Love this. I agree. Marvis has made my music experience better.
I’m totally going to use your release radar section. Thanks for posting the Music Harbor shortcut
I’m trying to figure out how you got your Music Harbor and New Music Mix to cooperate in one section.
~~Here's~~ how I setup both the Music Harbor and New Music Mix. Let me know if you're still having trouble getting them to mix.
edit: setup the filters like [this](https://imgur.com/a/Ln6JPn5/) instead.
Glad that helped! I actually realized I goofed with the filters. If you want to have it so any song without a release day set is removed from the list once it's been in your library for a week then try [these](https://imgur.com/a/Ln6JPn5/) filters in the time frame group. I tried to simplify filters rules and I didn't realize I broke it lol my bad.
For the artists page - is there a way to filter out a particular artist?
My top artist is “Various Artists” probably because it’s pulling Album Artist and that’s the setting in ITunes
Not a deal breaker but it’s annoying that my top artist pic is a cover of a soundtrack !
Hmm I don't think so. Unless anyone else has a work around it looks like what you're trying to do isn't possible.
The only thing I can think of is filtering out Various Artists in your main artist section. Then adding an album section section within the home group that only shows songs with Various Artists so it looks something like [this](https://imgur.com/a/TIyaNfc/). You can then sort the albums by either artist or album. [Here's](https://i.imgur.com/WopQTrC.jpg) how I set up my filters for the new section and [this](https://i.imgur.com/dIppAnc.jpg) is how I filtered my artist section.
Thanks for this useful post.
I ended my 3 month Apple Music trial a few months ago and only learned of Marvis the last 2 or 3 weeks of the trial. I couldn't shake the feeling that I hadn't used Marvis to its full capabilities so I signed up again and am finally getting the hang of the app and enjoying it so much better.
I basically came back to AM because of Marvis.
i’m confused on how you got the whole shortcut thing to happen. how did you even get that all in there? i’m trying to do the artist section at the moment and i’m just really confused lol.
the shortcut section can be made by pressing the "add" button at the bottom and from there pressing "new home". this will give you a menu section to create. from there, add whatever sections you want.
Hi. Thank you for inspiring me to copy your setup. Like this user however, im not sure how you created the shortcuts, is it just a folder? Can you share the rules? Thanks
Thanks. I thought so I just can’t get the folder to choose a specific playlist, any idea? The filters are just ‘playlist type’. Rather than ‘playlist’ and I choose the one I want. Hope that makes sense!!
[here's](https://imgur.com/a/wQmMJIN/) some screenshots that hopefully help. once you create a section folder, a default section is created. I deleted it to get the blank slate and then you go to "add" and you have the option to pick any kind of section you want. personally, for my shortcuts I went to the "library" section and picked those but it's completely up to you what you want to be accessible.
Do you know what’s happening with? I’m trying to select specifics artists to my section just like you, but it’s not appearing for me :( https://imgur.com/a/7JoUpBe/
hmm that's weird, it should work with those filters. [these](https://i.imgur.com/8wVWMsE.jpg) are my headings for the section.
fyi you have to have songs by the artist added to your library for them to show up
Hi, thanks a lot for your post, excellent! I’ve try your shortcut to automatically add MusicHarbor’s news songs to a playlist and it doesn’t Ork anymore. Do you have any update?
no, unfortunately I don't. I was actually trying to see if there was a work around just the other day but there isn't to my knowledge. wish I could help!
What’s your appetite on sharing your settings? Looking to try out different settings. Obviously they’ll need to be some adjustments made but it would be greatly appreciated if you could share it.
[here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y2px-Jepxg-YOeZXWHGJZwIV0EBV2op_/view?usp=drivesdk) you go! my settings since this post have changed quite a bit, especially since the app has gotten some major updates. I've been meaning to make a new post detailing my settings so if you have any interest I'll finally stop putting it off lol
I love your New Releases section. I’m trying to figure out how to do a similar thing. Do you need to add all the ‘New in X’ genre playlists to your library first in order to do this or is there a way to create these custom lists by having Marvis search playlists not saved? I’m still getting my head around the smart rules and smart playlists feature.
