Correcting Artist, Album and Song Info In the Mac Music App

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  • Опубліковано 2 лют 2020
  • macmost.com/e-2104 If you have songs in the Music app that are missing information then the app may not group them by artist or album correctly. You can correct this information easily in the app. You can also modify songs so they appear on the proper albums and sorted in the right order. You can add album artwork too, and set the order of tracks in an album. This works the same way before Catalina in the iTunes app and will even work for songs obtained from Apple Music and sync with your other devices.
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  • @SirYEET242
    @SirYEET242 11 місяців тому +1

    what's really cool about this is that this still seems to work exactly the same, even though I am following this video tutorial 3 years later. thank you MacMost!

  • @dirtyfishez98
    @dirtyfishez98 4 місяці тому +2

    4 years later and this still helped alot. thanks macmost

  • @jemorgan222
    @jemorgan222 3 роки тому +4

    This answers a long time issue I have been having in my iTunes music library. Thanks so much for explain this for us.

  • @AddyeBerry
    @AddyeBerry 5 місяців тому +1

    look,Gary I don’t know who you are but you saved my life. I WILL FOREVER PROTECT THIS MAN AT ALL COSTS ❤❤

  • @johnwrou
    @johnwrou 8 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for an excellent tutorial! This was exactly what I was looking for!

  • @rattyboots
    @rattyboots 2 місяці тому

    Cheers, I watched about 3 other shorter videos that were similar to yours, but only yours was in-depth enough to allow me to correct multiple tracks together as an album, rather than a compilation.

  • @CavanalK5
    @CavanalK5 Рік тому

    I remember doing this about 15 years ago with my ancient iPod putting my MP3s on it. I hated having dozens and dozens of genres so I made everything fit into just a handful. Good to know this applies to Apple Music nowadays. I haven’t hooked an iPhone to a computer in a long time lol. Here we go!

  • @GarryKnight
    @GarryKnight 4 роки тому

    Thanks, Gary! I've now got all of the music I want on my MacBook, my iPhone, and my iPad, all with the correct tags. All except one track which is determined to be difficult. It's in the correct album on my iPad and iPhone but thinks it's in its own album on the Mac. All of the tags are the same for all tracks except for the artist, title, and track number, and they're all checked as part of a compilation. I guess I'll have to live with this as it's the only one. Anyway, yet another great video from you!

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      @SusanPDavis 4 роки тому

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  • @maldad7925
    @maldad7925 2 роки тому

    oh my gosh I just posted this question in your other video and the answer is here!
    Thank you! I'll make my first step into Apple's ecosystem in the next months :)

  • @kristyboxx
    @kristyboxx 4 місяці тому

    Thank you man, helped me to get the transition from PC to Mac way easier. :)

  • @mikehenry5961
    @mikehenry5961 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much! How to add the album art for multiple songs was what i was after.

  • @availlancourt1
    @availlancourt1 3 роки тому

    Best video in the entire world. The only reason why I'm paying for spotify is because of the artwork, now I'm going to switch

  • @stevecase4592
    @stevecase4592 4 роки тому +1

    You are the man !!!! Not sure how you have time to make a video everyday assuming you have a day job but keep making them !!!

    • @macmost
      @macmost  4 роки тому +2

      This IS my "day job."

    • @jerryvang094
      @jerryvang094 3 роки тому +1

      @@macmost hey sir what do you called that music player that you just show on that UA-cam video here and that you can name it the songs of its singer(s) band, solo, or from a movie or others and put the ways that you wanted it to be in. Say any chances can you put lyrics on some songs on that music player as I have had been trying to except only English songs not other songs like from Asia. Appreciate it if you have any ways or ideas to give me and others

    • @macmost
      @macmost  3 роки тому

      @@jerryvang094 The app I'm showing here is the Mac Music app. It is part of macOS (Catalina, Big Sur).

  • @homemixer
    @homemixer 4 роки тому

    So helpfull!! Thanks Gary!!

  • @robincole1
    @robincole1 11 місяців тому

    Thank you soooooo much! You are the best!!!

  • @JackAttackA1
    @JackAttackA1 2 роки тому

    thank you, i will try this! im a perfectionist and i hate it when not all words in songs are capitalized, it kinda drives me crazy so i will be using this trick to fix that! thanks

  • @androidfanatic6528
    @androidfanatic6528 10 місяців тому

    This was helpful. But some songs were too stubborn to take the matching Artist and Album Name. So I just deleted those entries in Get Info, and then retyped them (or use the auto suggest to match the data). This merged the song correctly into the proper album.

  • @sunflower6434
    @sunflower6434 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks Gary,
    Explained very well, I’m importing ALL of the cd’s I have at home, this is as helpful in helping me put them in order of album, etc, but I have a question, what does it actually mean when they ask, “do you want to replace existing songs?”
    And what does that do to the downloading the cd, with either a yes or no reply.

    • @macmost
      @macmost  2 роки тому

      I'm not familiar with that message. But I haven't ripped a CD in probably a decade. I assume it means exactly what it says.

