Why is no smart list made?

19,1 iMac, Sonoma, iTunes only (No Apple Music Account):


I create a smart rule w several items, but the rule fails to be created.

I designate a smart rule with these instructions:


Genre contains Rock

Genre contains Acid

Genre is not Country

Genre is not Blues


But the smart rule results in "0" songs.

What do I not understand about creating rules?



iMac 27″, macOS 14.0

Posted on Oct 20, 2023 2:24 PM

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So you have something like this?



So there are two possibilities:

all: to be found a song's genre would have to contain Rock AND contain Acid AND not be Country AND not be Blues.

any: to be found a song's genre would have to contain Rock OR contain Acid OR not be Country OR not be Blues (or any combination of these conditions)


Unless you created a custom genre Rock Acid (which I think does not exist by default) the selection of all would not return anything.


On the other hand, the selection of any would return everything because not Country includes Blues and others, while not Blues includes Country and others.


If you want a list that only contains the Rock and Acid songs, you should just make simpler:


any

Genre contains Rock

Genre contains Acid

Posted on Oct 20, 2023 3:21 PM

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Oct 20, 2023 3:21 PM in response to blackxacto

So you have something like this?



So there are two possibilities:

all: to be found a song's genre would have to contain Rock AND contain Acid AND not be Country AND not be Blues.

any: to be found a song's genre would have to contain Rock OR contain Acid OR not be Country OR not be Blues (or any combination of these conditions)


Unless you created a custom genre Rock Acid (which I think does not exist by default) the selection of all would not return anything.


On the other hand, the selection of any would return everything because not Country includes Blues and others, while not Blues includes Country and others.


If you want a list that only contains the Rock and Acid songs, you should just make simpler:


any

Genre contains Rock

Genre contains Acid

Why is no smart list made?

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