FAQ: How do I create a smart playlist? How do I save a Focus?

Focus


Using Focus

In Roon, you can filter your collection in all sorts of ways with Focus, which is available in the Albums, Tracks, Artists, Composers, and Compositions views. For example, you can focus on Blues from the '60s and '70s.

You could also add the MP3 format, and click it a 2nd time to exclude MP3s. This is what it looks like when you're focused on Pop/Rock albums from the '60s and '70s, excluding Singles:



Saving Focuses

If you create a Focus you love, or if you have certain views you want to come back to frequently, you can always save the current view by clicking the Bookmark icon in the upper-right, next to the search icon:


Click the bookmark icon, then click Add bookmark to save the current view.

Then, you can click the bookmark name to access it, or you can click Manage bookmarks to reorder, rename, or delete your Bookmarks.

Examples

You can create Bookmarks on nearly every screen in Roon. A few examples you might try are:
  1. High-resolution content
  2. Music From The Sixties
  3. Jazz, Sorted By Date 
  4. All Albums Sorted By Import Date
  5. My Top 50 Most Played Albums
  6. Album Favorites (Sorted By Most Played)
  7. Albums I've Never Listened To
  8. Favorite Tracks Played This Week

Using Bookmarks and Saved Focuses

Once you've saved some bookmarks, you can access them from the bookmarks menu at any time.

When you load a saved focus you want to listen to, click the arrow next to Play now and choose Shuffle, and off you go! To learn more about how Shuffle works, see Shuffle in Roon and Roon ARC.