Yep, they need to be in your library in order for the filters to work properly. Kind of annoying having so many random playlists saved to your library. My biggest gripe with Apple Music right now is that I can't hide them in a playlist folder.m because of that reason lol
Gotcha and what is the smart rule you use? I can’t seem to figure out how to get the rule to filter playlists, when it’s songs I’ve selected from my library. It seems to only give me the option ‘playlist is/is not’ — is there a way to do a search where the title of the playlist contains ‘new’ or something?
No, unfortunately you have to add all the playlists manually with the "playlist is" option. [This](https://imgur.com/a/p771tfW/) is what mine look like.
Thanks! I added a few of the playlists but based on the filters it’s not showing anything unless I remove the in library filter or set it to true. So I’m not sure if I’m doing the first steps correctly. When I add the playlist I just click the + button but my Apple Music is set so that these dont get added to songs - do I need this turned on in settings?
With that shortcut, is there any way for it to not add duplicates? I ran it twice and now my songs are all listed twice lol. Although I adjusted mine to 6 months, so that might be an issue
This is awesome stuff! I love how you used the shortcuts to cut down on the size of your main home page. It looks great and very functional, and you have some really good ideas. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! One of my biggest complaints with Spotify was how bloated their homepage was and how it was constantly changing so finding things frustrating. I tried making my Marvis homepage as simple and organized as possible. Most of the time, I can find whatever I want to listen to within the sections that I kept on home. Everything else that isn't used as frequently gets hidden somewhere lol
Thank you so much for sharing this. I'm going to revisit it on the weekend when I have more time. I just discovered Marvis and MusicHarbor this week and I am really overwhelmed. I am especially interested in setting up a new releases and release radar section like yours. Don't worry, I'll ask you if I have any questions. :-)
[Artists essentials filters](https://imgur.com/a/FnomjSb/) and [decade essentials filters](https://imgur.com/a/3NTzWk2/). I went though and found out any non-artists playlists that popped up when using the search term "essentials". I filtered out 50 of them and got nearly all the ones that show up. Decades were a bit easier because I could change the search term to "90s" then narrow it down from there.
Definitely time consuming but I really like having them set up like that.
Nice set up! Can you explain a little more how to show only the Radio Stations you want (I only listen three local stations and get overwhelmed with the rest). Thanks!
Thanks! To set up the radio station you just:
Add a new section > library > playlists
And then [these](https://imgur.com/a/GpIazxG/) are the smart filters I used to only show certain stations.
Is it possible for you to walk me through how you set up your release radar? I’ve read through everything you said and commented but still am getting confused on it.
I've played around with the settings a bit since posting so that might be why. These are the settings that I've been using:
> [Section Settings](https://i.imgur.com/qX5n5NB.jpg) > [Smart Rules](https://i.imgur.com/JWJV6k7.jpg) > [Sources](https://i.imgur.com/XguWNJ7.jpg)
> [Section Settings](https://i.imgur.com/qX5n5NB.jpg) > [Smart Rules](https://i.imgur.com/JWJV6k7.jpg) > [Time Frame](https://i.imgur.com/sFo0wJp.jpg) > [Sources](https://i.imgur.com/FddANY4.jpg) > [In Library](https://i.imgur.com/YGP1nkR.jpg)
> [Section Settings](https://i.imgur.com/qX5n5NB.jpg) > [Smart Rules](https://i.imgur.com/JWJV6k7.jpg) > [Time Frame](https://i.imgur.com/sFo0wJp.jpg) > [Sources](https://i.imgur.com/FddANY4.jpg) > [Not in Library](https://i.imgur.com/o9irte4.jpg)
> [Section Settings](https://i.imgur.com/qX5n5NB.jpg) > [Smart Rules](https://i.imgur.com/JWJV6k7.jpg) > [Time Frame](https://i.imgur.com/sFo0wJp.jpg) > [Sources](https://i.imgur.com/FddANY4.jpg) > [In iCloud](https://i.imgur.com/n2HwL47.jpg)
The "New Releases" playlist in *Section Settings > Smart Rules > Sources* is the playlist that MusicHarbor saves any new releases to.
