Hi, Just for clarification, the key combination of cmd-option-right arrow skips forward through your item and cmd-option-left arrow moves skips back in smaller increments. You are correct in that you can't, though, change the playback rate in iTunes. There may be a script out there that would achieve this task, just do a Google search on iTunes scripts and see all the interesting stuff people have created. In answer to your question about putting things into Genres and such, it really doesn't matter if the files are in the iTunes folder or not, as long as they've been added to the iTunes DB, then they will be able to be managed by iTunes.
Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2012-10-05, at 5:55 AM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, everyone, for the feedback. I guess I'm reluctant to give everything > to iTunes completely because, sometimes, I'll play songs in vlc so I can more > easily skip through them (iTunes does not include keyboard shortcuts for > jumping around a file) and so I can, if necessary, change the key or playback > speed (useful for long podcasts I want to speed up). Giving iTunes my media > would mean a long trek into the heart of the folder structure to use an > alternative player when I want to. Would I still have the ability to view by > genre, articst, and album if I did not add my folders to the library but just > told iTunes where they are? That is, does it stil build a database, or do > folders have to be copied into the library to do that? Aside from that, I > suppose I must now do some thinking and figure out what my best course of > action is. Thanks again for your answers. > On Oct 5, 2012, at 2:07 AM, Nicholas Parsons <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> If you don't want iTunes to organise your music into folders for you, you >> can do the following: >> 1. In iTunes Preferences under the Advanced panel make sure the "Copy files >> to iTunes Media folder when adding to library" button is unchecked, that is, >> not checked. >> 2. Then you can add the folder where you keep all your music files to the >> iTunes library by going to the File menu in iTunes and selecting add to >> library. The songs and their locations will be added to the iTunes database >> so it knows where they are and can play them, but the actual files won't be >> moved. >> >> The disadvantage of this is that you may end up with music in a bunch of >> different locations. Some in that original music folder, some in your iTunes >> Media folder if you download any music through iTunes, and some in your >> Downloads folder etc. This could be a hassle when you have to transfer files >> to a new computer etc. but So long as you're happy to keep track of all your >> files it shouldn't really be a problem. >> >> The other way you may be able to keep your current set up is by: >> 1. Ensuring that the "Keep iTunes Media folder organised" button is >> unchecked in the advanced panel of iTunes Preferences. >> 2. Copying your music folders into the iTunes Media folder manually and >> adding them to the iTunes Library, then deleting the original folders. >> >> Though personally I think you'd be better off using a ID3 tagging >> application to tag your files with their relevant genres and then letting >> iTunes manage your music files for you. If you tagged all your practice >> music as belonging to the genre of practice music then you could always >> access these songs in iTunes through the grid view by selecting the genre >> practice music. >> >> Also, you may like to read the book Take Control of iTunes 10: The >> Frequently Asked Questions available from the Take Control Books website or >> the iBooks store. >> >> And perhaps Esther will weigh in here and tell you a much better way of >> achieving what you want. >> >> Cheers >> Nic >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > > > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) > [email protected] > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
