What audio format would you rip the recently remastered Beatles albums in for optimum iPod listening? [more inside]
posted by Avenger50 on Oct 27, 2009 - 15 answers

Is it worth my time to record an album in the digital age? [more inside]
posted by analogue on Oct 21, 2009 - 23 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

Help me clean up my messy music files [more inside]
posted by 1024x768 on Oct 11, 2009 - 11 answers

Organizing a music library for the (very) OCD? Help me put every ID3 in its place! [more inside]
posted by dantekgeek on Sep 29, 2009 - 15 answers

okay, how did I screw up all my mp3's? [more inside]
posted by tylerfulltilt on Sep 2, 2009 - 7 answers

Tips for mp3 sorting with the G1 (how to replicate iTunes heuristics)? [more inside]
posted by Squid Voltaire on Jul 24, 2009 - 15 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

Help me fix this absolute mess of my digital music collection which is in iTunes. Over 2300 CDs, but some are missing.... HELP! [more inside]
posted by arniec on May 28, 2009 - 15 answers

how (on a mac) to share and browse an external hard drive full of music , all of which is stored as numbered files with the music details only in the mp3 meta data. [more inside]
posted by compound eye on May 23, 2009 - 10 answers

Help me manage multiple versions of my digital music collection across several computers. Geeky details inside. [more inside]
posted by philosophygeek on May 12, 2009 - 6 answers

I need to move several gigs of music files from one external hard drive to another. But, there are a few problems... [more inside]
posted by reenum on Apr 23, 2009 - 16 answers

Asking for my friend, here's his dilema.... "Of course this happens THE DAY I leave for vacation. All of the music files on my iPod Touch have "disappeared." I say that in quotes because the "Other" file section is suddenly the same size as the music section was last night. Here's a screenshot:" [more inside]
posted by lee on Mar 12, 2009 - 6 answers

How can I create my own Couch to 5K running podcast? [more inside]
posted by kidsleepy on Mar 9, 2009 - 7 answers

What is the best way to get music onto the iTunes store for sale? Not something of my own, but popular music from the 30s and 40s which the institution I work for has the rights to. [more inside]
posted by Toekneesan on Mar 3, 2009 - 4 answers

What is the simplest way (free or otherwise) to convert M4P and M4A audio files to MP3 en masse?
posted by fusinski on Mar 1, 2009 - 13 answers

Can I use iTunes music on my website if it is not for resale? If so, how do I get it on the website (it has to be in MP3 format). [more inside]
posted by junipero on Feb 21, 2009 - 8 answers

How can I de-dupe my entire music library while preserving iTunes data? [more inside]
posted by DrDreidel on Feb 13, 2009 - 12 answers

I got an ipod...now what? [more inside]
posted by btkuhn on Feb 5, 2009 - 14 answers

Is it possible to edit the iTunes "Date Added" field? I am trying to relocate all of the music in my iTunes library from one computer to another and have had no luck keeping the "date added" field in tact. I am willing to manually edit the date added field for every album to match my old database. Is there an easier way to do this other than to constantly reset my system clock? I have over 1100 albums!
posted by anthropomorphic on Feb 2, 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

I'm a high school teacher. The kids want me to be the adviser for a new music club that swaps mix CDs. Is this legal? [more inside]
posted by perrce on Jan 17, 2009 - 15 answers

Looking for hardware recommendations for a very modest home Linux server. [more inside]
posted by scruss on Jan 3, 2009 - 10 answers

I can't remove songs from my iPod touch. Please help me before I lose my mind. [more inside]
posted by Fairchild on Dec 29, 2008 - 3 answers

I'm having trouble transferring mp3 files from my nanos to iTunes. [more inside]
posted by droplet on Dec 14, 2008 - 6 answers

Really strange mp3 playback problem, music "sticking" like a scratched vinyl record on a vista pc using 2 different media player programs, Itunes and Mediamokey. I am baffled, can anyone suggest a fix? [more inside]
posted by mrbenn on Dec 2, 2008 - 6 answers

Can I use Twitter feeds to make a playlist on ITunes (or other Windows mp3 players)? [more inside]
posted by downing street memo on Nov 26, 2008 - 11 answers

How to move my iTunes library from one computer to another while keeping in tact the original "date added" field for all 100gbs? [more inside]
posted by anthropomorphic on Nov 25, 2008 - 9 answers

I have a few hundred jazz albums on MP3 in my iTunes library. I'd to add the names of the sidemen on the albums to the MP3's comment tags, but I'd rather not enter the info manually, for obvious reasons. Is there any form of script or program that exists that will do this for me -- perhaps pulling from Amazon, or some other source? (Prefix this with, "Hey, Lazyweb," if desired.) [more inside]
posted by tweebiscuit on Nov 6, 2008 - 5 answers

After the recent iTunes upgrade, iTunes no longer plays the MP3s for Radiohead's In Rainbows. [more inside]
posted by stopgap on Jul 17, 2008 - 4 answers

Who can license music for download/sale? A friend came up with a wicked cool idea for selling music using the internet, but it can't be done through some affiliate mp3 link (like Amazon). We're just a couple of college guys, and we don't know any rockstars or label executives. [more inside]
posted by racecar on Jun 20, 2008 - 15 answers

