The iTunes for Windows book : just what you need to unlock the power of Apple's digital jukebox, music store, and iPod / Scott Kelby, Kleber Stephenson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kelby, Scott.

Contributor:

Stephenson, Kleber.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

iTunes.

Music--Computer programs.

Music.

Computer sound processing.

iPod (Digital music player).

Physical Description:

xv, 142 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

[Berkeley, Calif.] : Peachpit Press, 2004.

Summary:

iTunes is making music history, and you're holding the book that can make you a part of this amazing digital revolution. The iTunes for Windows Book has an ingenious format that lets you turn right to the thing you want to do (burn a CD, create your own custom playlists, buy music, etc.) and find out just what you need to know to do it, and nothing more. No long-winded, rambling discussions, no jargon-filled explanations, just simple, step-by-step, plain-English instructions on how to do all the cool things you've always wanted to do using iTunes for Windows. It's as simple as that.

If you're ready to start ripping, mixing, burning, and jamming today, this is absolutely the book for you!

Contents:

Chapter 1 Get the Party Started: iTunes Essentials 1

Playing a Song 2

Who's Singing the Song? 3

Adding Your Own Song Info 4

Finding Your Playlist's Total Running Time 5

Groovin' with Meters 6

Controlling Information Overload 7

Faster Column Views 8

Changing a Song's Name. Or Artist. Or... 9

Delete a Song from iTunes 10

Delete Multiple Songs from iTunes 11

Rearranging the Song Order 12

User-Friendly Columns 13

A-to-Z or Z-to-A 14

Finding the Currently Playing Song 15

A Better iTunes Window 16

It's Mini-Tunes 17

Chapter 2 We Can Work It Out: Working with Songs 19

Pump Up the Volume 20

Stop the Highs and Lows 21

iTunes' Built-in EQ 22

Saving Your Own Custom EQs 23

A Different EQ for Every Song 24

Apply EQ Settings to Groups of Songs 25

You Can Control iTunes from Here 26

Add Album Artwork to Your Songs 27

Play it Again and Again and... 28

The All On, All Off Shortout 29

Crossfade Between Songs 30

Adding Songs to Your iTunes Library 31

Chapter 3 Quit Playing Games with My Heart: Playing with Playlists 33

Create a Playlist 34

Delete Songs from a Playlist 35

Delete a Playlist 36

How to Skip over a Song in Your Playlist 37

Smart Playlists Really Are Smart 38

My Top 10, Automatically 39

Shortcut for Creating Smart Playlists 40

Create a Playlist from a Selection 41

Everybody's a Critic: Rating Songs 42

A Five-Star Playlist 43

A Window of Its Own 44

Reset a Song's Play Count 45

Combine Playlists 46

Exporting Your Playlists 47

Chapter 4 Sort It Out: Organizing Your Music 49

Can't Find Your Songs? 50

Browsing Is a Breeze 51

Browsing by Genre 52

Bring Order to iTunes 53

Come Together 54

Add Custom and Multiple Genres 55

Font Super-Sizing 56

Get to the Good Stuff: Editing Out Long, Boring Intros 57

Editing a Bunch of Songs at Once 58

Quick Ratings 59

Locate Your Songs 60

Chapter 5 Can't Buy a Thrill: The Itunes Music Store 63

My iTunes Music Store Wish List 64

iTunes on a Budget 65

Tell a Friend 66

Better Song Previews for Dial-Up Users 67

"Deauthorize" Your Computer 68

Linking to Songs in the Store from Your Webpage 69

Spoiling Your Kids...Automatically 70

Music Preview Shortcut 71

The Shortcut to Finding More of an Artist's Work 72

The ITMS's Hidden Links 73

What to Do If the "Buy Now" Button Says "Add Song" 74

The Home Page Navigation Dots 75

Ready for a "Power Search"? 76

Find an Artist's Website 77

Don't Use the Back Button. Shortcut It 78

Don't Just Search: Browse 79

Sort Your Searches 80

Keep Other People from Buying on Your Computer 81

How Much Have You Bought? 82

Can't Remember Which Songs Were Hot That Year? 83

If You're Sharing Music, They Won't Hear ITMS-Downloaded Songs 84

Getting Faster ITMS Song Previews 85

Chapter 6 Rip It Up: Importing from CDs and Burning Your Own CDs 87

Taggin' Your Mp3s 88

Quick Tag Edits for Multiple Songs 89

Auto Tags 90

CD-Quality Importing 91

Import Your Way 92

Eliminate the Gaps...Join the Tracks 93

Auto-Import Your Music 94

Import to Playlists 95

Damaged CD? iTunes Can Help 96

One-Button Burning 97

The "Almost an iPod in Your Car" Trick 98

Be Selective when Burning 99

Burning MP3 CDs 100

Adjust the Gap 101

Chapter 7 Portable People: Using iTunes with Your iPod 103

Putting Songs on Your iPod 104

How Much Space? 105

Manually Update Your iPod 106

iPortable Hard Drive 107

iPod-Only Playlists 108

Accessorize 109

Beat the Alphabet 110

Give Your iPod a New Name 111

Raring Songs Goes Both Ways 112

Your iPod as Voice Recorder 113

Add "Group" Words to Make Portable Song Lists 114

Finding "Unrated" Songs on Your iPod 115

Chapter 8 Silver Screen Shower Scene: iTunes Visuals 117

Get Funky 118

Maximize Your Funk 119

iLogo (The Hidden Corporate Message) 120

Visual Effects 121

Who's Playing? 122

One-Key Control 123

Gettin' Geeky with Visuals 124

Plug in to Visual Effects 125

Chapter 9 Advanced Deviation: Advanced iTunes 127

Tuning in to iTunes 128

Hey, Who Did That Song? 129

My Favorite Radio Stations 130

It's Good to Share 131

Keep it Simple

Import Your Playlists 132

Another Way to Shuffle 133

Convert Your Songs 134.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0321267443

OCLC:

54936993