[Leethal]

I don't really want to register to IPODLOUNGE or one of the others and I thought someone here would know anyhow.

If I create a playlist am I able to randomly play through it, for example say I create a classic rock list and paste into it by Artist or album- I want it randomly select the next track from my collection of classic rock artists...

 

[I Are Baboon]

I'm not sure what you are asking? Do you mean shuffle a playlist? I don't think you can do that. I wish you could.

 

[TN]

yess.

 

[MikeD]

Man, my MP3 player is giving me fits (Archos GMini, not an Ipod). Just want to listen to music, and it's so damned hard...

Even when I try to play albums off the player's internal HD, it won't play them in track order...it just plays them alphabetically by track name. The REAL pisser is that it doesn't seem able to deal with live albums/bootlegs I have since it can't pull their info off the net...plus, some albums show up a "The Pixies" or "The Smashing Pumpkins" or "The Ramones" instead of just "Pixes," "Smashing Pumpkins," or "Ramones." And this damned music software is making it hard to edit this stuff. Grrrrr.

 

[DRB]

yess.

How? I didn't think you could shuffle a playlist.

 

[Cash-Money]

under genres you can select classic rock and it will shuffle through any songs labled classic rock

 

[Toshi]

Man, my MP3 player is giving me fits (Archos GMini, not an Ipod). Just want to listen to music, and it's so damned hard...

and this is why people buy ipods. such devices are just supposed to work. being a nerd like syadasti doesn't make for a better listening experience.

anyway, i believe that going to Settings -> Shuffle -> Songs (or Albums, suit yourself; note that this is not the same as selecting Shuffle Songs from the main menu) will do the trick.

 

[I Are Baboon]

anyway, i believe that going to Settings -> Shuffle -> Songs (or Albums, suit yourself; note that this is not the same as selecting Shuffle Songs from the main menu) will do the trick.

I don't believe that will shuffle playlists. I even tried to shuffle playlists in the iTunes program. That does work in iTunes, but the shuffled list does not load to the iPod shuffled. The playlist stays alpha by artist.

 

[Leethal]

Sweet!!! Toshi you ROCK!!!

I probably should have implemented more Genres (if possible) since 90+% of my music is Rock... Rancid and Led Zepplin are not exactly the same..

 

[Toshi]

I don't believe that will shuffle playlists. I even tried to shuffle playlists in the iTunes program. That does work in iTunes, but the shuffled list does not load to the iPod shuffled. The playlist stays alpha by artist.

nope, it works. just tried it out on my ipod sitting on the desk.

 

[I Are Baboon]

nope, it works. just tried it out on my ipod sitting on the desk.

iSuck.

 

[Five]

The playlist stays alpha by artist.

No, you can set the playlist to be alpha by artist, album, song, genre or by time. You can also drag and drop the songs in whatever order you want and it'll be that way on the ipod. Right click on the playlist and there's an option to copy to ipod or something like that.

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

IT WILL SHUFFLE PLAYLISTS.


i know im late

 

[DRB]

nope, it works. just tried it out on my ipod sitting on the desk.

Son of a byatch.....

Urule.

 

[I Are Baboon]

nope, it works. just tried it out on my ipod sitting on the desk.

OK, so walk me through this, starting with "Turn on iPod"....

Here is what I am doing:
Settings, shuffle, songs. Click menu. Music, Playlists. Choose playlist. Playlist appears in the order in which I added the songs.

God dammit.

 

[Toshi]

how i tested it:

turned settings -> shuffle to off.
went to playlist A, started playing it, noted name of first song.
turned settings -> shuffle to songs.
went to playlist B, started playing it, then went back to playlist A. noted that name of first song was different. voila.

 

[I Are Baboon]

how i tested it:

turned settings -> shuffle to off.
went to playlist A, started playing it, noted name of first song.
turned settings -> shuffle to songs.
went to playlist B, started playing it, then went back to playlist A. noted that name of first song was different. voila.

Hmmmm....

I tried that and my playlist order did not change. Maybe I got a broken one.

Do you have an "All" option when you click a playlist? I do not.

 

[Toshi]

an "all" option? i don't understand. when i click a playlist i see a listing of the tracks in the playlist, in the order that i chose in itunes. i'm also hitting play while the playlist is selected (vs. when a track is selected): main screen -> middle button to choose music -> middle button to choose playlists -> scroll to playlist title -> hit play here, not middle button

you also might try updating your ipod software:

http://www.apple.com/ipod/download/

this also worked on my original, 1st generation ipod tho, so i can't see that being the issue.

 

[I Are Baboon]

i'm also hitting play while the playlist is selected (vs. when a track is selected)

Ah HA! There was my problem. I was going into the playlist, then hitting play. If I click play on the playlist, the list is shuffled. NEAT-O!

Thanks, Toshi!

 

[I Are Baboon]

Hey Toshi, I lost my little $40 iTrip adapter. Can you help with that, too?

 

[Toshi]

Ah HA! There was my problem. I was going into the playlist, then hitting play. If I click play on the playlist, the list is shuffled. NEAT-O!

Thanks, Toshi!

you're welcome. it would have been a bit weird if the ipod shuffled songs even after you'd explicitly selected one by going into the playlist as you had been doing.

in conclusion: apple is still the new hotness.

 

[DRB]

Hey Toshi, I lost my little $40 iTrip adapter. Can you help with that, too?

Burly stole it in his fit of drunkness this past weekend. He is such a prick.

 

[MikeD]

Burly stole it in his fit of drunkness this past weekend. He is such a prick.

So, if you get it back, have it tested for the clap...

MD

 

[I Are Baboon]

So, if you get it back, have it tested for the clap...

MD

Yeah, he probably either smashed it with a table or tried to make out with it.

 

[MikeD]

Yeah, he probably either smashed it with a table or tried to make out with it.

Hey, look on the bright side...if he was still a Marine, he'd have already married it, impregnated it several times, then cheated on and divorced it...

MD

 

[DRB]

Hey, look on the bright side...if he was still a Marine, he'd have already married it, impregnated it several times, then cheated on and divorced it...

MD

And given it the clap....

 

[narlus]

Sweet!!! Toshi you ROCK!!!

I probably should have implemented more Genres (if possible) since 90+% of my music is Rock... Rancid and Led Zepplin are not exactly the same..

yr right. one's great, one's utter crap.

 

[DH Diva]

Thanks Toshi! I learned something new about my ipod! I've only had it about a month so I haven't figured out all the nifty features. I've been more anamoured with not having to take CD wallets in the car or to work anymore!

 

[stevew]

and this is why people buy ipods. such devices are just supposed to work. being a nerd like syadasti doesn't make for a better listening experience.

*zing*

 

[DRB]

Okay so my new found functionality is cool (thanks Toshi) But I do have a question.

Does it seem that the "shuffle" isn't random? It seems to go thru them in the same order....

 

[Five]

Thanks Toshi! I learned something new about my ipod! I've only had it about a month so I haven't figured out all the nifty features. I've been more anamoured with not having to take CD wallets in the car or to work anymore!

ipod + TDI = fun time driving!

 

[Toshi]

Okay so my new found functionality is cool (thanks Toshi) But I do have a question.

Does it seem that the "shuffle" isn't random? It seems to go thru them in the same order....

if you go to a different playlist and then back to the original (hitting play while the playlist title is highlighted, not the first song in the playlist) then you'll get the list reshuffled.