  • @mgonzales56
    @mgonzales56 Рік тому

    Thank you for your help. A little late to itunes and ipod...but I love my fourth gen ipod classic. I bought one of the last ipod touch, but am not happy with the sound quality. I have two ipod Classic's, and the sound is amazing. Don't know why the new one sound so cheap...and I spent $300 on it.

  • @marcwarshawsky183
    @marcwarshawsky183 2 роки тому

    Apple Music with Big Sur seems to no longer allow you to add music that you downloaded elsewhere. Also, I noticed I don't seem to be able to change any of the metatag info or add custom artwork to music files. Any ideas?

  • @bambooarvinsalustiano6464
    @bambooarvinsalustiano6464 2 роки тому

    Good day Sir! I hope you can help me. There are some playlist in my music app that are not playing as a playlist or even shuffle wont play it, however, when i play any songs manually in the playlist, it will play the song. Thanks.

  • @ericjenkins2737
    @ericjenkins2737 2 роки тому

    I finally bit the bullet and updated my OS to Monterey, forcing me into the Music app. I am a hardcore music nerd (love Sleater Kinney) and have meticulously labored over my iTunes library for 20 years. Now I have gaps between songs which should not have gaps...many ambient albums, Pink Floyd, concerts, etc. I've tried everything to solve this to no avail. Have you had any reports of this? My library, mostly ripped from CDs and vinyl, resides on an external 4TB SSD.

  • @markleon411
    @markleon411 2 роки тому +3

    You can also type directly into the Title, Artist and Album fields in the Playlist mode without having to open the Info window.

  • @TheDude-vx6wn
    @TheDude-vx6wn 3 роки тому +1

    Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you! Once we edit this on our laptop. How can we listen to it on our iPhone?

    • @iscream4637
      @iscream4637 3 роки тому

      My problem is the music is wrong album art

  • @reinne_
    @reinne_ 4 роки тому +1

    Hey, when I try to listen to it on my phone it says this item can’t be downloaded

  • @edwardiii8409
    @edwardiii8409 2 роки тому

    It will sort on the computer. The problem is when I sync my iPod classic every featured artist gets their own list under Artist. So I have to keep them as compilations which sucks sometimes.

  • @mhininspiration3443
    @mhininspiration3443 3 роки тому

    Many thanks 🙏 more helpful

  • @user-cv4li4xk6q
    @user-cv4li4xk6q 4 роки тому

    It used to be able to edit the info of music only stored in iPhone.
    Is it disabled now?

  • @freddo89
    @freddo89 4 роки тому +4

    Nice video. I have a question..I'd really like to add/edit every artist's artwork on the "ALL ARTIST view" (for example 4:22 in your video).. i mean, some of your artists have already a rounded picture and another ones don't, like Juliana Hatfield. Do you know how to edit this information? Thanks in advance!

    • @ser20jet
      @ser20jet Рік тому

      hi, did you find a way to solve that problem? i need that too

    • @freddo89
      @freddo89 Рік тому

      @@ser20jet No, unfortunately I dind't find a solution.. :(

    • @ser20jet
      @ser20jet Рік тому +1

      Thank you, have a nice day

  • @dddorv.v5181
    @dddorv.v5181 Рік тому

    Thank you!

  • @mikachuchios83
    @mikachuchios83 4 роки тому +1

    Hi Gary, thanks for the video. I use Music app and all my music is stored in an external drive. The music library doesn't store the tracks on my macbooks drive, in order to save space. Now that i want to replace my external drive with a new one, i will copy / paste the old external to the new one, which i will give the same name as the old. Will the music library be ok, or do i have to fix it again? Albums, song titles, artwork etc?

    • @macmost
      @macmost  4 роки тому

      I can't say for certain. It will probably be OK. But you'll find out either way.

  • @varadacharya6314
    @varadacharya6314 3 роки тому

    Thanks a lot for this

  • @terrariumelio974
    @terrariumelio974 2 роки тому

    I've come across an issue on my Macbook running Monterrey whereby I can't modify multiple songs info at the same time. When i do what was shown in this video nothing happens when I click OK. Has anyone else come across this? I've been researching it for a couple of weeks with no resolution to e found.

  • @Jags23B
    @Jags23B 2 роки тому

    Awesome Gary 👍🏽

  • @martaabdelmalak3540
    @martaabdelmalak3540 3 роки тому

    Thanks for your videos Gary, very helpful ; but I can't drag and drop unknown music files in my music library as you did, it doesn’t take ; actually I've updated to Big Sur, I don’t know if it's the difference from Catalina or something else ?

    • @kashty024
      @kashty024 2 роки тому

      yeah it doesn’t let me drag them over either.

  • @RobertKeenanComp-U-Right
    @RobertKeenanComp-U-Right 4 роки тому +1

    Fantastic Job Gary, thank you.

