100] percent of the current track
- Seek to [0-100] percent through this song
- Seek to [0-100] percent through this track
- Seek this song to [0-100] percent
- Seek this track to [0-100] percent
Examples
- Seek to 25 percent of this song
- Seek to 50 percent through this track
- Seek this song to 75 percent
What’s Playing & Ratings
Ask about the current track or change its rating.
What am I listening to JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- What am I listening to
- What's playing
- What is playing
- What is playing right now
- What's playing right now
- What's this
Examples
- What am I listening to?
- What's playing?
- What's this?
What song is this JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- What song is this
- What's this song
- What is this song
- What track is this
- What's this track
- What is the current song
- What song is playing right now
Examples
- What song is this?
- What's this track?
- What is the current song?
Who is this JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- Who is this
- Who's playing
- Who is playing
- Who is playing right now
- What artist is this
- What artist is playing
- What artist is playing right now
- Who sings this
- Who is the current artist
Examples
- Who is this?
- Who's playing?
- What artist is this?
What album is this JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- What album is this
- What album is this from
- What album am I listening to
- What album is playing
- What album is playing right now
- What is the current album
- Which album is this from
Examples
- What album is this?
- What album is this from?
- What is the current album?
Rate this song [1-5] stars JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- Rate this song [1-5]
- Rate this song [1-5] stars
- Rate the current song [1-5]
- Rate the current song [1-5] stars
- Give this song [1-5] stars
- Give the current song [1-5] stars
- Rate this track [1-5]
- Rate this track [1-5] stars
- Rate the current track [1-5]
- Rate the current track [1-5] stars
- Give this track [1-5] stars
- Give the current track [1-5] stars
Examples
- Rate this song 5 stars
- Give the current song 4 stars
- Set this track to 3 stars
If Queue Ball asks for the rating as a follow-up, these replies are also accepted:
- [1-5] star
- [1-5] stars
- Rate it [1-5]
- Rate it [1-5] star
- Rate it [1-5] stars
- Give it [1-5] star
- Give it [1-5] stars
- Yes rate it [1-5]
- Yes rate it [1-5] star
- Yes rate it [1-5] stars
- Yes give it [1-5] stars
Rate the previous song [1-5] JRiver only
Try saying
- Rate the previous song [1-5]
- Rate the previous song [1-5] stars
- Rate the previous track [1-5]
- Rate the previous track [1-5] stars
- Give the previous song [1-5] stars
- Give the previous track [1-5] stars
Examples
- Rate the previous song 5 stars
- Give the previous track 4 stars
- Rate the previous track 3
What is this song's rating JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- What is the rating
- What is this song's rating
- What is the current song's rating
- What rating does this song have
- What rating does the current song have
- What is this song rated
- What's this song rated
- What is the current song rated
- What's the current song rated
- How is this song rated
- How is the current song rated
Examples
- What is this song's rating?
- What rating does the current song have?
- How is this song rated?
Clear this song's rating JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- Clear the rating
- Clear this rating
- Clear this song's rating
- Clear the current song's rating
- Remove this song's rating
- Remove the current song's rating
Examples
- Clear this song's rating
- Remove the current song's rating
- Clear this rating
JRiver Features
Play Doctor, CloudPlay, Radio JRiver, and JRiver interface controls.
Play doctor JRiver only
Try saying
- Use play doctor
- Play doctor
- Start play doctor
- Start play doctor with the [SEED]
- Start play doctor with [SEED]
- Play doctor with the [SEED]
- Play doctor with [SEED]
- Use play doctor with the [SEED]
- Use play doctor with [SEED]
- Play doctor [SEED]
Examples
- Play Doctor
- Start Play Doctor with David Bowie
- Use Play Doctor with funk
[SEED] can be an artist, band/group, composer, genre, or a generic seed. It can also refer to current, currently playing, or this track/song, artist/band/group, album, composer, or genre.
