I've always ignored the iTunes genre classification so this is moot for me, but about the lack of tactile browsability. It is very hard to go random or eureka with iTunes, therefore sometimes hard to put together a truly outstanding playlist.. sometimes I just sin the dial - which i know is very like shuffling, but it gives me a place to start. Create your own genres!
Mark Schoneveld
· 1 year ago
And you make playlists for a living, David, so that's saying something. :)
mike1630
· 1 year ago
Ohh :) I'll have to try this - I wonder if I can add categories as well with this code :/
Mark Schoneveld
· 1 year ago
Wouldn't it be great if genres = customizable categories?
BBrian
· 1 year ago
You're a star, thanks. I wouldn't be so critical of iTunes as regards the genre. If it was possible to specify more than one genre per album/artist and was consistently implemented, it would've been the "genius" of yesteryear. I wish genius was better, do I have to use it for it to improve, or can I rely on other people using it for it to improve? Pity Moodlogic for the PC died, same idea, but great. Thanks, again!
Ben
· 1 year ago
Thanks.
My problem with genres is that they are pigeon holes into which music doesn't always fit. Sure, classical is classical and blues is blues, but a lot of good music sits in between genres or completely defies a genre-based categorization. I mean, is it Alternative? Rock? Indie? Alternative Rock? Alternative Indie Rock? Post Alternative Indie Rock?
Apple, please restore the "Hide Genre when browsing" option. Please!
Monster
· 1 year ago
Hey! Thanx a lot man, this was really helpful! I'm also one of the "specific listeners" ;-)
Mark Schoneveld
· 1 year ago
No problem, guys. Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
mike
· 1 year ago
hey mark, thanks for the tip
in RE to genres = customizable categories, nothing is stopping you from doing that except having completely borked genre ID3 tags. And who cares about that?
I'm sure you know how to do it, so I won't explain myself, but get on it, I think it'd be kinda cool at least.
just a lot of work, maybe if you had macros set up to quick add songs to custom categories, it'd be handy.
omelette
· 1 year ago
thank you. thank you. f*ck genres. ridiculous.
OL
· 10 months ago
Thank you! Add me to the list of genre-haters.
Lindsay
· 8 months ago
THANK YOU! I have been wondering how to get rid of that f@#ing Genre crap for some time now.
Ben
· 7 months ago
Hi, I'm wondering if you're able to help me out here... I have a heap of movies (over 200), some of which I have seen and some of which I haven't; and I'd like to add a tab for the movies I have not seen (when in the Grid view).
The "TV Shows" Library (when in the grid view) has a tab called "NEW" (in addition to the GENRES and TV SHOWS tabs); any idea how I can add one for Movies as well?
Cheers,
p.s. and yes! I want to keep all 200 movies!
Mark Schoneveld
· 7 months ago
Hey Ben, sorry I don't know how to do that in iTunes. However, I might recommend you checking out a cool app called Multiplex that friends of mine made: http://multiplexapp.com/
David
· 5 months ago
Nice handy tip.
Another one for you - related but slightly different:
I actually LIKE to view my movies in Grid View or Coverflow by Genre (ok, call me weird but it just works for me). Most of my movies will fit into a number of different Genres though - for example "Yes Man" fits into both Comedy and Romance genres. The problem is that in the Grid View, I don't just see an two separate Genres for Comedy and Romance with "Yes Man" listed in both - instead I see a single Genre called "Comedy;Romance." Is there any way to configure iTunes to show the INDIVIDUAL Genres in Grid View rather than combined genres? (Obviously I would prefer not to have to select a single genre for each movie).
Cheers,
David
ronny day
· 5 months ago
yes, finally a tip that works for me, thanks for the use of your knowledge, my brain's a lot better now^_^
All Comments
My problem with genres is that they are pigeon holes into which music doesn't always fit. Sure, classical is classical and blues is blues, but a lot of good music sits in between genres or completely defies a genre-based categorization. I mean, is it Alternative? Rock? Indie? Alternative Rock? Alternative Indie Rock? Post Alternative Indie Rock?
Apple, please restore the "Hide Genre when browsing" option. Please!
I'm also one of the "specific listeners" ;-)
in RE to genres = customizable categories, nothing is stopping you from doing that except having completely borked genre ID3 tags. And who cares about that?
I'm sure you know how to do it, so I won't explain myself, but get on it, I think it'd be kinda cool at least.
just a lot of work, maybe if you had macros set up to quick add songs to custom categories, it'd be handy.
I'm wondering if you're able to help me out here...
I have a heap of movies (over 200), some of which I have seen and some of which I haven't; and I'd like to add a tab for the movies I have not seen (when in the Grid view).
The "TV Shows" Library (when in the grid view) has a tab called "NEW" (in addition to the GENRES and TV SHOWS tabs); any idea how I can add one for Movies as well?
Cheers,
p.s. and yes! I want to keep all 200 movies!
Another one for you - related but slightly different:
I actually LIKE to view my movies in Grid View or Coverflow by Genre (ok, call me weird but it just works for me).
Most of my movies will fit into a number of different Genres though - for example "Yes Man" fits into both Comedy and Romance genres. The problem is that in the Grid View, I don't just see an two separate Genres for Comedy and Romance with "Yes Man" listed in both - instead I see a single Genre called "Comedy;Romance."
Is there any way to configure iTunes to show the INDIVIDUAL Genres in Grid View rather than combined genres? (Obviously I would prefer not to have to select a single genre for each movie).
Cheers,
David