  • @TheHalfwaytv
    @TheHalfwaytv 3 роки тому +1

    i have a question. I have a lots of featuring in my library and i want to separe the song in the different artist. Don't the album, the song. Can i see the song in different artist but have the same album?
    For example: You have inside the macmost album a featuring between macmost and clevermedia. Imagins if the whole album would be a featuring. Is it posiible have the two artist at diferent artis, but in the album artist and the artis will be the both name? something like:
    Album: Macmost album
    Album Artit: Macmost & Clevermedia
    Artist: Macmost & Clevermedia
    And then, on the artist view, you can see both artist separated with the same songs and the same album.
    I mean tht if it's possible tags a few artits in a same song and haven't an artist of called Macmost & Clevermedia.
    Pd: Sorry about my english dude, i'm form Spain (the "s" is silent :P )

  • @rickybe
    @rickybe 3 роки тому

    after creating an album, when drag and dropping the file onto the desktop the artwork disappears from the sound file. Why is that? anyone?

  • @zaurike
    @zaurike 3 роки тому

    I am unable to change genre for multiple songs. I am able to modify one at a time but it reverts to the original. I've had Mac for donkey's and cannot even modify my own entries from years past

  • @victormathew4026
    @victormathew4026 2 роки тому

    Some songs I have when I add to playlists they say it will delete playlist and remove from cloud, whereas some songs are fine.

  • @jeffreybokhari6772
    @jeffreybokhari6772 3 роки тому +1

    You Need To Make A Video Of Getting The Album Artwork I Like To Have The Album Artwork With My ITunes Music From CDs

  • @robinwells4
    @robinwells4 3 роки тому +2

    can you make a video on what to do when an album splits? i’m downloaded an album off dropbox and when i drag it into itunes it comes as two albums, the first being the first track and the second beings the rest of the songs.

    • @karateninja19
      @karateninja19 7 місяців тому

      did you find out how to fix this??? currently stuck on this haha

  • @VivaciousVirgO
    @VivaciousVirgO 2 роки тому

    My problem seems simple, but it's an ongoing issue, and I just can't seem to fix it. I have a Dell (Windows latest) and when I go in an album to fix the spelling (iTunes' fault, of course), the albums split in two. For example, if the album has, say, three tracks, one track will split from the original album, and the other two will remain. I fixed/synced all the info in BOTH albums, yet the song refuses to return to the original album. I would really appreciate your help regarding this matter. 🤦🏽‍♀️

  • @RetireRon
    @RetireRon 4 роки тому

    Please do the same type of video on Books specifically audiobooks inside Books.

  • @steve.burinsky
    @steve.burinsky 3 роки тому +1

    How do you set the artist's image?

  • @philipf7532
    @philipf7532 3 роки тому

    Thank you 🙏

  • @carlosvaldesmuzik
    @carlosvaldesmuzik Рік тому

    Hi Gary, great videos! Quesiton. if you add or change (meta)data on the itunes app, will it also change it in the parent folder? So let's say i make no copies of my music but import them to the itunes. I twill play through the folder i have imported it from. And if i add for example artwork. Will it be added to the actual file. or only in a itunes playlist script? because im looking for a way to add re-write fileds that can be also used in itunes. For example. which songs to for exmple export to a dj software, but still be able to play it from that specific playlist in itunes

    • @macmost
      @macmost  Рік тому

      This is part of your library, not the media files.

  • @Gooner_71
    @Gooner_71 Рік тому

    Hi Gary, I've been going through my Music files so that I can sort everything in a way that suits me during which time this video popped up and provided the usual great content that has helped greatly.
    I'm having a problem with a song purchased on iTunes where I cannot remove "Various Artists" or the Album name and these prevent me from having a succesful outcome. I could delete the Sort As in Sorting but could not on the information page. When I went back to sorting the "Various Artists" was back again.
    Have you any ideas? Thanks for all the great videos you produce

    • @macmost
      @macmost  Рік тому

      Not sure. Keep playing around with it and see what you can do. I use Apple Music so it would be different for me.

  • @norman-king
    @norman-king 4 роки тому

    Great tips. Does the Music app update the actual files with this information?

    • @macmost
      @macmost  4 роки тому

      I think it is all really just stored in the Music library as metadata. But experiment and see.

  • @dauphinmou9154
    @dauphinmou9154 Рік тому

    Being an Apple Music user from a long time -in the mac 13.1 version , i am having a hard time understanding why on the album view and on the song view , i am getting getting different results --some (all songs complete ) are on the album and when i switch to the song view by artist or album , i am missing one or more tracks--Just like if there was two different libraries. . And this is happening on many many albums --what am i doing wrong or what is happening….Close to 4K (3962. Albums) different complete albums all recorded from cd’s mostly lossless . No. MP3’s and not stolen. I am on Apple music and Match. Why the difference between Tracks view and Album View

  • @ldweisberg
    @ldweisberg 2 роки тому

    I love this much control for Music - I'm still on Mojave as I'm concerned that Big Sur won't give me as much control as I have now. For example, I have over 50 Smart Playlist. I use the the "Sort Show" filed to apply keywords (like Gym or Food) to create custom playlists. Will this all still work in Big Sur? I also control what goes onto a 128G iPod Classic and my iPhone 12 (I have over 48K tracks and don't want ALL on each device.).

    • @macmost
      @macmost  2 роки тому

      Sort Show is still there. It is the same. You should be able to sync your devices as before. Eventually you need to update -- you can't stay at Mojave forever.