Help with play doctor JRiver only
Try saying
- Help with play doctor
- Help me with play doctor
- Play doctor help
Examples
- Help with Play Doctor
- Help me with Play Doctor
- Play Doctor help
Start cloud play with [GENRE / ARTIST] JRiver only
Try saying
- Start cloud play with genre [GENRE / ARTIST]
- Start cloudplay with genre [GENRE / ARTIST]
- Start cloud play genre [GENRE / ARTIST]
- Start cloud play with [GENRE / ARTIST]
- Use cloud play with genre [GENRE / ARTIST]
- Use cloud play with [GENRE / ARTIST]
- Cloud play with genre [GENRE / ARTIST]
- Cloudplay with genre [GENRE / ARTIST]
- Cloud play genre [GENRE / ARTIST]
- Cloud play [GENRE / ARTIST]
Examples
- Start CloudPlay with genre reggae
- Use CloudPlay with Kate Bush
- CloudPlay Outkast
[GENRE / ARTIST] can be a genre, artist [ARTIST], the artist [ARTIST], songs by [ARTIST], or music by [ARTIST].
Start cloud play with playlist [PLAYLIST] JRiver only
Try saying
- Start cloud play with playlist [PLAYLIST]
- Start cloud play with the playlist [PLAYLIST]
- Start cloudplay with playlist [PLAYLIST]
- Start cloudplay with the playlist [PLAYLIST]
- Use cloud play with playlist [PLAYLIST]
- Cloud play playlist [PLAYLIST]
- Cloud play the playlist [PLAYLIST]
- Cloudplay playlist [PLAYLIST]
Examples
- Start CloudPlay with playlist Chill Mix
- Use CloudPlay with playlist Workout
- CloudPlay playlist Acoustic Favorites
Start cloud play with the current artist JRiver only
Try saying
- Start cloud play with the currently playing artist
- Start cloudplay with the currently playing artist
- Start cloud play with the current artist
- Start cloudplay with the current artist
- Cloud play with the currently playing artist
- Cloudplay with the currently playing artist
Examples
- Start CloudPlay with the current artist
- CloudPlay with the currently playing artist
- Start cloud play with the currently playing artist
Start cloud play with the current genre JRiver only
Try saying
- Start cloud play with the currently playing genre
- Start cloudplay with the currently playing genre
- Start cloud play with the current genre
- Start cloudplay with the current genre
- Cloud play with the currently playing genre
- Cloudplay with the currently playing genre
Examples
- Start CloudPlay with the current genre
- CloudPlay with the currently playing genre
- Start cloud play with the currently playing genre
Help with cloud play JRiver only
Try saying
- Help with cloud play
- Help me with cloud play
- Cloud play help
- Help with cloudplay
- Help me with cloudplay
- Cloudplay help
Examples
- Help with CloudPlay
- Help me with CloudPlay
- CloudPlay help
Play radio j river [STATION] JRiver only
Try saying
- Play radio j river station [STATION]
- Play radio j river [STATION]
- Play j river radio station [STATION]
- Play j river radio [STATION]
- Play the radio j river station [STATION]
- Play the radio j river [STATION]
- Play the j river radio station [STATION]
- Play the j river radio [STATION]
- Radio j river station [STATION]
- Radio j river [STATION]
- J river radio station [STATION]
- J river radio [STATION]
- Play radio j river station named [STATION]
- Play j river radio station named [STATION]
Examples
- Play Radio JRiver Radio Paradise
- Play JRiver Radio Classic Rock
- Radio JRiver station Jazz
What radio j river stations are available JRiver only
Try saying
- What radio j river stations are available
- Which radio j river stations are available
- List radio j river stations
- What radio j river stations do I have
- What j river radio stations are available
- Which j river radio stations are available
Examples
- What Radio JRiver stations are available?
- List Radio JRiver stations
- What JRiver Radio stations do I have?
Switch to [VIEW] JRiver only
Try saying
- Show [VIEW]
- Go to [VIEW]
- Switch to [VIEW]
- Display [VIEW]
- Show J River [VIEW]
- Switch J River to [VIEW]
Examples
- Switch to Theater View
- Show Standard View
- Go to Spotlight View
Accepted views are Standard / Standard View, Display / Display View, Theater / Theater View / Theatre / Theatre View, Playing Now / Playing Now View, and Spotlight / Spotlight View.
Direct Mode & JRiver Zones
Switch playback destination, control Direct Mode, and target JRiver zones independently.
Switch to [MODE] JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- Switch to [MODE]
- Switch over to [MODE]
- Switch back to [MODE]
- Use [MODE]
- Change to [MODE]
- Change playback mode to [MODE]
- Go to [MODE]
- Turn on [MODE]
Examples
- Switch to Direct Mode
- Use Echo Mode
- Change playback mode to Stereo Mode
Preferred names: Direct Mode and Echo Mode. Echo/Alexa destination: Alexa Mode, Alexa, Alexa playback mode, Echo Mode, Echo, Echo playback mode. Direct/local destination: Direct Mode, direct, direct playback mode, Stereo Mode, stereo, stereo playback mode, PC Mode, PC, computer, computer mode, Theater Mode, theater, theatre, theatre mode, Local Mode, local, local playback mode, Desk Mode, desk, and desk playback mode.
