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Mac Forum / General / General / February 2008iTunes - excluding content from Random
hello, trying to find this option... how do i selectively exclude genres & albumns from playing back in iTunes random playback mode? thanks, sm In article <7927654c-cc96-4ed8-84a4-d5663648aad0@n75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>, > trying to find this option... how do i selectively exclude genres & > albumns from playing back in iTunes random playback mode? Create a smart list that contains the music you DO want and play from that. > hello, > > trying to find this option... how do i selectively exclude genres & > albumns from playing back in iTunes random playback mode? Create a playlist, excluding the genres you don't want, and turn on shuffle when playing that playlist. A smart playlist might be the easiest way to set this up.  SignatureK. Lang may your lum reek. > Create a playlist, excluding the genres you don't want, and turn > on shuffle when playing that playlist. i see. i was hoping there was an Exclude flag, or star-rating i could assign to don-play-music, that would automatically be excluded by a random preferences pane. the only problem w/ creating a playlist for what i *do* want, is that by default i want everything i have (except known-exclusions), including any fresh additions -- i dont want to have to constantly edit the playlist to add recently added music. will Smart Playlists accomplish this? thanks sm > > Create a playlist, excluding the genres you don't want, and turn > > on shuffle when playing that playlist. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > edit the playlist to add recently added music. will Smart Playlists > accomplish this? You can create a Smart Playlist which has the rule "Playlist is not [some other playlist]". You can then have a manual or smart playlist which contains songs you want to exclude, and the first smart playlist will contain everything but those songs. SignatureDavid Empson dempson@actrix.gen.nz In article <45372dae-dabe-4a23-9a17-868a4a944d76@t66g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, > > Create a playlist, excluding the genres you don't want, and turn > > on shuffle when playing that playlist. > > i see. i was hoping there was an Exclude flag, or star-rating i could > assign to don-play-music, that would automatically be excluded by a > random preferences pane. You can uncheck a song to prevent it being played. > the only problem w/ creating a playlist for what i *do* want, is that > by default i want everything i have (except known-exclusions), > including any fresh additions -- i dont want to have to constantly > edit the playlist to add recently added music. will Smart Playlists > accomplish this? I would use the comments field and add a tag like NOPLAY. Then build a smart playlist that includes all the music EXCEPT the stuff tagged NOPLAY. SignatureBart: This is the worst day of my life. Homer: This is the worst day of your life SO FAR. > i see. i was hoping there was an Exclude flag, or star-rating i could > assign to don-play-music, that would automatically be excluded by a > random preferences pane. This is exactly what smart lists are for. > > i see. i was hoping there was an Exclude flag, or star-rating i could > > assign to don-play-music, that would automatically be excluded by a > > random preferences pane. > > This is exactly what smart lists are for. can you explain? >>> i see. i was hoping there was an Exclude flag, or star-rating i could >>> assign to don-play-music, that would automatically be excluded by a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > can you explain? Create a smart list. Set your criteria. I usually set mine to match all of the rules, then I set my rules up as: - Not genre: Christmas - Not genre: Books & Spoke - Not genre: Comedy etc, etc. (match all, of course) If you want to do star ratings, you an set a rule My Rating > 2 stars. You can even create a standard playlist called "Excluded" and add a rule: - Playlist not Excluded Basically, set some basic rules. When you find they're not working, expand them. > Create a smart list. > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Basically, set some basic rules. When you find they're not working, > expand them. I see. that should work. thanks, sm In article <7927654c-cc96-4ed8-84a4-d5663648aad0@n75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>, > hello, > > trying to find this option... how do i selectively exclude genres & > albumns from playing back in iTunes random playback mode? Set up a smart playlist containing only tracks you want to be included. You could filter based on genre, or whatever else works for you. Then select that playlist and start random play. SignatureTom "Tom" Harrington Independent Mac OS X developer since 2002 http://www.atomicbird.com/ |
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