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Hitmaker
December 4, 2019
Replied by Deezer

Track Mix should always start with the track that is the subject of the mix

  • December 4, 2019
  • 32 replies
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The Track Mix feature in Windows starts the Mix with a Track other than the Track that the Mix is made from.  For example, I choose to create a Track Mix from the song “Go Slow” by Radiohead. I expected “Go Slow” to be the first Track in the mix. This should always be the case.

Can you change this feature in this way? I think you will find that it is what most users would expect.

32 replies

Ultimate Superstar
October 21, 2020

This happens to still be a problem, I started a track radio radio and didn’t get a single song from the artist of that track, until about 100 tracks in I then start getting Cardi B and whatever other crap is in the charts.

I too am looking for alternatives to Google Play Music as Google have decided to kill it, but the 1 thing keeping me from Deezer, is that every problem I have has been mentioned in the community threads, sometimes up to 2 years ago, and only ever gets a reply saying either, ‘we’ll pass the feedback on’ or ‘we’re looking in to it’.

It’s a real shame because Deezer has some nice features and nice UI but never takes the time to actually fix issues, I guess I’ll try back in 2 more years.

Have you tried to listen for days?

After I left Google Music, and I know you know why! I was shocked FLOW wasn’t good. In a week of personal listening for hours it learned my taste. I agree that some radio channels of underground hard dance artists or tracks is pure garbage. It plays maybe one track in genre, and then commercial trap. The number of commercial music in some track mixes is astonishing, underground tracks.

I believe it can happen in any genre.

It just needs to be Underground. Much of a competition, yes, but personally I do not like Spotify.

I stick with Deezer in hope they will improve channels.

Thank you so much for trying Deezer!

Roadie
October 21, 2020

I’ve been using for abouts a month now, it has gotten better but still happens quite frequently, it any genre I listen to.

The radio feature is my most used feature in any music streaming service, so it’s unfortunate it doesn’t quite work in Deezer as I feel it should(starting with the selected song, keeping more of the selected artists tracks). Spotify has a similar problem of putting things I like in radios, but they don’t match genre I started with.

Deezer is definately one i’ll keep checking back with but reading feature requests from up to 2 years ago and seeing it’s still a problem doesn’t give me hope.

Ultimate Superstar
October 22, 2020

I’ve been using for abouts a month now, it has gotten better but still happens quite frequently, it any genre I listen to.

The radio feature is my most used feature in any music streaming service, so it’s unfortunate it doesn’t quite work in Deezer as I feel it should(starting with the selected song, keeping more of the selected artists tracks). Spotify has a similar problem of putting things I like in radios, but they don’t match genre I started with.

Deezer is definately one i’ll keep checking back with but reading feature requests from up to 2 years ago and seeing it’s still a problem doesn’t give me hope.

I agree, especially if you try trackmix on unpopular artist or song, let’s say popularity bar of song is less than 1 of 10… it will play pure junk… I am myself shocked it works this way. Perhaps not enough data? They should work really fast to solve it, radio is main to discover.

I do not expect to listen commercial FM radio music when I start indie artist or DJ trackmix.

Rudi
Ultimate Superstar
Ultimate Superstar
October 24, 2020

Thanks for your honest feedback @Bolthead sad to see you go but we'll forward your comments so that we can consider this in our next round of improvements :thumbsup_tone2:

AlexWayfer
Hitmaker
Hitmaker
November 30, 2020

I agree:

  1. Spotify, Google Play Music and maybe something else has indeed such logic: not exclude subject track from a mix (radio).
  2. If I want to listen similar tracks to some (especially when it’s playing right now) — it means I like this track! And I didn’t intend to interrupt it.
Roadie
January 28, 2021

Completely agree on the original request, it’s a much better experience in the services that have this implemented. I’d say not entirely as critical, but I don’t think it has been mentioned here: if the song is already playing, and I hit the start track mix button I’d expect the song to continue playing and then continue on the corresponding mix.

Rudi
Ultimate Superstar
Ultimate Superstar
February 10, 2021
Updated idea status In discussionReplied by Deezer
Rudi
Ultimate Superstar
Ultimate Superstar
February 10, 2021

We're now considering this option as part of our current feature - more updates in due course :relaxed:

Roadie
April 15, 2021

Hi!

Thanks for this proposition from one year ago, I had the same idea (but later… :p).

Do you know when will it be available?

As part of the idea, I would also recommend that, when we click on the “Launch track mix” button, it would be expected that the current track being played stays as “first” in the playlist and but also to not be disrupted.

 

Thanks for accepting such suggestions and to the contributors!

Ultimate Superstar
April 15, 2021

I agree, this is how it worked on Google Music no one has now.

I needed to choose Deezer as replace, and this is since then a problem. I was shocked it worked this way. I used to start radio from playing track without it flying away. May it be worked soon, thanks.