iTunes DJ is a feature of iTunes that allows almost random shuffle through your music library or a playlist, but also allows you to see what songs are coming and edit them.
The name of iTunes DJ gives a sense of where it could be used — could be great for creating a soundtrack going to a party — but can also be a great way to listen to your iTunes library randomly, but with some control.
iTunes DJ is one of the icons listed under the header "Playlist" on the left side of the main window. To view iTunes DJ, just click on the icon.
After clicking on the icon, you'll see a long list of songs from your iTunes library, listed in random order. You can choose songs from your entire iTunes library, or can choose songs from a playlist that you choose.
Choose what source the music is by selecting the dropdown menu at the bottom of the iTunes next to the word "Source". Complete your music library and all your playlists are listed there for you to choose from.
After selecting the source of the songs you want, iTunes DJ will update the list of songs from that source. When you see what songs are coming, you can add songs that are not listed, remove those you don't want to hear or reorder the list.
To add new songs:If there is a song that you want to add to the list of DJ for iTunes that you haven't done so already, you can add to it, finding it in your music library and dragging iTunes DJ icon on the left side.
To reorder tracks:To change the order of songs in iTunes DJ, select the song you want to move, then drag it to the location of iTunes DJ list that you want to have.
To remove the songs:To remove a song from iTunes DJ, select the song and press the delete key or use the mouse to delete the song. This will remove only the song from iTunes DJ, won't delete it from your iTunes library.
There are some options you can change to effect how to use iTunes DJ.
Game top rated songs more often:If you want to influence the "randomness" of iTunes DJ to play that you've given votes exceeding most often, this check box. As long as you have rated songs in iTunes, you'll hear songs that you like more often. (More information about classification of songs in iTunes).
Display the last played Songs:You can choose how many of the songs already played in iTunes that DJ will appear. This is useful if you make a mistake that you skip ahead in a playlist carefully crafted and want to switch back to songs that you haven't heard. You can display from 0 to 100 of already-played songs.
Display tracks in program:By choosing the number of upcoming songs, you see, you have control over your upcoming songs. Choose to see anywhere from next 100 songs for complete control for not imminent songs for a surprise every time.
Update:If only you don't like the list of songs that you are viewing, click the "update" button in the lower-right corner of iTunes. This clear list whole iTunes DJ and replace it with a new selection of songs.
CoverFlow: You can view iTunes DJ as a list of both CoverFlow and through. You can activate any option that you prefer by clicking on "view" buttons in the upper right corner of the window next to the search box.
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