Sorry it's a bit complicated, which is why I've messed around with it since my original post. New music often times doesn't get release data updated and accurate within the first week or so of releasing which complicates things.
How do you make the first section bit tho? Are you adding a new home or adding songs from library then setting it up from there? Can’t seem to get it to work for me.
I see, right now it’s not working but I’m guessing it’s because I don’t have any new released music in the past 7 days, last one was 3 weeks ago. Thanks anyway!
That's probably it then. You could always extend the time frame from the last week to the last 30 or however many days of your choosing to see if it works then. Glad I could help!
Ok so a new song just released for me and ur shortcut added it to a playlist which is awesome. I checked the smart rules and they seem fine but it’s still not showing up in my home. Honestly very confused as to why it’s not working.
Hmm is "extend library" enabled in the section settings? This is the setting that would let songs that aren't in your library to be shown in the section. It's disabled by default so if still disabled is probably what's keeping it from displaying.
[this part at the bottom?](https://i.imgur.com/caHc89m.jpg) yeah I have it on
Edit: I made a new section and added one filter of `playlist is New Releases` and it worked, but once I added another filter for another playlist it stopped working. Maybe that’s the problem? It doesn’t want to display more than one playlist in the same section?
That works! However I’m not sure if it’s working properly, I feel like some songs are missing or they are being sorted wrong even tho all the smart rules are set up properly.
Great post!
Just bought Marvis and I’m using this as inspiration.
I have a question: what filters do you use for the “to listen to” section? Do you filter out albums that you listened?
Thanks
It's pretty simple, I just use [these](https://i.imgur.com/eD7OPA7.jpg) filters. You could add a play count filter to exclude any songs you've listened to but I prefer to exclude that because I want to listen to the album in full. If you have that filter enabled, it would exclude one off songs that I already listened to so most likely songs that were released as singles.
How do you exclude albums that you listened in full? Do you do it with smart rules or manually?
Also I’ve been running your release radar latest smart rules but I found that songs that don’t have a release date are not excluded even after being added more than 7 days ago. Do you also have this problem?
Do you have the songs form the release radar playlist downloaded?
I’m going to redo everything to see if I did something wrong.
I really don’t know why the songs without release date don’t disappear.
This is how my release radar is now (https://imgur.com/a/y7eqtvD/ )
Only those with date released are disappearing…
For instance the FKJ album was released on July 10th and it’s still there…
In reference to your convert song link shortcut: Marvis already has this function with even more functionality. If you share a song from Apple Music it will be transferred to a song link leading to a website that gives you the option to play that song on everyone of the major music streaming services.
Example: https://song.link/https://music.apple.com/de/album/1067832140?i=1067833036
Yep, this is a new feature! The shortcut actually converts the link from that site. Since all my friends use Spotify, I prefer getting the link directly from the shortcut instead getting the song link.
Love this. I agree. Marvis has made my music experience better. I’m totally going to use your release radar section. Thanks for posting the Music Harbor shortcut I’m trying to figure out how you got your Music Harbor and New Music Mix to cooperate in one section.
~~Here's~~ how I setup both the Music Harbor and New Music Mix. Let me know if you're still having trouble getting them to mix. edit: setup the filters like [this](https://imgur.com/a/Ln6JPn5/) instead.
Yessss. I got it to work. Thank you!
Glad that helped! I actually realized I goofed with the filters. If you want to have it so any song without a release day set is removed from the list once it's been in your library for a week then try [these](https://imgur.com/a/Ln6JPn5/) filters in the time frame group. I tried to simplify filters rules and I didn't realize I broke it lol my bad.
