Automatic control of the Active Playlist - Auto Enqueue

Introduction

Helium Music Manager comes with an Auto Enqueue feature which enables you to configure the action that should be taken when the last track in your Active Playlist has finished playing.
 

Configuring the Auto Enqueue function

Click "Tools | Configure Auto Enqueue..." from the main menu to open the configuration window for the Auto Enqueue function.
You can also select "Configure Auto Enqueue..." from the Active Playlist context menu

Select the appropriate action by checking one of the following options in the dialog:

• Auto Enqueue Enabled controls if Auto Enqueue is active or inactive.

• Add random album
  This will add a random album to the Active Playlist when the end of the playlist has been reached.

• Add random track from same artist
  This will keep adding a random track from the same artist that the currently playing track to the Active Playlist. This option can have an optional minimum rating set.

• Add random track from same genre
  This will keep adding a random track from the same genre that the currently playing track to the Active Playlist. This option can have an optional minimum rating set.

• Add random track from same release year
  This will keep adding a random track from the same release year that the currently playing track to the Active Playlist. This option can have an optional minimum rating set.

• Add random tracks
  This will add random tracks to the end of the playlist, based on the filter criteria set in the Options box.

• Add tracks from Smart Playlist
  This will add tracks from a Smart Playlist to the end of the Active Playlist.
  
  Click the Load button to load a previously saved Smart Playlist. Smart Playlists can be created from the Playlist Browser.

• Add tracks from Last.fm
  This will add new similar tracks based on information from Last.fm and the track currently being playing.

You can control a maximum number of tracks to be enqueued as well as if you would like to remove previous played tracks from the Active Playlist.

For more details about the Auto Enqueue function, click this link.

Tips and Tricks

When you are adding random tracks, it is recommended that you add more than one track at once, especially if you have a large database.