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[GHammer]

Where, oh where have I went astray?

I want a simple thing.
30 Songs
No '1' rated
No track 99

35% rated 4 or higher
65% not rated 4 and not played within the last week.

Code: [Select]

[Media Type]=[Audio] -rating=1 -[Track #]==99 ~mix=30,35%,{[Rating]=[4]},65%,{[-Rating]=[4] [Last Played]=>=10080} ~sort=[Random]
This results in a list of 30 selections but there are always at least 16 4+ rated and sometimes more.


Thanks for any help, I've looked at it too long and just can't see the error.

[JustinChase]

It looks like you have the brackets around the -rating wrong.

Try this...

[Media Type]=[Audio] -rating=1 -[Track #]==99 ~mix=30,35%,{rating=4},65%,{-rating=4 [Last Played]=>=10080} ~sort=[Random]

I always get 11 4 start tracks.

[hit_ny]

let the ~mix mania begin 

[marko]

yup, the second exclude 4's...

you have [-rating]=[4]

should be..

-[Rating]=[4]



Tip:
-r=4 achieves the same result.

field keywords are so useful for smartlist building:

mt=audio -r=1 -t==99 ~mix=30,35%,{r=4},65%,{-r=4 lp=>=10080} ~sort=random

returns the same results for a lot less typing. you may need to set the 'mt' and 'lp' keywords yourself first as I don't think they're default. also, when MC converts to "friendly view", the prescence of the 'p' confuses it, though the list remains true so it can be ignored. I set things like aaa= for [album artist (auto)]= and fnn= for [filename (name)]=

[GHammer]

Thanks all! I knew it was simply fat fingers coupled with weak eyes...

[JustinChase]

Good points marko.

I was quite impressed at how simple it can be made.  I messed around with it a little bit, but that's nice.

I was reading in the other thread about combining smartlists with view schemes.  I like the implications of that, but haven't taken time to play with it.

I envision something like the original smartlist challenge but tied into a view scheme, allowing me to use the view scheme 'engine' to select the genre's (and/or percentages) of the smartlist, but the smartlist is automaticly run upon opening the VS.

Anyone got something like this working, or see value in it?

[hit_ny]

I was reading in the other thread about combining smartlists with view schemes.  I like the implications of that, but haven't taken time to play with it.

I envision something like the original smartlist challenge but tied into a view scheme, allowing me to use the view scheme 'engine' to select the genre's (and/or percentages) of the smartlist, but the smartlist is automaticly run upon opening the VS.

Anyone got something like this working, or see value in it?

Yes, you create a playlist group then reference it as playlist for the first column in the view scheme.

I have a plylist group with the following items
- Imported in the last week
- """"""""""""""""""""" 2 months
- last 20 albums imported.

I'm not sure but you want to keep that group small, so that the viewscheme  opens up faster. It of course defaults to All at the top of the list.

Why they persist with this method is beyond me, it adds an annoying wait each time you open a viewscheme 

But otherwise the playlist in viewscheme can be useful in certain instances.