June 23, 2011

New feature in v4.12: Fusion of different smart playlists into one

Until now you could only add / subtract / intersect the previous results with the new results within the same playlist.
Now you can add / subtract / intersect any of the existing smart playlists. You can have a smart playlist just to mix different lists into one (just fusion rules, no other rules), or you can mix the results of some rules with the results of other lists.

By simply tapping on "A", "B", "C", "D", "E" or "F" you cycle through the set operations "+" (union), "-" (minus) or "=" (intersection).
Adding is done first, then all subtractions are done, finally all intersections are executed.
In the above example for smart playlist "E", all songs with BPM < 160 are selected in the iPod music library, then these results are joined with the current results in list "B" and "D" and then this result set is intersected with list "A".

New feature in v4.12: Search/sort by BPM

You can now filter by BPM (beats per minute) to get only slow or only fast songs. Of course, this only works for songs that have a BPM value.

May 26, 2011

Empty list in "Limits"?

If the list of selection options on the "Limits" page is empty


then you need to restart SmartPlaylist. Please shut down SmartPlaylist in the Multitask bar:

If you know how to reproduce this problem, please report it to Support.SmartPlaylist@gmail.com.

Remember: After syncing it is always best to restart SmartPlaylist.

May 11, 2011

Sorting of playlist very slow with iOS 4.3

The sorting of playlists with iOS 4.3.3 on an iPhone 3GS is now 5 times slower than on an iPod 2 with iOS 4.1! And there is nothing I can do about it in SmartPlaylist.

May 02, 2011

New feature coming soon in v4.11: Music Browser

Browse your music library hierarchically by Genres ➤ Composers ➤ Artists ➤ Albums ➤ Titles to pick exactly what you want (similar to the Column Browser in iTunes):
1. Pick the genre(s) you are interested in (1, several or all)
2. Then pick the composer(s) within the selected genres - or skip to the next level
3. Pick the artists you want to hear (limited to the previously selected genres/composers)
4. Select the albums (again: 1, several or all)
5. Pick the titles, now narrowed down according to the selected genres/composers/artists/albums

You can cancel or finish (OK⏎) browsing at any level. The selected elements are then used as search rules and can be combined with additional rules like play count, rating, etc.

More infos and previews soon.