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Apple to update iTunes any time now

by Mel Martin Mar 11th 2009 at 3:30PM

Look for an update to iTunes sometime today or very soon. The Apple web site even talks about it (check the bottom of the page).

Version 8.1 is said to have significant speed improvements for dealing with large libraries, and also a faster iTunes Store and zippier syncing of devices. Yay!

The Genius sidebar now includes suggestions for movies and TV shows, and the new version will also allow you to import your CD's as 256 kbps iTunes Plus format.

That all adds up to a nice update. So keep your eye on 'software update' under your Apple menu, or ask iTunes to 'check for updates'.

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Scott

As of 8:45 pm ET the update is in Software update.

March 11 2009 at 8:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Sebastian

been doing AAC @128 forever now, maybe I've just become deaf, but I can't hear any difference…

March 11 2009 at 6:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Simon Arch

If they sound good to you, that's all that really matters. The so-called "golden ears" audiophiles may scoff, but it's your music, not theirs.

March 11 2009 at 6:53 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
antiorario

What's all the fuss about Importing from CD as a "new feature"? It seems to me like something I'm already doing.

What actually seems new to me is the Autofill function for iPod – up until now a shuffle-only feature. Am I right?

March 11 2009 at 5:02 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
feeko

Is the "iTunes DJ" going to be as useless as Party Shuffle? with thousands of songs to choose from and choosing only 25 songs ahead, it repeats songs all over the place, often playing the same song twice in a row.



March 11 2009 at 4:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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antiorario

If you program Party Shuffle to fish songs out of smart playlists, and have the smart playlist pick songs that haven't been played in the past X days, Party Shuffle will not replay the same song for the next X days.

March 11 2009 at 5:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Galley

Does this mean syncing my iPhone will only take three hours versus four?

March 11 2009 at 4:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Luc

I remember reading that any song over 10mb on an iPod, because of the hard drive, will drain the battery much faster because it is constantly accessing the it.

March 11 2009 at 4:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Rowdehaj

Does it make the Windows version usable?

March 11 2009 at 4:32 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Nick McHugh

What is with the itunes dj thing on the 8.1 features page? It has it in a screenshot and there is a blurb that it appears under playlists.

March 11 2009 at 4:29 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Jon

They renamed Party Shuffle to iTunes DJ.

March 11 2009 at 4:36 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
StrikerObi

I do all my importing through the iTunes-LAME app at 256k v0 mp3.

March 11 2009 at 3:56 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Simon Arch

Same here. Gives me excellent results. They sound pretty much like the CD 99% of the time. I get the occasional glitch, but that's nothing I can't cope with by re-ripping the track. I sometimes think about re-doing my library in AAC but I just can't be bothered. It's taken so long just to get my library into shape in MP3 format and I just don't want to go through all that again with AAC.

For archiving I use Apple Lossless, but for my daily listening I'm very happy with MP3s.

March 11 2009 at 6:50 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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