Audio preview of music

A non-transitory machine-readable media for seamlessly transitioning between a play mode and a preview mode in an electronic device, the machine-readable media comprising machine-readable instructions recorded thereon for:

• playing an initial audio element in the play mode;
• while playing the initial audio element, receiving a first user request to enter into the preview mode;
• responsive to receiving the first user request:
• pausing the playing of the initial audio element;
• automatically playing, in succession, a plurality of audio previews of a plurality of other audio elements in the preview mode, wherein each audio preview comprises an audio portion of a different one of the other audio elements, and wherein the automatically playing comprises cross-fading between each of the other audio elements in the succession;
• receiving a second user request to exit the preview mode;
• and
• responsive to receiving the second user request, resuming play of the initial audio element in the play mode.

A non-transitory machine-readable media for seamlessly transitioning between a play mode and a preview mode in an electronic device, the machine-readable media comprising machine-readable instructions recorded thereon for:

• playing an initial audio element in the play mode;
• while playing the initial audio element, receiving a first user request to enter into the preview mode;
• responsive to receiving the first user request:
• pausing the playing of the initial audio element;
• automatically playing, in succession, a plurality of audio previews of a plurality of other audio elements in the preview mode, wherein each audio preview comprises an audio portion of a different one of the other audio elements, and wherein the automatically playing comprises playing a voiceover when switching to a new audio element in the succession, wherein the voiceover provides metadata associated with the new audio element;
• receiving a second user request to exit the preview mode;
• and
• responsive to receiving the second user request, resuming play of the initial audio element in the play mode.

A non-transitory machine-readable media for seamlessly transitioning between a play mode and a preview mode in an electronic device, the machine-readable media comprising machine-readable instructions recorded thereon for:

• playing an initial audio element in the play mode;
• while playing the initial audio element, receiving a first user request to enter into the preview mode;
• responsive to receiving the first user request:
• pausing the playing of the initial audio element, wherein the pausing comprises saving a time stamp of when the initial audio element is stopped;
• automatically playing, in succession, a plurality of audio previews of a plurality of other audio elements in the preview mode, wherein each audio preview comprises an audio portion of a different one of the other audio elements;
• receiving a second user request to exit the preview mode;
• and
• responsive to receiving the second user request, resuming play of the initial audio element in the play mode, wherein the resuming comprises starting the initial audio element at a point corresponding to the time stamp.

A non-transitory machine-readable media for seamlessly transitioning between a play mode and a preview mode in an electronic device, the machine-readable media comprising machine-readable instructions recorded thereon for:

• playing an initial audio element in the play mode;
• providing a now-playing display screen when operating in the play mode;
• while playing the initial audio element, receiving a first user request to enter into the preview mode;
• responsive to receiving the first user request:
• pausing the playing of the initial audio element;
• automatically playing, in succession, a plurality of audio previews of a plurality of other audio elements in the preview mode, wherein each audio preview comprises an audio portion of a different one of the other audio elements, and wherein the automatically playing comprises playing a voiceover when switching to a new audio element in the succession, wherein the voiceover provides metadata associated with the new audio element;
• providing a scan preview display screen when operating in the preview mode;
• receiving a second user request to exit the preview mode;
• and
• responsive to receiving the second user request, resuming play of the initial audio element in the play mode.

A method comprising:

• playing, using an electronic device, an initial media item in a play mode of the electronic device;
• while playing the initial media item, receiving, at the electronic device, a first user request to transition the electronic device to a preview mode;
• responsive to receiving the first user request:
• pausing, by the electronic device, the playing of the initial media item, and
• playing, by the electronic device, one or more first previews of one or more first media items, wherein the one or more first media items are associated with a first category of a first attribute;
• receiving, at the electronic device, a first user input;
• and
• responsive to receiving the first user input, playing one or more second previews of one or more second media items, wherein the one or more second media items are associated with a second category of the first attribute.

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes:
• playing, by the system, an initial media item in a play mode of the system;
• while playing the initial media item, receiving, at the system, a first user request to transition the system to a preview mode;
• responsive to receiving the first user request:
• pausing, by the system, the playing of the initial media item, and
• playing, by the system, one or more first previews of one or more first media items, wherein the one or more first media items are associated with a first category of a first attribute,
• receiving, at the system, a first user input;
• and
• responsive to receiving the first user input, playing, by the system, one or more second previews of one or more second media items, wherein the one or more second media items are associated with a second category of the first attribute.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes:

• playing, by an electronic device, an initial media item in a play mode of the electronic device;
• while playing the initial media item, receiving, at the electronic device, a first user request to transition the electronic device to a preview mode;
• responsive to receiving the first user request:
• pausing, by the electronic device, the playing of the initial media item, and
• playing, by the electronic device, one or more first previews of one or more first media items, wherein the one or more first media items are associated with a first category of a first attribute:
• receiving, at the electronic device, a first user input;
• and
• responsive to receiving the first user input, playing, by the electronic device, one or more second previews of one or more second media items, wherein the one or more second media items are associated with a second category of the first attribute.