I have a smart Playlist on my iTunes which functions properly and has all the right tracks in it. I have it checked as a Playlist to export to my iPhone. The iPhone has a playlist with exactly the same name ... but completely different songs. I've double checked that I don't have two playlists with the same name in iTunes. Not just one track is different--none of the tracks overlap. Why is this happening? [more inside]
posted by You Should See the Other Guy on Nov 20, 2009 - 9 answers

I want to turn multiple song iTunes playlists into single mp3 files that preserve the way iTunes crossfades between songs. [more inside]
posted by bonsai forest on Nov 4, 2009 - 5 answers

Help me iTunes Playlist Gurus to figure out a killer set of manual playlists for my 20,000+ song library [more inside]
posted by arniec on Oct 15, 2009 - 5 answers

Suggestions on funny/clever/good songs to use when compiling a soundtrack for a lobster boil? [more inside]
posted by Ham_On_Rye on Sep 12, 2009 - 29 answers

Is there a way to use the Genius feature on my 80 GB Ipod Classic? [more inside]
posted by vernondalhart on Jun 29, 2009 - 12 answers

A friend just posted a list of well-nigh every song they played at the dance club we went to as teenagers, exported from his iTunes. I'd love to somehow be able to have that as a playlist in my iTunes, so I could listen to the collection (at least those in the list that I have on my computer). Already checked this AskMe response, but it doesn't really answer. If there's some better way (e.g. if iTunes has some kind of "send a playlist" option that I don't know about), please tell me that. Thanks!
posted by mabelstreet on Jun 8, 2009 - 2 answers

My iTunes recently crashed and while I managed to save all my music my playlists seem to be gone for good. So I am starting from scratch rebuilding all my smart playlists and I want your help. What are the best uses you have found for Smart playlists? What playlists are your favorites? Specific examples of the criteria you used to create them will be appreciated (ie show your work.) [more inside]
posted by Bango Skank on Apr 7, 2009 - 15 answers

Let's say one where to have over 100,000 songs they wanted to play randomly from a playlist, if Winamp has a 90,000 song playlist limit (approximate) before it crashes; what other software would you suggest that would allow for such an immense list while not stealing all your resources (sorry itunes!) [more inside]
posted by NGnerd on Jan 21, 2009 - 14 answers

iTunesFilter: I have two playlists with ~21 songs. iTunes burns what it can fit onto CD #1, then I insert another blank CD. It burns the rest of the songs on playlist #1. Now I want to start on playlist #2 - but it won't burn the songs to the same CD. It insists on a blank CD. Is there anything I can do to avoid having multiple CDs with only 3 or 4 songs on them? [more inside]
posted by desjardins on Aug 25, 2007 - 4 answers

What's the best way to turn an iTunes (Mac) playlist into a self-contained Flash player that will play the music in that playlist? It seems like someone should have already figured this out and created some kind of script that can do it, but I haven't been able to find any such thing.
posted by emelenjr on Aug 15, 2007 - 4 answers

I added some new music tracks to iTunes, and for some reason it thought they were podcast episodes. So it doesn't show them under 'Music'. But it's not showing them in the 'Podcasts' library either. I've deleted the music files from the Finder, but how can I clear out the tracks from my iTunes library? [more inside]
posted by chrismear on Jul 31, 2007 - 5 answers

How do I create an iTunes playlist that ONLY contained music for which there is artwork associated? [more inside]
posted by azlondon on Jul 12, 2007 - 11 answers

Is there a quick way to create a playlist for every album in my itunes, in one fell swoop?
posted by corpse on May 12, 2007 - 14 answers

Is there a way to more efficiently clean up files in iTunes than the program has to offer? There are many ways in which I want to sort files and simply cannot figure it out. I would like to not have to do the following manually... [more inside]
posted by Jenna Roadman on May 1, 2007 - 6 answers

dumb itunes question: i need to GET BACK the warning message when i try to delete a playlist in itunes. i keep on doing it accidently lately but i had checked the "don't ask me anymore" checkbox. perhaps i am out of luck but i feel like itunes must have [more inside]
posted by annoyance on Feb 21, 2007 - 4 answers

