Advanced shuffle / auto-insert tracks

[Mark]

Hi Hans and Jeff,                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                            
Thanks for the reply,                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                            
I have indeed noticed that there are these options, yes. However, it is not as
powerful and almost 'magic' as the RoboDJ shuffler. This is why I included a
link to the source code of the actual plugin, so that whoever that would
understand it could see if there are juicy elements in it that could be for
Amaroks benefit. In the mean while I will use the dynamic playlists :)
                                                                                                                                            
Mark.   

On Wed, Mar 28, 2007 at 12:29:16PM CEST, Hans Chen spoke 7.3K bytes, saying:

> Hi,
> 
> Yes, dynamic playlist sounds like what you're looking for. As Jeff said,
> it's not complicated;  however, there is a guide on the Amarok wiki that
> could be worth reading:
> http://amarok.kde.org/wiki/Dynamic_Playlist_Walkthrough
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> Best regards,
> Hans Chen
> 
> On 3/26/07, Jeff Mitchell <kde-dev at emailgoeshere.com> wrote:
> >
> >Mark--
> >
> >Have you played with the Smart Playlists and Dynamic Playlists?  Smart
> >playlists let you define criteria to pick what music you want, like
> >song rating, length, artist, etc etc etc.  You can require a song to
> >have any or all of the selected characteristics.  Dynamic playlists
> >take an existing playlist or smart playlist and randomly add songs
> >from it.  So you can define a smart playlist to get whatever songs
> >you'd like to play, and then make a dynamic playlist that uses that
> >smart playlist for the content.
> >
> >It's not as complicated as it sounds, and it seems like it might be
> >just what you're looking for.
> >
> >--Jeff
> >
> >Quoting Mark <mark at voidzero.net>:
> >
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I have subscribed to this list after reading a similar idea on marc.info
> >.
> >>
> >> There has been a plugin for winamp out there together with the source
> >> code. The plugin is called ROBODJ, and someone has told me that it uses
> >> a distinguishable and sophisticated shuffling method. Because he told me
> >> this years ago, I can't recall much about it. I just know it adds n
> >> songs to the playlist when there are x songs left in it, and using a
> >> very nice preference method. Unfortunately this plugin hasn't been in
> >> development for years.
> >>
> >> I am hoping, and have been hoping for years that there would be someone
> >> inspired to re-create this plugin, for amarok. I myself am not a
> >> developer. I do know that this plugin could boost up the popularity for
> >> Amarok. I have read that ITunes has a similar shuffling feature, but it
> >> have been many years since I have worked with windows, so I'm not
> >> familiar with this program.
> >>
> >> The source, as well as a precompiled version are to be downloaded from
> >> http://www.burnap.net/RoboDJ/source/RoboDJ_1_0rc1.zip resp.
> >> http://www.burnap.net/RoboDJ/downloads/RoboDJ_1_0rc1.exe
> >>
> >> I am eagerly awaiting the reply of readers.
> >>
> >> Thank you,
> >>
> >> Mark.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
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Greetz,
Mark.

-- 
  
  |~ Mark van Dijk, mark at voidzero.net.
 ~|  "If you put your supper dish to your ear
 ~|   you can hear the sounds of a restaurant."
 ~|    -- Snoopy.