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It happens with me, very often: my MP3 player is on "shuffle" mode and then comes a song from an album I really like, and I think "hey, now I want to listen to this whole album!". But it's never easy, I have to manually turn off shuffle, search for the album, search for the song I was listening (to pick
up from where I was) and, most of the time, I have to stop the song I was listening momentarily.
My idea is a "Stop shuffling and continue listening to this album" function on MP3 players (both hardware-based or software). This function or button, when activated, would seamlessly turn shuffle off and enqueue the remaining songs from the album, so that my listening experience would continue inside the album where that song belongs.
Oh, and this is my first idea here. I'm excited!
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Good idea - and welcome to the Halfbakery |
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iriver had this feature. You just cycled through the sequence options by pushing a button on the side of the player. it didn't stop the current song, it just changed the route of future songs. |
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I thought my old archos did this as well. In any case, I suspect you are an ipod user and so I will give you a bone. |
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[miasere] thanks for demonstrating why I gave the bone. |
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You're right [mylodon], I own an iPod. But I bought it because of ergonomics: all other MP3 players I owned before had some usability flaw that bothered me. The iPod is way better in this aspect. If it wasn't for iTunes (WORST piece of software EVER), it would be the perfect MP3 player IMHO. |
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Oh, and I use Winamp on my PC. Maybe they could develop a plugin with this feature I'm suggesting... |
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My Soundbridge / Firefly combo sort of does this, a bit - if I turn off shuffle, it will play the rest of the album, but in the order it was placed in the database. It depends on what was selected when I chose shuttle in the first place, I think. |
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But yes, a welcome croissant for you. I've often wished for not only "more from this album", but also "more from this artist" and maybe even "more from this genre" functions as well. I usually engage shuttle mode when I can't decide what to listen to, which is most of the time. |
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I think [English Bob] is on to something there. I like a wide range of music, but I do have music moods. Having the "stop shuffle" (widely known to exist if you don't own an iPod) also set the genre is both novel and exciting. |
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I hate apple as well, but iPods are built rather ruggedly, plus all the mp3 holders/protectors are built for iPods. Some environments require the accessories, and there is no mp3 player with more accessories than the damnable iPod. |
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