Music Tutorials
How to Gift an iTunes Playlist
Last updated: 12/19/2011iTunes gift cards make great stocking stuffers, but did you know that you can also give one of your iTunes playlists as a gift? Here's how it works: Create a playlist full of the songs you'd like to give and then follow the instructions below to purchase the songs in the iTunes Store. The recipient will be emailed a special iTunes code to download all of the songs in the playlist. And if you really want that stocking stuffer, you can print a gift certificate for the playlist.
Here's how to gift an iTunes Playlist:
How to Burn a Music CD in iTunes
Last updated: 12/18/2011iTunes is one of Apple's most exciting and practical applications. It allows you to collect and catalog thousands of songs, television shows, podcasts, and movies - and its interface is simple enough for everyone to understand. But don't let the sleek and shiny appearance fool you: iTunes is a powerful piece of software that is capable of much more.
How to Create an iTunes Playlist
Last updated: 12/18/2011If you're like us, you have thousands of songs in your iTunes Music Library. It's nice to have all of that music available at the click of a button, but different times and situations call for playing different types of songs. For example, you might listen to Metallica during your lunch break and Bach in the evening before going to sleep. You can access music that way by searching your library or sorting songs by artist, album, or song name, but in the end your iTunes Music Library is still one big, dumb list.
How to Use iTunes: Connecting and Syncing Your iPod
Last updated: 06/20/2007If you've just purchased an iPod, you're going to want to put some music on it. But how do you do that? In a previous tutorial, we discussed how to use iTunes. Now you'll need to apply that knowledge in order to transfer music and other content to your iPod. In this interactive tutorial, we'll show you how to connect an iPod to your Mac, tailor iTunes to meet your needs, and then transfer music and other content to your iPod.
How to Use iTunes: Getting Started
Last updated: 06/06/2007If you've just purchased your first Mac or iPod, you're probably hankering for iTunes, Apple's free media software. Like all of Apple's software, iTunes is fun and easy to use. However, beginners still might need a little help. As new features have been added to iTunes over the years, the learning curve has gotten steeper. Even Mac experts can need help with iTunes these days!
In this tutorial, you'll learn two different ways to add music to your iTunes Library:
- Importing music from an Audio CD
How to Transfer LP Records to Your Mac
Last updated: 05/16/2007We didn't live through the heyday of vinyl, but we do own a few LPs. The recording industry is currently trying to figure out if we have the right to "own" digital copies of our records. While they work on that, we're going to quietly show you how to digitize old LPs and cassette tapes. Just don't put the resulting files on a peer-to-peer network!
Connect Your Turntable to Your Mac
First, you need to connect your turntable to your Mac. Most Macs have an audio input jack, like the one on our eMac:
Share Your iTunes Library Over a Network
Last updated: 04/18/2007Apple's iTunes will allow you to share your music over a wireless or local network (also called a LAN, or Local Area Network). Many people these days have more than one computer in their home, all of which are sharing Internet connections with a home router. This is a LAN, and it's all you need to connect to other computers' iTunes libraries and share your iTunes library.
To allow others to browse and listen to your shared music, just enable the sharing option in iTunes Preferences. Here's how to do it:
How to Listen to Internet Radio Stations
Last updated: 04/12/2007What You Need
- Mac OS 10.2 or later
- iTunes (Free, http://www.apple.com/itunes/)
- Links to Internet Radio Broadcasts (Free)
How to iPod Your Ghetto Ride
Last updated: 04/04/2007In the May 2007 issue of Mac|Life, there's a step-by-step article that shows you how to wire an iPod connection into your car stereo. Mac|Life's steps include removing the stereo from your dashboard and hooking up an external connector through the rear stereo port (RCA auxiliary inputs), if your car stereo has one.
How to Transfer Music from an iPod to your Mac
Last updated: 03/13/2007The iPod is probably the best portable music player the world has ever seen. It's simple to use, easy to operate, and instantly updatable. Never before has it been so easy to purchase, store, and transport thousands of songs. It's easy to take this beautiful and reliable device for granted!