  • @saralynfosnight5139
    @saralynfosnight5139 2 роки тому

    I just downloaded an album onto my Mac but it doesn't show up in the list of albums in music folder. What can I do about that?

  • @savedfaves
    @savedfaves 3 роки тому +1

    Dragging songs into the Music app on Big Sur didn’t work for me. What is going on?

  • @serga1400
    @serga1400 3 роки тому

    thanks

  • @bhostylebeats
    @bhostylebeats 3 роки тому

    Great Video! How do you export your album from Music after you've done all of this?

    • @macmost
      @macmost  3 роки тому

      Export to ... where?

    • @bipolarbear4879
      @bipolarbear4879 2 роки тому

      Exactly.. you can't do it. All this info stays only in music app and not on actual music files. So if you send them on another computer you will have to do everything from the start

  • @justthecoolestmusicjohne6105
    @justthecoolestmusicjohne6105 3 роки тому

    Hi Gary, I was wondering if you could please help me with this new query of mine, since you couldn't help me at all with my last query which I needed to find out myself directly from Apple and the answer and solution was very simple but you obviously didn't know that. This time I wanted to ask you how can I stoop iTunes/Music from opening Automatically when using Siri or any other Apps. I am using the latest version of Catalina. I look forward to hear from you soon, thanks a lot Gary. Regards John E

  • @swirldude8489
    @swirldude8489 9 місяців тому

    how can I add an icon for my artist? now it is just the default microphone icon

  • @sidshiva212
    @sidshiva212 2 роки тому

    Hi Gary :) Hope you are doing great. I need your help. Can you suggest any tip on correcting artist, album, and song info on Windows10?

    • @macmost
      @macmost  2 роки тому +1

      On Windows? Sorry, you are asking the wrong guy...

  • @6eoStorm
    @6eoStorm Рік тому

    Ok ok ok I added the artwork and it shows on iTunes and Apple Music in desktop but, it doesn’t show on mobile Apple Music and it’s very annoying because it doesn’t show on my car stereo either 😩

  • @DanFernandesBenficaSaint
    @DanFernandesBenficaSaint 3 роки тому

    Hi, when I upload music from iTunes to iPhone, there is a couple of albums that are by just the one artist that show up in the compilation section on my iPhone. They don't show. up as compilation albums in my iTunes on my Mac but they do on my iPhone...for someone with OCD it's extremely annoying. Every other album on my iTunes is correct and under the correct artists without ever being in the compilation section. The box is unticked before you say that. I've made sure everything is the same so no random album track numbers or different album images etc but I cannot seem to figure out why? Any help would be greatly appreciated thank you!

    • @macmost
      @macmost  3 роки тому

      Impossible for me to know why. Experiment. Try changing things. Keep working at it if you want to make them appear differently. That's all you can do.

  • @andy654shaz
    @andy654shaz Рік тому

    What do you think about using Mac as a main music source with good quality computer speakers compared to hifi ( connivence over hifi quality)

    • @macmost
      @macmost  Рік тому

      I'm not an expert but it would be the speakers that matter more than the source device. At least with modern Macs which output high quality audio.

  • @richardclarke1922
    @richardclarke1922 4 роки тому

    Thanks Your The BEST

    • @geekmeee
      @geekmeee 4 роки тому

      Ditto...absolutely!!
      I needed a visual demonstration of each these abilities.
      I seem to fall asleep or lose interest (I’ll do it later) when I read Apple’s instructions on how to accomplish these tasks.
      Maybe I am losing interest in my geekdom!(?)

  • @ranesesed1
    @ranesesed1 Рік тому +1

    I have question?? i've been using dj serato pro for long time and also dj serato lite, its been in my mac book for so long, pro version 13.06 something. now its gone for some reason , my logo serato dj pro was gone, and I'm trying to download my serato dj pro!!!! now and I'm having a problem downloading?
    can you give me some advice?
    and also how to transfer music tidal to my iTunes thank you i always watch your channel and its very interesting,and i learn a lot from you Gary....thank you so much...John from las vegas....i hope you answer my simple message...

    • @macmost
      @macmost  Рік тому

      Contact the maker of that app for support.

  • @lc4295
    @lc4295 2 роки тому

    Would you happen to know how to fix the artwork on an iPhone that’s wrong but it’s right on iTunes in the computer. Even if you check it on the computer while connected to iTunes it shows the right artwork but on the actual phone it’s wrong.

    • @macmost
      @macmost  2 роки тому

      Sorry, I don't know why that would happen.

  • @mintomax2
    @mintomax2 2 роки тому

    couple of questions on my old Mac I had to add artwork to each individual track separately to get the picture to show up on my MP3 player, I have a new Mac and even though I have got iTunes installed I tunes will not import cds just comes up with error 50 every time, I have managed to get Apple Music to import cd's will the same thing apply if I group add artwork will it not show on my MP3 player plus is it possible on music to get it to store to a folder on my desktop that's just music and doesn't include the music folder and automatically add to music folders, its not the end of the world but with iTunes I managed to get it set up so I could go into the folder and would just be the music without the extra stuff I don't need and not having to go through the 2 folders to get to the music, Like I said both are not the end of the world stuff but seems like just a bit more complicated then it needs to be.

