aleksandr01: Eliminate surprises and repeats from iTunes Genius Mix playlists

Sunday, 10 April 2011

Eliminate surprises and repeats from iTunes Genius Mix playlists

iTunes Genius Mixes are nice. They group common music together in a playlist and the songs usually work well together. But there are problems. There is no easy way to tell exactly what songs you may get stuck with on a playlist. Plus, the Genius Mix list will keep playing, even if it has exhausted all songs available to it.

This means that users, especially those with smaller libraries, may hear the same songs pop up repeatedly, especially if they listen to the same Genius Mix for a long period. This hint is designed to better tailor playlists from Genius Mixes and eliminate duplicates. First, go to iTunes and create a New Playlist (Command+N). We'll call it 'Select Genius.'

Then, in the iTunes sidebar under Playlists, go to iTunes DJ. At the bottom of the page, for Source, choose the Genius Mix you'd like to hear. Click Settings and choose to show 100 upcoming songs. Go ahead and click the checkbox next to 'Play higher rated songs more often,' s ...