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{{Bot_proposes|<div style="text-align:center; margin:0 0 1.2em;"> [[File:Rabbithole rabbit.png{{!}}240px{{!}}link=https://pickipedia.xyz/rabbithole/{{!}}Rabbithole]] <div style="font-size:3em; font-weight:700; line-height:1; letter-spacing:0.01em;">rabbithole</div> <div style="font-size:1em; color:#5a6354; margin-top:0.4em;">discovery through connections instead of algorithms</div> </div>|by=Magent}} | |||
===First, the "why"=== | ===First, the "why"=== | ||
* Nearly all music players and so-called "streaming platforms" have a music discovery feature based on an algorithm. And just as often, these algorithms slowly lead the listener from the interesting, compelling music they desire, one-short-hop-at-a-time toward a sludgy gravitational center of poppy slop. | * Nearly all music players and so-called "streaming platforms" have a music discovery feature based on an algorithm. And just as often, these algorithms slowly lead the listener from the interesting, compelling music they desire, one-short-hop-at-a-time toward a sludgy gravitational center of poppy slop. | ||
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* '''[https://pickipedia.xyz/rabbithole/?track=QmcBuh5HCvVCCdCz6KqWf891QkXeKc3T7QBaToYE8mSLtS Listen to "Paint Exchange" in Rabbithole here]''' | * '''[https://pickipedia.xyz/rabbithole/?track=QmcBuh5HCvVCCdCz6KqWf891QkXeKc3T7QBaToYE8mSLtS Listen to "Paint Exchange" in Rabbithole here]''' | ||
{{Bot_proposes|[[File:Rabbithole August Harry Clark solo.png{{!}}center{{!}}780px{{!}}thumb{{!}}[[Song:August{{!}}August]] at 1:06: [[Harry Clark]] takes the mandolin solo, his card leads the ensemble, and the pane has followed the solo to his page.]]|by=Magent}} | |||
== The cards == | == The cards == | ||
{{Bot_proposes|[[File:Rabbithole ensemble cards.png{{!}}right{{!}}thumb{{!}}276px{{!}}The ensemble on August. Harry has the solo.]]|by=Magent}} | |||
* Each person on the track has a card, with their instrument. Whoever has the solo leads, with a ⭐. A card dims while its player sits out. | * Each person on the track has a card, with their instrument. Whoever has the solo leads, with a ⭐. A card dims while its player sits out. | ||
* A '''flourish''' is a moment the chart marks for one player, and their card glows. In [[Song:August|August]], [[Gaven Largent]]'s dobro glows at 2:03. | * A '''flourish''' is a moment the chart marks for one player, and their card glows. In [[Song:August|August]], [[Gaven Largent]]'s dobro glows at 2:03. | ||
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== Follow the solo == | == Follow the solo == | ||
With '''Follow the solo''' on (the switch by the carrot), a song opens on its own Song: page. While the song plays, the wiki pane opens each player's page as they take the solo. It only moves while the music plays. | {{Bot_proposes|[[File:Rabbithole player sidebar.png{{!}}right{{!}}thumb{{!}}276px{{!}}The player: the song, the switch and the carrot, Webamp, the ensemble, your rabbithole, the song parts.]] With '''Follow the solo''' on (the switch by the carrot), a song opens on its own Song: page. While the song plays, the wiki pane opens each player's page as they take the solo. It only moves while the music plays.|by=Magent}} | ||
Steering the pane yourself turns it off, so what you're reading stays put. That means clicking a card or a link, or searching. While it's off, picking a new song leaves the pane alone too. Flip the switch to turn it back on. | Steering the pane yourself turns it off, so what you're reading stays put. That means clicking a card or a link, or searching. While it's off, picking a new song leaves the pane alone too. Flip the switch to turn it back on. | ||
Revision as of 22:45, 11 November 2026
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First, the "why"
- Nearly all music players and so-called "streaming platforms" have a music discovery feature based on an algorithm. And just as often, these algorithms slowly lead the listener from the interesting, compelling music they desire, one-short-hop-at-a-time toward a sludgy gravitational center of poppy slop.
- You might start with Tony Rice, but pretty soon you're on to Tennessee Whiskey, and from there, you're already on a collision course with Garth Brooks. (sorry not sorry)
Discovery through connections instead of algorithms
Rabbithole is a music player that emphasizes the full ensemble of a track, and allows the listener to easily examine and delve into other works by members of that ensemble.
As a song plays, it shows who is playing what and opens each player's PickiPedia page as they take their solo. Click a player to follow them to the next song they're on, down the rabbithole of pickers.
Public Beta beginning 11 Nov 2026
At 11:11 on 11/11, we launched a public beta. It's buggy for sure. Bugs can be reported on the talk page for this page, or via magenta.
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The cards
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- Each person on the track has a card, with their instrument. Whoever has the solo leads, with a ⭐. A card dims while its player sits out.
- A flourish is a moment the chart marks for one player, and their card glows. In August, Gaven Largent's dobro glows at 2:03.
- Click a card to open that person's page.
Follow the solo
[unverified]
Steering the pane yourself turns it off, so what you're reading stays put. That means clicking a card or a link, or searching. While it's off, picking a new song leaves the pane alone too. Flip the switch to turn it back on.
Follow a picker
Open a player's page by clicking their card. The top of the page offers to follow them and names the song that plays first, for example: "Follow Kyle Tuttle: after this song, play the songs Kyle is on, one after another. First up: Silver 44." Press Follow, and each time a song starts, their next song lines up behind it. Songs you've already heard are skipped.
Pick a song
The dropdown under the title lists every song with a chart on PickiPedia, grouped by album. Chart a song and it appears there.