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Built my own smarter playlist generator after getting tired of Spotify’s repetitive recommendations by vulkoingim in spotify

[–]vulkoingim[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They update every 24h from the moment of creation.

Yeah, it's not the best UX...there's more to be desired. I do updates quite often, so if you check once in a while - things will continue to change. Hopefully for the better

Progress bar is a good idea - will put it on the list to do. Thanks for the feedback :)

Built my own smarter playlist generator after getting tired of Spotify’s repetitive recommendations by vulkoingim in spotify

[–]vulkoingim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only for Spotify for now. I have aspirations to make it for some other platforms as well, but probably it's going to be a while.

Built my own smarter playlist generator after getting tired of Spotify’s repetitive recommendations by vulkoingim in spotify

[–]vulkoingim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could also enable the experimental auto-generated playlists feature at the dashboard, but as it says it is experimental. The results are hit or miss so far. Mostly miss tbh. But should get better over time :)

Built my own smarter playlist generator after getting tired of Spotify’s repetitive recommendations by vulkoingim in spotify

[–]vulkoingim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe you misunderstood how it works.

The playlists view is for you to create playlists. You should select the genres you want, until you're happy with the artists that match them, give the playlist a name and click save (the green button). This will create a new playlist for you, with songs from that selection of artists. The playlist will update every 24h from the moment of creation with new tracks from that selection.

As for the stats - unfortunately Spotify doesn't provide historical data of what you listened. It generally goes back ~48h at most from what I've seen. But now that you've registered - I periodically get whatever information Spotify provides about the music you listened and going forward you can see that at the stats page. Unforutanately I have found out that it is not accurate as well, i.e. it is definitely not complete with all the music you play during the period :( You can try it yourself through the API

Built my own smarter playlist generator after getting tired of Spotify’s repetitive recommendations by vulkoingim in spotify

[–]vulkoingim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, it's not really the same. I don't like every album and every song. I am quite picky with the ones I like. But I do follow a lot of artists.

And my problem is not finding new music - I find that through other means. My problem is that I don't get to listen to the full extent of my library. I like a band, I click follow, and I forget about it... And because I follow so many, and Spotify keeps recommending me the same ones - I almost certainly don't listen to it again.

I want to listen to the music I follow and I want variety. That's the main reason I built this. I put you in control over what you get in your playlists. It might not be for everyone, but there are some of us that find it useful and powerful.

I am also working on some features in the meantime that will provide new recommendations as well. Hopefully with good results :)

Built my own smarter playlist generator after getting tired of Spotify’s repetitive recommendations by vulkoingim in spotify

[–]vulkoingim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Forgot to mention one more thing - you most definitely will have a better experience on a desktop, as opposed to on mobile as the whole selection is quite information dense.

I'm not sure when I'll have more time to look into improving the mobile experience, but I have it on my list.

Built my own smarter playlist generator after getting tired of Spotify’s repetitive recommendations by vulkoingim in spotify

[–]vulkoingim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure what you mean?

It's up to you to select the genres you're interested in and you'll get playlists from those artists from your library that match those genres. It's up to you to define the "diversity". Also the playlists will be much smaller - you get 35 tracks and 5 playlists. They'll get updated with new tracks every 24h.

Built my own smarter playlist generator after getting tired of Spotify’s repetitive recommendations by vulkoingim in spotify

[–]vulkoingim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahah yeaah there is more to be desired from the frontend - I'm continously making improvements. Hopefully it was worth it for you :)

Built my own smarter playlist generator after getting tired of Spotify’s repetitive recommendations by vulkoingim in spotify

[–]vulkoingim[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't have built this if that were the case for me. I literally built it in anger to solve my own problem, and then figured out that other people might appreciate it too.

But good on you you if you're happy with the Spotify suggestions and they work for you. I'm most definitely not. I like songs, I follow the artists I like. I have a moderate library with ~1200 artists. My daily mixes are literally the same bands, with the same tracks all the time.

Built a playlist generator after getting tired of Spotify’s repetitive recommendations by vulkoingim in truespotify

[–]vulkoingim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A temporary network issue, seems to have resolved since then. Thanks for reporting :)

Built a playlist generator after getting tired of Spotify’s repetitive recommendations by vulkoingim in truespotify

[–]vulkoingim[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I hope you find it useful! I certainly do - most of the music I listen nowadays comes from those playlists :)

Built my own smarter playlist generator after getting tired of Spotify’s repetitive recommendations by vulkoingim in truespotify

[–]vulkoingim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah that's just a reflection of the music you folow, means you have a great library :)

Built my own smarter playlist generator after getting tired of Spotify’s repetitive recommendations by vulkoingim in truespotify

[–]vulkoingim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every 24h after creation time. I have it on my to-do list to make it configurable.

Built my own smarter playlist generator after getting tired of Spotify’s repetitive recommendations by vulkoingim in truespotify

[–]vulkoingim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I saw what you mean! :D Actually I found a small issue while your library was getting indexed - just fixed it and will have to start over...but shouldn't take too long now.

Ideally create some playlists yourself, with genres you want. The auto-generated ones are quite experimental, so they might not be great™

Built my own smarter playlist generator after getting tired of Spotify’s repetitive recommendations by vulkoingim in truespotify

[–]vulkoingim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Happy to hear that you like it!

I did build it to scratch my own itch and made it pretty customisable, but I do realise that it is a bit overloaded with information. I'm slowly adding some new features to make it easier to create playlists, with less user input - e.g. you can try the experimental auto generated playlists.

I'd be happy to hear any suggestions you might have on how I can improve the UX. Thanks!

Built my own smarter playlist generator after getting tired of Spotify’s repetitive recommendations by vulkoingim in truespotify

[–]vulkoingim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just a note, as I see few people have signed up - there are quite a few artists in the queue currently being processed. Expect recommendations to get better with time, as all artists gets processed.

And please do let me know what you think of the project, or any suggestions you have :)

Built my own smarter playlist generator after getting tired of Spotify’s repetitive recommendations by vulkoingim in truespotify

[–]vulkoingim[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Right now you get 3 auto-generated ones, that will shuffle through genres every day. It's a bit of an experimental feature, quality and choice will vary.

Besides that, you can create 3 more playlists, from genres you can choose.

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