    • @macmost
      @macmost  2 роки тому

      I don't know. If that is an idiosyncrasy of your MP3 player, then I guess it will be the same. But you didn't have to add them one at a time in iTunes (or now in Music). Just select all of the tracks from that album and do it at one time.

  • @casper3630
    @casper3630 2 роки тому

    How do I reset everything back to default though?

  • @johngriffin7071
    @johngriffin7071 3 роки тому

    This is great but how do you change the picture from the default microphones to the album cover picture??

    • @macmost
      @macmost  3 роки тому

      Drag and drop an image onto of the icon in the Song Info window.

  • @Oleg__
    @Oleg__ 4 роки тому

    And one more question. Can I add my own mp3 file to the "Podcasts" app on my iPhone/iPad? In my iTunes program, I see different categories on the left (in "On my device" section) like "Music", "Films", "TV Shows", "Books", "Audiobooks" "Sounds". But there is no "Podcasts", and I can't understand it, why it's missing there.

    • @macmost
      @macmost  4 роки тому

      No. The Podcasts app works with actual podcasts (Online RSS feeds of episodic content). You can add mp3 files to Music if you like and they would be treated as songs. Or just play the mp3 files without bringing them into Music or Podcasts -- you can do it in QuickTime Player for instance, or a third-party app. You don't need to have them in some sort of app library to just listen to them.

    • @Oleg__
      @Oleg__ 4 роки тому

      @@macmost Thank you for answers. The main thing that I need is to get an mp3 file in iPhone or iPad (and that is audio content, which is missing in iTunes/Podcasts), so that later I can listen to my own mp3 file offline in the "Podcasts" app, also because I can listen to it at a higher speed, skip forward/backward for a few seconds - these convenient features are missing in the usual "Music" application (because it is for Music, not for Podcasts). Better yet, be able to save it to Apple Watch as well. And you know, I managed to add my mp3 file to the "Podcasts" app on iPhone using iTunes program on my PC. Just look at this screenshot:
      i.imgur.com/fHm8O8C.png
      :)

  • @rickyiglesias5384
    @rickyiglesias5384 5 місяців тому

    Gary, do you know of a way to edit MP3 tags in an external hard drive connected to my Mac? I don't want to put them all into the Music App to do this. Rather just do it from the HD. Thanks!

    • @macmost
      @macmost  5 місяців тому

      I'd assume you'd need a third-party app for that.

    • @rickyiglesias5384
      @rickyiglesias5384 5 місяців тому

      That's a bummer. You'd think Apple would be able to make it so you can edit information about a file (be it MP3, WAV, JPEG, anything).@@macmost

  • @NinetySixLove
    @NinetySixLove 5 місяців тому

    When I select all of the tracks to add the artwork, after implementing the artwork, It only added the picture to two of the songs but the rest were empty without a picture. Also, when i select on the songs individually to add the artwork, the "add artwork" selection is faded and a I can't click on it to add anything! Any suggestions?

    • @macmost
      @macmost  5 місяців тому +1

      sorry, I’m not sure what could be wrong. try it again with different songs, maybe?

  • @cnyphotovideo
    @cnyphotovideo 4 роки тому

    I’ve done this before on the computer. Do you know of any way to do this on the iPad, maybe including keyboard?

    • @macmost
      @macmost  4 роки тому

      No, this is only available in the Music app on the Mac.

    • @paineys3341
      @paineys3341 3 роки тому

      @@macmost this is the reason I decided I could NOT make a iPad Pro my only device, too many things lacking in the music app, including not being able to sync MY music with other devices ie my wifes iPod

  • @dorightproductions2
    @dorightproductions2 8 місяців тому

    I’ve run into an issue where my iPhone isn’t properly syncing up with everything I did on my Mac. The albums are perfectly done just how you did it here in the video. Everything is in place how I want it on the Mac but on my iPhone a lot of tracks are separated making duplicate albums or the albums have different titles but same art cover, and so on and so forth. Is there a fix for that by chance?

    • @macmost
      @macmost  8 місяців тому +1

      You'll need to call Apple Support and walk through it with them.

    • @dorightproductions2
      @dorightproductions2 8 місяців тому

      @@macmost I managed to figure it out. It requires turning off the sync library on my iphone and then connecting my phone to my iMac and then dragging and dropping the albums to my phone. I figured I would share that just in case anybody else runs into that same problem. Thanks for the video!

  • @mikeniccum7512
    @mikeniccum7512 4 роки тому

    Once you have the music library the way you want it, how do you save it so when you do a clean install and import your songs it will stay this way?

    • @paineys3341
      @paineys3341 3 роки тому +1

      Save your iTunes folder (in Music) onto a external drive, do a clean install and then replace the iTunes folder (in Music) with yours

    • @mikeniccum7512
      @mikeniccum7512 3 роки тому

      @@paineys3341 thank you.

  • @redsoundzzentertainment
    @redsoundzzentertainment 2 роки тому

    Is there any search shortcut to get the search bar on the right side like how it was in itune ?

