Random / Shuffle Repetition Rules Addition

[PuffyToesToo 346]

Online radio stations and even IRL ones mitigate repetition of music through the use of rules. You can specify that a song/artist/album can only be played once during any given "x hours/days". Can it be integrated into Emby itself? This would be a great solution to the repetitive use of the same handful of episodes/movies in Playlists / Shuffle and VirtualTV,  so we get a better mix of content.

As a last resort, an optional rule within shuffle/playlists could include "only play an episode/show/movie/music if it hasn't played in "X' amount of time". Thanks!

[Luke 42078]

Hi, yea it's a neat idea that could help improve shuffle.

[TZTZoro 26]

Awesome idea!

But what should the default case be? should there be a "smart shuffle" option like spotify has which listens to these rules to decide the order instead of the normal shuffle?

not all radios listen very well to those rules... i wish they did more sometimes

Edited May 28, 2024 by TZTZoro

[Luke 42078]

21 hours ago, TZTZoro said:

Awesome idea!

But what should the default case be? should there be a "smart shuffle" option like spotify has which listens to these rules to decide the order instead of the normal shuffle?

not all radios listen very well to those rules... i wish they did more sometimes

Hi, yes a smart shuffle is certainly a possibility.