Favorites and Scenes

Favorites make repeated music actions fast. Scenes let music join the rest of the room setup.

Create music favorites

Create favorites for music actions people use often:

• A playlist.
• A radio station.
• A saved filter or smart view.
• A frequently played album, artist, or track.
• A composer, composition, genre, or tagged collection.
• A source input.
• A common volume level.
• A preferred room or media zone.

Use names people would naturally say or tap, such as Morning Jazz, Dinner Playlist, Patio Radio, or Theater Intermission.

Choose how specific a favorite should be

A music favorite can be broad or specific.

Use a broad favorite when the consumer should choose the output at the moment, such as Jazz Radio or Morning Playlist.

Use a specific favorite when the action should always play in the same place, such as Kitchen Morning Playlist or Patio Radio.

Use bookmarks and saved filters

For large libraries, favorites are not the only shortcut.

• Use bookmarks for individual tracks, albums, stations, or playlists the consumer wants to return to.
• Use tags for personal groupings, such as Workout, Guests, Kids, Reference, or Late Night.
• Use saved filters for repeat searches, such as Jazz, Hi-res Albums, Kids Music, or Dinner.
• Use smart views when HOS can automatically group useful library shelves.

Keep these names short and human. They should work well in the mobile app, on RS90 labels, and in AI commands.

Use presets carefully

When presets are available, use them for repeatable music setups such as a source, output, queue behavior, or preferred volume.

Use a scene when music should run with lights, climate, shades, or AV. Use a music preset when the shortcut is only about listening.

Add music to a scene

1. Open the scene editor.
2. Choose the Space for the scene.
3. Add the lighting, climate, AV, or shade actions first.
4. Add the Haptique Music output or media zone.
5. Choose the favorite, source, or playback action.
6. Set a comfortable volume.
7. Save and test the scene from Haptique OS and the mobile app.

Good first scenes

• Morning: kitchen lights on, Kitchen Music starts at low volume.
• Dinner: dining lights dim, Dinner Playlist starts.
• Party: selected zones start the same favorite playlist.
• Movie Night: music stops, AV scene starts, theater lights dim.

Multi-room scenes

For multi-room scenes, decide whether the scene should start grouped playback or independent playback in each Space.

Use grouped playback when the same music should stay in sync across rooms, such as Party or Whole Home Morning.

Use independent playback when each Space may need separate volume, source, or stopping behavior.

RS90 and AI

Map only the most common music actions to RS90 buttons. For AI, keep names short and specific so commands like “play Dinner Playlist in the kitchen” can resolve to the right Space and output.