    • @macmost
      @macmost  2 роки тому +1

      The Music app just has it on the left. That's just the was it is designed.

  • @katherine5184
    @katherine5184 3 роки тому

    How do you shift click

  • @jimmymac1958
    @jimmymac1958 4 роки тому

    Great stuff! Question; is there a way to add cover art to a playlist folder? Thx

    • @macmost
      @macmost  4 роки тому

      Yes. Just go to the Playlist and click on the artwork.

    • @jimmymac1958
      @jimmymac1958 4 роки тому

      @@macmost Thx. Anyway of changing the thumbnail art work?

    • @macmost
      @macmost  4 роки тому

      @@jimmymac1958 Not sure what you mean. I only know of one piece of artwork associated with a playlist.

    • @jimmymac1958
      @jimmymac1958 4 роки тому

      @@macmost Down the left hand panel of Music, under Playlists, there are folders. I want art work to show instead of the folders. I want the same on the iphone.

    • @macmost
      @macmost  4 роки тому

      @@jimmymac1958 I'm pretty sure you can't replace that. But you can use an emoji character in the name of the playlist.

  • @joshuaserrato3495
    @joshuaserrato3495 Рік тому

    Is there a way to add costumed timed lyrics? Lyrics that appear when they are sung?

    • @macmost
      @macmost  Рік тому

      You mean have the new Apple Music Sing feature use your own custom lyrics? No. But you could always make your own video in iMovie or something and have any titles you want on the screen.

    • @joshuaserrato3495
      @joshuaserrato3495 Рік тому

      @@macmost No. :(. See certain artists have songs that for whatever reason they are not available on apple music to download. I download their songs on youtube and convert them to MP3 files and add the lyrics. But I can't ever get the lyrics to appear when they are supposed to.

  • @mick2921
    @mick2921 2 роки тому

    Hi Everyone.
    Can someone Please tell me where can I get or find this "Music App" or the name of it to put on my Macbook?

    • @macmost
      @macmost  2 роки тому

      It comes with your Mac. If you have an older version of macOS, it is 'iTunes."

  • @gmowad
    @gmowad 4 роки тому

    What about the Artist photo? I have many imported CD's when sorted by Artist only shows a microphone.

    • @macmost
      @macmost  4 роки тому

      I don't think there is any "artist photo" you can set. For in cases where Apple Music has an artist photo, I see that. But in other cases I see one album photo selected to represent the artist. Maybe try setting the album art to get an artist image -- not sure if it is the latest album, or first, or max number of songs. Experiment.

  • @juliocesar705
    @juliocesar705 4 роки тому

    Hi! Can you do this with music added from Apple Music?

    • @macmost
      @macmost  4 роки тому

      Try it and you'll see.

  • @donaldsuitemusic8902
    @donaldsuitemusic8902 2 роки тому

    Here is a good one for you.How do I get back my .tga files I deleted by mistake.Thanks for your help.

    • @macmost
      @macmost  2 роки тому

      You can recover deleted files using your Time Machine backup. But without a backup, there's no way.

  • @humanambassador
    @humanambassador 3 роки тому

    please anyone know how to rename individual songs on iPhone music library

    • @lc4295
      @lc4295 2 роки тому +1

      You need to do it through iTunes. That’s the only way. Your phone needs to be connected to iTunes to do that.

  • @georgefoster5617
    @georgefoster5617 2 роки тому

    I only want to use Apple Music for my CD collection but I cannot get any lyrics. Is this because I have not purchased the songs from Apple? It regrettably appears to be yet another apple restriction.

    • @macmost
      @macmost  2 роки тому

      Not really a restriction. Lyrics are a feature you get when you pay for Apple Music. If you don't want to pay for Apple Music, it isn't a "restriction" that you don't get what you aren't paying for. Know what I mean?

  • @elijahvanilla591
    @elijahvanilla591 4 роки тому

    Is there a way to add that star that shows up next to the best songs in the album?

    • @macmost
      @macmost  4 роки тому

      Do you mean in the iTunes Store or Apple Music? That's not "your" data -- that is a star because it is a popular song.

  • @jmukus
    @jmukus Рік тому

    My information window under name has run out of room. Why?

  • @J.Millzz
    @J.Millzz Рік тому

    Hi, on mac when I import audio files to traktor pro 3 they show up with the ‘Title’ name from ‘Get Info’ instead of the file rename I choose. Ive tried to near everything to resolve this issue and I’m not sure on how to fix it.

    • @macmost
      @macmost  Рік тому

      You'd have to contact support for that app and ask them.

    • @J.Millzz
      @J.Millzz Рік тому

      @@macmost thanks for the reply, I figured it out, I had to right click on the column labels and select file name and remove title.

  • @stergiosbampakis
    @stergiosbampakis 4 роки тому

    Does anyone else find the UI of the app that doesn’t fit in the Mac styled apps ? I mean those big buttons doesn’t comply with the original system Mac buttons. Do you think we will see a redesign ?

    • @macmost
      @macmost  4 роки тому

      The Music app is brand new for Catalina, but it looks a lot like iTunes. As a media app it is going to look different than the creative apps or business apps.

