These attributes are combined into larger groups called focus traits, of which there are 2,000 possible combinations, such as rhythm syncopation, key tonality, vocal harmonies, and the like.

Pandora is the gatekeeper for the Music Genome Project, what the company calls 'the most sophisticated taxonomy of musical information ever collected.' Every song in the project's database is analyzed by a trained musicologist and assigned up to 450 unique musical attributes. How does Pandora decide which songs to include in a new personalized station? It's a sophisticated process. Select a genre, such as cool jazz, and Pandora serves up a station full of cool jazz tracks. Select a track like 'Cruise' by Florida Georgia Line, and Pandora creates a station with other bro-country tunes. Similarly, you can create stations based on specific tracks or broader genres. You'll get some James Taylor tunes along with additional tracks by artists who are similar to Mr. So, for example, if you like James Taylor, Pandora lets you create a station based on the music of James Taylor. ( Figure 1 shows a personalized station on Pandora.)įigure 1 Listening to a personalized music station on Pandora Although you can't dial up specific songs, you can create your own personalized music stations, based on songs or artists you specify. That said, Pandora ( ) gives you some degree of control over what you listen to. Instead, you have to listen to whatever the service beams outlike listening to traditional AM or FM radio. In contrast with on-demand streaming music services, the second type of service, typified by Pandora, doesn't let you call up specific songs. The first model, typified by Spotify, lets you specify which songs you want to listen to we call these on-demand services, and you typically pay a monthly subscription price to listen. When it comes to listening to music online, there are two primary types of delivery services. Pandora does the rest, creating a custom station based on your tastes and streaming it to you, for free, over the Internet. Want to listen to your favorite music? Don't want to purchase a CD or pay to download a track from iTunes? Then tune into Pandora Radio with your computer or mobile device, and dial in the type of music you want to hear. Rosenzweig:My iPad for Seniors _p2, 2nd Edition

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