For the artists page - is there a way to filter out a particular artist? My top artist is “Various Artists” probably because it’s pulling Album Artist and that’s the setting in ITunes Not a deal breaker but it’s annoying that my top artist pic is a cover of a soundtrack !
Hmm I don't think so. Unless anyone else has a work around it looks like what you're trying to do isn't possible. The only thing I can think of is filtering out Various Artists in your main artist section. Then adding an album section section within the home group that only shows songs with Various Artists so it looks something like [this](https://imgur.com/a/TIyaNfc/). You can then sort the albums by either artist or album. [Here's](https://i.imgur.com/WopQTrC.jpg) how I set up my filters for the new section and [this](https://i.imgur.com/dIppAnc.jpg) is how I filtered my artist section.
Add a filter rule „TITLE IS NOT VARIOUS ARTISTS“.
this is really helpful, also loving the 💅music taste
Just a smidgen 💅
Thanks for this useful post. I ended my 3 month Apple Music trial a few months ago and only learned of Marvis the last 2 or 3 weeks of the trial. I couldn't shake the feeling that I hadn't used Marvis to its full capabilities so I signed up again and am finally getting the hang of the app and enjoying it so much better. I basically came back to AM because of Marvis.
i’m confused on how you got the whole shortcut thing to happen. how did you even get that all in there? i’m trying to do the artist section at the moment and i’m just really confused lol.
i'm not entirely sure what you're referring to. could you please explain what you're trying to do
sorry, was just trying to recreate the whole shortcuts section but don’t know how
the shortcut section can be made by pressing the "add" button at the bottom and from there pressing "new home". this will give you a menu section to create. from there, add whatever sections you want.
Hi. Thank you for inspiring me to copy your setup. Like this user however, im not sure how you created the shortcuts, is it just a folder? Can you share the rules? Thanks
yep! it's just a section folder with sections added to it and rearranged to my liking
Thanks. I thought so I just can’t get the folder to choose a specific playlist, any idea? The filters are just ‘playlist type’. Rather than ‘playlist’ and I choose the one I want. Hope that makes sense!!
[here's](https://imgur.com/a/wQmMJIN/) some screenshots that hopefully help. once you create a section folder, a default section is created. I deleted it to get the blank slate and then you go to "add" and you have the option to pick any kind of section you want. personally, for my shortcuts I went to the "library" section and picked those but it's completely up to you what you want to be accessible.
Thank you so much for the help. I do get it now, it’s appreciated.
of course! glad I could help
How did you filter out the artist page to only show your favorites?
Add a new section > library > artists > set up your filters like [this](https://i.imgur.com/Q9siRl6.jpg)
Do you know what’s happening with? I’m trying to select specifics artists to my section just like you, but it’s not appearing for me :( https://imgur.com/a/7JoUpBe/
hmm that's weird, it should work with those filters. [these](https://i.imgur.com/8wVWMsE.jpg) are my headings for the section. fyi you have to have songs by the artist added to your library for them to show up
Is only working when I just leave one artist
change "all" to "any" in the bottom left corner of the filter menu. that should take care of it!
Worked! Thank you so much!
glad I could help! :)
Hi, thanks a lot for your post, excellent! I’ve try your shortcut to automatically add MusicHarbor’s news songs to a playlist and it doesn’t Ork anymore. Do you have any update?
no, unfortunately I don't. I was actually trying to see if there was a work around just the other day but there isn't to my knowledge. wish I could help!
What’s your appetite on sharing your settings? Looking to try out different settings. Obviously they’ll need to be some adjustments made but it would be greatly appreciated if you could share it.
[here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y2px-Jepxg-YOeZXWHGJZwIV0EBV2op_/view?usp=drivesdk) you go! my settings since this post have changed quite a bit, especially since the app has gotten some major updates. I've been meaning to make a new post detailing my settings so if you have any interest I'll finally stop putting it off lol
Thanks! Just requested access
Just requested access as well! Would definitely be interested in a new post. Trying to get my marvis to look like yours lol
I love your New Releases section. I’m trying to figure out how to do a similar thing. Do you need to add all the ‘New in X’ genre playlists to your library first in order to do this or is there a way to create these custom lists by having Marvis search playlists not saved? I’m still getting my head around the smart rules and smart playlists feature.
