Intelligent audio selector

A method of selecting an audio file from a collection of audio files and playing said selected audio file, said method comprising the steps of:

• determining an audio characteristic of a currently playing audio file;
• processing said collection of audio files to determine audio characteristics possessed by said files in said collection and assigning a weight to each of said files based upon said processing;
• selecting a subsequent audio file pseudo-randomly from said collection of audio files by defining a range equal to the total of all assigned weights, assigning a portion of said range to each audio file based upon its weight, producing a random number within said range and then selecting said subsequent audio file based upon the audio file assigned to the portion of said range containing said random number;
• and
• playing said subsequently selected audio file.

Software for selecting a subsequent audio selection from a library of audio files based upon an initial audio selection, said software comprising:

• audio analysis software for digitally analyzing said initial audio selection to determine an audio characteristic of said initial audio selection and digitally analyzing said audio files in said library to identify an audio characteristics of each file in said library;
• weight assignment software for assigning a weight to each audio file based upon the file's identified audio characteristic and a matching scheme setting forth a desired relationship between said audio characteristic of said initial audio selection and said audio characteristic of said subsequent audio selection;
• and
• selection software for pseudo-randomly selecting said subsequent audio selection based upon said assigned weight by defining a range equal to the total of all assigned weights, assigning a portion of said range to each audio file based upon its weight, producing a random number within said range and then selecting said subsequent audio file based upon the audio file assigned to the portion of said range containing said random number.