You can play music from an external or internal drive. You do not have to use iTunes to play Music on the Mac. In some ways using VLC as your default music player is more straightforward and less of a learning curve . Google VLC to download the free player from Videoland. You can also create folder playlists and play other media types with VLC including DVDs.
However if you want to transfer Music to a iPhone or iPad you really need to get to grips with itunes. This is also true for things like podcasts etc. There is a learning curve to iTunes so I suggest you should not expect to understand it all in an hour but instead take it slowly. A tip on this list that Esther gave me is the use of the VO J shortcut to jump to relevant sections of the program. I would also personally recommend column browser view. You can make iTunes work but unless you have used it on other platforms it does take a bit of getting used to. I use a combination of VLC and itunes for different functions. VLC is my default player from Finder but I do use iTunes as well. David Griffith -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eleanor Burke Sent: 09 March 2014 19:29 To: OS X & iOS Accessibility Subject: Transferring Music to Mac Do I have to go through iTunes to do this or can I simply transfer over the music folder from my USB Flash drive? <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