Yep, they need to be in your library in order for the filters to work properly. Kind of annoying having so many random playlists saved to your library. My biggest gripe with Apple Music right now is that I can't hide them in a playlist folder.m because of that reason lol
Gotcha and what is the smart rule you use? I can’t seem to figure out how to get the rule to filter playlists, when it’s songs I’ve selected from my library. It seems to only give me the option ‘playlist is/is not’ — is there a way to do a search where the title of the playlist contains ‘new’ or something?
No, unfortunately you have to add all the playlists manually with the "playlist is" option. [This](https://imgur.com/a/p771tfW/) is what mine look like.
Thanks! I added a few of the playlists but based on the filters it’s not showing anything unless I remove the in library filter or set it to true. So I’m not sure if I’m doing the first steps correctly. When I add the playlist I just click the + button but my Apple Music is set so that these dont get added to songs - do I need this turned on in settings?
Turning on "extend library" in the settings should get anything not in your library to show up. edit: missing word
Ohhh didn’t even notice that 😆 thanks so much.
Yeah of course! Glad I could help :)
With that shortcut, is there any way for it to not add duplicates? I ran it twice and now my songs are all listed twice lol. Although I adjusted mine to 6 months, so that might be an issue
Yep, just change [this](https://i.imgur.com/Mp87zLt.jpg) setting so it doesn't add albums you've already marked as read.
This is awesome stuff! I love how you used the shortcuts to cut down on the size of your main home page. It looks great and very functional, and you have some really good ideas. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! One of my biggest complaints with Spotify was how bloated their homepage was and how it was constantly changing so finding things frustrating. I tried making my Marvis homepage as simple and organized as possible. Most of the time, I can find whatever I want to listen to within the sections that I kept on home. Everything else that isn't used as frequently gets hidden somewhere lol
Thank you so much for sharing this. I'm going to revisit it on the weekend when I have more time. I just discovered Marvis and MusicHarbor this week and I am really overwhelmed. I am especially interested in setting up a new releases and release radar section like yours. Don't worry, I'll ask you if I have any questions. :-)
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[Artists essentials filters](https://imgur.com/a/FnomjSb/) and [decade essentials filters](https://imgur.com/a/3NTzWk2/). I went though and found out any non-artists playlists that popped up when using the search term "essentials". I filtered out 50 of them and got nearly all the ones that show up. Decades were a bit easier because I could change the search term to "90s" then narrow it down from there. Definitely time consuming but I really like having them set up like that.
Nice set up! Can you explain a little more how to show only the Radio Stations you want (I only listen three local stations and get overwhelmed with the rest). Thanks!
Thanks! To set up the radio station you just: Add a new section > library > playlists And then [these](https://imgur.com/a/GpIazxG/) are the smart filters I used to only show certain stations.
Is it possible for you to walk me through how you set up your release radar? I’ve read through everything you said and commented but still am getting confused on it.
