What is the feature or ability you would like to have?
Please explain your feature request. Add an image/screenshot if it makes sense to clarify things.
I would love to be able to narrow down tracks in my library in a similar way to Rekordbox’s category view (i.e. I click on a genre or artist and it only shows me those tracks). I know I can use the search boxes above each column, but they require me to know what I’m looking for. I prefer to see the list of all the genres in my library, and be able to simply click on one and work on those tracks.
An alternative to this would be an option to change the search box in the column header filters to a dropdown that lists the genres (or other filters - artist/year/album etc.) available in my library, with checkboxes to select the one(s) I want, similar to an Excel filter.
The underlying logic is that I would like to be able to filter my library based on the data that is available, rather than having to know what I am looking for; and to be able to select multiple options at one time. Having to create a smartlist every time I want to browse in this way feels like too many steps.
How will this feature help you and others?
Please explain how this helps you and other users. Keep in mind that feature requests that are too specific may not be added.
Better navigation and the ability to have a clear overview of what is in a library. This feature would also make it easier to identify errors and typos in tags. It would reduce the number of smartlists required, resulting in a cleaner library. More advanced filtering - e.g. selecting a genre and being able to see and select from only the artists that appear under that genre.
Is this feature available in an existing product? If so, what product?
Please let us know if this feature already exists in any other software. This is helpful to understand the problem and perhaps come to an even better solution.
Rekordbox - Category Filter
Serato DJ - Browse
Excel - Filter
Does a workaround currently exist?
Please explain how you currently deal with the problem.
Creating smartlists or filtering in Rekordbox/Serato and then mirroring the search in Lexicon. The smartlist method creates the additional burden of managing the smartlists that are created for this method. Both methods feel long and overcomplicated when compared to Serato/Rekordbox, where I can achieve this with a couple of clicks.
Many thanks!