Can’t imagine that scrolling blindly through 4GB of music until you find what you want will bring much joy though.
I think you’ve missed the point of a shuffle Soup. You load it with xgb of music you like, not a pile of crap that’ll you want to skip.
I thought about it some more on the ride home last night, when I’m riding I always have my shuffle either in my front pocket if I wear a jacket or clipped to the bottom of my jersey. To adjust volume etc I move my hand ‘not very far’, if the controls are at the ear bud I would have to move my hand a whole lot further. I don’t see how it’s easier to use.