cross-posted from: https://piefed.zeromedia.vip/c/selfhosting/p/451238/1-year-into-navidrome-with-dilligent-tagging-and-rating-and-this-is-how-someone
forgive the tyos, english is absolutely my first language but we strugglin over here, ya feel? or, take it as confirmation this ain’t some damn clanker bullshit
It’s just like holy shit! this is what I’ve wanted my music to do my whole life! This is almost just another member of the family.
Feishin and the smart playlists really really shine when adding user ratings into the mix. plus, adding a “mood” tag and then being able to use our own terms, it is incredible.
Build a custom station with the tags you want, then add “not played in the last <blank> days” (depending on how much traffic/supply of that particular kind of music gets) and it keeps it fresh. Add in “rating is not 1” and you’ll see the stuff that hasn’t been rated yet, but it won’t even let 1 start tracks into the queue!
I have rediscovered old favorites, found new songs by classic artists, have perfectly curated playlists down to the nth degree, custom stations that show me exactly what i want before i even knew i wanted to listen to that right then, all without commercials, on every device i own.
i am pumped for the future of the open subsonic API’s! I think a skipped count could be awesome. I’d like to automate some stuff based off skip counts.
the navidrome plugins are getting some inertia, i am excited to see where that goes.
Other Navidrome/opensubsonic users, how do you guys use the 5 stars? for me it is
- 5 amazing song, not only will i 99% of the time never skip it, i will try to get everyone’s attention and have them listen
- 4 i really like this song and have stopped what i am doing to pay attention to it, it is not likely but may get skipped depending on the mood/genre desired at that time
- 3 - this song is good and i notice it and smile while continuing doing my thing, unless it is the wrong mood/genre (can i blast it while working?), which means it gets skipped.
- 2 - this song is unobtrusive and doesn’t appear to bother or inspire me.
- 1 this song catches my attention due to disliking it. I will go out of my way to stop it from playing. i set up my stations to never call for those again.
I am looking for other ways to interface with this to be able to rate songs a little easier/safer (while driving?)
I am hopeful i will have the wiggle room to donate to navidrome, feishin, snapcast, mopidy, spindle, soon!!!
People often ask me ‘What’s your favorite song?’ or ‘Who is your favorite guitarist?’ to which I reply ‘All of them.’ I’ve been playing, creating, and listening to music since the age of 5 when my uncle showed me 3 simple cords. It lit a fire in me that is burning to this day. I do have genre specific playlists, but a lot of times I just put the whole lot on random/no repeat and enjoy Opera one minute and Heavy Metal the next, with some Blues, Jazz, Soul, R&B, Funk, Hip Hop, Rap, Rock, thrown in the mix. I truly love music and my tastes are quite expansive and eclectic. There are some songs that do have deep meaning to me tho. However, if I were to utilize the 5 star system, they would all be 5 stars. LOL Recently, I managed to have a script pick a random song from a playlist, and display it in the Linux MOTD, to remind me of songs I may not have heard in a while, when I administer the server.
i totally get what you mean but heck,
some songs popping up might make me cry or get too pumped-up for what i am doing. ive always been easily moved by music and have to be careful, especially during work hours, if i am talking to a lot of people that day.
when i am in the mood you’re describing, that is when i throw on my “Absolute Bangers” playlist
the only search query is rating being 4-5, regardless of genre!
between the ratings, genre, and moods, i can curate a vibe, letting me set the tone any activity
Totally understandable. Music is the window to the soul, and everyone’s window has a different view. By this, I guess I live in a glass house. Music is power, it moves, motivates, evokes emotion.