Great music selection without overthinking
3 pointsby cr34t1ve12 hours ago4 comments
  • Wpnx3307 hours ago
    When I am in G.S.D. mode, I always go for wordless music that lets me lock in. Like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gopYmb38DgM or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrkrdYm3HPQ

    When I am in hitting the gym, Spotify, pick rock song from the 2ks and hit radio mode.

  • theMezz12 hours ago
    I have been testing Spotify's DJ .. I tell it to play new songs based upon my 20 playlists and exclude AI, rap and hiphop. Often the DJ does a good job with mixing my playlists with new music. Sometimes it is way off. To be fair it is in Beta.
    • cr34t1ve11 hours ago
      When its right, its alright. When its wrong, its very wrong lol. It is in Beta and has been for a while. I sometimes wonder if its placed there so we aren't harsh with the critique
  • earworms12 hours ago
    I have three moods; listening to music i haven't heard before, listening to music i haven't listened to in a long time (like over 6 months), or listening to some music that i have been recommended to by friends or the rare times of letting an algorithm decide for me.

    I usually utilize P2P as a library kind of thing; listen to an album or so from an artist or band or composer... then delete it; while i keep the ones i really enjoy and would do with the second mood.

    I rarely ever stream; it's the bane of musical diversity.

    • cr34t1ve11 hours ago
      When you lay it out like that, I think those three moods apply to me as well. There are times I get stuck on a particular album that I listen to till it's completely worn out, then I revisit it a long time in the future.

      What would you say is so 'broken' with music selection with algorithms? I can't put my finger on it (pun intended)

      What's your library like? All physical?

      • earworms7 hours ago
        Most algorithms stick to one genre until you seek another, then it sticks to that other genre. While this is fine for a lot of people; it's not acceptable to me as my favourite music tends to range from a lot of genres.

        My library is about half and half. though if you don't include my own music; it would be primarily physical. There are some recordings that are only accessable digital.

  • bix612 hours ago
    Pick an album or ask an LLM for an album. Or radio on a song I like.
    • cr34t1ve12 hours ago
      How does the LLM get context on what you like? How often do you radio on songs?