How to Organize Your iPod
Put all songs by the same artist under one name, preferably with the correct spelling., Do not settle for untitled batches of tracks., Put songs performed by a main artist and assisted by a featured artist under the main artist only., Make sure...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Put all songs by the same artist under one name
Go to iTunes and right click on the song and select get info ( or for Mac Users press Apple + I), Type in the correct artist name and other info.
If you're editing multiple songs by the same artist, click the first song, then hold down CTRL (or Apple) and click the others by that artist, Right-click one of them and select get info (or press Apple + I), just as you usually would. iTunes will ask for confirmation to edit multiple songs' info; click continue. -
Step 2: preferably with the correct spelling.
Find out their names. , Put the main artist in the artist section and after the song list the second artist's name as a featuring credit.
Originally in iTunes:
Name:
Song, Artist:
John Doe & Jane Doe In this way:
Name:
Song (feat.
Jane Doe), Artist:
John Doe , Add album artwork to the album if you wish. , This way you will not have two pointless albums; one for an original song and one from a "Greatest Hits" album. , You can even subdivide further and put "Movie Soundtrack"
"Broadway Cast Recordings"
"TV Show Soundtrack"
etc.
Don't worry about most other genre classifications however (Rock, Pop, Indie).
It takes even longer to edit those and it's not really worth it. , Go through and find duplicate songs.
Also, you can click File at the very top and select "Show Duplicates". , Enjoy your new found simplicity and organization. -
Step 3: Do not settle for untitled batches of tracks.
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Step 4: Put songs performed by a main artist and assisted by a featured artist under the main artist only.
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Step 5: Make sure album titles are the same and correctly-spelled throughout the album.
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Step 6: Find out the original albums of songs in "Greatest Hits".
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Step 7: Put any soundtracks in the genre "Soundtrack" for easy access.
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Step 8: Click on the "Time" tab at the top of iTunes to organize your music by time.
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Step 9: Connect your iPod to the computer to sync back up with iTunes.
Detailed Guide
Go to iTunes and right click on the song and select get info ( or for Mac Users press Apple + I), Type in the correct artist name and other info.
If you're editing multiple songs by the same artist, click the first song, then hold down CTRL (or Apple) and click the others by that artist, Right-click one of them and select get info (or press Apple + I), just as you usually would. iTunes will ask for confirmation to edit multiple songs' info; click continue.
Find out their names. , Put the main artist in the artist section and after the song list the second artist's name as a featuring credit.
Originally in iTunes:
Name:
Song, Artist:
John Doe & Jane Doe In this way:
Name:
Song (feat.
Jane Doe), Artist:
John Doe , Add album artwork to the album if you wish. , This way you will not have two pointless albums; one for an original song and one from a "Greatest Hits" album. , You can even subdivide further and put "Movie Soundtrack"
"Broadway Cast Recordings"
"TV Show Soundtrack"
etc.
Don't worry about most other genre classifications however (Rock, Pop, Indie).
It takes even longer to edit those and it's not really worth it. , Go through and find duplicate songs.
Also, you can click File at the very top and select "Show Duplicates". , Enjoy your new found simplicity and organization.
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