    • @stergiosbampakis
      @stergiosbampakis 4 роки тому

      macmostvideo So you think that those big buttons fit along with the whole Mac design? Don’t you find this app as well Apple TV app over iOS-like ?

    • @macmost
      @macmost  4 роки тому

      @@stergiosbampakis That's subjective, as is all design, really. I don't much care if a design is Mac-like or iOS-like or whatever. I care if it is useful or intuitive or consistent or, in some cases, attractive. You can debate design all day long, but in the end it is using it that matters.

  • @andytallman101
    @andytallman101 6 місяців тому

    Hi. I have a slightly different problem. The album (which I originallly downloaded from bandcamp) is all fine on my Mac's Music app. But when I synch to my iPhone, the album is in my phone's Music app but the tracks are in the wrong order. Any idea how how fix it? There doesn't seem to be a way to edit the info on the phone

    • @macmost
      @macmost  6 місяців тому

      If the song numbering is correct, then it should be the same in both places.

    • @andytallman101
      @andytallman101 6 місяців тому

      @@macmost Thank you for the quick reply. Yes it definitely should be, but in my case it is not 😢 ... Has no one else ever had this issue?

    • @andytallman101
      @andytallman101 6 місяців тому

      @@macmost On the Mac it is recognised as an album, but on the iPhone it has put each track as a separate album!
      EDIT: I tried just deleting the songs off the iPhone then resynching. It worked :)

  • @rynettefarrar000
    @rynettefarrar000 Місяць тому

    This is very good for Itunes, but since that is being scrapped now, this does not help for Apple Music App. The top bar is not visible on Apple Music, so how do one select song or info?

    • @macmost
      @macmost  Місяць тому

      Not sure what you mean. Do you mean you can't see the menu bar for the Music App? Maybe you have the app in Full Screen mode, in which case you can just move your pointer to the top of the screen to see the Menu Bar or exit Full Screen with FN+f.

    • @rynettefarrar000
      @rynettefarrar000 Місяць тому

      @@macmost If one import songs into Itunes it is very easy to change the song's information by licking right and select song info. This way one can change the name of the song, playlist etc. In Apple Music no one can tell me how to change the songs name. It don't allow me to download Itunes anylonger, so I have to use Apple Music. I see the songs - say it is called Track 16 and I want to put the proper name of the song, how do I do it? I see 3 dots on the left of the song which gives me delete from library, add to playlist, play next, play last, go to album, favourite and suggest less. I see three lines in the top right corner which gives me all songs, favourite, title, recently added and artist. Above the left hand side panel I see Edit and that is it. The edit tab let one add or delete what is display in the left side panel. I see no where, like in Itunes, a place in Apple Music to change the information of a song in one's library. In fact, this app is not user friendly at all.

    • @rynettefarrar000
      @rynettefarrar000 Місяць тому

      @@macmost You cannot download iTunes any longer, so we have to use Apple Music App. I hate this app, and it is not user friendly at all. Nobody can tell me how to change a song's title, or artist's name in Apple music, without doing this first in iTunes. It was easy to do this in iTunes. I have a new Ipad and I was given a lot of music to download, but it would have "Track 16" for instance where the song's name should be. I cannot download iTunes any longer, so how do I change the 'Track 16' to reflect the songs proper name in the Apple Music App? I like to store my music with the proper song title and artist's names.

  • @arusyaddo6789
    @arusyaddo6789 Рік тому

    I edited several songs with the same album, but the results don't merge into one album, what should I do?

    • @macmost
      @macmost  Рік тому

      Just look carefully at the song info and set it all correctly with the right artist, album, etc.

  • @db4035
    @db4035 Місяць тому

    Have to say Apple Music sucks for finding the correct artwork when ripping CDs via Apple SuperDrive and sometimes doesn’t even come up with any. Really gone downhill big time since the days of the iPod. Gets the genres wrong frequently too.

  • @user-rz9ch4tg5g
    @user-rz9ch4tg5g 23 дні тому

    That’s cool. But how do you change your artist photo?

    • @macmost
      @macmost  23 дні тому

      Each song has artwork. There's no artwork for album or artist. It is just taken from the songs.

  • @bearfootsteve6104
    @bearfootsteve6104 Місяць тому

    I quit Apple music years ago because of this. Apple destroyed all information in my local file and put THEIR information . I have a huge collection of music in my external drive that I personally classify genres and style of music. When I subscribe to Apple music it crashes my information. It happens twice. I like to differentiate Techno from House, Rock Gothic from Psychedelic, or Classical Post-Modern from Impressionist. Not limited with POP, DANCE, ALTERNATIVE on everything.

  • @nero-one
    @nero-one 10 місяців тому

    ok so one question, how do u do this but out of iTunes... like straight thru the music file??

    • @macmost
      @macmost  10 місяців тому

      Not sure what you are asking.

    • @nero-one
      @nero-one 10 місяців тому

      @@macmost the question is can you do all that work but with out using iTunes??? thanks you for the time...

