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Sharing iTune library with OS 9&OS X / Changing iTunes CD burning speed / Setting pause b/w songs How to Import/Play Songs Automatically / How to Convert Between Song Formats / How to Install Additional Plug-Ins / How to Save Your Equalizer Settings / How to Fade Between Songs / How to Enrich the Sound Quality / How to Share Your Mac OS X Music Library With iTunes for Mac OS 9 / iTunes Visual Effects
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Sharing iTunes library between Mac OS 9 and OS X.

In Mac OS 9x, iTunes stores its playlist and library in the iTunes folder that is in the documents folder. All your imported audio CD files are also in the iTunes folder but they are stored in the iTunes music folder. To share these files with OS X, simply make an alias of the OS 9 iTunes folder and move it to your document folder in OS X. Make sure you don’t rename the folder.

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How to Change the CD Burning Speed

You may need to change the CD recording ("burning") speed iTunes uses to record to certain CD drives. Normally, iTunes creates CDs at the fastest speed supported by your CD drive. However, if you experience problems creating CDs, you can set the maximum speed that iTunes uses. Choose Preferences from the iTunes application menu. In the CD Burning tab, select a maximum speed to use while burning CDs. Some blank CDs are rated for a specific writing speed. If your blank CDs are slower than the maximum speed of your drive, you may need to change this setting to match the CDs. In most cases, iTunes can detect the rating of the blank CD and adjust to it.

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How to Set the Pause Between Songs on a CD

When you burn a CD, you can set the gap between songs. To set the gap between songs, choose Preferences from the iTunes application menu. In the CD Burning tab, choose a setting from the Gap Between Songs pop-up menu. The total estimated time shown in a playlist window does not include the gap setting you've selected.

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How to Import or Play Songs Automatically

When you insert a CD, you can have iTunes play it or begin importing the songs to your music library automatically. When you insert a CD, you can have iTunes play it or begin importing the songs to your music library automatically. Choose Preferences from the iTunes application menu. In the General pane, choose an option from the CD Insert pop-up menu. If you have a lot of CDs to import, choose the "Import Songs" and Eject option. The CD will be ejected as soon as all the songs are imported.

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How to Convert Between Song Formats

iTunes can convert song formats. For example, a song encoded in MP3 can be converted to WAV. Choose Preferences from the iTunes application menu, then click the Importing tab. Select the encoding format that you want to convert the song to. Click OK to save the settings. Then choose “Convert To” from the Advanced Menu. Choose the song, folder, or disk that contains the songs you want to convert. If you choose a folder or disk, all the songs it contains will be converted. The converted song appears in its new format in the music library.

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How to Install Additional Plug-Ins

You can install additional visual effects and MP3 player plug-ins for use with iTunes. You can install additional visual effects and MP3 player plug-ins for use with iTunes. Note that plug-ins is for either the Mac OS 9 or Mac OS X version of iTunes. Be sure to obtain the correct type for your version of iTunes.To install a plug-in for a specific user, drag the plug-in to the iTunes Plug-ins folder, located in the iTunes folder inside the Library folder in the user's home directory. To install a plug-in for all users of the computer, drag the plug-in to the iTunes Plug-ins folder, located in the iTunes folder inside the Library folder at the top level of your Mac OS X startup disk. You may need to create the iTunes and iTunes Plug-ins folders in this location if no previous system-wide plug-ins have been installed.

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How to Save Your Equalizer Settings

If you have manually adjusted the iTunes equalizer, you can save your equalizer settings by creating a "preset."
If you have manually adjusted the iTunes equalizer, you can save your equalizer settings by creating a "preset."
Click the Equalizer button on the bottom-right side of the iTunes window, and then position the sliders to the desired frequency settings. Choose Make Preset from the pop-up menu and name your preset.
To rename or delete a preset chose Edit List from the pop-up menu

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How to Fade Between Songs

You can choose to hear your music fade smoothly between songs, without any gaps of silence. You can choose to hear your music fade smoothly between songs, without any gaps of silence.
Choose Preferences from the iTunes menu, and then click the Effects tab. To hear songs fade in and out, select cross fade Playback. To decrease or increase the amount of time it takes for the current song to fade out at the end and the new song to fade in, drag the "seconds" slider left or right.

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How to Enrich the Sound Quality

You can add depth and enliven the quality of your music by adjusting the Sound Enhancer. You can add depth and enliven the quality of your music by adjusting the Sound Enhancer.
Choose Preferences from the iTunes menu, then click the Effects tab. Make sure Sound Enhancer is selected. To increase or decrease the effect of the Sound Enhancer, drag the slider toward high or low.

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How to Share Your Mac OS X Music Library With iTunes for Mac OS 9

You can share your iTunes music library between Mac OS X and Mac OS 9.
To share your Mac OS X iTunes music library:
If there's already an iTunes folder in the Documents folder on your Mac OS 9 startup disk, drag it to the Trash. Make an alias of the iTunes folder that is inside the Documents folder in your Mac OS X home. Drag the alias to the Documents folder on your Mac OS 9 startup disk. Change the name of the alias from "iTunes alias" to "iTunes."
The iTunes folder contains the iTunes Music Library file and the iTunes Music folder with your encoded songs.

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How to Use the Same Library in Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X

You can share your music library between the Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X versions of iTunes by making an alias of the iTunes folder, inside your Documents folder. The iTunes folder contains the iTunes Music Library file and the iTunes Music folder with your encoded songs.
To use the Mac OS 9 music library with Mac OS X:
1. Drag the iTunes folder that may already exist in the Documents folder of your Mac OS X home to the Trash.
2. Make an alias of the iTunes folder that is inside your Documents folder on your Mac OS 9 startup disk.
3. Drag the alias to the Documents folder that is inside your Mac OS X home.
4. Rename the alias from "iTunes alias" to "iTunes".
Now, when you use iTunes for Mac OS X, it will follow the alias and use your music library from Mac OS 9.

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iTunes Visual Effects

While visual effects are turned on in iTunes, hit the H key to see a menu of additional commands.

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