Can iTunes be made to speak the song name, artist, etc.?

I play a lot of classical music on iTunes and was wondering if there was a way to have iTunes speak the name of the work, etc., sort of like a DJ. With the new Nike kit, your iPod can be made to tell you about your workout so I imagine something could be done.
Anyone heard of anything like this?
TK

Go here:
http://www.dougscripts.com/itunes/
and do a search for "speech". There are a number of AppleScripts which might suit your needs.

Similar Messages

  • All my song names, artists etc are gone and have been replaced with

    I wanted to move my itunes library to external hard drive to make space on my internal hd. Ive been having trouble with backing up and to make a long story short, my music is gone of my hard drive ( internal), im now backing it up from the ipod directly to my external hd, I did it a bit wrong but its getting there anyway. The problem is that now all the song names, artists etc are gone and each one of my 9170 songs are just capital letters, like AURH, so i have no idea what is what. Anyone know what is goin on here and how to fix this?

    Yes, the iPad is designed to erase all data, when you connect it to a new computer.  It only syncs the data that is on the computer you connect to, to the device.  If you don't have your epub and pdf documents on the computer, and set to sync via iTunes.......they will erase. 
    You need to move the data from the other computer, to the mac.  Once they are on the mac, you can connect the iPad, and sync it to the iPad.
    Syncing your iPad or iPod - http://www.apple.com/itunes/how-to/#video-sync.

  • Feature Request:  iTunes to merge the "Song Name" & "Artist" fields

    This is a feature request that i would like to see in a future release of iTunes. The option to merge the "Song Name" & "Artist" fields together. This would be a very valuable option when surfing your iTunes Library thru your iPod, Front Row, or Apple TV.
    Let me explain:
    Not everyone knows at the top of their head who sings a particular song. This is especially true when someone other than the owner of the iTunes Library is browsing through it.
    Let's say that I want to browse my ENTIRE music collection all at once. The easiest way to do this, is by browsing thru the "Songs" list because it creates 1 massive list displaying ALL the songs in the library, without having to jump into different fields. The current problem with this, is, it only lists the name of the song. There are 2 problems with this philosophy. #1 - You must know who sings the songs to have any chance of making this a useful option because the artist is not displayed. #2 - It puts them in alphabetical based on the song name. Once again, not a very useful way to make this option really functional because you will have the Artists all over the map! Keeping the Artist's songs together makes it a much more feasable option.
    The solution, I feel, would be to have iTunes create an "Option" that would allow users like me to make iTunes merge the "Artist" & "Name" fields together. Make it an option so that users who do not see the benefit to this, would not have to use it. By doing this, I could now surf my ENTIRE collection via the "Songs" field in a very logical approach.
    For an example, let's take a song: Artist - "Def Leppard" & Song Name - "Pour Some Sugar On Me". By clicking this option, when browsing thru the "Songs" field, it would now display as: Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me. This allows me to browse my ENTIRE library while at the same time, keeping "like" songs together, and making it very easy to distinguish whether or not it is a song I want to select. By knowing that Def Leppard is a Rock Artist, it helps to distinguish the song.
    I work for a custom AV integration shop that has put hundreds of music servers into homes. We have been teaching our clients the benefits of this for some time now, with great feedback. The only problem presently, is it requires the users to have to re-edit every single file by putting the Artist's Name & the Song Title into the "Name" field of iTunes. Very time consuming! As well, because you also have the "Artists" name entered in the "Artist" field, you get Front Row displaying the "Artist" name twice, once in the song name, and once in the artist's field.
    Any feedback would be welcomed.
    Regards,
    Trevor

    You might be able to get where you want using Chaotic Software's MediaRage. It can automate and batch tag editing, including building a Title tag that combines Artist and Title and, to possibly address you other problem, blanking the Artist tag.
    MediaRage is not expensive and it is very powerful, you can even define regexs for how to parse tags.
    HTH. - Tom

  • IPod Voice over says "All Music" not the Song Name & Artist!

