Play Doctor Setup

eMCee can use JRiver Media Center's Play Doctor to generate music based on an artist, genre, composer, or what is currently playing.

Play Doctor requires a one-time JRiver zone setup before eMCee can use it.

1. Create a dedicated Play Doctor zone

Create a dedicated zone in JRiver Media Center for eMCee's Play Doctor requests.

The preferred zone name is:

eMCee Play Doctor

eMCee also accepts these exact zone names:

Zone-name matching is case-insensitive, but the name must otherwise match one of the names above exactly.

2. Set the zone to Null Output

In the dedicated Play Doctor zone, set Audio Device to Null Output.

Play Doctor uses JRiver while it builds the generated list. Using Null Output prevents that JRiver-side audio from being heard through the computer.

3. Confirm Play Doctor works in JRiver

Before testing through eMCee, make sure Play Doctor itself works directly inside JRiver Media Center.

4. Try Play Doctor with eMCee

Alexa, ask eMCee to start Play Doctor
Alexa, ask eMCee to start Play Doctor with artist Prince
Alexa, ask eMCee to start Play Doctor with genre soul
Alexa, ask eMCee to start Play Doctor with composer Bach

eMCee can also start Play Doctor from music that is already playing, including the current song, artist, album, composer, or genre.

See all Play Doctor commands.

Play Doctor still not working?

See the general eMCee troubleshooting guide.