What mode am I in JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- What mode am I in
- What playback mode am I in
- Which mode am I in
- Which playback mode am I in
- What mode are you in
- Tell me my playback mode
Examples
- What mode am I in?
- Which playback mode am I in?
- Tell me my playback mode
Volume up JRiver Direct Mode
Try saying
- Volume up
- Turn it up
- Turn the volume up
- Make it louder
- Louder
- Increase the volume
- Higher
Examples
- Volume up
- Make it louder
- Increase the volume
Volume down JRiver Direct Mode
Try saying
- Volume down
- Turn it down
- Turn the volume down
- Make it quieter
- Quieter
- Decrease the volume
- Lower
Examples
- Volume down
- Make it quieter
- Decrease the volume
Set volume to [0-100] percent JRiver Direct Mode
Try saying
- Set volume to [0-100] percent
- Set the volume to [0-100] percent
- Set volume [0-100] percent
- Volume [0-100] percent
Examples
- Set volume to 25 percent
- Set the volume to 50 percent
- Volume 75 percent
Crank it JRiver Direct Mode
Try saying
- Crank it
- Crank it up
- Crank the volume
Examples
- Crank it
- Crank it up
- Crank the volume
Mute JRiver Direct Mode
Try saying
- Mute
- Mute it
- Mute the music
- Mute the stereo
Examples
- Mute
- Mute the music
- Mute the stereo
Unmute JRiver Direct Mode
Try saying
- Unmute
- Unmute it
- Unmute the music
- Sound back on
- Restore volume
Examples
- Unmute
- Sound back on
- Restore volume
Silence JRiver Direct Mode
Try saying
- Silence
- Silence it
- Silence the music
Examples
- Silence
- Silence it
- Silence the music
List my zones JRiver only
Try saying
- List my zones
- List zones
- What zones do I have
- What zones are available
- Tell me my zones
- Tell me the available zones
Examples
- List my zones
- What zones are available?
- Tell me the available zones
What zone am I in JRiver only
Try saying
- What zone am I in
- Which zone am I in
- What is my current zone
- What is the current zone
- Which zone are you using
- Tell me the current zone
Examples
- What zone am I in?
- What is my current zone?
- Which zone are you using?
Switch to zone [ZONE] JRiver only
Try saying
- Switch to zone [ZONE]
- Switch to the zone [ZONE]
- Switch to the [ZONE] zone
- Switch zone to [ZONE]
- Switch the zone to [ZONE]
- Change to zone [ZONE]
- Change to the zone [ZONE]
- Change to the [ZONE] zone
- Change zone to [ZONE]
- Change the zone to [ZONE]
- Set zone to [ZONE]
- Set the zone to [ZONE]
- Use zone [ZONE]
- Use the zone [ZONE]
- Use the [ZONE] zone
- Switch to [ZONE] zone
- Change to [ZONE] zone
- Use [ZONE] zone
Examples
- Switch to the Kitchen zone
- Change to zone Theater
- Use the Bedroom zone
Pause zone [ZONE] JRiver only
Try saying
- Pause zone [ZONE]
- Pause the zone [ZONE]
- Pause the [ZONE] zone
- Pause in zone [ZONE]
- Pause in the zone [ZONE]
- Pause in the [ZONE] zone
- Pause [ZONE] zone
- Pause in [ZONE] zone
Examples
- Pause the Office zone
- Pause in the Living Room zone
- Pause Patio zone
Play zone [ZONE] JRiver only
Try saying
- Play zone [ZONE]
- Play the zone [ZONE]
- Play the [ZONE] zone
- Play in zone [ZONE]
- Play in the zone [ZONE]
- Play in the [ZONE] zone
- Play [ZONE] zone
- Play in [ZONE] zone
Examples
- Play the Den zone
- Play in the Studio zone
- Play Family Room zone
Resume zone [ZONE] JRiver only
Try saying
- Resume zone [ZONE]
- Resume the zone [ZONE]
- Resume the [ZONE] zone
- Resume in zone [ZONE]
- Resume in the zone [ZONE]
- Resume in the [ZONE] zone
- Continue zone [ZONE]
- Continue the zone [ZONE]
- Continue the [ZONE] zone
- Continue in zone [ZONE]
- Continue in the zone [ZONE]
- Continue in the [ZONE] zone
- Resume [ZONE] zone