    Please, someone, anyone provide advice. This was my favorite feature on my
    iPod shuffle - 4GB.
    When I hold down on the voiceover button on the headphones...her voice simply says "all songs" rather than the song name and artist? How do I change that back; Is the problem with my playlist?
    Thanks for any advice

    You might be able to get where you want using Chaotic Software's MediaRage. It can automate and batch tag editing, including building a Title tag that combines Artist and Title and, to possibly address you other problem, blanking the Artist tag.
    MediaRage is not expensive and it is very powerful, you can even define regexs for how to parse tags.
    HTH. - Tom

  • I can no longer change my song names like i used to. i use to be able to right click and go to "get info" and then change the song name, artist and album, now i can't is there any other way to change the songs name and info

    When I get songs and put them on my itunes accout on my computer I used to be able to rename them right clicking, going to "get info" and then renaming everything I wanted like song name, album and artwork. I also use to be able to click on the song then click and hold on it and be able to rename it. But all the songs I have gotten after the last update have not been able to be renamed in any of the old ways I use to be able to. Is there any other way to rename songs because I know I can't undo updates and that seems to be whats causing it.
    Thankyou for your time

    You are describing an iTunes problem, not an iPod touch problem. Try posing in the iTunes forum.

  • Can itune create inventory reports of the albums and Artists in my library?

    I want to create an album inventory report for my large itunes library which consists of only CDs I have purchased.  There are a couple of reasons for doing this.  The first is to share the report with my insurance company in case of a burglury and second is to have an inventory of what I already have in my library so I don't buy duplicates.  I have approximately 3000 CDs in total.
    Can anyone help me with this?

    With the music library open, File > Print > Song Listing (or Album Listing), and direct the output to a PDF file. 
    This will create a nice readable listing that you can store in a safe place.

  • Updated to 10.4.1 and can't see the menu titles or the song names, even though they are there and can be played. the other categories (tv, apps, etc) seem to be OK.

    i just upgraded my pc to windows 7 and itunes to 10.4.1, but i can't see the menu items at the top left of itunes.  they are there, because if i move my mouse over the area where they should be, i see and can select from the drop down menus.  this problem also affects my music library; i cannot see the individual song names/artists/etc, but if i double click on the blank line it does play the song.  the app library and video library seem OK, only the music library is a problem.  also, when i connect my iphone, it recognizes it, but the main screen for my device has no words on it, just a picture of the phone.

    Hi, Sanjiv - My son fixed this problem for me by showing me that in addition to the visible volume slider at the top left of the iTunes window you also need to pull down the blue airplay menu right alongside that volume slider (the little blue box with the triangle). When you pull down that menu you will see volume settings for "computer" which controls the built-in speakers, plus a list of the other external speakers you may have set up using Airport. When I did that I saw that the volume on "computer" was right down at zero levl even though the main iTunes slider was at full level. When I selected the "computer" under "single" or "multiple" options and adjusted the volume it came back up. It worked for me, I hope it solves your issue too. Best, John.

  • SBH52 and song names / artists using music unlimited

    I'm a subscriber to the Sony Music Unlimited service, but I've noticed that the song name/artist do not appear on the SBH52 when using the Walkman app.  This is also the case when using Google Music.  They appear fine when playing songs locally stored on the player.  But doesn't that defeat the purpose of Music Unlimited?  
    I have a Sony Xperia Z Ultra.
    Is there any way that future firmware updates can support this? Or is there another setting or utility that can be used?
    Ross.

    Oh wow, is this really the case?
    I have the sbh52 on pre order, but was hoping the walkman app would be linked to the sony accessories by default.
    The walkman app also doesn't work with the smartwatch 2 I have, so likely for the same reason
    Who would want to use the poor music unlimited app with these assesories when the walkman app links to them and is much slicker.
    Please make the changes Sony, these are the basics ....

  • HT1296 I already have an itunes account on my laptop but have been setup on a mac and have songs that have not been purchased from the itunes store, I cannot get the songs from my iPhone onto my itunes account on the mac. how can I do this?

    I already have an itunes account on my laptop but have been setup on a mac and have songs that have not been purchased from the itunes store, I cannot get the songs from my iPhone onto my itunes account on the mac. how can I do this?

    You copy them from your old computer or your backup copy of your old computer.
    The iphone is not a backup/storage device.

