Comments on: Swapping virtual mixes http://blog.musicip.com/2006/10/10/swapping-virtual-mixes/ Your World. Amplified. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:01:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: NorthSpace http://blog.musicip.com/2006/10/10/swapping-virtual-mixes/#comment-325 Sat, 11 Nov 2006 05:35:45 +0000 http://blog.musicip.com/2006/10/10/swapping-virtual-mixes/#comment-325 [...] A mixtape for the iPod generation- and beyond! A recent post from Wendell over on the official MusicIP blog, Hear Here, introduced me to a technology to swap virtual mixes (playlists) online using MusicIP and the FIQL website. FIQL is a pretty interesting idea by itself, but when combined with MusicIP, it becomes quite powerful. As Wendell explains, MusicIP can import any FIQL playlist by finding matches from your own music library. If it doesn’t find exact matches, it looks for something similar in musical style. These replacements are usually quite smart. For example, I was playing around with some 80s new wave playlists, and nearly all of the replacement songs were also 80s new wave (Mano Negra somehow snuck in). Impressive. [...] […] A mixtape for the iPod generation- and beyond! A recent post from Wendell over on the official MusicIP blog, Hear Here, introduced me to a technology to swap virtual mixes (playlists) online using MusicIP and the FIQL website. FIQL is a pretty interesting idea by itself, but when combined with MusicIP, it becomes quite powerful. As Wendell explains, MusicIP can import any FIQL playlist by finding matches from your own music library. If it doesn’t find exact matches, it looks for something similar in musical style. These replacements are usually quite smart. For example, I was playing around with some 80s new wave playlists, and nearly all of the replacement songs were also 80s new wave (Mano Negra somehow snuck in). Impressive. […]

]]> by: Wendell http://blog.musicip.com/2006/10/10/swapping-virtual-mixes/#comment-306 Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:06:02 +0000 http://blog.musicip.com/2006/10/10/swapping-virtual-mixes/#comment-306 The first pass is using text matching - in the second pass, we do the acoustic checks, so generally the songs which didn't show up in the first match will still get connected properly if you use the Replace option. (i.e. if you select Replace, and we see the exact song acoustically, we will use the exact song, and not go out of the way to replace it with a different one). The first pass is using text matching - in the second pass, we do the acoustic checks, so generally the songs which didn’t show up in the first match will still get connected properly if you use the Replace option. (i.e. if you select Replace, and we see the exact song acoustically, we will use the exact song, and not go out of the way to replace it with a different one).

]]> by: Scott http://blog.musicip.com/2006/10/10/swapping-virtual-mixes/#comment-305 Fri, 10 Nov 2006 12:23:16 +0000 http://blog.musicip.com/2006/10/10/swapping-virtual-mixes/#comment-305 I just started playing with this now, but I'm noticing that some tracks that are in the playlist and my library aren't getting recognized. I'm not sure how strict the import filter is with song names. Sometimes it's a typo with the playlist, or different versions of the song name. Sometimes I can't figure out why it didn't match. Instead of just replacing the missing songs with similar tracks, the first step should be to find tracks with similar names to see if the same song is actually in the library with a slightly different name. I just started playing with this now, but I’m noticing that some tracks that are in the playlist and my library aren’t getting recognized. I’m not sure how strict the import filter is with song names. Sometimes it’s a typo with the playlist, or different versions of the song name. Sometimes I can’t figure out why it didn’t match. Instead of just replacing the missing songs with similar tracks, the first step should be to find tracks with similar names to see if the same song is actually in the library with a slightly different name.

]]> by: Wendell http://blog.musicip.com/2006/10/10/swapping-virtual-mixes/#comment-22 Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:54:47 +0000 http://blog.musicip.com/2006/10/10/swapping-virtual-mixes/#comment-22 Either place is fine, I read both places. A filter selection on import is an interesting idea I hadn't thought of yet. Either place is fine, I read both places. A filter selection on import is an interesting idea I hadn’t thought of yet.

]]> by: Carlos http://blog.musicip.com/2006/10/10/swapping-virtual-mixes/#comment-21 Wed, 11 Oct 2006 17:50:57 +0000 http://blog.musicip.com/2006/10/10/swapping-virtual-mixes/#comment-21 You know what would be really useful - to be able to specify a Filter when the program replaces songs from the playlist. It would help you keep in 'theme' with the playlist you're trying to load. For example, when I load a list of New Zealand music (eg. http://www.fiql.com/playlists/kiwi_music_25_mix_1/) I should be able to specify my NZ music Filter when replacing the handful of missing tracks so at least I get selections consistent with the original list. BTW, is it helpful to leave suggestions like this here, or would they be better received on the forum page? You know what would be really useful - to be able to specify a Filter when the program replaces songs from the playlist. It would help you keep in ‘theme’ with the playlist you’re trying to load. For example, when I load a list of New Zealand music (eg. http://www.fiql.com/playlists/kiwi_music_25_mix_1/) I should be able to specify my NZ music Filter when replacing the handful of missing tracks so at least I get selections consistent with the original list.

BTW, is it helpful to leave suggestions like this here, or would they be better received on the forum page?

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