- Resume in [ZONE] zone
- Continue [ZONE] zone
- Continue in [ZONE] zone
Examples
- Resume the Guest Room zone
- Continue playing in the Kitchen zone
- Continue in the Theater zone
Stop zone [ZONE] JRiver only
Try saying
- Stop zone [ZONE]
- Stop the zone [ZONE]
- Stop the [ZONE] zone
- Stop in zone [ZONE]
- Stop in the zone [ZONE]
- Stop in the [ZONE] zone
- Stop [ZONE] zone
- Stop in [ZONE] zone
Examples
- Stop the Patio zone
- Stop in the Office zone
- Stop Living Room zone
Skip zone [ZONE] JRiver only
Try saying
- Skip zone [ZONE]
- Skip the zone [ZONE]
- Skip the [ZONE] zone
- Skip in zone [ZONE]
- Skip in the zone [ZONE]
- Skip in the [ZONE] zone
- Next in zone [ZONE]
- Next in the zone [ZONE]
- Next in the [ZONE] zone
- Skip [ZONE] zone
- Skip in [ZONE] zone
- Next in [ZONE] zone
Examples
- Skip in the Bedroom zone
- Next in the Den zone
- Skip the Studio zone
Previous in zone [ZONE] JRiver only
Try saying
- Previous in zone [ZONE]
- Previous in the [ZONE] zone
- Previous track in zone [ZONE]
- Previous track in the [ZONE] zone
- Previous song in zone [ZONE]
- Previous song in the [ZONE] zone
- Go to the previous track in zone [ZONE]
- Go to the previous track in the [ZONE] zone
- Go to the previous song in zone [ZONE]
- Go to the previous song in the [ZONE] zone
- Go back one song in zone [ZONE]
- Go back one song in the [ZONE] zone
- Go back one track in zone [ZONE]
- Go back one track in the [ZONE] zone
- Back one track in zone [ZONE]
- Back one track in the [ZONE] zone
Examples
- Previous song in the Family Room zone
- Go back one track in the Theater zone
- Back one track in the Kitchen zone
Mute zone [ZONE] JRiver only
Try saying
- Mute zone [ZONE]
- Mute the zone [ZONE]
- Mute the [ZONE] zone
- Mute in zone [ZONE]
- Mute in the zone [ZONE]
- Mute in the [ZONE] zone
- Mute [ZONE] zone
- Mute in [ZONE] zone
Examples
- Mute the Office zone
- Mute in the Patio zone
- Mute Bedroom zone
Unmute zone [ZONE] JRiver only
Try saying
- Unmute zone [ZONE]
- Unmute the zone [ZONE]
- Unmute the [ZONE] zone
- Unmute in zone [ZONE]
- Unmute in the zone [ZONE]
- Unmute in the [ZONE] zone
- Unmute [ZONE] zone
- Unmute in [ZONE] zone
Examples
- Unmute the Living Room zone
- Unmute in the Studio zone
- Unmute Den zone
Make the zone [ZONE] louder JRiver only
Try saying
- Make zone [ZONE] louder
- Make the zone [ZONE] louder
- Make the [ZONE] zone louder
- Turn up zone [ZONE]
- Turn up the zone [ZONE]
- Turn up the [ZONE] zone
- Volume up in zone [ZONE]
- Volume up in the zone [ZONE]
- Volume up in the [ZONE] zone
- Increase volume in zone [ZONE]
- Increase volume in the zone [ZONE]
- Increase volume in the [ZONE] zone
- Make [ZONE] zone louder
- Turn up [ZONE] zone
- Volume up in [ZONE] zone
- Increase volume in [ZONE] zone
Examples
- Make the Kitchen zone louder
- Turn up the Family Room zone
- Increase volume in the Guest Room zone
Make the zone [ZONE] quieter JRiver only
Try saying
- Make zone [ZONE] quieter
- Make the zone [ZONE] quieter
- Make the [ZONE] zone quieter
- Turn down zone [ZONE]
- Turn down the zone [ZONE]
- Turn down the [ZONE] zone
- Volume down in zone [ZONE]
- Volume down in the zone [ZONE]
- Volume down in the [ZONE] zone
- Decrease volume in zone [ZONE]
- Decrease volume in the zone [ZONE]
- Decrease volume in the [ZONE] zone
- Make [ZONE] zone quieter
- Turn down [ZONE] zone
- Volume down in [ZONE] zone
- Decrease volume in [ZONE] zone
Examples
- Make the Theater zone quieter
- Turn down the Office zone
- Decrease volume in the Patio zone
Crank zone [ZONE] JRiver only
Try saying
- Crank zone [ZONE]
- Crank the zone [ZONE]
- Crank the [ZONE] zone
- Crank it in zone [ZONE]