    • @macmost
      @macmost  10 місяців тому

      @@nero-one Not sure what you mean. This is about changing the song info in your Music App Library (iTunes is long gone). You need to use the Music app to change what you see in the Music app. Not sure why you would want to change what you see in the Music app without using the Music app.

  • @landonmckinley6250
    @landonmckinley6250 10 місяців тому

    Anyone know how to fix this issue?
    Lets say I have 5 Beatles songs - Ex. Abby Road, Come Together, Rubber Soul, Help and Hey Jude.
    When I import them from MP3 files from a digital album I downloaded I have to manually fix the artist and song name on iTunes, no big deal. The REAL issue is that when I upload album artwork for one of the songs, all or most of the songs with the same artist name keep that same artwork.
    Manually changing doesn't fix it, as it reverts back in less than 10 seconds. Manually adding artwork then sliding over and deleting old artwork yields the same 10 second fix. Manually deleting artwork for the song does work, but when you add the correct artwork it will STILL default to artwork that is on a completely different song.
    Is there any fix to this at all? It's so annoying having 20 Rolling Stones songs or 30 AD/DC songs that ALL have the exact same picture.
    Note - Yes iTunes is updated, yes iPhone is linked over WiFi but Ive shut it down to test this, so it has to do with iTunes on the PC, and yes, I have browsed all of the forums and found people having similar issues but naturally there is no listed solution.

    • @macmost
      @macmost  10 місяців тому

      Are you setting the Album name with each of these songs? I think the artwork would come from that.

  • @BreakTime10101
    @BreakTime10101 4 роки тому

    Gary,
    How about a video on how to sync a new CD (or two) that you’ve ripped onto a hard drive onto your iPhone without having to sync the entire library again? Thanks

    • @macmost
      @macmost  4 роки тому

      See ua-cam.com/video/sm7r0pwP8Cw/v-deo.html but note that "having to sync the entire library again" isn't an issue. If you have 99 albums on your device, and you re-sync with the same 99 albums and 1 new one, it doesn't copy everything. It just compares the two, figures out all it needs to do is add 1 album for it to be "in sync" and then it is done.

  • @Sjrick
    @Sjrick 11 місяців тому

    Hey Gary , do you know how i can delete songs from my ipod ? I am using Apple music and iMazing but neither will allow me to delete individual songs from my ipod. I havent done it in awhile and i really miss Itunes.

    • @macmost
      @macmost  11 місяців тому

      If you are syncing your iPod with your Mac, you would use the Music app to control that as you did iTunes before.

    • @Sjrick
      @Sjrick 11 місяців тому

      @@macmost I am using it but it won’t allow me to remove any songs. It’s weird. And iMazing will only allow me to move songs from the iPod to Apple Music or to a folder. Either way the song still can’t be removed from the iPod

    • @macmost
      @macmost  11 місяців тому

      @@Sjrick I can't tell what you have going on, but back in the days before Apple Music you would Sync your iPod to your Mac. So you didn't add or remove songs, you simply selected what you want to sync, and then re-sync. So if you say chose 10 playlists to sync, or 15 albums, or whatever, you would instead choose 9 playlists or 14 albums and then re-sync. See support.apple.com/en-ae/guide/mac-help/mchlbf6a1fab/mac

    • @Sjrick
      @Sjrick 11 місяців тому

      @@macmost Well my situation could not be any simpler. I have an old ipod that i want to add and subtract music from. I plug it in, My mac mini sees it and then i begin. In order for me to add any music, i have to wipe out everything already on the ipod. And i dont want to do that obviously. So currently i am looking for alternatives to apple music. iMazing hasnt been very good either. So i am still looking. You are the ONLY Mac expert i know of on UA-cam that actually answers people. So i thought i would give it a shot. Its ok if you cant, I just thought i would ask.

    • @macmost
      @macmost  11 місяців тому

      ​@@Sjrick You just have to do it like I said before: re-sync. Just gather together the music you want on it, set up the sync, and re-sync. support.apple.com/en-ae/guide/mac-help/mchlbf6a1fab/mac

  • @Oleg__
    @Oleg__ 4 роки тому

    Why for some Artists there is no picture? In your case there is Juliana Hatfield without picture in your Artists list. I have the same situation on my iPhone, where one famous musical group doesn't have picture. And what's interesting: this group has picture on my iPad, but it's missing picture on iPhone in "Music" app. As far as I understand, users can't add their own images for Artists. So it doesn't look very good.

    • @macmost
      @macmost  4 роки тому

      Very hard to say why. Could just need time to load it. Or, it could be that it hasn't matched to anything in Apple's list of album artwork.

  • @JAYREVENGE
    @JAYREVENGE 5 місяців тому

    How do you put details for an album ? Ex. How it was made who made it , and the process it took to make it … Can you please make a video on this or respond how ?

    • @macmost
      @macmost  5 місяців тому

      This video shows you how to edit the information for songs. There is no album information, only song information. The album information is simply repeated for each song on the same album.

  • @sp5der795
    @sp5der795 2 роки тому

    There’s this song that it won’t go into this album pls help, artist and album name is same

    • @macmost
      @macmost  2 роки тому

      Copy and paste artist and album to be sure, then check compilation and other fields too.