To improve the quality of the playlist, you can configure different repeat playback protection rules on the "Settings" tab:
Do not repeat artist for ... – sets the period of no repetition for a particular artist, in minutes.
Related artists – allow you to prohibit the playback of songs by related artists. This option is used in situations where an artist is known under several stage names or when the same artist performs independently and as part of a band. To configure this function, click the "+" button in the "Related artists" window, add an artist, and click "OK". Once done, open the new artist (double-click or right-click "Edit") and enter related artists, one name per line, in the new window.
Multiple artists – repeat protection for multiple artists listed through a separator. For instance, if the artist is Metallica feat. Aphaville, the individual artists (Metallica, Alphaville) will not be repeated, including when they are listed with another artist. E.g., Metallica feat. Michael Jackson will also be considered a repeated artist.
Matching rules (Consider artists identical if their names match for ... %) – do not repeat artists with similar names. Adjust the accuracy of the relatedness calculation. You can test the feature by clicking the “Test” button, entering some artists, and seeing how similar they appear, in percent:
Do not repeat track for... – sets the no-repeat periodicity of a track, in minutes.
Do not repeat album for... – sets the no-repeat periodicity of an album, in minutes.
Only compare albums from the same artist – the "do not repeat album for" rule can only be set for one artist.
Do not repeat title for – sets the no-repeat periodicity of a track name (for instance, in situations when different artists’ tracks have the same title).
Ignore remix info – will ignore remix information included in the track's title. It removes anything that is written in the parentheses. For instance, "Song name (Remix by DJ)" will be transformed into "Song name".
Do not play tracks at the same time as yesterday – prevents tracks from playing at the same time they played yesterday. Requires the playlist's Start Time to be set (e.g. when creating a scheduled event to generate a playlist). Use the "..." button to configure the protection window (specified in minutes).
Use the Last Played tag – activates protection against repeats using the "Last Played" tag.
Repeat protection with consideration for tracks in the playlist window – factors in the rule for not repeating tracks that are in the playlist window in RadioBOSS. Tracks after the currently playing track are checked. Press the "..." button to configure how many tracks to check.
On error, create an empty playlist – creates an empty playlist if an error occurs while generating a playlist. If this option is turned off, when an error occurs, the categories can be skipped; if there are many errors, the resulting playlist duration may be less than the configured value. "Error" means the playlist generator cannot find a track that meets all the criteria (repeat protection rules, filters, etc.).
Filter non-playable tracks – filters out tracks that can't be played (e.g., corrupted tracks, tracks with zero duration, unsupported file format, etc.).
Amount of track overlap – consider the duration of crossfades.
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