- Crank it in the zone [ZONE]
- Crank it in the [ZONE] zone
- Crank [ZONE] zone
- Crank it in [ZONE] zone
Examples
- Crank the Studio zone
- Crank it in the Bedroom zone
- Crank Living Room zone
Set volume [VOLUME / ZONE] JRiver only
Try saying
- Set volume [VOLUME / ZONE]
- Set the volume [VOLUME / ZONE]
- Change volume [VOLUME / ZONE]
- Change the volume [VOLUME / ZONE]
- Set zone volume [VOLUME / ZONE]
- Set the zone volume [VOLUME / ZONE]
- Change zone volume [VOLUME / ZONE]
- Change the zone volume [VOLUME / ZONE]
Examples
- Set volume 40 percent in the Den zone
- Change the volume to 25 percent in the Kitchen zone
- Set zone volume to 60 percent in the Family Room zone
The combined [VOLUME / ZONE] request accepts both volume-first and zone-first forms, for example
40 percent in the Player zone, 40 percent for the Living Room zone, or Player zone to 40 percent.What's playing in zone [ZONE] JRiver only
Try saying
- What's playing in zone [ZONE]
- What's playing in the zone [ZONE]
- What's playing in the [ZONE] zone
- What is playing in zone [ZONE]
- What is playing in the zone [ZONE]
- What is playing in the [ZONE] zone
- What's playing in [ZONE] zone
- What is playing in [ZONE] zone
Examples
- What's playing in the Guest Room zone?
- What is playing in zone Theater?
- What's playing in Office zone?
Play the album [ALBUM] in the [ZONE] zone JRiver only
Try saying
- Play album [ALBUM] in the [ZONE] zone
- Play the album [ALBUM] in the [ZONE] zone
Examples
- Play the album Innervisions in the Kitchen zone
- Play album Disintegration in the Theater zone
- Play the album Future Nostalgia in the Bedroom zone
For targeted playback, the content and zone travel together in one request. The separators in, on, and to are accepted.
Play songs by [ARTIST] in the [ZONE] zone JRiver only
Try saying
- Play songs by [ARTIST] in the [ZONE] zone
- Play music by [ARTIST] in the [ZONE] zone
- Play some songs by [ARTIST] in the [ZONE] zone
- Play some music by [ARTIST] in the [ZONE] zone
Examples
- Play songs by Nina Simone in the Office zone
- Play music by R.E.M. in the Living Room zone
- Play some music by Billie Eilish in the Patio zone
For targeted playback, the content and zone travel together in one request. The separators in, on, and to are accepted.
Play the genre [GENRE] in the [ZONE] zone JRiver only
Try saying
- Play genre [GENRE] in the [ZONE] zone
- Play the genre [GENRE] in the [ZONE] zone
Examples
- Play the genre funk in the Den zone
- Play genre ambient in the Studio zone
- Play the genre country in the Family Room zone
For targeted playback, the content and zone travel together in one request. The separators in, on, and to are accepted.
Play the playlist [PLAYLIST] in the [ZONE] zone JRiver only
Try saying
- Play playlist [PLAYLIST] in the [ZONE] zone
- Play the playlist [PLAYLIST] in the [ZONE] zone
Examples
- Play the playlist Jazz Favorites in the Guest Room zone
- Play playlist Eighties Mix in the Kitchen zone
- Play the playlist Late Night in the Theater zone
For targeted playback, the content and zone travel together in one request. The separators in, on, and to are accepted.
Play the song [SONG TITLE] in the [ZONE] zone JRiver only
Try saying
- Play song [SONG TITLE] in the [ZONE] zone
- Play the song [SONG TITLE] in the [ZONE] zone
- Play track [SONG TITLE] in the [ZONE] zone
- Play the track [SONG TITLE] in the [ZONE] zone
Examples
- Play the song Fast Car in the Bedroom zone
- Play track September in the Office zone
- Play the track Bad Guy in the Living Room zone
For targeted playback, the content and zone travel together in one request. The separators in, on, and to are accepted.
