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PROBLEM:
During the day, I'm playing a playlist of pop music. Before going to bed, I change playlists to listen to relaxing instrumental music. Next morning, I want to switch back to the pop playlist, resuming exactly where I left off on the day before.

Unfortunately, MediaMonkey doesn't keep track of what playlist I was playing, what track within the playlist I was last playing, or my position within that track.

PROPOSED SOLUTION:
A new feature where MediaMonkey takes a "snapshot" -- either automatically or triggered manually by me -- that records the following:

1. a list of all of the tracks (in order) in the Queue/Now Playing/Playlist
2. identifies the current track -- the track that was playing at the time the "snapshot" was taken
3. records the last played position (elapsed time) within the track at the time the "snapshot" was taken

DISCUSSION
MediaMonkey offers a featured called "bookmarking" that keeps track of the last played position within a track. However, this feature doesn't keep track of the overall Queue/Now Playing/Playlist or the current track within Queue/Now Playing/Playlist (numbers 1 & 2 above).

I believe that this feature would be useful for both the desktop and Android versions of MediaMonkey.

In order to achieve this same functionality on my Android device currently, I'm using multiple media players -- each player with a different playlist loaded. For example, pop music on MediaMonkey, relaxing instrumental on PowerAmp, smooth jazz on GoneMAD, etc.. By switching between media players, I can quickly switch between playlists and I am able to resume each playlist at exactly the spot where I was last listening. Obviously, it would be preferable to have the same functionality from a single media player.

A "snapshot" could be taken automatically each time I stop playback or every time I close MediaMonkey. MediaMonkey would present a list of the most recent snapshots -- maybe 6 to 12 -- identified using the name of the playlist (if applicable) or the date and time last played (when the "snapshot" was taken). When I select a "snapshot" for resumption, MediaMonkey would take a "snapshot" of the current Queue/Now Playing/Playlist, clear it, load the resuming Queue/Now Playing/Playlist, and begin playback at the track and last played position.

The idea for this feature is not original to me -- it came from www.RockBox.org which is an open source project to write replacement firmware for dedicated digital music players. In RockBox, the feature is called "Bookmarks".

Excellent suggestion!

+1. This sounds so useful.

I would very much like to achieve what Gregg W already suggested in 2019 (http://mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=94795):

Have MMA remember which track of Playlist A was playing when I opened Playlist B, allowing me to resume playing tracks from Playlist A where I left off later - rather than having to search in each Playlist endlessly to find out (or guess) where I ended up.

> Is it possible to resume multiple Playlists in MMA by now?
> Or if not: is there another way to jump to the track that was last played in a previously played Playlist?

I think that's a great idea.

Another similar feature would be to support multiple Playing Lists which would achieve a similar objective even in cases where the files in question aren't part of a playlist.

-Rusty

Since I posted this request in 2019, I have found an Android music player that supports up to 20 queues: Musicolet Music Player by Krosbits. Give it a try if you want to see what it's like to move between queues/playlists and have the player keep track of your position in each.

Because I use MediaMonkey on my desktop computer, I have a preference for MediaMonkey on Android.

I think that supporting multiple queues in the desktop version of MediaMonkey would be a great feature addition. You can run multiple instances of MM4 in Windows, but that's not as convenient.

-- GreggW

Thanks for your thoughts, and shame that there seems to have been no progress on this yet.

@Gregg, regarding Musicolet Music Player: can this player synch with MM5 playlists?

Musicolet has a lot of good qualities. Unfortunately, it has no internal capability to sync to a PC. That's why I would like MediaMonkey to adopt this feature.

Is there a way to move from a community conversion towards a feature request that lands with the MediaMonkey team?

Hi,

rhpgBowie wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2023 10:04 am Is there a way to move from a community conversion towards a feature request that lands with the MediaMonkey team?

To be honest, multi queue needs complete queue redesign, if this to be designed in MMA, we need firstly to test such idea in MM5.

Will see how this can be implemented in MM5 without drastic changes in design and look thru other similar ideas raised in the past.

We're actually nearing the end of the MMW 5.1 dev cycle, and will be reviewing feature requests for the next release soon. We're always listening, but we're a small team and have to prioritize a limited number of items. That said, I think this one ranks high.

-Rusty

Thanks, fingers crossed!