Legitimizing iTunes Library. I have *ahem* a friend. This friend has a reasonably large digital music collection being managed by iTunes on a Mac. He would like to understand the cost of ensuring this collection is 100% legal, having realized that the vast majority of it is not. [more inside]
posted by superfurry on Jun 20, 2008 - 12 answers

What's the best way to organize and re-tag my enormous MP3 library? (iTunes, Mac 10.5, 20k+ songs) [more inside]
posted by cosmic osmo on Jun 15, 2008 - 21 answers

Need replacement for the Creative Media Explorer for my Creative Zen V+. It is simply the worst. Not fond of Windows Media Player either & ITunes doesn't work with my player. I love my wee little Zen, but oh how I dread creating playlists & using the SW that came with it to transfer files. Help a gal out! [more inside]
posted by Empyrean_72 on May 1, 2008 - 11 answers

I'm looking for a program that lets me do on-the-fly downsampling to my ipod. [more inside]
posted by woolylambkin on Apr 22, 2008 - 3 answers

Is there software to automatically manage podcasts on my Rio Carbon Pearl? I'm looking for something that will function like iTunes for an iPod or Zune for a Zune -- keep only unplayed shows on my player, download new shows when I run the software, etc. Are there any iTunes alternatives which will handle this on my Rio Carbon? I'm running XP.
posted by YoungAmerican on Apr 17, 2008 - 7 answers

1. How do I get my music off of iTunes and into a usable (DS-friendly) format? 2. Is there any good software for making a DS into an mp3 player? I don't care about ratings or album covers, but playlists are nice. [more inside]
posted by Citizen Premier on Apr 7, 2008 - 6 answers

How to burn Mp3 random mixes (not entire albums) into several folders on Macintosh for easy navigation in my car cd player...I used to be able to make mp3 discs of whatever songs i wanted and then place them into folders on my desktop, then burn them to disc. It seems that Itunes only allows some form of folder separation (if any at all) by sorting things only by each group's album. This is not helpful if you want several folders with random songs in each folder...for example...I want one folder with songs by rock groups..another that is jazz...whatever. On the new imac, it does not seem to let me take the drag and dropped mp3s in folders on my desktop to a burn disc icon as it did in my older G4. Any suggestions on software or a simpler way around this? I appreciate your input. When it did work, it worked great and saved me from using a crummy fm transmitter on my ipod. The mp3 cds for me sound much better and are easily disposable if left in car.
posted by snap_dragon on Mar 12, 2008 - 11 answers

i have a 12,000 track itunes music library in os x. some of the tracks (~10%) have album art with them, but most do not. all tracks are tagged properly, and in theory should all have album art with them. i've tried itunes built in fetcher and many third party programs for adding album art. i can't recall names of programs, but most were very poor and would crash or not work at all. i would like to fetch art all together, because i don't want to go through 12,000 songs track-by-track. any ideas? thanks! -will
posted by willmillar on Feb 24, 2008 - 6 answers

How do I nicely organize my library of 80 gigs of MP3s? [more inside]
posted by Nelson on Feb 18, 2008 - 27 answers

What tools exist for OS X to manage my music library? [more inside]
posted by Loto on Jan 12, 2008 - 9 answers

I had two iTunes libraries on my MacBook Pro. One was linked to a linux server and was where my main, 100+gig music collection is stored. The second points to a few CDs that I keep on the laptop for when I don't have access to the main repository. I was cleaning the local iTunes library only to find out that some of the music in there was linked to the remote server, not on the laptop. Here's where things get complicated... [more inside]
posted by Ikazuchi on Nov 1, 2007 - 2 answers

In this era of mp3s and mp3 players, what's the equivalent of a mix tape? [more inside]
posted by tangelo on Oct 19, 2007 - 20 answers

My iPod/iTunes is completely out of control. I have 8,000+ songs, and they are minimally rated. My default rating when I add tracks is 4 and I downgrade tracks if I don’t want them to come up in shuffle, which runs off a playlist that’s “all songs rated 4 or higher.” This just ain’t cutting it and I find myself skipping more songs than I listen to. [more inside]
posted by SampleSize on Oct 16, 2007 - 9 answers

Occasionally in iTunes, I'll be unable to get an album's tracks to line up in the proper order even if I've set all the track numbers properly. It occurs with albums that have been [ahem] cobbled together from various sources. [more inside]
posted by greggish on Oct 14, 2007 - 6 answers

ItunesFilter: I have too much music! Help me manage my XML iTunes library! [more inside]
posted by damiano99 on Sep 12, 2007 - 16 answers

Can I use iTunes to tag the specific musicians playing on a track? [more inside]
posted by Silky Slim on Aug 19, 2007 - 12 answers

I want to clean up my iTunes library. How do I rename my music folder? How do I get rid of duplicates? and dead links? [more inside]
posted by lou on Aug 17, 2007 - 7 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

Itunes question: Every song I play gets a case of the slowdowns and cracks the CPU usages up to 100%, but ONLY from 0:10-0:20. Otherwise it runs fine. It never used to be this way. What's up with that? (details inside) [more inside]
posted by thecjm on Aug 6, 2007 - 7 answers