Cross 1.6: changing collection

[Hannes]

What about a smart playlist with all folders/playlists rules into one ?

Agree! Smartlists->new folder.

[skandal]

If I understand correctly, you create a smartlist and you add the folders to that smart list. I tried that before but didn't manage. But i'll try it again. Because this would be a good thing; a smartlist and instead of adding rules about BPM, GENRE.... you can add a rule; 'add following playlists and/or folders to the smartlist', so you have a combination of multiple playlist. cheers, i let you know.

[skandal]

I created in Smartlists > a new Folder.
Then I can only add smartlists to that folder?

- Smartlists
- My Maingenre (Folder)
- Subgenre 1 (smartlist)


I need for example:

- My MainGenre (Folder)
- Subgenre 1 (Playlist)
- Subgenre 2 (Playlist)


and if i select the folder with the maingenre, I see the music of subgenre 1 and 2 combined.

[Support@MixVibes]

No it doesn't work like that. You need to do the sum of your rules from each smartlist.

Here an example
smartlist 1 : genre is electro
smartlist 2 : genre is electronic
smartlist 3 : genre is electronica

If you want a smartlist that have all that you need to do something like
smartlist alpha : genre is electro + genre is electronic + genre is electronica

This is the sum of each rules of the playlist you need to have together.

[skandal]

I was afraid that this was the only solution...
Yet my tags are not set correctly and i try to avoid that because I have to do this for all the new music I add (weekly base)

Also the choice of my collections (folders/playlists...) is not always strict per genre. It's more like songs that are structual possible to mix, if you understand.

Yet, thanks for the explanations and help, but my request remains specific: I should be able to create rules in smartlists to choose specific playlists instead of genres.
For me this would be a great added value.
OR: If you click on the folder which contains 3 playlists, you see an empty screen, so no use. But maybe it's a quick win in the development of Cross to see all songs of all the playlists in that folder.

[Support@MixVibes]

Having correct tags is a must if you want to take full advantage of the digital management. And you can still have your structured folder.

You can do smartlist even with location as a parameter.
I took genre but you can do it with any available parameter.

[skandal]

wow, this would completely solve it.
Because my file structure is the same as my folders/playlists.

Nice.
It's even better than expected: I should use smartlists instead of playlists, but with a rule on location.
So If I add a file to my file structure, it will be automatically added to my smarllist.

Big up!

[Support@MixVibes]

Yes, that's why I didn't understand at 1st where were the issues.

[skandal]

I checked this, but I don't see a rule in smartlists to choose a certain location. Or am I that stupid?

[Support@MixVibes]

Arf... it's have been removed, I have it in an early alpha but it apparently didn't take it to the final stage.

Will see if it is possible to finish it and put it back into a next release.