Best Tips and Tricks for iTunes Music and Video Player

On-the-fly equalizer

A very easy way to adjust equalizer settings, is by adding an EQ column in your view  options. Go to view>View options, and then check equalizer. The EQ column will start appearing with a pull down menu such that it allows you to choose the appropriate EQ setting,

T-click Options

Various iTunes’s features can be done via right clicking. Use the appropriate “Get Info” option to view details about a particular song and some of the associated files and also you can edit certain info. You can also convert songs to another file and even download free album from the iTunes Music Store.

Make Shuffle More Random

Likewise sometimes these iTunes repeatedly plays the same artist in shuffle mode. To make shuffle selections , head to the Playback pane in Preferences and drag the slide in the Smart Shuffle  all the way to “less likely.”

Stream Faster

In some of the  Advanced pane of Preferences, you can likely adjust the streaming buffer size based on the Internet connection that you have . If you are on dial-up, you can get  playback by changing to a larger buffer size, you must just have to deal with a longer wait. Those  having a speedy broadband connection must have to use a small buffer size for quicker playback.

Parental Controls

If there is a  questionable content in your library where you don’t want your youngsters to be exposed to, then  simply set the parental controls in suitable  Preferences (under Edit). You can also restrict what they buy from the iTunes Music Store.

Turn iTunes into a PDF Manager

Yes, iTunes has PDF support because some purchases on the iTunes Store  has come up with accompanying documentation. So that , you can drag-and-drop PDFs in iTunes as your  songs (a book icon appears next to the file name in the library). Create a separate iTunes folder, and so you will be able to manage your PDFs very easily.

Back up Your Music Library to Disc

If you are in the state of worry of  about losing your iTunes collection, then try the “Back Up to Disc” function in the File menu, which will burn your entire collection to DVD or CD. (You’ll be prompted to insert another disc if your collection is larger than one disc’s capacity.) Make sure you keep in mind that this is just meant to back up your collection-the discs won’t play in DVD or CD players.

Create a Separate Music Library

iTunes can be started in a new library where you can get rid off the older one, and then hold down to the shift key when you are about to  launch the iTunes. You will also be given an option to  create a new library.

Find Duplicate Songs

When you do a lot of downloading, then there are lots of  chances were are you might have a few duplicates in your collection. To get rid of these, go to View > Show Duplicates, then delete the extra copies.

Change iTunes’ Default Audio Format

CDs when cut or pulled to iTunes will be encoded into AAC (advanced audio coding) format by default. This can be changed by simply going to Edit > Preferences, then clicking on to  the Advanced tab. Once you are there, select the Importing tab, open the drop down menu, and choose whichever format you want and so your tunes encoded in.

Mouse-free Tunes

Always you do not  need to rely on your mouse when you are in iTunes—several keyboard shortcuts can  be taken care of the most basic functions. By tapping the space bar, for example, will pause a track. By pressing the  left or right key, it will go to the previous song or move on to the next one, by holding Ctrl. And moving the up or down arrows will raise or lower the volume.

On the Move

You can either take off iTunes from the task bar and move slowly to the system tray, where it would be less prominent or noticeable, then simply go to Edit > Preferences, select the Advanced tab and, under the General tab, check the box next to “Minimize iTunes window to system tray.”