If it can't play or create smart playlists, then it is a non-starter for me. I have a ton of smart playlists that grab songs from my library according to genre. So, when I add a song to my library and give it a genre (many of which I've customized for my listening habits) the smart playlists update automatically. So, songs given the genre "Morning Music" or "Evening Music" or "Mellow" or 'Meditative" all sort themselves into various smart playlists.
As well I have those smart playlists then duplicated into smart playlists with time and frequency parameters. So, for example, I can listen to all my "morning music" that hasn't played more than 4 times and not in the last 30 days. This keeps my music fresh and engaging.
If they ever kill off smart playlists, I'm totally screwed! But at least they function within iTunes and are slated to function in the upcoming new music app in Catalina.
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As well I have those smart playlists then duplicated into smart playlists with time and frequency parameters. So, for example, I can listen to all my "morning music" that hasn't played more than 4 times and not in the last 30 days. This keeps my music fresh and engaging.
If they ever kill off smart playlists, I'm totally screwed! But at least they function within iTunes and are slated to function in the upcoming new music app in Catalina.
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All my matched music syncs between all my devices and I turned off "match" years ago and only have and Apple Music subscription. If I change a genre on a matched song that I own in my library, it syncs everywhere.Um.... I don't know if that's true. Maybe I am wrong, but I have some music that I created when I was younger, and if I go solely to Apple Music, I think i will likely lose access to them because they aren't in the public arena, nor published on iTunes.
I'm not 100% but fairly confident.