Smart Playlists: Add OR operator between different criteria

[trebbis]

Hi everyone,

I’d love to see an enhancement in the smart playlists feature. Currently, we can only use the AND operator, but in many cases, I need the flexibility of an OR operator as well.

Here’s how I manage my library: I use the “Genre” metadata tag to indicate the main genre of a track. If a track also resonates with other genres, I add the sub-genre in the comment field, prefixed with a specific ASCII emoji to signify that it’s a sub-genre.

Example:

• Track: Elijay - 1080p
• Genre: UKDance
• Comment: ♫NeoSoul

In this example, the primary genre is UKDance, but the track also has a NeoSoul vibe, which I denote in the comments.

To organize my music more efficiently, I want to create a smart playlist that includes all tracks that feel like NeoSoul. For this, I need the following criteria:

• Genre: NeoSoul OR Comment contains: ♫NeoSoul

Unfortunately, this isn’t currently possible with the existing functionality.

Below are two screenshots illustrating this issue with another genre (Breakbeat).

Only “Genre” rule

“Genre” AND Comment contains rule

[Slak_Jaw]

Hi @trebbis, the OR command is actually possible within a single criteria/rule.

1. If you want a Smart Playlist that contains Genre 1 OR Genre 2, you need to select both of the Genres within a Single Rule.
   
   
2. If you want a Smart Playlist that contains BOTH Genre 1 AND Genre 2, then you need to create separate Genre Rules for each one.
   
   

[trebbis]

Thanks for the feedback @Slak_Jaw but this is not what I am looking for. I want to be able to have the OR criteria between different criteria like in this exmaple Genre and Comment contains.

Do you see a possibility for this?

[Slak_Jaw]

You’re welcome @trebbis. Yes, I understood what you were asking for above and I have shared this with the dev team for consideration. What I offered above is how OR currently works in djay so you can possibly find a work around with your current workflow. Thanks.