iTunes Music Tagging Advice

[Jigga Beef]

Hello All!

Like many of you i keep very organized iTunes library.

So I've separated music into Genres but i also have a Live genre, which ends up being a huge mix of genres.

I utilized the SmartPlaylists to group specific rated songs into Smart lives.

EX
Alternative and Rock both sort 4 and 5 star songs into the same playlist.

I would love to included Live songs in those playlists. However I don;t want Every 4 and 5 star ranked song in those playlists as song are in other genres.


I thought maybe I could utilize the "Grouping" Tab and fill in the actual genre the live music falls into its included in the Smart playlists.

Ex:
Counting Crows Live in NYC is Genre Live
But I would add Rock to grouping so its included in the smart playlist.


Has anyone come up with a better solution for this pretty specific issue?

 

[Jessica Lares]

The way I have it setup is similar, but it's switched - Grouping is "Live" and then the Genre is whatever it is. You don't have to specify the grouping in the Smart Playlist if you do it this way.

 

[GGJstudios]

Rather than create a "Live" genre, I simply add (Live) to the end of any song name that is a live performance, regardless of the genre. You could then create a smart list for any genre that includes or excludes "(Live)" recordings.