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I don't understand how this would work? Does the algorithm detect similar sounding beats?
by denzell 10y ago
I don't understand how this would work? Does the algorithm detect similar sounding beats?
- taspeotis 10y ago> At a certain point, Spotify contacted Perry’s music manager to explain how the service had transformed his client from autoworker to house music luminary in months. It was simple: It had a lot to do with Spotify’s music-recommendation technology. The company keeps track of what you listen to. Then it uses algorithms to see which other playlists contain the same songs—and other songs that are on those lists but not on yours.
- rahoulb 10y agoAlthough Release Radar apparently does analyse sounds as it doesn't have the playlist history to access.
- dominotw 10y agoThere is bunch of info out there about this The magic that makes Spotify’s Discover Weekly playlists so damn good http://qz.com/571007/the-magic-that-makes-spotifys-discover-weekly-playlists-so-damn-good/ http://qz.com/571007/the-magic-that-makes-spotifys-discover-...
- hakanito 10y agoSpotify acquired a startup called EchoNest[1] a while back. Discover Weekly is probably based off their technology. [1] http://the.echonest.com/ http://the.echonest.com/