Comments on: How to fix the not so random shuffle in iTunes or on your iPod/iPhone http://www.pixelcoma.com/blog/2008/09/29/how-to-fix-the-not-so-random-shuffle-in-itunes-or-on-your-ipodiphone/ Computers. Photography. Sarcasm. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:42:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: matt http://www.pixelcoma.com/blog/2008/09/29/how-to-fix-the-not-so-random-shuffle-in-itunes-or-on-your-ipodiphone/comment-page-1/#comment-15876 matt Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:21:29 +0000 http://www.pixelcoma.com/blog/?p=167#comment-15876 Has anyone ever looked into the possibility that record companies can pay Apple to "elevate" the probability of their artists song coming up? Call it a personal conspiracy theory of mine but I have become aware that a certain artist suddenly is played a lot and upon checking yep they have a new album coming out. Today I listened to 4 Coldplay tracks in one hour after not hearing them for a month and you guessed it new album out soon! Has anyone ever looked into the possibility that record companies can pay Apple to “elevate” the probability of their artists song coming up? Call it a personal conspiracy theory of mine but I have become aware that a certain artist suddenly is played a lot and upon checking yep they have a new album coming out. Today I listened to 4 Coldplay tracks in one hour after not hearing them for a month and you guessed it new album out soon!

]]> By: chris http://www.pixelcoma.com/blog/2008/09/29/how-to-fix-the-not-so-random-shuffle-in-itunes-or-on-your-ipodiphone/comment-page-1/#comment-12365 chris Mon, 31 Jan 2011 03:05:26 +0000 http://www.pixelcoma.com/blog/?p=167#comment-12365 You've given me an idea. Problem: Let's say you have 10,000 + songs and after a year or two you haven't even listened to 50+% of them and 'shuffle' ignores them. Solution: Make a new playlist called "zero plays". Sort your library by # of plays & drag all the songs w/ zero plays to the new playlist. Put that playlist on shuffle! You’ve given me an idea.

Problem: Let’s say you have 10,000 + songs and after a year or two you haven’t even listened to 50+% of them and ‘shuffle’ ignores them.

Solution: Make a new playlist called “zero plays”. Sort your library by # of plays & drag all the songs w/ zero plays to the new playlist. Put that playlist on shuffle!

]]> By: Cliff http://www.pixelcoma.com/blog/2008/09/29/how-to-fix-the-not-so-random-shuffle-in-itunes-or-on-your-ipodiphone/comment-page-1/#comment-10469 Cliff Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:05:24 +0000 http://www.pixelcoma.com/blog/?p=167#comment-10469 Hi Nathan, The random suffle on the iPod is just really weird and doesn't quite work imho. Read a great article about it here: http://www.cnet.com.au/itunes-just-how-random-is-random-339274094.htm You might want to try genius playlists and see if they help you solve your problem. If you find any other good solution please let me know... Cheers, Cliff. Hi Nathan,

The random suffle on the iPod is just really weird and doesn’t quite work imho. Read a great article about it here: http://www.cnet.com.au/itunes-just-how-random-is-random-339274094.htm

You might want to try genius playlists and see if they help you solve your problem. If you find any other good solution please let me know…

Cheers, Cliff.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.pixelcoma.com/blog/2008/09/29/how-to-fix-the-not-so-random-shuffle-in-itunes-or-on-your-ipodiphone/comment-page-1/#comment-10468 Nathan Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:23:05 +0000 http://www.pixelcoma.com/blog/?p=167#comment-10468 When I use shuffle on iTunes or my iPod, it clumps together all the songs of a band. It's always the same band, too. Is this a problem with the files themselves, or in fact, with the shuffle? When I use shuffle on iTunes or my iPod, it clumps together all the songs of a band. It’s always the same band, too. Is this a problem with the files themselves, or in fact, with the shuffle?

]]> By: Erich http://www.pixelcoma.com/blog/2008/09/29/how-to-fix-the-not-so-random-shuffle-in-itunes-or-on-your-ipodiphone/comment-page-1/#comment-10455 Erich Fri, 28 May 2010 17:18:06 +0000 http://www.pixelcoma.com/blog/?p=167#comment-10455 If you have an iPod Touch or iPhone, try True Shuffle ( http://bratton.com/trueshuffle/ ) Listen to all your songs, with no repeats ever! :-) If you have an iPod Touch or iPhone, try True Shuffle ( http://bratton.com/trueshuffle/ ) Listen to all your songs, with no repeats ever! :-)

]]> By: Justin http://www.pixelcoma.com/blog/2008/09/29/how-to-fix-the-not-so-random-shuffle-in-itunes-or-on-your-ipodiphone/comment-page-1/#comment-10402 Justin Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:00:03 +0000 http://www.pixelcoma.com/blog/?p=167#comment-10402 I just made a smart playlist that only grabs songs that are at 0 plays. I have been struggling with this for a long time. I have thousands of songs and I would always hear the same ones. I like your suggestion to reset the playcount. who needs that anyways. I just made a smart playlist that only grabs songs that are at 0 plays. I have been struggling with this for a long time. I have thousands of songs and I would always hear the same ones.

I like your suggestion to reset the playcount. who needs that anyways.

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