Move Over, Apple. Spotify's Take On Automix Is More Customizable And Personalized

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ZDNET's cardinal takeaways

• Spotify's caller characteristic lets you operation songs successful your playlist by customizing volume, EQ, and effect curves.
• You tin besides create customized covers for these mixed playlists.
• It is now rolling retired successful beta to Spotify Premium users.

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With iOS 26, Apple introduced an on-command, AI-powered DJ that transitions songs successful nan Music app. While Spotify offers an AI DJ, it isn't nan aforesaid arsenic AutoMix, arsenic it includes a narrated acquisition that guides listeners done tracks. However, Spotify's caller Mix characteristic takes nonstop purpose astatine Apple and allows you to adhd your ain transitions to operation your favourite playlists. It is now rolling retired to eligible Premium users successful beta. 

Also: How to usage nan viral AutoMix characteristic connected iOS 26 (and which iPhone models support it)

Spotify's Mix characteristic is disposable for playlists, allowing you to modulation betwixt tracks and customize really they travel together. You tin heighten your Mix pinch features for illustration volume, EQ, and effect curves. All you request to do is pat Mix, and Spotify will automatically show nan cardinal and BPM (beats per minute) for each track. 

You should take songs pinch akin tempos and Camelot keys, nan strategy utilized by DJs to debar clashing keys, for nan "most natural-sounding transitions," nan institution said. It is said to activity champion pinch "music produced for seamless transitions." So, techno would blend much smoothly than acoustic. 

How to usage Mix connected Spotify

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Spotify wants to adhd much worth to its Premium subscription plans, and Mix is 1 of specified features to sway free users into nan subscription model. The characteristic is only disposable to Premium users, and these mixed playlists tin only beryllium shared pinch different Premium subscribers. So, you can't stock a mixed playlist pinch personification connected nan free tier.

Here's really you tin usage nan caller Spotify Mix feature:

1. Open Spotify and create a playlist aliases spell to a existent playlist.

2. You'll spot a caller Mix fastener connected nan toolbar. Tap connected it.

3. Start pinch Auto for an instant blend. You tin besides pat to customize your operation and create unsocial transitions.

4. When customizing, you tin take a preset for illustration Fade aliases Rise to use different modulation styles.

5. Spotify suggests experimenting pinch circumstantial volume, EQ, and effect settings and utilizing waveform and hit information to find nan champion spot successful each way for your transition.

6. Tap connected Save. You tin besides stock aliases collaborate pinch your friends (Premium users) connected this playlist.

7. If you don't request it, you tin ever pat connected nan Mix fastener to toggle this characteristic connected and off.

Also: Spotify now lets you create an AI-made playlist pinch conscionable a matter prompt

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Spotify said you should deliberation astir nan temper and power you want your playlist to have. You tin besides Mix your existent playlists pinch accordant BPMs to group your gait and curate nan perfect moody playlist for nan adjacent statement aliases roadworthy trip. 

I besides recovered nan caller customized screen creation characteristic interesting. It lets you create your ain screen creation for these mixed playlists pinch caller stickers and labels. You tin besides adhd an image from your Gallery and personalize it further. Just make judge that your Spotify app is up to date, and you should beryllium capable to spot nan Mix fastener successful nan toolbar of your playlist.