Browse Music and Audio Help and Tips

Browse Music and Audio Help and Tips

All about iTunes windows
Whether it's adjusting the width of iTunes' interface, using multiple windows, or controlling how videos play back, there's a lot you can do with windows in iTunes.
Create a central media library
With a Mac, iTunes 9, and Apple TV, and an HDTV, you can access all of your audio and video content from the couch. Here's how.
Make it even easier to add media to iTunes
Learn how to make it even easier to use the new Automatically Add to iTunes feature in iTunes 9.
See selection info in iTunes 9
See the size and play time of selections in iTunes 9
Editing (or not) iTunes genres
No, you can't edit the list of iTunes' pre-defined genres. But you can deal with the countless custom genres that clutter your iTunes library.
Control the behavior of the green button in iTunes 9.0.1
Would you prefer that the green button in iTunes 9 shows the mini player, or that it maximizes the window? With this hint, the choice is yours.
Cleaning an iTunes library
Is your iTunes library full of duplicates, tracks from misnamed artists and albums, and albums lacking artwork? These tools can help.
Using smart playlists with nested conditionals in iTunes 9
New in iTunes 9 is the ability to create smart playlists with multiple conditions in them. Here are some cool ways to enjoy the new feature.
Stream audio from any application with Airfoil
With Rogue Amoeba's Airfoil, you can send audio from any app on your Mac to speakers around the house.
Bugs & Fixes: iTunes 9 and Safari mix it up
Apple rolled out a new version of iTunes this week, and with it have come a pair of problems -- one related to Safari and the other involving the new Genius Mixes feature.
Producing the Macworld Podcast
A step-by-step look at how we create the Macworld Podcast.
Stream music from iTunes
Using an Airport Express or an Apple TV, you can easily stream music from iTunes to the speakers of your choice.
Play .wma, Ogg, and FLAC files in iTunes
iTunes doesn't support every audio format. Here are techniques for playing .wma, Ogg Vorbis, and FLAC files in iTunes.
Bugs & Fixes: Don't worry if CoverScout stops responding
Many other software makers could learn a lesson from how Equinux handled a recent issue with its CoverScout album art finder.
Fine control over GarageBand's Master Tempo
Learn how to move GarageBand's Master Tempo (and Master Volume) in smaller increments.
Take advantage of play counts in iTunes
With smart playlists and iTunes' play counts, you can quickly find songs you've listened to often, or not at all.
Bugs & Fixes: Failure to launch bugs
Some high-profile software updates this week from Apple and Microsoft both exhibited similar bugs in which updated apps either failed to launch or couldn't open existing files. Ted Landau explains what's up.
Capturing Internet audio
You have an audio editor and Internet audio you'd like to capture. How? Like so.
Bugs & Fixes: Fixes for iLife problems
Ted Landau looks at solutions to a pair of potential problems Apple has identified with the iLife suite.
Control iTunes in the background
Kirk McElhearn looks at software for controlling iTunes when it's not the application in the foreground.
Control iTunes with your keyboard
With keyboard shortcuts, you can control iTunes without having to grab the mouse much of the time.
Add enhanced audio track to iMovie
I've told you how to extract audio files from iMovie projects. Here's the way to put them back.
Universal Audio brings vintage sound to audio plug-ins
Universal Audio plug-ins will give your music mixes a sound that can't be beat.
Stop iTunes Internet Streaming
iTunes is more than happy to automatically stream Internet audio but it's less willing to stop doing so. Here's the workaround.
Tweak your sound in iTunes and on the iPod
Using EQ settings can help make your music sound better on the iPod or in iTunes.
Bugs & Fixes: Locate missing sound files in GarageBand
If you're getting "Audio file... not found" error messages in GarageBand, Ted Landau has a delightfully simple way to solve the problem.
Use QuickTime Player to 'watch' text files
Learn how to use QuickTime Player as a text file reader.
What are all those iTunes files?
Kirk McElhearn explains what all the various files and folders in your iTunes folder mean.
Party down with iTunes DJ
iTunes 8 comes with a rejiggered Party Shuffle feature called iTunes DJ. It works this way.
Reclaim some drive space from iTunes
Learn how to free up a bit of drive space by deleting unneeded iPod and iPhone software updaters.