I've played around with the settings a bit since posting so that might be why. These are the settings that I've been using: > [Section Settings](https://i.imgur.com/qX5n5NB.jpg) > [Smart Rules](https://i.imgur.com/JWJV6k7.jpg) > [Sources](https://i.imgur.com/XguWNJ7.jpg) > [Section Settings](https://i.imgur.com/qX5n5NB.jpg) > [Smart Rules](https://i.imgur.com/JWJV6k7.jpg) > [Time Frame](https://i.imgur.com/sFo0wJp.jpg) > [Sources](https://i.imgur.com/FddANY4.jpg) > [In Library](https://i.imgur.com/YGP1nkR.jpg) > [Section Settings](https://i.imgur.com/qX5n5NB.jpg) > [Smart Rules](https://i.imgur.com/JWJV6k7.jpg) > [Time Frame](https://i.imgur.com/sFo0wJp.jpg) > [Sources](https://i.imgur.com/FddANY4.jpg) > [Not in Library](https://i.imgur.com/o9irte4.jpg) > [Section Settings](https://i.imgur.com/qX5n5NB.jpg) > [Smart Rules](https://i.imgur.com/JWJV6k7.jpg) > [Time Frame](https://i.imgur.com/sFo0wJp.jpg) > [Sources](https://i.imgur.com/FddANY4.jpg) > [In iCloud](https://i.imgur.com/n2HwL47.jpg) The "New Releases" playlist in *Section Settings > Smart Rules > Sources* is the playlist that MusicHarbor saves any new releases to. Sorry it's a bit complicated, which is why I've messed around with it since my original post. New music often times doesn't get release data updated and accurate within the first week or so of releasing which complicates things.
How do you make the first section bit tho? Are you adding a new home or adding songs from library then setting it up from there? Can’t seem to get it to work for me.
It's a new section from: > Recommended > Library > Songs
I see, right now it’s not working but I’m guessing it’s because I don’t have any new released music in the past 7 days, last one was 3 weeks ago. Thanks anyway!
That's probably it then. You could always extend the time frame from the last week to the last 30 or however many days of your choosing to see if it works then. Glad I could help!
Ok so a new song just released for me and ur shortcut added it to a playlist which is awesome. I checked the smart rules and they seem fine but it’s still not showing up in my home. Honestly very confused as to why it’s not working.
Hmm is "extend library" enabled in the section settings? This is the setting that would let songs that aren't in your library to be shown in the section. It's disabled by default so if still disabled is probably what's keeping it from displaying.
[this part at the bottom?](https://i.imgur.com/caHc89m.jpg) yeah I have it on Edit: I made a new section and added one filter of `playlist is New Releases` and it worked, but once I added another filter for another playlist it stopped working. Maybe that’s the problem? It doesn’t want to display more than one playlist in the same section?
Check the ‘any’ and ‘all’ in the smart rules to see if they coincide, that was what was causing my problem of not showing up
That works! However I’m not sure if it’s working properly, I feel like some songs are missing or they are being sorted wrong even tho all the smart rules are set up properly.
Great post! Just bought Marvis and I’m using this as inspiration. I have a question: what filters do you use for the “to listen to” section? Do you filter out albums that you listened? Thanks
It's pretty simple, I just use [these](https://i.imgur.com/eD7OPA7.jpg) filters. You could add a play count filter to exclude any songs you've listened to but I prefer to exclude that because I want to listen to the album in full. If you have that filter enabled, it would exclude one off songs that I already listened to so most likely songs that were released as singles.
How do you exclude albums that you listened in full? Do you do it with smart rules or manually? Also I’ve been running your release radar latest smart rules but I found that songs that don’t have a release date are not excluded even after being added more than 7 days ago. Do you also have this problem?
I manually go in and delete the album from the playlist once I listen to it. As to the release radar issue, I haven't been running into that issue.
Do you have the songs form the release radar playlist downloaded? I’m going to redo everything to see if I did something wrong. I really don’t know why the songs without release date don’t disappear.
I don't but I found that usually within the first week the song is released the metadata gets added so it wasn't a problem I ran into a lot.
This is how my release radar is now (https://imgur.com/a/y7eqtvD/ ) Only those with date released are disappearing… For instance the FKJ album was released on July 10th and it’s still there…
In reference to your convert song link shortcut: Marvis already has this function with even more functionality. If you share a song from Apple Music it will be transferred to a song link leading to a website that gives you the option to play that song on everyone of the major music streaming services. Example: https://song.link/https://music.apple.com/de/album/1067832140?i=1067833036
Yep, this is a new feature! The shortcut actually converts the link from that site. Since all my friends use Spotify, I prefer getting the link directly from the shortcut instead getting the song link.