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Creating playlists on iPod nano, Using the equalizer, Crossfading between songs

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Set songs to play at the same volume level: 1 In iTunes, choose iTunes > Preferences if you're using a Mac, or choose Edit > Preferences if you're using a Windows PC. 2 Click Playback and select Sound Check, and then click OK. 3 On the iPod nano Home screen, tap Settings. 4 Tap Music. 5 Tap next to Sound Check to turn it on. If you haven't turned on Sound Check in iTunes, setting it on iPod nano has no effect. Using the equalizer You can use equalizer presets to change the sound on iPod nano to suit a particular music genre or style. For example, to make rock music sound better, set the equalizer to Rock. Set the equalizer on iPod nano: 1 On the Home screen, tap Settings. 2 Tap Music, and then tap EQ. 3 Tap an equalizer preset (flick up to see more choices). If you assigned an equalizer preset to a song in iTunes and the iPod nano equalizer is set to Off, the song plays using the iTunes setting. For more information, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help. Crossfading between songs You can set iPod nano to fade out at the end of each song and fade in at the beginning of the song following it. Turn on crossfading: 1 From the Home screen, tap Settings. 2 Tap Music, and then tap next to Audio Crossfade. Creating playlists on iPod nano You can create your own playlists of songs, podcasts, and audiobooks; or use Genius to create Genius playlists, even when iPod nano isn't connected to your computer. Playlists you create on iPod nano are synced back to iTunes the next time you connect. Creating and editing playlists Create a playlist: 1 On the Home screen, tap Music, and then tap Playlists. 2 Flick down, and then tap Add. 3 Tap a category (Songs, Albums, Podcasts, and so on), and then tap the items you want to add. Chapter 5 Music and Other Audio 25

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Set songs to play at the same volume level:
1
In iTunes, choose iTunes > Preferences if you’re using a Mac, or choose Edit > Preferences if you’re
using a Windows PC.
2
Click Playback and select Sound Check, and then click OK.
3
On the iPod nano Home screen, tap Settings.
4
Tap Music.
5
Tap
next to Sound Check to turn it on.
If you haven’t turned on Sound Check in iTunes, setting it on iPod nano has no effect.
Using the equalizer
You can use equalizer presets to change the sound on iPod nano to suit a particular music genre
or style. For example, to make rock music sound better, set the equalizer to Rock.
Set the equalizer on iPod nano:
1
On the Home screen, tap Settings.
2
Tap Music, and then tap EQ.
3
Tap an equalizer preset (flick up to see more choices).
If you assigned an equalizer preset to a song in iTunes and the iPod nano equalizer is set
to Off, the song plays using the iTunes setting. For more information, open iTunes and choose
Help > iTunes Help.
Crossfading between songs
You can set iPod nano to fade out at the end of each song and fade in at the beginning of the
song following it.
Turn on crossfading:
1
From the Home screen, tap Settings.
2
Tap Music, and then tap
next to Audio Crossfade.
Creating playlists on iPod nano
You can create your own playlists of songs, podcasts, and audiobooks; or use Genius to create
Genius playlists, even when iPod nano isn’t connected to your computer. Playlists you create on
iPod nano are synced back to iTunes the next time you connect.
Creating and editing playlists
Create a playlist:
1
On the Home screen, tap Music, and then tap Playlists.
2
Flick down, and then tap Add.
3
Tap a category (Songs, Albums, Podcasts, and so on), and then tap the items you want to add.
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Chapter 5
Music and Other Audio