iTunes 8 Wishlist

[Fonzijr1964]

That sounds like an iPhone feature request not iTunes. And, are you really going to carry around an apple remote with you everywhere you go?

no like on the "Remote" app it should have the ability to stream videos that u dont have on ur iPhone from your computer to the phone

 

[hollerz]

can't you use party shuffle?

Yeah. I don't understand why people keep requesting it when it's allready there. Admittedly there could probably be a better way.

 

[Freelancer91]

I have a couple of wishes. I would love it if Itunes 8 would store the applications that are transfered from my ipod in the same place that it stores my music and videos. For some reason, itunes currently stores my vids and music on my H Drive (where I told it to put it, I use it as a storage drive) but it puts my applications on my C drive (which I need to keep clean, because if I run low on space on my C drive, I run out of virtual memory and my computer freezes.) Also, if I could prevent the itunes from transferring my purchases on my ipod to my itunes library without it deleting the items from my ipod, that would be great. I'm hoping to get a Mac when i go into college, so maybe this won't be a problem if I get that, but on a windows machine, I seem to be out of luck.

 

[jMc]

Yeah. I don't understand why people keep requesting it when it's allready there. Admittedly there could probably be a better way.

I guess party shuffle is kind of hidden away, and unless you were around in the days when it was a shiny new feature it might not be immediately obvious what it is or how it works.

But YES - party shuffle = queueing

jx

 

[DeeGee48]

This Should Make It Clear ...

LOL, wait! I just realised you want something, not for recording, as in sticking a mike in your computer and record by using the app, you want to look at the output levels. There already is a solution for that – it's called the volume button. If you want an analogue one, use a real amp.

Now you're getting there! What I want is to be able to carefully tweak/set the levels within iTunes PER SONG for playback the way I want to hear them (on my Mac and my iPod). Period. I am NOT recording anything from outside! For my task, "analog" VU meters would work best for me, since I am used to them from "the old days" (1960's), and to me they are very precise. The 'spectrum' type VU meters that Apple supplies in the status display box are multi-frequency, and thus a little hard to keep an eye on, since their display is very wide. It's like watching a tennis match!

I want better control, so I also mentioned a "per-play-list" option for 'Sound Check' as well. Either of these--preferably both--would be a boon for "the rest of us".

 

[displaced]

I'd love to see some multiple-library smartness.

Some possible features would be:

• Automatically re-encode an entire library (or subset) into a lower bit-rate/file format for other devices (e.g. iPod Touch or a storage-limited laptop)
• Partial sync support. My Mac Mini holds my main library, but I'd like to occasionally make purchases, changes, etc. on my MacBook Pro and have those changes reflected in my main library automatically.
• Related to the above: Perhaps there could be support for 'satellite' libraries: e.g. the MBP (with a partial library) could show the entire main library, but somehow flag those items which aren't stored locally. If the main machine is reachable, it should copy down any uncached item that the user attempts to play - otherwise, it could display a message to the effect that the item isn't currently available.
• Likewise, I should be able to sync my iPod with the partial library without deleting any content on the iPod which was obtained from the main library. Purchases on the iPod would be synced to the laptop which would then push the new files to the main library when a connection is available.

This might sound complex, but an intuitive method could be devised. Basically, the pain needs to be taken out of taking your media with you on any device. Local LAN sharing is already pretty good (especially with the iPod/iPhone Remote app), but good support for occasionally-connected, partial libraries (whilst maintaining the concept of a central main store) would be awesome.

 

[Gml]

I guess party shuffle is kind of hidden away, and unless you were around in the days when it was a shiny new feature it might not be immediately obvious what it is or how it works.

But YES - party shuffle = queueing

jx

I want to be able to select a track and say "play after current track".
If I'm listening to an album (or playlist) and want to queue up a track that's not normally after the current one, I want to be able to do that.

Party shuffle can only use playlists, and you have to put time in making playlists. If I have to that with all my albums! I just want to listen to my music and if I think of a song I want to hear, I want to queue it! (As in play after the current song)
Sometimes I narrow the selection down with search to only some albums of one artist. That's where party shuffle doesn't work.

Maybe you're right, maybe its because I am a late adopter of iTunes and have a different work flow than supposed to, dunno... I do hope they rethink the whole thing.

 

[GregA]

I want to be able to select a track and say "play after current track".
If I'm listening to an album (or playlist) and want to queue up a track that's not normally after the current one, I want to be able to do that.

Party shuffle can only use playlists, and you have to put time in making playlists. If I have to that with all my albums! I just want to listen to my music and if I think of a song I want to hear, I want to queue it! (As in play after the current song)

Yeah it needs a source playlist.
Here's my suggested workaround

1) Make a playlist called "Today"
2) Set Party Shuffle to use the playlist "Today", with number of queued songs set to "0".
3) When you feel like listening to a certain artist or something, clear out the current songs in "Today", do your search for an artist or album and drag all the songs into "Today"
4) Go to Party Shuffle and click play.

Now it'll randomly play from your Today's picks. And if you want some other song, just find it and drag it into "Party Shuffle" and it'll queue up in the Party Shuffle list.

(ps. Of course if you have a playlist you like, just direct Party Shuffle to that playlist and click play. Then drag other songs onto "Party Shuffle" for them to queue up in preference to your standard playlist songs.)

 

[c-Row]

I guess party shuffle is kind of hidden away, and unless you were around in the days when it was a shiny new feature it might not be immediately obvious what it is or how it works.

Uhm.. yeah, what is it for, anyway? Can't I just select an already existing playlist and hit the shuffle button?

