Spotify is introducing a new feature that enables subscribers to construct more personalized and professional playlists.
The company introduced a custom transitions feature on Tuesday that enables users to either automatically add transitions between tracks in a playlist or customize them using preset options such as fade, rise, or blend, in addition to other options.
Launch any playlist and select “Mix” from the toolbar to initiate the editing process. While modifying the track with various transition techniques, you can change the volume, EQ, and effects settings.
Additionally, you can utilize the waveform and beat data to determine the optimal location within each track to initiate the transition.
Spotify indicates that it will automatically display the key and the rhythms per minute for each track to facilitate the process of gaining experience as an audio mixer for novices.
The new options are intended to appeal to playlist specialists and other music enthusiasts, who have created nearly 9 billion playlists on Spotify’s platform.
The rollout complements other enhancements. Spotify has introduced various features in the past year that have given users greater control over their listening experience, according to the company.
These features include the ability to add, sort, and modify playlists, customize the genre of the Discover Weekly playlist, snooze tracks, and make voice requests to the AI DJ.
It also enables Spotify to compete with Apple Music’s upcoming AutoMix feature, which is presently available in the iOS 26 developer beta and purports to allow users to mix “like a DJ.”
Additionally, premium subscribers with access to the transitions feature can save and share the playlist with their friends on social media or invite other subscribers to participate in a mixed playlist.
The “mix” option can be used to toggle the mix on and off at any time, enabling you to return to the more conventional playlist after the party or gym activity (or wherever else you are streaming the mix) has concluded.
The company suggests that mixing is most effective when used with already produced music, such as house and techno, which are more readily blended.
The mixes can be further customized by incorporating your cover art, newly added decals, and labels designed explicitly for mixed playlists. This is similar to other playlists.
Most eligible Premium users worldwide have access to custom transitions in playlists as of today. (The company has stated that specific markets in the APAC region will still require additional time to receive the addition.) The feature is rolling out progressively to users who have updated their Spotify app for iOS or Android.
