I've got 300GB of music and a 32GB iPhone, so I build playlists to sync up in the evening ready for my drive to work and to listen to once there. The trouble is, I'm in one mood when building it and a different one the next day! I seem to spend have the day skipping tracks.
Never what I want to listen to
- Thread starter Lee H
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Same problem if I cache. Can't really stream it at work as they're a bit sensitive about data usage on their bill. Can't install it on the work laptop either.
There's no solution, just a rant
There's no solution, just a rant
The smart playlist and genius functions are actually very good, the more information you give it, the more it learns you. Try and get in the habbit of rating music, also deny the urge to skip the last 10 seconds of a song you like, otherwise it doesn't register as a play count.
About 5 years ago I had a hard drive failure in my computer as well as a corrupted iPod. I didn't lose any files as the music was backed up, but the iTunes database was not. It was like a friend had died! It just didn't know me anymore... You know that scene in Wall-e when he was reset? It was kinda like that
About 5 years ago I had a hard drive failure in my computer as well as a corrupted iPod. I didn't lose any files as the music was backed up, but the iTunes database was not. It was like a friend had died! It just didn't know me anymore... You know that scene in Wall-e when he was reset? It was kinda like that
Might give that a whirl than Paul. The thing is, it's all music that I do like. But last night when I was happily loading up with Green Day, it turns out that this morning I'm in a Jack Johnson mood!
An example,
Define a smart playlist: Genres, rock and electronic. Size, 15gb. Playcount = 0
2nd smart playlist: 4star and up, size 10gb
Both playlists will automatically refresh with new random content everytime you plug in to iTunes. The 0 playcount tag is great, because as soon as you have listened to the track, plug in to iTunes and it is erased and replaced with something else.
This leaves 5gb for your favourite albums, the keepers.
Define a smart playlist: Genres, rock and electronic. Size, 15gb. Playcount = 0
2nd smart playlist: 4star and up, size 10gb
Both playlists will automatically refresh with new random content everytime you plug in to iTunes. The 0 playcount tag is great, because as soon as you have listened to the track, plug in to iTunes and it is erased and replaced with something else.
This leaves 5gb for your favourite albums, the keepers.
Top tips! Thanks.
On a side note - if I may. I created ALAC copies of my FLAC files in batch using dbPoweramp. Last night I added the new Adele album to the library but used iTunes to rip to ALAC and to my ears it sounds worse than the poweramp converted tracks. Have I done something wrong?
On a side note - if I may. I created ALAC copies of my FLAC files in batch using dbPoweramp. Last night I added the new Adele album to the library but used iTunes to rip to ALAC and to my ears it sounds worse than the poweramp converted tracks. Have I done something wrong?
daveh75:Spotify?
I would also go for Spotify, being able to stream whatever music you want depending on what mood you're in is fantastic.
The only thing with that is it making your existing music collection slightly redundant.
I would also go for Spotify, being able to stream whatever music you want depending on what mood you're in is fantastic.
The only thing with that is it making your existing music collection slightly redundant.
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