akross Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 So, the Genius playlist creator is super cool. Choose a really upbeat dancing song and it will give you a playlist of 25 more. Same for a mega-downer of a song, or whatever. I just tried like 20 different songs, and all the playlists were perfect. I found stuff in my library that it couldn't make playlists for (Envy, Flying Lotus). I kind of wished it gave you unique artists until they couldn't make more matches. Still confused as to how Sufjan Stevens shows up in a genius list based on a Darkest Hour song... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyk36 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 downloaded 8.0 but haven't used genius yet. I have to say I don't care for the new album art view, it takes forever to load all the covers on my computer and is a pain in the butt to scroll through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbypuckett Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 downloaded 8.0 but haven't used genius yet. I have to say I don't care for the new album art view, it takes forever to load all the covers on my computer and is a pain in the butt to scroll through. You can change it to standard or Cover Flow again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediocore Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 The Genius thing is pretty cool. Looking forward to them getting more info -- the same band comes up too many times in a particular playlist. Although I did just get a pretty epic (mostly) 90's alternative playlist by selecting Dinosaur Jr's "Feel The Pain". Included in this masterpiece are: Dinosaur Jr - "Feel The Pain" Sponge - "Molly (Sixteen Candles)" The Replacements - "I'll Be You" Sonic Youth - "Teen Age Riot" Smashing Pumpkins - "Drown" Pixies - "Head On" Goldfinger - "Here In Your Bedroom" Built To Spill - "Liar" Nada Surf - "Popular" Rancid - "Ruby Soho" Sunny Day Real Estate - "Seven" Sugar - "Helpless" Pavement - "Summer Babe (Winter Version)" Sonic Youth - "Superstar" Smashing Pumpkins - "Rhinocerous" Nirvana - "Drain You" Dinosaur Jr - "Little Fury Things" Superdrag - "Sucked Out" Hum - "Stars" Spacehog - "In The Meantime" The Rentals - "Friends Of P." Pavement - "Cut Your Hair" Pixies - "Gigantic" Neutral Milk Hotel - "The King Of Carrot Flowers, Pt. 1" Fugazi - "Waiting Room" The weird thing is that it seems to have picked out all the singles/radio hits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadmonkey Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 The Genius thing is pretty cool. Looking forward to them getting more info -- the same band comes up too many times in a particular playlist.Although I did just get a pretty epic (mostly) 90's alternative playlist by selecting Dinosaur Jr's "Feel The Pain". Included in this masterpiece is: Dinosaur Jr - "Feel The Pain" Sponge - "Molly (Sixteen Candles)" The Replacements - "I'll Be You" Sonic Youth - "Teen Age Riot" Smashing Pumpkins - "Drown" Pixies - "Head On" Goldfinger - "Here In Your Bedroom" Built To Spill - "Liar" Nada Surf - "Popular" Rancid - "Ruby Soho" Sunny Day Real Estate - "Seven" Sugar - "Helpless" Pavement - "Summer Babe (Winter Version)" Sonic Youth - "Superstar" Smashing Pumpkins - "Rhinocerous" Nirvana - "Drain You" Dinosaur Jr - "Little Fury Things" Superdrag - "Sucked Out" Hum - "Stars" Spacehog - "In The Meantime" The Rentals - "Friends Of P." Pavement - "Cut Your Hair" Pixies - "Gigantic" Neutral Milk Hotel - "The King Of Carrot Flowers, Pt. 1" Fugazi - "Waiting Room" The weird thing is that it seems to have picked out all the singles/radio hits. I was going to say it just programmed 1997 Radio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 That's pretty damn sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyk36 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 downloaded 8.0 but haven't used genius yet. I have to say I don't care for the new album art view, it takes forever to load all the covers on my computer and is a pain in the butt to scroll through. You can change it to standard or Cover Flow again. yea I know I did, will probably give genius a spin tnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 This genius thing is taking FOREVER to gather info about my library. It better be worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediocore Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 This genius thing is taking FOREVER to gather info about my library. It better be worth it. Yeah, it took like 20 minutes or so on mine. Slow process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 It's been going for more than 20 minutes and it's not even half done! Also, is there any way to get rid of the little links to the itunes store? There was before, but I can't find it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbet Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Wow, these are actually the first ipods I have liked, ever. The touch model anyway... I suppose they are just gimmicks, but i find it slightly cool. plus they dont come in white. i may even have to retire my old iriver h10 They don't make white iPods anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediocore Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Wow, these are actually the first ipods I have liked, ever. The touch model anyway... I suppose they are just gimmicks, but i find it slightly cool. plus they dont come in white. i may even have to retire my old iriver h10 They don't make white iPods anymore. Skrewdriver's pissed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadmonkey Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Wow, these are actually the first ipods I have liked, ever. The touch model anyway... I suppose they are just gimmicks, but i find it slightly cool. plus they dont come in white. i may even have to retire my old iriver h10 They don't make white iPods anymore. You can get an ipod classic in white still $250 gets you 120 Gigs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valentine Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 why are they discontinuing the 160? shits bangin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadmonkey Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 why are they discontinuing the 160? shits bangin. My thought is that it was not selling well. More people are buying nanos, touches, and iphones because of the mulit functionality, colors, cool new gadget feel of them. The ipod classic is still more of a music playing machine than a pure multimedia one, which is where apple is going with their products. I would not be surprised if they totally phase out the classic in the near future, what with flash memory becoming cheaper and getting larger amounts of space. Price wise, the 32 GB ipod touch is where the 40 GB ipod was when it first came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexH. Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 why are they discontinuing the 160? shits bangin. I love my 160, I have all the media that I own on it. I think most people don't have that much stuff to put on an ipod though. 120 is still pretty huge and will suffice for 95% of users. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fridge Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 They don't make white iPods anymore. Thank goodness. They still do come with horrible looking headphones though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbypuckett Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 They discontinues the originals 60s for a while at one point. Then came out w/ an 80. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I do believe they're phasing out the classics. I don't think they will officially until you can get comparable sizes from a flash-based player. Flash-based memory is just plain a better option for an mp3 player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divaface Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 i'm head over heels for this genius feature. it makes me want more music, which is the point i guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 i'm head over heels for this genius feature. it makes me want more music, which is the point i guess. Exactly the point, that's why its called Genius. Its genius for Apple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benchwarmer Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 things were weird with my itunes, then I realized it changed where I had all my music. lame. "updating itunes library" taking FOREVER. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Also, is there any way to get rid of the little links to the itunes store? There was before, but I can't find it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbet Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 They don't make white iPods anymore. You can get an ipod classic in white still $250 gets you 120 Gigs It's silver, not white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skumbucket Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 i wasn't that impressed with genius. like someone else mentioned, it repeats artists a lot within a single playlist. and when i tried it on a steinways track it gave me a bunch of indie rock, not pop punk. i know it's not necessarily single-genre, but there weren't actually any other bands like the steinways in the playlist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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