Mac pick: Tangerine!
In my iTunes library and on my iPod, I have two thirty-minute playlists. One is called “Energize” and contains songs ordered by increasing speed. The other, “Rest,” is ordered by decreasing speed and helps me fall asleep. These playlist are automatically created by my computer and are constantly changing. My computer does this using the BPM (beats per minute) field in the iTunes metadata. Normally, this requires manually determining and entering that information by hand for each song, but there’s a much, much easier and less time consuming way. More… »
iTunes’ shuffle gives songs that were played 100 times the same chance of being played as songs that have never been played at all. Learn how to get a more balanced shuffle, while avoiding unwanted content, such as out-of-season holiday music. Unlike adjustments made to iTunes smart shuffle slider, this method will also apply to your iPod.