SensMe

SensMe is a proprietary music mood and tempo detection system created by Sony Corporation,[1] and employed in numerous Sony branded products, including in some Walkman digital music players, the Media Go application, the PlayStation Portable, and Sony Ericsson and Sony Xperia handsets. It is named Omakase Channel (おまかせチャンネル) in Japan.[2]

SensMe Channels
Other namesOmakase Channel
Developer(s)Sony Corporation
Initial release2007
PlatformSony Walkman
Sony Ericsson and Sony Xperia
Media Go
PlayStation Portable
TypeMood detection software for music data.
LicenseProprietary

The function also appears as 12 Tone Analysis released with the VAIO Music Box software, for compatible Vaio notebooks.[3][4]

Method

SensMe works by using a twelve tone analysis of all the user's music individually, computing track information based on the mood and tempo of the tracks, and then outputting them for the user to play these automatically generated playlists. Initially (on Sony Ericsson devices) the software would use a dual axis map where all the analyzed tracks are plotted into,[5] allowing the user to navigate to an area of the map to play a playlist or an individual track.[6][7] In later devices including Walkman DAPs and the PSP, the analyzed tracks are categorised into 12 "channels" that is navigatable in a list,[8] with names such as Lounge, Upbeat, Emotional, and others.[9]

Compatible products

SensMe debuted on the Sony Ericsson W910i phone in 2007.[10]

PlayStation Portable
SensMe channels on a PSP

SensMe was made available on the PlayStation Portable as of system software version 6.10.[11] It can be downloaded via the XMB or by using a computer.[12] The application features twelve channels by which music is categorized. These include Favorites, Newly Added, Dance, Extreme, Lounge, Emotional, Mellow, Upbeat, Relax, Energetic, Morning/Day/Night/Midnight, and Shuffle All.

Version history
Version
Release date (UTC)		 Description
1.50
March 31, 2010
  • Music tracks transferred using a PlayStation 3 system or music management application other than Media Go are now also categorized into channels.
  • Users can now add music tracks to a block list so they do not play.
  • Users can now activate or deactivate the [Dynamic Normalizer] feature.
1.01
October 22, 2009
  • Descriptions of some menu items in some languages have been revised.
1.00
October 1, 2009
  • Initial release.

Walkman players

The NWZ-S730/S630 was the first Walkman series with SensMe.[13]

  • A Series
    • NWZ-A860
    • NWZ-A10
    • NW-A20
    • NW-A30
    • NW-A40
    • NW-A50
  • E Series
    • NWZ-E450[14]
    • NWZ-E350
    • NW-E050
    • NWZ-E460
    • NW-E060
    • NWZ-E570/E470
    • NWZ-E580
    • NW-E080
  • F Series
    • NWZ-F800
    • NWZ-F880
  • S Series
    • NWZ-S730/S630
    • NWZ-S750[15]
    • NWZ-S760
    • NW-S770
    • NW-S780
    • NW-S10
  • WM1 Series
    • NW-WM1
  • Z Series
    • NWZ-Z1000
  • ZX Series
    • NWZ-ZX1
    • NW-ZX2
    • NW-ZX100
    • NW-ZX300

Sony Ericsson handsets
Screenshot of SensMe on a Sony Ericsson

Sony Xperia handsets

Miscellaneous
Screenshot of SensMe on Media Go

References
  1. "3% Adoption Rate Helped Kill 'SensMe' from Sony's Music App". 23 March 2016.
  2. "おまかせチャンネルを使う（SensMe–機能） | 使いかた | NW-A30シリーズ | 製品別サポート | ポータブルオーディオプレーヤー WALKMAN ウォークマン | サポート・お問い合わせ | ソニー".
  3. "VAIO MusicBox | VGN-CS_2 シリーズ | VAIO 電子マニュアル | ソニー".
  4. "遊びゴコロと高級感。ビジネスでも"魅せる"PCへ進化--ソニー「VAIO type C」（前編）". 7 September 2007.
  5. "Sony Ericsson - Support - W980 - What is SensMe™?". www.sonyericsson.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  6. "Sony Ericsson's Summer 2007 Collection". 15 June 2007.
  7. "Sony Ericsson Walkman W910i motion-controlled phone • the Register".
  8. "How to use the SensMe feature to analyze and organize the songs on the tablet? | Sony AP".
  9. "What are SensMe channels? | Sony MY".
  10. "Sony Ericsson W910 review: Walkman in style".
  11. PSP Firmware Update (v6.10) http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/09/psp-firmware-update-v6-10/ Archived 2009-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
  12. SensMe PSP Download http://www.playstation.com/psp-app/sensme/en/
  13. "Sony Raises the Curtain on New Walkman Players That Deliver High-Quality Audio and Video".
  14. Your cool, colourful music partner Feature-packed WALKMAN® E450 Video MP3 player from Sony with premium sound for young music fans (15 July 2010 ) Archived 21 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  15. Sony introduces super-slim WALKMAN® S750 (15 September 2010) Archived 11 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  16. "NW-A55/A55HN/A55L/A56/A56HN/A57 | Help Guide | Using [SensMe™ Channels]".
  17. https://campaign.odw.sony-europe.com/ame/h224/pdf/ICE_2011_L_UK.pdf
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