Library
Ask what is in your library, count music, list collections, or identify a song from stored lyrics.
Do I have the song [SONG TITLE] JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- Do I have the song [SONG TITLE]
- Do I have song [SONG TITLE]
- Do I have the song [SONG TITLE] by [ARTIST]
- Do I have song [SONG TITLE] by [ARTIST]
- Is the song [SONG TITLE] in my library
- Is the song [SONG TITLE] by [ARTIST] in my library
Examples
- Do I have the song God Only Knows?
- Do I have song No Surprises by Radiohead?
- Is the song Levitating in my library?
Do I have the album [ALBUM] JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- Do I have the album [ALBUM]
- Do I have album [ALBUM]
- Do I have the album [ALBUM] by [ARTIST]
- Do I have album [ALBUM] by [ARTIST]
- Is the album [ALBUM] in my library
- Is the album [ALBUM] by [ARTIST] in my library
Examples
- Do I have the album Pet Sounds?
- Do I have album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill?
- Is the album Currents in my library?
Do I have the self titled album by [ARTIST] JRiver only
Try saying
- Do I have the self titled album by [ARTIST]
- Do I have the self titled album by the band [ARTIST]
- Do I have the self titled album by the artist [ARTIST]
- Is the self titled album by [ARTIST] in my library
- Is the self titled album by the band [ARTIST] in my library
- Do I have the eponymous album by [ARTIST]
- Do I have the eponymous album by the band [ARTIST]
Examples
- Do I have the self titled album by Tracy Chapman?
- Is the self titled album by The Cars in my library?
- Do I have the eponymous album by Beyoncé?
Who sings the song [SONG TITLE] JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- Who sings the song [SONG TITLE]
- Who sings [SONG TITLE]
- Who performs the song [SONG TITLE]
- Who performs [SONG TITLE]
- Who is the artist for the song [SONG TITLE]
- Who is the artist for [SONG TITLE]
- Who recorded the song [SONG TITLE]
Examples
- Who sings the song Son of a Preacher Man?
- Who performs Creep?
- Who is the artist for Flowers?
What songs by [ARTIST] do I have JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- What songs by [ARTIST] do I have
- Which songs by [ARTIST] do I have
- What songs do I have by [ARTIST]
- List my songs by [ARTIST]
Examples
- What songs by Otis Redding do I have?
- Which songs by Björk do I have?
- List my songs by Bruno Mars
What albums by [ARTIST] do I have JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- What albums by [ARTIST] do I have
- Which albums by [ARTIST] do I have
- What albums do I have by [ARTIST]
- List my albums by [ARTIST]
Examples
- What albums by Carole King do I have?
- Which albums by Depeche Mode do I have?
- List my albums by Kendrick Lamar
What albums does [ARTIST] appear on JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- What albums does [ARTIST] appear on
- Which albums does [ARTIST] appear on
- What albums is [ARTIST] on
- Which albums is [ARTIST] on
- What albums do I have that feature [ARTIST]
- List albums featuring [ARTIST]
- Show albums featuring [ARTIST]
- What albums feature [ARTIST]
- What albums does [ARTIST] appears on
- Which albums does [ARTIST] appears on
Examples
- What albums does Brian Eno appear on?
- Which albums is Emmylou Harris on?
- List albums featuring André 3000
How many songs by [ARTIST] do I have JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- How many songs by [ARTIST] do I have
- How many songs do I have by [ARTIST]
- How many tracks by [ARTIST] do I have
- How many tracks do I have by [ARTIST]
- Count my songs by [ARTIST]
- Count songs by [ARTIST]
- Number of songs by [ARTIST]
Examples
- How many songs by Sam Cooke do I have?
- How many tracks do I have by New Order?
- Count my songs by SZA
How many unique songs by [ARTIST] do I have JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- How many unique song titles by [ARTIST] do I have
- How many unique songs by [ARTIST] do I have
- How many different songs by [ARTIST] do I have
- How many unique song titles do I have by [ARTIST]
- How many unique songs do I have by [ARTIST]
- How many different songs do I have by [ARTIST]
- Count my unique songs by [ARTIST]
- Count unique songs by [ARTIST]
- Number of unique songs by [ARTIST]
Examples
- How many unique songs by Patsy Cline do I have?
