THE RECOMMENDER vers 1.0
Find more music that you will love.

Installation
Enter Your Ratings
Get Recommendations

Now you don't have to waste time downloading 20 tracks that you don't like just to find 1 that you do.

The Recommender will suggest tracks for you that you should like based on your taste in music. It will find tracks from artists for you that you have never heard of but will love once you hear their music.

First load some of your MP3 files in WinAmp and play them. As the track plays tell The Recommender which ones you like or dislike. Then The Recommender will suggest some other tracks to you that you should like and show you where to search for those tracks on the Internet.

Installation

1. The Recommender requires the WinAmp MP3 Player to be installed. If you don't have WinAmp it can be downloaded from http://www.winamp.com/winamp/download
2. You must also be connected to the Internet for the Recommender to work.
3. Copy the file named gen_recommender.dll and all other files in the download to your Winamp/plugins directory.
4. Click on the menu icon at top left hand corner of WinAmp
5. Select Options, Preferences, Plugins, General Purpose, then select "THE RECOMMENDER" in the right hand window.

 
6. When The Recommender starts it will ask you if you need to use a Proxy Server to access the Internet. You should only enter a proxy server address if you cannot access the Internet without it.
Find your Proxy Server Settings in MS Explorer
Click on the "View" menu then click on "options"
In the options window that displays click on "Connection"
If there is an entry in the area titled Proxy Server copy that address and port number to the dialog"
Find your Proxy Server Settings for Netscape Navigator 3.x
Click on the "Options" menu then click on "Network Preferences"
In the preferences window that displays click on "Proxies"
In the area titled Proxies click on "Manual proxy configuration"
then click the "View" button. This opens a window titled "Manual Proxy Connection


Enter Your Ratings

1. Start playing an MP3 File in WinAmp.
2. The Recommender will show the track's title under it's "CURRENT TRACK" heading.
3. Select your rating for the track from the drop down list.
4. Submit your rating by clicking the "Enter Rating for " button.
5. The Recommender will notify you when your rating has been entered.
6. Keep repeating this process until you have rated at least 5 MP3 Tracks, The Recommender will be able to make better recommendations if you enter ratings for a higher number of tracks


Get Recommendations

1. After you have entered ratings for at least 5 tracks, click on the "Get Recommendations" button.
2. A list of suggested tracks and artist will be provided.
3. If you have heard any of the artist before, select a rating from the dop down lists then click the "Enter Ratings" button.
4. If you would like to hear music from any of the recommended artists click the Title for that recommendation.
5. A list of links to several MP3 search engines will be provided where you can search for music tracks by that artist.