Thanks for that lengthy response and all the detail, I’ll have to take a little time to digest all this alongside my MBP and devices to see how it all works.
Kind Regards Pete. > On 2 Jun 2017, at 2:25 pm, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> On 31 May 2017, at 7:19 pm, Peter Crisp <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I am a Family subscriber to Apple Music - and I think it is a great thing. I >> have quite a lengthy number of Playlists. A while back I noticed on my MBP >> iTunes where all Playlists are represented that they are structured in two >> particular groupings, names “Apple Music Playlists” and “All Playlists”. The >> All Playlists list can be filtered for ALL or MUSIC playlists. there is no >> duplication with any one playlist featuring in both groups. This grouping is >> also replicated on my two iOS devices through the iCloud Music Library >> synching. >> >> Does anyone know the rationale behind the groupings? > > Hi Peter, > > You can find the playlists in the sidebar of Library under ‘Apple Music > Playlists’. > > By default, both your playlists and those created by Apple Music's staff to > which you've subscribed are shown. > > You can click the "All Playlists" in your playlist screen and choose between > "Apple Music Playlists" and "My Playlists" > ---- > “Apple Music is all about streaming. You pay a flat fee to unlock access to > Apple Music’s entire catalogue, but you don’t actually own the music you > listen to. > The files don’t live individually on your devices; you’re instead just > listening to tracks stored remotely, that are owned by Apple. > > You can access your entire iTunes library from within Apple Music—just tap > the My Music tab— and iTunes will still be a standalone app and media store > if you’d prefer to continue to buy music a la carte. > However, if you’ve let purchasing music fall by the wayside, you may never > have to open iTunes again if you sign up for an Apple Music subscription.” > —— > “Not sure if your iCloud Music Library songs are uploaded, matched, > purchased, or DRM-laden? > Here's how to check. > Depending on whether you've subscribed to Apple Music or iTunes Match, your > iCloud Music Library may contain songs you've purchased from iTunes, > downloaded from the Apple Music streaming catalog, uploaded from your Mac, or > matched from your Mac to the iTunes Store catalog. > With all of these different types of music files, it's easy to get a little > confused over which songs are truly yours, and which ones may disappear if > you end your subscription. Here's a quick tip for seeing which is which.” > > How to check if your Mac's songs are uploaded, matched, purchased, or Apple > Music DRM-laden? > <https://www.google.com.au/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=How+to+check+if+your+Mac's+songs+are+uploaded,+matched,+purchased,+or+Apple+Music+DRM-laden%3F&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&gfe_rd=cr&ei=cAMxWfL-IerDXorIp_gF> > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) > 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz > 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM > 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage > > macOS Sierra 10.12.5 > > >> >> Peter Crisp >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> Peter Crisp [email protected]
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