One of the reasons why I have stuck to the Ipod in the wake of cheaper music players is that the Itunes software is simply a joy to use.
Managing playlists are a pain, and Itunes Smart Playlists allows me to tell Itunes “This is how I want to listen to my music” once, and from then on let the software handle what songs to put in my Ipod everytime I sync the device.
Here are 3 quick smart playlist ideas, which I currently use, and you can try to use to enhance your musical experience.
Playlist Idea #1: Songs you like but don’t often listen to
All Songs Rated 4-5 Stars, sorted by least recently played.
Playlist Idea #2: Songs you have not heard before
Songs never listened to, sorted by least recently added to your Itunes library.
Playlist Idea #3: Songs that should be in your favourites list but are not
All songs not rated, sorted by most frequently played.
Every time you sync your Ipod, the songs on these lists update itself based on your listening habits. Experiment further by adding multiple rules within a single smart playlist (eg. Filter down favourites to only rock songs), and even combining multiple smart playlists (eg. Favourite R&B Songs + least frequently played pop songs).
What are your favourite smart playlist ideas?
[tags] itunes, ipod, apple, music [/tags]
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I have a playlist I call “Forgotten Tracks”: Played at least once, but not played/skipped in the last 2 weeks, selected by random. A cool side effect is that the playlist is neverending, since as the top tracks are played, they’re removed and new ones are added. I’ve re-discovered a lot of music like this.
Nice post, but you should think about switching over to Songbird, the Open Source equivalent of iTunes from Mozilla. It’s nice.
Thank for the Ideas
iTunes is garbage. The software pales in comparison to Zune’s and as far as music choice? Wise up and shop for music on Amazon.
I love smart playlists, they’re fantastic for organising music, especially when you have thousands of songs. Here’s some good ideas for smart playlists: http://hubpages.com/hub/Smart-Playlist-Ideas-for-your-iTunes-and-iPod