Can I automatically start/stop playing Soundsuit on Sonos?

Yes, you can use the Alarm-Clock feature, coupled with the Sleep-Timer feature of the Sonos system to realise this.

This allows you to control the power on and off of your Sonos speakers, as well as the startup and end time of Soundsuit music in your shop.

a) To set the Sonos alarm

Using the Sonos iOS or Android app

1. From the Rooms tab, tap the  Alarm icon.
2. Tap New Alarm.
3. Set the Time, Room, Music, Repeat, Volume, and Alarm Duration, and tap Save.
4. Tap Done.

Alarms can also be accessed from the Settings tab by going to System > Alarms.

 

 

Additional details

If you check Include grouped rooms, the alarm will play in the rooms that are grouped together at the time the alarm goes off. It does not play in the rooms that were grouped when the alarm was originally added to the Sonos system.

 

To play tracks from your local Music Library, first add the track to a Sonos Playlist or Imported Playlists then select the playlist as the alarm source.The max number of alarms you can set up on Sonos is 32.

 

Alarm settings are not available when the Sonos app is not connected to your Sonos system. See our articles on reconnecting to Sonos or connecting Sonos to a new router or WiFi network to resolve these connection issues.

Using a Mac or PC

1. Click Alarms from the bottom of the Select a Music Source pane on the right side of the Sonos app.
   • On a Mac, click the  to create a new alarm.
   • On a PC, click Add to create a new alarm.
      
2. Set the Time, Room, Music, Frequency and Volume.
   • If you check Include grouped rooms, the alarm will play in the rooms that are grouped together at the time the alarm goes off. It does not play in the rooms that were grouped when the alarm was originally added to the Sonos system.
   • If you check Shuffle music, the play mode for the selected alarm music will be set to shuffle.
      
3. Click OK to save the alarm.

 

b) Set the sleep timer

If using iOS or Android

From the Now Playing screen, tap the icon on iOS or the icon on Android to open the Info & Options menu.

1. Tap Sleep Timer.

2. Select a sleep timer duration, then tap Done.

The remaining sleep timer duration appears next to the Sleep Timer option.

If using a Mac or PC

Click Sleep Timer from the bottom of the Select a Music Source pane on the right side of the Sonos app.

Select the desired time frame.

The remaining sleep timer duration appears next to the Sleep Timer option.