Hey there, @Termich. 👋
Pandora tries to improve the chances that you will enjoy every song that plays. It does this by using a combination of the detailed information in the Music Genome Project, the station seeds and Thumbs feedback you have given, and feedback given by other listeners under similar conditions.
We hope that the music Pandora plays will be just what you wanted, but occasionally Pandora will surprise you. When it's a welcome surprise give the song a Thumbs Up. Otherwise give it a Thumbs Down. This will help make your stations play more music that you like.
You can also use Pandora Modes to customize your station experience when you're listening from a computer, mobile device or the Sonos app. Pick from different modes like Crowd Faves, Discovery and Deep Cuts.
Thumbs given in a specific mode will guide the station in that direction. For example, if you prefer to hear the hits, and not much new music, listen under Crowd Faves and use Thumbs to direct your station.
Thumb Feedback:
First, Thumbs Down will continue to function as they always have, regardless of what mode you're in. In addition, Thumbs Up will continue to function the same way if you're listening to your main station ("My Station").
However, when you give a Thumbs Up in another Pandora Mode your feedback will affect your station differently.
For instance, giving a Thumbs Up in "Newly Released" mode will tell your station that you'd like to hear more new music, while a Thumbs Up in "Discovery" mode will tell your station that you want to mix it up.
Those Thumbs will affect the way "My Station" plays the next time you listen, but you always have the ability to edit any unwanted Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down in your station details.
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In the meantime, here are a couple of feature requests that you may be interested in:
User control of Stations "genre DNA" (add/remove dna: instrumental, 90s, electronic, etc)
Select Multiple Stations With Modes
I hope this information is helpful. 🎧
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