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<blockquote data-quote="kiwijunglist" data-source="post: 573099" data-attributes="member: 76888">HiHave you thought of some kind of weighted random playlist?eg.Each track in the database starts with 10 pointsAdd additional 10 points for each star ratingAdd additional 10 points if track not played in the last weekAdd additional 10 points if track not played within the last monthThen total up the number of points in the database = XEach track is assigned numbers depending on how many points it hasThen pick random number from 0 to XAdd that track to databaseRepeat picking random tracks until number of desired playlist tracks are selectedEven better would be if you could somehow scrape last.fm for all your albums and add additional 25 points if that track is listed as a top album track (ie same list as in mediaportal now playing window)EDIT: Added a mockup, user could adjust the weighting of various factors into increasing the chance a track is picked at random.&nbsp; Genres button would check the database for all the genre tags in the database then provide a checkbox list.EDIT2:You could also use the <a href="http://www.last.fm/api" target="_blank">last.fm web api</a>, to process the MP music database and create a local last.fm database with the following information- last.fm track ratings- last.fm global track playing count- last.fm top artist tracks / top album tracksThen use the information in this database for smart playlists</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kiwijunglist, post: 573099, member: 76888"] Hi Have you thought of some kind of weighted random playlist? eg. Each track in the database starts with 10 points Add additional 10 points for each star rating Add additional 10 points if track not played in the last week Add additional 10 points if track not played within the last month Then total up the number of points in the database = X Each track is assigned numbers depending on how many points it has Then pick random number from 0 to X Add that track to database Repeat picking random tracks until number of desired playlist tracks are selected Even better would be if you could somehow scrape last.fm for all your albums and add additional 25 points if that track is listed as a top album track (ie same list as in mediaportal now playing window) EDIT: Added a mockup, user could adjust the weighting of various factors into increasing the chance a track is picked at random. Genres button would check the database for all the genre tags in the database then provide a checkbox list. EDIT2: You could also use the [URL="http://www.last.fm/api"]last.fm web api[/URL], to process the MP music database and create a local last.fm database with the following information - last.fm track ratings - last.fm global track playing count - last.fm top artist tracks / top album tracks Then use the information in this database for smart playlists [/QUOTE]

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