How do I move only songs from a certain playlist from my external hard drive to my computer? The easy way, please. [more inside]
posted by evilbeck on Dec 31, 2006 - 4 answers

Playlist filter: Songs TO children (not FOR children). I am looking for songs written to a child or children, whether in fact, or in your perception. What I am NOT looking for is children's music. NO Barney, The Wiggles, etc. Example: "Fix You" by Coldplay
posted by clh on Dec 12, 2006 - 90 answers

A friend of mine on a different continent has a similar music collection to mine. Since we have many of the same MP3s, I would like to send an iTunes playlist that she can just place into her iTunes. [more inside]
posted by jeffmshaw on Dec 9, 2006 - 2 answers

iTunes 7 playlist help. I have music located on two different HD's on my computer, I imported the first batch of music okay and it added playlists for each album/artist automatically, but not for the second batch of music I imported. How can I have iTunes make another batch of artist/album playlists?
posted by Mijo Bijo on Nov 23, 2006 - 6 answers

Who is "swami" and why did his iTunes playlist show up on my computer? [more inside]
posted by Biblio on Aug 18, 2006 - 6 answers

I'd like to be able to create a playlist in iTunes 6 (Mac, though it shouldn't matter) that picks randomly from the Library but doesn't repeat artists. [more inside]
posted by emelenjr on Aug 12, 2006 - 3 answers

iTunesFilter: Easy way to convert WinAmp playlists for use in iTunes? Without a plug-in? [more inside]
posted by cowbellemoo on Aug 7, 2006 - 4 answers

Help me with iTunes: Why won't my compilations display the tracks in order? Similarly: Why won't my multiple-disc albums display the tracks in order? [more inside]
posted by defenestration on Feb 2, 2006 - 8 answers

How do I get a Playlist off my iPod and into iTunes? I know how to get music on and off my iPod, but how can I transfer just the Playlist not the music files? [more inside]
posted by FreezBoy on Dec 12, 2005 - 9 answers

What nifty playlists do you have in iTunes or for your iPod? [more inside]
posted by keswick on Oct 3, 2005 - 21 answers

I want to keep an accurate play count of my songs in iTunes: to do this, I want the play count to reflect not only what I play on iTunes at my computer but also on my iPod. Is it possible to have the iPod update the play count on iTunes when I connect it to the computer? Is there any way to make a smart playlist of most frequently played tracks that inludes BOTH iTunes and the iPod? Or am I stuck with independent counts? [more inside]
posted by thewiseacre on Jul 31, 2005 - 3 answers

I want to move a chunk of my music collection from a folder on one drive to a folder on another, without losing metadata in iTune's library and without reconnecting each and every file. [more inside]
posted by Tuwa on May 9, 2005 - 13 answers

Are there any web-based Playlist Editors? I'd like to export my song library in XML, put it on the web, and have friends pick songs for a playlist and save it. [more inside]
posted by FreezBoy on Mar 2, 2005 - 4 answers

PC verson of iTunes: all my mp3 & aac files are on my C drive, which is almost full. I want to lighten the load on that drive by moving all the songs to my E drive, which has much more space. Is there a way to do this without wrecking iTune's database? I don't want to have to re-import everything.
posted by grumblebee on Oct 21, 2004 - 6 answers

Currently I have a 15 GB third generation ipod. Unfortunately it has come very close to filling up. In addition I started a new job which has a 60 minute commute each way. I decided to reward myself by purchasing a new cd each week (either in the store or through iTunes). So the question is: would I be better to purchase a second iPod for all this new music I am going to be purchasing or would it be better for me to just keep the mp3 files on the computer and only transfer the ones I really need to the ipod?
posted by thebwit on Feb 29, 2004 - 6 answers