 

[204467]

Yeah it needs a source playlist.
Here's my suggested workaround

1) Make a playlist called "Today"
2) Set Party Shuffle to use the playlist "Today", with number of queued songs set to "0".
3) When you feel like listening to a certain artist or something, clear out the current songs in "Today", do your search for an artist or album and drag all the songs into "Today"
4) Go to Party Shuffle and click play.

Now it'll randomly play from your Today's picks. And if you want some other song, just find it and drag it into "Party Shuffle" and it'll queue up in the Party Shuffle list.

(ps. Of course if you have a playlist you like, just direct Party Shuffle to that playlist and click play. Then drag other songs onto "Party Shuffle" for them to queue up in preference to your standard playlist songs.)

That seems really complicated when you just want the ability to make a track play right after another one. Why go to all that trouble just to make one song play? It should be built into iTunes in a simple fashion.

 

[Galley]

How about a random album generator?

 

[Saladinos]

- Multiple selection by dragging a box. I hate individually clicking on every song
- Subcategories under "Music". I have some audiobooks and podcasts from iTunes U that keep coming up when I play "Music" on shuffle/repeat-all. Unchecking each one is a pain.
- Use Spotlight to find missing files
- Full Cocoa UI. No graphical glitches.
- Song re-downloading

 

[204467]

- Multiple selection by dragging a box. I hate individually clicking on every song
- Subcategories under "Music". I have some audiobooks and podcasts from iTunes U that keep coming up when I play "Music" on shuffle/repeat-all. Unchecking each one is a pain.
- Use Spotlight to find missing files
- Full Cocoa UI. No graphical glitches.
- Song re-downloading

You know you can shift-click or control-click to select multiple songs, right?

 

[Saladinos]

You know you can shift-click or control-click to select multiple songs, right?

Yes, I do know that. What I want is something like the translucent box you get when selecting items on the desktop. You can get a bunch of files with minimal effort. In iTunes, you have to hold CMD and click each item in turn.

 

[GregA]

That seems really complicated when you just want the ability to make a track play right after another one. Why go to all that trouble just to make one song play? It should be built into iTunes in a simple fashion.

It's certainly not designed to do what I was making a workaround do.

However - it's not to make one song play. The poster wanted to be able to listen to an album or artist and then manually throw in other songs to play (which would wait till the current song finished, then play). how would you design this?

 

[hollerz]

Yes, I do know that. What I want is something like the translucent box you get when selecting items on the desktop. You can get a bunch of files with minimal effort. In iTunes, you have to hold CMD and click each item in turn.

lol no you don't, you can just click the top one in a list, then shift-click the bottom one in a list, and it will select everything in between.

 

[Dublo7]

Yes, I do know that. What I want is something like the translucent box you get when selecting items on the desktop. You can get a bunch of files with minimal effort. In iTunes, you have to hold CMD and click each item in turn.

You can use Ctrl A. But I do agree, it's a pain in the ass.

 

[Lunchbox16]

It seems that people want more features as well as an entirely new, streamlined version of iTunes. One approach Apple might take would to follow the lead of WinAmp and create iTunes Lite, which would constitute the stripped down audio player that many have asked for. Personally, I would love that, as I only use iTunes as a music library and playback program. With both a Lite and standard program it would be possible to get the best of both worlds, depending on whichever you occupy. Thoughts?

 

[126351]

There are some fantastic ideas on here and I hope take a look at this thread sometime in the future.

Me? I'm boring. I'd like a one-click DVD import facility so that my TV starts being used again.

 

[TuffLuffJimmy]

You can use Ctrl A. But I do agree, it's a pain in the ass.

crtl? what are you on Windows or something? Come on! use the command key like a man.

 

[GregA]

crtl? what are you on Windows or something? Come on! use the command key like a man.

25 years ago the Apple's had the apple key (Apple-C for copy) and a few years later Windows had control keys (Ctrl-C for copy). Neither had the other key.

If Apple had made the "Apple key" the ctrl key, things would be simpler. Anyone know a good reason WHY Apple added a Ctrl key and renamed the Apple key "Command"?

 

[204467]

25 years ago the Apple's had the apple key (Apple-C for copy) and a few years later Windows had control keys (Ctrl-C for copy). Neither had the other key.

If Apple had made the "Apple key" the ctrl key, things would be simpler. Anyone know a good reason WHY Apple added a Ctrl key and renamed the Apple key "Command"?

Because having a Crtl key allows for more keyboard shortcuts. For instance, the keystroke Apple-tab cycles through your programs. However, Crtl-tab cycles through your tabs in Firefox (and I would assume Safari). It just allows the person who uses the keyboard as a primary input method to have more choice in the matter.

 

[GregA]

Because having a Crtl key allows for more keyboard shortcuts.

That's a reason to have an extra key (perhaps correct... seems to have made some things more complex though which is not very 'Apple').

But wanting one more key doesn't explain why they didn't align with Windows by making the 'Apple Key' the 'Control key' - then add an extra key ('Command').

I don't expect there to be an answer, they just stuffed up.

 

[204467]

That's a reason to have an extra key (perhaps correct... seems to have made some things more complex though which is not very 'Apple').

But wanting one more key doesn't explain why they didn't align with Windows by making the 'Apple Key' the 'Control key' - then add an extra key ('Command').

I don't expect there to be an answer, they just stuffed up.

On my laptop compared to my iMac keyboard, the Apple key is in about the same spot as the Windows key, except the Alt (on the laptop) is between Win and Space. Crtl is the same on both keyboards. I don't find it that bad, I think it's fine.

 

[GregA]

I don't find it that bad, I think it's fine.

Yep, it's fine. Just very slightly less usable. Nothing much.