Autointro request

[tomimatko]

After the latest update, I’m still waiting for two Auto Intro features that I consider quite important. Hopefully they will be added soon.

1. Auto Intro indicator in the “Coming Next” window
   It would be very useful if the Auto Intro indicator was also visible in the Coming Next window. This way, I could see in advance which upcoming track will have an Auto Intro and, if necessary, disable it before the track starts.
2. “Do not repeat track for X minutes” option for Auto Intro
   It would also be great to have a “Do not repeat track for X minutes” option specifically for Auto Intro tracks, similar to the repeat protection available elsewhere in RadioBOSS.
   Currently, I’ve noticed that some Auto Intros are selected very frequently, sometimes even one after another, while others are played much less often. A repeat protection option would help provide a more balanced rotation and prevent the same Auto Intros from being overused.

 

[Guillaume]

1. Auto Intro indicator in the “Coming Next” window
   It would be very useful if the Auto Intro indicator was also visible in the Coming Next window. This way, I could see in advance which upcoming track will have an Auto Intro and, if necessary, disable it before the track starts.

During the last 7.2 beta, the answer was "that will probably be done in the next major update."
As I understood it, there are significant internal changes required to fully handle "Next Track", and the same applies to handling the Auto Intro for the next track.

1. “Do not repeat track for X minutes” option for Auto Intro
   It would also be great to have a “Do not repeat track for X minutes” option specifically for Auto Intro tracks, similar to the repeat protection available elsewhere in RadioBOSS.
   Currently, I’ve noticed that some Auto Intros are selected very frequently, sometimes even one after another, while others are played much less often. A repeat protection option would help provide a more balanced rotation and prevent the same Auto Intros from being overused.

The "Cooldown" can help you space out repetitions of an Auto Intro rule: set the minimum duration (in seconds) between two insertions.

It works well if you have a single track assigned to your rule.

Your suggestion, a "no-repeat" option applying to all tracks within a rule, is interesting, as it would avoid the need to create a separate rule for every single track.
If you have multiple tracks in the same rule, I also notice that certain tracks within that rule tend to repeat more frequently.
Since tracks used for Auto Intro don't display their play count or "last played" timestamp, I can't confirm this definitively... but I experience exactly what you're describing: the same track might play once and then play again the very next time.