- How many different songs do I have by The Smiths?
- Count unique songs by Lorde
How many albums by [ARTIST] do I have JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- How many albums by [ARTIST] do I have
- How many albums do I have by [ARTIST]
- How many albums from [ARTIST] do I have
- How many albums by [ARTIST] I have
Examples
- How many albums by Charles Mingus do I have?
- How many albums do I have by Pet Shop Boys?
- How many albums from Lana Del Rey do I have?
How many versions of [SONG TITLE] do I have JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- How many versions of the song [SONG TITLE] do I have
- How many versions of [SONG TITLE] do I have
- How many copies of the song [SONG TITLE] do I have
- How many copies of [SONG TITLE] do I have
- How many versions do I have of the song [SONG TITLE]
- How many versions do I have of [SONG TITLE]
- Count versions of the song [SONG TITLE]
- Count versions of [SONG TITLE]
Examples
- How many versions of Summertime do I have?
- How many copies of Hallelujah do I have?
- How many versions do I have of Yesterday?
What playlists do I have JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- What playlists do I have
- Which playlists do I have
- List my playlists
- What are my playlists
- Tell me my playlists
- Tell me what playlists I have
- Show my playlists
- List the playlists in my library
- Give me my playlists
- Name my playlists
- What playlists are in my library
- Which playlists are in my library
Examples
- What playlists do I have?
- List my playlists
- Tell me my playlists
What song goes [LYRIC PHRASE] JRiver only
Try saying
- What song goes [LYRIC PHRASE]
- Which song goes [LYRIC PHRASE]
- What song has the lyrics [LYRIC PHRASE]
- Which song has the lyrics [LYRIC PHRASE]
- What song contains the lyrics [LYRIC PHRASE]
- What song says [LYRIC PHRASE]
- Identify the song with the lyrics [LYRIC PHRASE]
- Find the song with the lyrics [LYRIC PHRASE]
Examples
- What song goes there goes my girl again?
- Which song has the lyrics hello darkness my old friend?
- What song says I see a red door and I want it painted black?
JRiver only. Queue Ball searches the lyrics already stored in JRiver’s standard Lyrics field. Queue Ball does not download or write lyrics. If one song matches, Queue Ball identifies it and offers to play it.
Media Server
Switch between connected media servers or ask which one is currently active.
Switch to [JRIVER / PLEX] JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- Switch to [JRIVER / PLEX]
- Switch over to [JRIVER / PLEX]
- Use [JRIVER / PLEX]
- Use [JRIVER / PLEX] instead
- Switch media server to [JRIVER / PLEX]
- Switch the media server to [JRIVER / PLEX]
- Change media server to [JRIVER / PLEX]
- Change the media server to [JRIVER / PLEX]
Examples
- Switch to JRiver
- Use Plex instead
- Change media server to JRiver
Supported choices are Plex and JRiver / J River / J River Media Center / Media Center / JRiver MC / J River MC. The selected server must already be connected to your Queue Ball account.
What server am I using JRiver + Plex
Try saying
- What server am I using
- What media server am I using
- Which server am I using
- Which media server am I using
- What server are you using
- What media server are you using
- Which server are you using
- Which media server are you using
- What provider am I using
- Which provider am I using
- What provider are you using
- Which provider are you using
Examples
- What media server am I using?
- Which server am I using?
- Which provider am I using?
Help & Account
Ask what Queue Ball can do, open troubleshooting help, or get your account and settings link.
What can I say Help
Try saying
- Commands
- Command
- Command help
- Help with commands
- Help me with commands
- What commands can I use
- What can I say
- Capabilities
- What are your capabilities
- What can you do
- What can I ask you
Examples
- What can I say?
- What can you do?
- Command help
Help with troubleshooting Help
Try saying
- Troubleshooting
- Trouble
- Troubleshoot
- Help troubleshooting
- Help with troubleshooting
- Help me troubleshoot
- I am having trouble
- I'm having trouble
- Something is not working
- Something isn't working
- I need help troubleshooting
Examples
- Help with troubleshooting
- I am having trouble
- I need help troubleshooting
How do I get to my account Help
Try saying
- Account
- My account
- Account settings
- My settings
- Manage my account
- Manage my settings
- Where is my account
- Where are my settings
- How do I get to my account
- How do I get to my settings
- Where do I change my settings
- How do I change my settings
Examples
- How do I get to my account?
- Account settings
- Manage my account