How 2 get T. Machine to back up different contents to  different drives ?..

hello to all
1st - i hope this hasn't already been posted elsewhere ....
my problem is this : i have an EXTENSIVE iTunes music library & concerts on video which i keep on two W.D 1Tb external drives - 1 for music & another for video. then i have another W.D 1Tb external drive as my T.Machine. what happens is that it gets ''clogged'' backing up all those vids & all that music, so my question is : would it be possible to have T.Machine back up my iTunes to 1 drive , my videos to another & all the rest ( computer content for lack of a better word..) yet to another ? if T. Machine isn't able to do this natively is there maybe some software that ''teaches it'' this new trick ? any help/advice would be greatly appreciated
thanks
N

hi guys
& many thanks !
i think i'll follow up V.K's suggestion + the ''concatenated raid sets Pondini's pointed out but....jdehnert, how could i back up 950Gb of music into an iPod ? all of my music is in AIFF - through my stereo you DO NOTICE between MP3 & that...
online back up ? sounds perfect but the ''Gb to $ ratio'' still is ridiculously expensive, maybe it will change in the future ?...
at present, i have a total of 3 X W.D. 1TB My Book drives for my iTunes - 2 of which unplugged, 1 at my place & 1 at my Mum's, for video i only have 1 extra W.D. 1TB drive also unplugged. the ones i use routinely are plugged into the computer through Logitech powered USB hubs & then the whole lot into APC battery ''whatchamacallits'' so although not perfect, i feel i might get away with it should disaster occur - plus i have the physical CD's & DVD's stowed away at my sister's shop....
the reason i've set up things this way is only as a space saver/practicality solution : my iMac is a computer/CD & DVD player -> connected to my stereo + my plasma & that allowed me to get rid of a CD player + a DVD player + a custom made cupboard where i kept the media : that took nearly 1 cubic meter of living room space ( 35 cubic feet it's a lot of... ) & you know what ? it works a treat, never misses a beat & i just regret not having done it sooner....
so....let's roll up my sleeves & check that SuperDuper/CCCloner + the concatenated avenues
thank you all for your input , it's much appreciated
best wishes from Portugal
N

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