  • I can no longer play my music from iTunes on my computer.  i get the error prompt: The song (name) could not be used because the original file could not be found.  What do I do?

    not sure what to add other than to repeat myself.  ive lost ability to play music from my iTunes library on my computer.  Everything is there but i get an error message that says '"The song (name) could not be found.  Would you like to locate it?   Then it gives me the option to locate or cancel.  i can't do that for 3800 songs!!  i have all my music in separate folders by album and all individual selections in an external hard drive.  i can play from there but thats clicking on one number at a time.  i lost my capability in the process of Microsoft correcting a problem with my outlook program.  Why, i haven't a clue.   help!!

    This happens if the file is no longer where iTunes expects to find it. Possible causes are that you or some third party tool has moved, renamed or deleted the file, or that the drive it lives on has had a change of drive letter. It is also possible that iTunes has changed from expecting the files to be in the pre-iTunes 9 layout to post-iTunes 9 layout,or vice-versa, and so is looking in slightly the wrong place.
    Select a track with an exclamation mark, use Ctrl-I to get info, then cancel when asked to try to locate the track. Look on the summary tab for the location that iTunes thinks the file should be. Now take a look around your hard drive(s). Hopefully you can locate the track in question. If a section of your library has simply been moved, or a drive letter has changed, it should be possible to reverse the actions.
    Alternatively, as long as you can find a location holding the missing files, then you should be able to use my FindTracks script to reconnect them to iTunes .
    tt2

  • How do I clear a song that won't download in Itunes?  Also, can I get a refund for the song?

    How do I clear a song that won't download in Itunes?  Also, can I get a refund for the song?

    Hi Allan ..
    From your iTunes library, right or control click the song then click Delete.
    Apple's policy states that, "all sales are final" >>  iTUNES STORE - TERMS AND CONDITIONS

  • Play a song from itunes? it will show the art work then skip three or four songs and start playing! How can I get it to play the songs I touch? This is a new phone but has been restored from backup. Not even all my icloud music is showing

    play a song from itunes? it will show the art work then skip three or four songs and start playing! How can I get it to play the songs I touch? This is a new phone but has been restored from backup. Not even all my icloud music is showing

    Hi amorg1876,
    If your iPhone is skipping over certain songs, you may want to check out this article:
    Troubleshooting songs that skip
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3217
    Cheers!
    - Ari

  • I've redownloaded several songs via reporting a problem to itunes. Still several of the songs remain partial audio, but appear to be fully downloaded. What can I do?

    I've redownloaded several songs via reporting a problem to itunes. Still several of the songs remain partial audio but appear to be fully downloaded. Itunes doesn't allow me to report a problem again... What can I do?

    On the new laptop, launch iTunes. From the menu bar click Store / Authorize This Computer.
    iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to a computer

  • HT1689 Downloaded an album from itunes and only half of the songs will download to my ipad.  error says file cannot be converted.  How do I get this fixed or request a refund since I can't use the item purchased?.

    Downloaded and album from itunes and only half of the songs will download to my ipod.   Error message says file cannot be converted.  How do I fix this or get a refund from itunes?

    Welcome to the Apple Community.
    Try deleting the problematic file (electing to remove original file if/when prompted) and then re-downloading the file from the iTunes store.
    You can re-download content purchased from the iTunes store (availability varies depending on location) using the purchased option from the Quick Links section in the top right corner of the iTunes homepage in your iTunes application on your computer.
    You can re-download content purchased from the iTunes store (availability varies depending on location) using the purchased option at the bottom of the screen of the iTunes app (or video app) on your iOS device.
    If the problem re-occurs, select the content which is causing a problem and use the 'Report a problem' button in Your Purchase History using your computer.

  • I purchased an album on iTunes. Only half of the songs will play. What can I do?

    I purchased an album on iTunes. Only half of the songs will play. What can I do?

    Hi crgcain,
    If some of the songs on an album purchased from the iTunes Store are incomplete or won't play, you may want to try deleting them and redownloading the files. You may find the following article helpful:
    Apple Support: Download past purchases
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
    Regards,
    - Brenden

Maybe you are looking for