I downloaded MixRadio last week and have to say I love the concept. I think it is, at least in theory, much better than Pandora. The only problem I have noticed is that it doesn't vary the music all that much. If I pick 3 bands to put in a mix, this is what I have noticed:
For example, I currently have a mix that contains Linkin Park, Of Monsters and Men, and Jurassic 5. So I would expect to hear a good mix of early 2000's rock, folk songs, and underground(ish) rap. Instead what happens is that the same Linkin Park song always plays first (The Catalyst, which isn't really that good anyway), then 5 or 6 folk songs (I don't like the style, really, I just like Of Monsters and Men, and not a single rap song will play. Not from Jurassic 5 or anyone else.
If I switch the order to J5, LP, then OMAM, I will hear some really obscure, random song from J5, the same LP song again, and maybe every 10th song is similar to OMAM.
Is this just a matter of me needing to listen longer and build up a library of likes and dislikes? Is there a setting I need to set? Should I just stick with 2 bands?
I want to love this app, but I am having trouble getting it to work the way I think it should =(
- The 3rd band I picked rarely, if ever, gets played. Even music in that style rarely gets played.
- More obscure bands rarely get play time. If they do get played, its usually the same songs every time i turn on my phone.
- Even for large bands they tend to play the same songs a lot. Like their catalog isnt big enough or osmething.
- It doesnt alternate styles. Sometimes it will play one type of music for like 5 songs in a row before switching to one of the other ones.
For example, I currently have a mix that contains Linkin Park, Of Monsters and Men, and Jurassic 5. So I would expect to hear a good mix of early 2000's rock, folk songs, and underground(ish) rap. Instead what happens is that the same Linkin Park song always plays first (The Catalyst, which isn't really that good anyway), then 5 or 6 folk songs (I don't like the style, really, I just like Of Monsters and Men, and not a single rap song will play. Not from Jurassic 5 or anyone else.
If I switch the order to J5, LP, then OMAM, I will hear some really obscure, random song from J5, the same LP song again, and maybe every 10th song is similar to OMAM.
Is this just a matter of me needing to listen longer and build up a library of likes and dislikes? Is there a setting I need to set? Should I just stick with 2 bands?
I want to love this app, but I am having trouble getting it to work the way I think it should =(