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EBOOK EXTRAS: v1.3 Downloads, Updates, Feedback TAKE CONTROL OF macOS MEDIA APPS by KIRK McELHEARN $14.99 Click here to buy the full 239-page “Take Control of macOS Media Apps” for only $14.99! Table of Contents Read Me First ............................................................... 5 Updates and More ............................................................. 5 What’s New in Version 1.3 .................................................. 6 A Note on Terminology ....................................................... 7 Introduction ................................................................ 9 Quick Start ................................................................ 11 A Brief Introduction to Apple’s Media Apps ................ 13 Play Music ................................................................. 15 Play Your Music ............................................................... 15 Control Music with the MiniPlayer ....................................... 22 View Lyrics for Your Songs ................................................ 25 Use the Full Screen Player ................................................ 27 Get Notifications as Your Music Changes ............................. 29 Search for Music .............................................................. 31 Let Genius Choose What to Play ........................................ 33 Use Playing Next to View and Manage a Music Queue ........... 38 Make Your Music Sound Better .......................................... 44 Stream Music in Your Home .............................................. 45 Control Music from an iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch ............. 47 Display Eye Candy While Listening to Music ......................... 50 Minimalize the Music App .................................................. 50 Watch Music Videos ......................................................... 52 Stream Apple Music ................................................... 54 Discover Apple Music ....................................................... 54 Listen to Apple Music Radio ............................................... 64 Watch Apple Music TV ...................................................... 70 View Your Music and Other Content ........................... 71 Use the Sidebar .............................................................. 71 View Your Music Library .................................................... 74 Use Contextual Menus ...................................................... 87 2 Click here to buy the full 239-page “Take Control of macOS Media Apps” for only $14.99! Store Your Music Library in the Cloud ........................ 89 Manage Music and the Cloud ............................................. 89 Sync Your Music Library to the Cloud .................................. 94 Use the iTunes Store ................................................ 107 About Your iTunes Store Account ..................................... 107 Shop in the iTunes Store ................................................. 108 Tag Your Music Files ................................................ 117 Understanding Tags ....................................................... 117 Add or Change Tags ....................................................... 120 Add Lyrics to Your Tracks ................................................ 129 Album Artwork and Music Files ........................................ 130 Rate the Songs You Love; and the Rest ............................. 133 Organize Your Music and Create Playlists ................ 139 On Playlists ................................................................... 139 Create a Standard Playlist ............................................... 140 About Smart Playlists ..................................................... 144 Organize Playlists .......................................................... 152 Eliminate Duplicates From Your Library ............................. 155 Manage and Share Media Files ................................. 157 How the Media Apps Organize Files .................................. 157 Store Media Files on an External Drive .............................. 160 Manage a Huge Music Library .......................................... 163 Create More than One Music Library on Your Mac ............... 164 Share Your Music and TV Libraries over a Network ............. 166 Back Up Your Media Files ................................................ 170 Listen to Audiobooks ............................................... 172 Play Audiobooks ............................................................ 172 Manage an Audiobook Library .......................................... 175 Watch Movies and TV Shows in the TV App .............. 176 Browse Content in the TV App ......................................... 176 Add Videos to Your TV Library ......................................... 179 Listen to and Watch Podcasts .................................. 183 Find Podcasts ................................................................ 183 Manage Podcasts ........................................................... 187 3 Click here to buy the full 239-page “Take Control of macOS Media Apps” for only $14.99! Create Podcast Stations .................................................. 189 Sync Podcasts ............................................................... 190 Sync Media to Your iPhone, iPad, or iPod ................. 192 What to Sync to Your Mobile Device ................................. 192 Connect Your Mobile Device to Your Mac ........................... 194 Sync Your Content ......................................................... 196 Squeeze as Much Music as Possible on Your Mobile Device ... 200 Sync Multiple Mobile Devices with the Same Computer ....... 201 Put Music on an Apple Watch ........................................... 202 Access Media Content on an Apple TV ............................... 204 Rip, Burn, and Print ................................................. 206 How to Rip CDs ............................................................. 206 Compression Formats for Ripping CDs .............................. 207 Bit Rates for Ripping CDs ................................................ 211 Other Important Settings for Ripping CDs ......................... 214 How to Rip a Music CD ................................................... 215 How to Rip an Audiobook CD ........................................... 217 Convert Audio Files to a Different Format .......................... 224 Rip Just the Music from a Concert DVD ............................. 225 Burn Music CDs ............................................................. 226 Print from the Music App ................................................ 227 Extend the Music and TV Apps with AppleScripts ..... 229 Introducing AppleScripts ................................................. 229 Where to Find AppleScripts ............................................. 230 What You Can Do with AppleScripts .................................. 230 Learn More .............................................................. 233 About This Book ....................................................... 234 Ebook Extras ................................................................. 234 About the Author ........................................................... 235 About the Publisher ........................................................ 237 Copyright and Fine Print .......................................... 238 Rogue Amoeba Coupon ............................................ 239 4 Click here to buy the full 239-page “Take Control of macOS Media Apps” for only $14.99! Read Me First Welcome to Take Control of macOS Media Apps, version 1.3, pub- lished in April 2021 by alt concepts inc. This book was written by Kirk McElhearn and edited by Joe Kissell. This book shows you how to manage audio, video, podcasts, and audiobooks on a Mac and in Apple’s cloud; stream tunes from Apple Music; and sync content to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod. If you want to share this ebook with a friend, please do so as you would with a physical book: “lend” it for a quick look, but ask your friend to buy a copy for careful reading or reference. Discounted classroom and user group copies are available. Copyright © 2021, Eyes of the World Limited. All rights reserved. Updates and More You can access extras related to this ebook on the web (use the link in Ebook Extras, near the end; it’s available only to purchasers). On the ebook’s Take Control Extras page, you can: • Download any available new version of the ebook for free, or buy any subsequent edition at a discount. • Download various formats, including PDF, EPUB, and Mobipocket. (Learn about reading on mobile devices on our Device Advice page.) • Read the ebook’s blog. You may find new tips or information, as well as a link to an author interview. If you bought this ebook from the Take Control website, it has been added to your account, where you can download it in other formats and access any future updates. 5 Click here to buy the full 239-page “Take Control of macOS Media Apps” for only $14.99! What’s New in Version 1.3 This is the third revision of Take Control of macOS Media Apps since Apple split iTunes into multiple apps on the Mac. Version 1.3 of this book covers a number changes introduced to Apple’s media apps up to and including the release of macOS 11.3 Big Sur, in April 2021: • Addition of an autoplay button: In the Music app on Macs, as in the iOS Music app some months ago, Apple has added