Vais AIC-100i Playlist Strategy?

I hadn't planned to be doing the Random play on large playlists, but that's what I'm doing -- same situation for me.

What my plan initially was -- and which I hope to accomplish over the holidays -- is to create some smaller playlists (little "mini-operas" -- yes, I'm pretentious), and play them in the order in which I set them up.

If there was a feature I wish I had on the iPod, it would be the ability to change the order of tracks in a playlist from the iPod, instead of having to do it from iTunes. (The "on the go" playlists let you add and delete tracks, but not re-order them.)

 

That is exactly what I do, one playlist with every song in it and use random to listen to it. If there is a specific song I want to hear I go into simple mode. I find it difficult to drive and navigate the iPod, so I almost never do this.

I have also made playlists of specific bands and album compilations.

Bob

 

How do you do that with 9000 songs?

 

Do what? Find a specific song? Go into Simple Mode?
Press the SCAN button 8 times to enter Simple Mode.
I have to unplug and re-plug the iPod in and the iPod will have its normal screen. I find navigating the iPod while driving very difficult.

 

i find that going to simple mode is nearly impossible when i am driving. i am not coordinated enough to be able to easily disconnect the iPod with only one hand. so i leave mine in simple mode and RAND through my master list.

as far as navigating the iPod, that is not a problem so much. it provides so many search options, that i find it rather easy to find anything i want.

alpha by

name of song
artist
album
grouping

so only have to know a few of the 4 although obvious problems occur if you only know one thing like the group...

besides, i rarely want to hear anything specific, i like the surprise and variety of the iPod selections. usually its someone riding with me that wants to hear something, and my iPod is in the compartment below the stereo, i pull it out and hand it to the requestor and they can look for what they want while i drive.

 

I have 6000 + songs on my iPod. I have alphabetic playlists for various types of music and that leaves me with 72 play lists. Most of the time in the past I just picked a group or type of music and let the iPod play them random. Having 72 play list is very cumbersome and is not working I think that I will trim it down to a few large lists and then use the simple mode when I want a specific song or group.