I discovered The Filter in one of those ‘Top 10 software you can’t miss’ articles. At first, it seemed a little esotheric – would it really create a useable playlist from a sample of only 3 songs ?
After using it for a few months, I can say yes – it is working fine on both Mac and PC.
This little app has a tendency to ‘forget’ past settings from one update to the next, but this little problem is quickly forgiven. The playlists generated are far from the random choices of plain iTunes. The app relies on the choices of hundred of other users to make educated guesses of what other songs in your library are likely to match your initial selection.
The result is more diverse playlists and a re-discovery of a lot of lost tunes from your own library.
And if you want to push the concept a little further, it provides you with options to share playlists and accept suggestions of music you don’t even have.