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He's obviously talking about the ones that aren't, such as the 'Discover Weekly' and the way it will guess at what to play next after an album finishes. I beli
by melq 9y ago
He's obviously talking about the ones that aren't, such as the 'Discover Weekly' and the way it will guess at what to play next after an album finishes.
I believe his point is that the algorithms don't generate playlists or dj mixes with the same polish as a professional human and I'm inclined to agree. That said, I do think their recommendation engine produces decent results, but I don't think the composition of the list is something it focuses on. Rather its just a list of unrelated tracks it thinks you'd be inclined to enjoy on their own.
- tomc1985 9y agoExactly. A playlist full of tracks chosen at seeming random lacks the inter-track context that a DJ can add through his choice in selections. Auto-generated playlists have no sense of flow and transition. You can similarly ruin a good, curated playlist by hitting shuffle.