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JimH:
New in build 51: 
2. NEW: Added Tools > Search DJ to play searches and optionally include Cloudplay files.

Also available on the Playing Now page.

It gives you a consolidated view in which you can select

Artist
Album
Genre
Format
BPM
and then play the results with

Play
Play with Cloudplay [percent]
Play Doctor
Shuffled or not

My main interest in this was to be able to easily play what I want from Cloudplay and to do so with varying mixtures of local and Cloudplay.

We'll add an interface icon for this soon.

Thanks, Matt!  And on a Saturday!

markf2748:
31.0.51 (9/2/2023)  The new Search DJ tool is very cool.  Thanks.

Suggestions: 
Give it memory (at least of the last search; maybe deeper) so it is easy to recall and modify current/most recent search (and possibly recall previous searches) instead of starting all over again from a blank slate.  Then it would also be helpful to have a "Clear" button.

Show hint that list must be comma separated.  My first inclination was to do semicolon separated for Artist:, which does not work.  Or maybe you should accept both.
Update:  Like your example under Formats:, do the same for Artist:.

MC 31.0.51

JimH:
I think we will add an option to save the search and name it.

For now, you can save it as a playlist.  That was the first thing I did.

I agree we should be liberal with what the delimiter can be.

markf2748:

--- Quote from: JimH on September 02, 2023, 12:43:19 pm ---I think we will add an option to save the search and name it.
--- End quote ---
Agree, but I think auto-recalling the current (i.e. most recent) is a separate and important use case - I certainly was expecting it.  User is highly likely to need modifications and corrections to the current search, especially when first learning the tool.  MC should make that as easy as possible (which also creates the need for a "Clear" button).  For example, Play Doctor auto-recalls its last set of rules.  Alternatively, or in addition, add something like "Most Recent" as the top line of a "Load" previous searches list button.

Percent: should gray out when "Include Cloudplay" is not selected.  That will help clarify its meaning.  Change to smaller entry box, just wide enough to accommodate 100%.

Not clear to me how the "Play with Play Doctor" integration works (I'm not subscribed to Cloud Play).  It always seems to yield "no search results".  Add a Help page to the wiki  :)

MC 31.0.51

comox:
Just tried this feature and like it.

I think Search DJ should respect the "Rules for Files That Can Be Included" in the options right next to it.

When I use Search DJ I get files that I don't want like non-audio imported extras and music I have tagged as culls in my library.

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