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Title: Another smartlist puzzle
Post by: jleerigby on November 12, 2003, 05:10:17 pm

I have 3 smartlists as follows:

20 random tracks from the 60's
20 random tracks from the 70's
20 random tracks from the 80's

Is it possible to create 1 smartlist that will get 20 from the 60's, 20 from the 70s and 20 from the 80s?

Title: Re:Another smartlist puzzle
Post by: LisaRCT on November 12, 2003, 05:47:18 pm

You mean besides calling those three Smartlists together from within a PlayList?

Title: Re:Another smartlist puzzle
Post by: jleerigby on November 13, 2003, 12:40:02 am

How do I do that?

Title: Re:Another smartlist puzzle
Post by: Phydeaux on November 13, 2003, 02:40:19 am

you can't. Not with one playlist.

Title: Re:Another smartlist puzzle
Post by: jleerigby on November 13, 2003, 05:58:06 am

Quote from: Phydeaux on November 13, 2003, 02:40:19 am

you can't. Not with one playlist.

Thanks Phydeaux.  Not the answer I was looking for but so often when you ask a tricky question you get no answer at all so are left wondering.  Thanks for clearing that up.

Title: Re:Another smartlist puzzle
Post by: JaWe on November 13, 2003, 06:24:41 am

If you already have those 3 playlists try
New Smartlist->Add Rule->Playlist..
And select those 3 playlists

But that is 4 playlists...

Title: Re:Another smartlist puzzle
Post by: NoCodeUK on November 13, 2003, 07:25:10 am

Im not sure but I think you can create separate rules within a smartlist by bracketing off the sections. I don't have MC in front of me at the moment but in pseudo code something like (Decade: 60s Limit: 20 tracks) (Decade: 70s Limit: 20 tracks) (Decade: 80s Limit: 20 tracks).  Dunno if it'll work but may be worth a try???

Adam

Title: Re:Another smartlist puzzle
Post by: jleerigby on November 13, 2003, 07:41:25 am

Quote from: JaWe on November 13, 2003, 06:24:41 am

If you already have those 3 playlists try
New Smartlist->Add Rule->Playlist..
And select those 3 playlists

But that is 4 playlists...

4 Playlists is OK.  But can you explain: <And select those 3 playlists>

Quote from: NoCodeUK

Im not sure but I think you can create separate rules within a smartlist by bracketing off the sections. I don't have MC in front of me at the moment but in pseudo code something like (Decade: 60s Limit: 20 tracks) (Decade: 70s Limit: 20 tracks) (Decade: 80s Limit: 20 tracks).  Dunno if it'll work but may be worth a try???

Quote

That's exactly the sort of solution I was expecting Adam but I just can't seem to make it work.  I'll give it another go tonight but if you manage to do it please let me know.

Title: Re:Another smartlist puzzle
Post by: NoCodeUK on November 13, 2003, 04:36:25 pm

I have played with this and it doesn't work.  I was wondering about using the %of hits limiter but that ends up just limiting the number of tracks fetched so there are only 30 instead of 60....so in short I don't think it is possible as a smartlist.  What you could do is set up three playlists or smartlists to pick the tracks than a master smarlists to play the other three in a radom order...

Adam

Title: Re:Another smartlist puzzle
Post by: jleerigby on November 13, 2003, 05:15:23 pm

Thanks Adam.  Never thought of using a playlist group.

Title: Re:Another smartlist puzzle
Post by: dragyn on November 13, 2003, 11:24:08 pm

Works fine here.

Only thing that doesn't work is Random on a playlist group as you can't remove sorting on a group (bug). Just don't use it and you'll be fine.