A selection of hints & tips to help you get the most out of Spotify!

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2. 1. Using the Filter Press Ctrl + F when viewing a playlist to display a filter option Start typing into the filter box to narrow down the list of songs: pansentient.com

3. 2. View Multi-Album Playlist Art Press Ctrl + G when listening to a multi-artist playlist The view changes to show the album art for each track pansentient.com

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6. 4. Searching for Record Labels Use the label tag to list all artists on a certain record label For example, search for label:“metropolis records” pansentient.com

7. 5. Display All Search Results When you do a search in Spotify, it might seem that some of the results are missing Spotify only delivers about 60 results at a time, so press Page Down or keep on scrolling down to get all the search results loaded up Now sort-by-album or artist etc. to find all those “missing” tracks. pansentient.com

8. 6. Check for Fully-Sequenced Albums Some albums (especially DJ-mixed compilations) have both the individual tracks as well as the complete mix in one track available on Spotify Listen to these “continuous mix” versions to avoid the gaps (and ads) between songs pansentient.com

9. 7. Find Remastered Albums Search for remastered to find old classics sounding better than ever pansentient.com

10. 8. Find Out How Many Songs Are on Spotify The Pansentient League’s New on Spotify page updates daily to tell you the current total number of tracks on Spotify pansentient.com

11. 9. Favorite Artists Make a playlist called Favorite Artists then add one song from each artist You then have a sortable list of your favorites, with one-click access to the artist’s tracks and albums (just click the artist’s name in the playlist) pansentient.com

12. 10. Backing Up Your Playlists I Press Ctrl + A to select all songs in a playlist, then drag and drop them into a Word document for an instant clickable backup pansentient.com

13. 11. Backing Up Your Playlists II Drag and drop a playlist to a desktop folder to create a shortcut link To select an album, click & hold the cover art pansentient.com

14. 12. Android Tip: Use Spacers to Organize Playlists Create some empty “spacer” playlists to help break up the list and make finding your playlists a bit easier. For example, create some genre spacers using the “-” character in the name to make them stand out You don’t need to add any tracks to the dividers – simply organize your playlists to follow the spacer headings Folders are better, but they’re not yet available on Spotify for Android pansentient.com

15. 13. Send Playlist Links From Desktop to Phone If you can’t use Spotify at your place of work but have it on your mobile, use Chrome to Phone or FoxToPhone to easily send Spotify pages from your desktop browser to your smartphone pansentient.com

16. 14. Browse in Spotify Service for Mac OS If you use Spotify on your Apple Mac, take advantage of a hidden feature in Spotify: The Browse in Spotify Service for Mac OS X is a quick way to select some text on a webpage (like a band or album name) then search for the results in Spotify See http://log.arrelid.com/post/2510765809/a-search-in-spotify-service-for-mac-os-x pansentient.com

17. 15. Show Spotify Songs in Windows Messenger If you use Windows Live Messenger, you can set it to display your currently playing track in Spotify as a personal message In Messenger, go to Options > Personal then tick “Show Song Information from Windows Media Player as a Personal Message” pansentient.com

18. 16. Find What’s New in Your Favorite Genre Use the Pansentient League’s New on Spotify page to search new releases by genre pansentient.com

19. 17. Get New Release Notifications Sign up on SpNotify Enter your favorite bands then get notification emails whenever they release something new on Spotify. pansentient.com

20. 18. Add a Graphic Equalizer to Spotify Install EQUALIFY, a free Windows app that integrates a fully-featured graphic equalizer into Spotify. pansentient.com

21. 19. Watch Music Videos From Spotify Once you have a playlist in Spotify, sites like Utubify can translate it into a YouTube playlist and let you “watch your playlist in motion” pansentient.com

22. 20. Listen to Bands Playing Near You Use Gigero to find bands playing near you and listen to them on Spotify – great for checking out those support acts too! pansentient.com

23. For more Spotify hints, tips, news, reviews and advice, visit: pansentient.com