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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627 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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481 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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353 votes
Offer a native iPhone app
Like the Pandora or Last.fm apps. I would listen to 8tracks all day long.
Status: plannedWe're working on it.
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334 votes
allow user to delete their uploaded songs
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
Status: plannedAgree, and we'll be adding this functionality.
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279 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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189 votes
Keep player playing as I browse around site
Status: 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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147 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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140 votes
Top 10 Mixes last 24 hours/week/all-time
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
Status: plannedGood 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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135 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
Status: plannedWe'll be working on this early in 2010.
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96 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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76 votes
Recommend mixes/DJs based on listening history/stars
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.
Status: plannedWe'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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51 votes
Show sites linking to your mix
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
Status: plannedGreat idea. I've added this to our product roadmap. Thx!
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51 votes
let me preview songs in my list before saving
I want to be able to upload songs and then listen to them to move them around so they flow better.
Status: plannedDo 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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50 votes
Add your favourit Mix to a Playlist
So you don't have to care about your Music every half an hour.
Status: plannedWe'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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42 votes
Collaborative mixes
A lot of times I will get a good idea for a mix, but only know 2 - 3 songs that would fit. Not sure if it would be feasible, but it would be cool to have a section for these incomplete mixes that others can add tracks to. Adding tracks could be limited to just the user, just the people the user... more
Status: plannedJeff, I like this idea a lot. We've discussed it previously and I doubled checked to make sure it's captured on our product tracker. It may be a while before we can get to this one but def want to do it.
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36 votes
let users change their user names
A lot of sites are starting to let users do this now without having to re-register (see Tumblr and others I can't think of off the top of my head)
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32 votes
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27 votes
allow users to see who likes their mixes
I realize that the "like" feature is relatively new, but it would be cool if we could click on "# likes" and a list of the users who like it would show up. :)
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25 votes
No. of Plays
When you click on user icons and its lists the mixes they have created, it would be nice to see how many times that mix has been played, rather than selecting each mix one at a time to see the number of plays.
Status: under reviewAs we're about to improve the profile page, this could be a nice feature to add. Thx for the suggestion. (Btw the only other planned addition to this page is a list of tracks that that user has added as favorites.)
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22 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).
