Robin Bowes wrote:
What's the difference between Random Play and Play with shuffle turned on?
i think it's in how you access it.
shuffle/random are the same concepts, no? it's all in how you make the
function available.
this scheme would give direct access to either standard or random play
at the point where a user is making the decision to stop browsing and
begin playback. just seems right.
the current design seems like it's copied from a standard CD player
where shuffle/random is modal and applies automatically to all playback
while engaged. that arrangement makes sense if it's done in hardware.
CDPs generally have a shuffle/random button that is always available for
instant selection, as well as always visible on-screen visual feedback.
SBs have a shuffle key on the remote, but how does that work? (i really
am asking, don't have one in front of me). does it interrupt the browse
process to change the shuffle setting before choosing play? can you
jump back easily to where you were? what happens to the existing
playlist if selected during playback?
what i'm proposing would be a means to emulate in software a remote with
two play buttons: "play" and "random play".
not sure about every detail. but, again, it just seems that the point
of choosing to begin playback is the right point to choose random or
sequential track ordering.
--rt
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