{"id":988,"date":"2006-01-08T11:23:00","date_gmt":"2006-01-08T01:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wpblog\/?p=988"},"modified":"2006-01-08T11:23:00","modified_gmt":"2006-01-08T01:23:00","slug":"getting-a-good-play-list-on-the-ipod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wp\/old\/?p=988","title":{"rendered":"Getting a good play list on the iPod"},"content":{"rendered":"
I have spent some time getting my ipod playlists to do what I want. Here is my current configuration and I suppose, until Apple <\/a>add some more features, it will stay that way. I have a 3G iPod. This method was first covered in much less detail at my page on Totally Gourdgeous & Penelope Swales<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The intent of this play list is to make the ipod play the tunes I like more, more often.<\/p>\n

To start I use all 6 options for my rating – no stars through to 5 stars.<\/p>\n

No Stars is used for new items which I have loaded in from my CD collection or from a podcast.
1 star is used for music which is not to be stored on the ipod.
2 stars is used for radio shows which are only to play once.
3 to 5 stars are used for all the music. Music starts off at 3 stars and then if I like the song while listening to it on the ipod I increase the rating. Sometimes I grow weary of songs and decrease the rating.<\/p>\n

To do this you need lots of play lists.<\/p>\n

First there are 4 smart playlists. I call mine 2 capped, though to 5 capped. They have the following settings:<\/p>\n