Welcome to the 8tracks feedback forum. Do you have an idea? Do you recognize a good idea when you see one? We want to hear from you!
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347 votes
allow gapless playback
Gapless playback would be nice if you've put together a mix using Mixmeister or similar software (as I have) - I realise this isn't really feasible with a streaming service like this so what about being able to upload less than eight tracks - i.e. one track-at-once? Or is this beyond what 8tracks... more
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320 votes
Sort it so that tracks play in the order they are chosen in.
I uploaded and selected songs for my mix in a particular order, but when you play the mix, they pop up in a random order. Would it be possible to ensure they play in the desired order?
I realize this sucks -- the sequence of a playlist is an essential part of the value of the playlist as a whole. What currently happens is a listener will hear the CORRECT order the first time he/she tunes in. If he/she then tunes in a 2nd time, then the order is randomized.
I'm working with our legal counsel to figure out a better way to meet the requirements of the compulsory license without having to force randomization.
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230 votes
allow user to delete their uploaded songs planned
I understand that perhaps you haven't included this option because other users are allowed to use songs that one uploads. However, a user should still be able to delete songs they have uploaded. Perhaps they accidentally uploaded a poor version of a song, or maybe they just decided don't want t... more
Agree, and we'll be adding this functionality.
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196 votes
Can we have an adjustable crossfader facility?
Even if we can't keep the same order as sequenced by the dj, it would be nice to have a cross fade facility to blend tracks together with a setable duration(like on Microsoft Media Player) to keep that 'radio' feel.
Agree! That's a great idea, C. We've talked about this a little bit internally. It's not easy, but we should be able to figure it out. Makes everything a bit more polished.
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168 votes
Offer Facebook player widget planned
Yup, we're going integrate with Facebook and encourage people to add it as a tab (as sonofawidow suggests) by clicking the '+' button at the top. Our first step will likely be setting up Facebook Connect so that you can send a message of your activity (e.g. publishing a new mix) to your FB feed. But totally agree the FB widget is going to be a big step for us, helping DJs share mixes with more people and attracting new listeners to 8tracks generally.
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153 votes
let me star or bookmark entire mixes so I can replay later planned
If we get enough feedback on this point, we may add it. We included this in our alpha version of our site but then decided to simplify b/c we had similar functionality for both "favoriting" tracks and following DJs.
At a minimum, we'll add a mix history ("mix scrobbling" in a sense) so that you can see what you've tuned into in the past.
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142 votes
Keep player playing as I browse around site planned
@japaniel: We used to have this but we had a fair amount of negative feedback b/c the auto-reconnect feature of the player would exhibit some unexpected behavior. Also, there was confusion b/c there were 2 different areas for playback (playback on page, playback in header) and the interaction b/n the page and the Flash player in the header was prone to problems.
We'll give listeners an option in the next push to "open in new window" (with a checkbox for "always take this action") so continuous playback can still be readily provided with our new in-page player.
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74 votes
History of previous mixtapes listened/browsed
A little minimal history bar above the player of previous mixtapes visited/listened would be nice. Sometimes you want to go back to the previous more favorable mixtape but don't want to fight with the back button on the browser.
Agree this is a good idea, esp since we don't have a "favorite" button for mixes. Have added to product roadmap. Thanks for suggestion.
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43 votes
Top 10 Mixes last 24 hours/week/all-time planned
I think a top ten list with the most popular mixes uploaded the last week, last month and all-time would be nice. So you could for example see which mix uploaded that month was the most popular (must be a reason for it)... Of course there are many possibilities to realize this idea. Also the prob... more
Good idea. We've discussed this internally and agree that there needs to be another way to view popular mixes, given that otherwise the list will never change. I think doing something based on trailing 31 days might be the best option.
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40 votes
let me preview songs in my list before saving planned
I want to be able to upload songs and then listen to them to move them around so they flow better.
Do you mean from the right column on the 8tracks.com/selection screen (what you get to when you click "Create Mix" at top of page)? You can stream full tracks from the left column.
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38 votes
Design a Mix Challenge
Give us a mix challenge. That is, each week pick a theme (guilty pleasures, first loves, soundtrack for your life, or whatever, etc.) and whoever wants to responds to the challenge through song. You could have a list of people who participate or just figure out how to tag the mixes so we can se... more
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37 votes
Show sites linking to your mix planned
Youtube has an option where you can view all of the websites embedding or linking to your video and i think this would be great for 8tracks
Great idea. I've added this to our product roadmap. Thx!
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31 votes
Offer a native iPhone app planned
Like the Pandora or Last.fm apps. I would listen to 8tracks all day long.
We're working on it.
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29 votes
Recommend mixes/DJs based on listening history/stars planned
Help users discover other mixes and DJs with intelligent recommendations. Maybe there is someway to integrate with the intelligence of Last.fm to do this kind of thing. Maybe there is an easier way to match up users based on history and starring patterns. Would definitely drive usage of the site.
We're going to likely facilitate this by allowing DJs to pick the next mix to follow each of their own. In other words, the DJ acts as tastemaker not only for the tracks in a mix but also for the mixes (that are similar or otherwise apt for one of his) on the network.
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27 votes
RSS Feeds! - to follow a particular user's new mixes planned
similar to the new mix feed - but for individual users and in RSS so I can track it in my reader.
Great suggestion - we're adding both soon!
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25 votes
Link songs to the mixes they appear in
When I search for an artist to include in my mix, I am often curious to know who else used the track(s) uploaded, and what kind of music they thought the track(s) matched with.
I like this idea. One simple way to implement it would be to include a link ("find mixes") next to each track in the Create-a-mix tabs. This would take a would-be DJ back over to the listening section and auto-populate the searchbox based on the track name.
While I think we've some more urgent items, I'll add this as a project in our feature tracker.
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22 votes
Add your favourit Mix to a Playlist planned
So you don't have to care about your Music every half an hour.
We're intending to allow both DJ and listener to create a "station" (a mix of mixes, in a sense). We want to give each DJ the ability to pick the next mix to follow one of his own. This would serve as the default "next mix" for a listener.
In addition, we'd like to allow listeners to create a "listening queue" of mixes they want to check out. They can then listen to these, one after the next and re-arrange as they see fit.
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21 votes
make embedded player start automatically
this would help make the player more useful on websites, as the player is not particualrly obvious when a part of most websites.
We'll be offering auto-start for the embedded player, likely in our next push (next week).
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20 votes
allow a Save Mix option before publishing planned
If this exist, I'm not aware...
There should be a way for users to save their mix when in the middle of working on it. Make it able to have a "drafts" or "mix in progress." As of now it appears you can publish a mix, and then alter/add to it accordingly.
Does this make sen... more
Makes sense. You can publish a mix and then make it private, and you can "abandon" a mix in progress and it'll save. But neither is intuitive, and I agree we need to add an explicit 'Save' option.
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20 votes
