Preclude songs from shuffling

I previously found a setting to preclude certain songs from shuffling (i.e. when i'm shuffling the library, i don't want Christmas songs to play). Can someone remind me how to do this again...thanks in advance...j

OK, I also don't want Christmas music playing in the normal shuffle rotation, but if I disable the shuffle, then when I try to listen to my Christmas Play List, the songs won't shuffle...
Is there a way to only have songs shuffle within a Play List, but NOT have them as part of the standard shuffle?

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Excluding songs from shuffle, but including in playlists

Is is possible to exclue a song from shuffle mode, yet have it still play in a playlist?
I believe this used to be possible, but I'm unable to do so recently.
Thanks in advance for any help in this matter.

Jeff, thank you for your reply. I am aware of how to skip songs while shuffling. Let me try to explain my issue another way.
I have assorted Beethoven, Mozart, other classical music on my ipod. About 50 songs or so. I have deselected them from playing in shuffle mode.
However, I have put them in a separate playlist "classical music" so if the mood should strike, I can listen to them. When I select the "classical music" playlist, it only shows the first song in the list, and now playing 1 of 1, then abuptly stops, even though there are 50 songs in that playlist.
I imagine it is doing this because I have taken them out of shuffle?

Transfer songs from shuffle to mac (or PC)

Hello,
I have an iPod shuffle that I had syncing with an old computer that has since been sold. None of the songs were purchased from iTunes, all ripped from CDs I can no longer find. I was wondering if it is possible to take the songs off of the shuffle and save them on my new Macbook Pro?
I know this is possible with a regular iPod using PodUtil and the like, but I haven't been able to find one that supports the shuffle. The closest was PodAmp which detected the shuffle, but did not seem to work when I wanted to pull songs off it.
When I plug the ipod into my mac, itunes says that it is associated with another computer and that it has to delete everything to start over.. I don't mind doing this, but only AFTER I get the music off of it
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!! Thanks so much in advance!
P.S: I should add that if for some strange reason this can not be done on a mac.. I do have a PC I can use as well.

There's a manual method of copying songs from your iPod to your Mac at this link which you could try. I don't know if this works with Shuffles as well but it's worth having a look at: Two-way Street: Moving Music Off the iPod

Exclusion of selected songs from Shuffle

Please can anyone tell me if it is possible to exclude a selected batch of songs from the shuffle facility on the iPod?
Regards,
Nigel

Good news! I was looking through the massive list of scripts at http://www.dougscripts.com in the iTune section and found this one...
"This script will enable or disable the selected tracks' "Skip when shuffling" option."
So you can select a batch and then do them all at once. Script found here...
http://www.dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=selectedtracksbookmarkable
Patrick

Transfering songs from Shuffle 3rd gen to new computer, old one crashed

I am not very tech savy.
I am trying to transfer my songs from my IPOD shuttle 3rd gen to my new computer.
The old computer crashed and is gone. New one is OS Windows 7. Old one was XP Professional (not sure if it matters). I keep charging the IPOD , but cannot add to the songs. How do I do it ? I tried downdloading programs, but just get confused.
Please help.

Hello sparkles49,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!
So you want to copy all the music currently on your 3rd generation Shuffle to your new Windows 7 machine correct? If so, try the software and instructions described in this article. Pretty straightforward.
http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/60503/how-copy-music-ipod-itunes
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How to exclude songs from shuffle on multiple devices?

Hi - I just successfully excluded Chirstmas songs from the list of songs that play during 'shuffle' on my work computer by using 'Get info' and 'options' (thanks to this support community - thanks!). Now, how do I make this apply to my other devices that aren't computers (iPod, iPod nano)? If I plug the other devices into my work computer and accept whatever syncing options pop up, will that do it? I just want to be able to shuffle without hearing 'We Wish You a Merry Christmas' in June. Thanks for any help.

I would use playlists for this, and then shuffle the playlist not, the whole collection of songs...
I also use the recommendations of this blog to shuffle through my mp3 colleciton (since it is larger than what the ipod can store.
check both this links for recommendations
http://www.andybudd.com/archives/2005/08/itunessmartplaylists/index.php
http://www.bactroid.net/article.php/377
Smart lists are a Godsend. I use it to set playlists with only my music (my wife's music is also int he same library). It justs works...

How to burn song from Shuffle onto disc

How do I burn a song from my Shuffle onto a disc?

You can't burn a song that is on a shuffle to a disc. Find the song that is on the shuffle in your iTunes Music library.
Create a new playlist in iTunes.
NOTE: If the iTunes sidebar (along left side of window) is not visible, from the menu bar, under View, selectShow Sidebar. Click the plus sign at the bottom of the sidebar, to create a new playlist.
Drag that song to the new playlist in the sidebar, or right-click on song and Add to Playlist... Add any other songs you want to burn to disc.
In the sidebar, select the playlist. The order of songs on the playlist will be the track order on the disc (if you are burning an Audio CD). Drag songs on list to change order.
Right-click on playlist, and select Burn Playlist to Disc.

Move songs from shuffle to pc Help Please

Is it possible to move songs back from one shuffle (my wifes) to the pc so i can put them on mine???

Thank you for your help have now done it just forgot to set laptop to show hidden files and then lo all were there to see !!!!!!!
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Excluding songs from shuffle mode

I enjoy listening to my library in the shuffle mode but am having trouble removing certain items (itrip stations, my 14 month old daughter's baby einstein music, etc.) from the shuffle. The library is too large to create a smart playlist. I have attempted the -get info, options, skip when shuffling route-for every unwanted selection but the songs and stations still appear in the shuffle mode. Is there a way to accomplish this without unchecking the songs? I have searched every tutorial and exhausted all of my support help. Thanks.

I have gone in under info, options, skip when shuffling for each song and updated the ipod afterward but the skipped songs keep getting into the shuffle. I'm not sure how to skip songs on the ipod itself as you suggested, I'll look into it. Thanks for your time and input.

Copy songs from shuffle to playlist

I want to take the songs off my shuffle and put them into a new playlist so I can reorder them--how do I do that? Or, how can I simply change the order? (I have the version where you can listen to songs in order or random)

Two ways to duplicate the playlist from your shuffle. First way, connect your shuffle to your computer, start iTunes.
1. Select the playlist on your shuffle device by left-click
2. Select all songs on your playlist by left-click song 1, press shift key, left-click last song on list
3. With all songs now selected, left-click FILE > NEW PLAYLIST FROM SELECTION. This should immediately make a "duplicate" playlist on your shuffle device which you can then name.
Second way, again, connected to your computer, start iTunes.
1. Select the playlist on your shuffle device by left-click
2. Immediately right-click the playlist to show menu and left-click EXPORT
3. Select a "Save In" location and name the new playlist file
4. Left-click FILE > LIBRARY > IMPORT PLAYLIST
5. Select "Look In" and find the new playlist file from step-3. This should immediately add the new playlist to your iTunes PLAYLISTS.

Copying songs from shuffle to hard drive

My Ipod shuffle was synced to my old computer which died, taking behind all the information on it, including, obviously, my entire music library and songs on the shuffle. I've been trying to catch up with the music on the new computer, but I know there are many songs that I can't locate very easily.
When I plug the shuffle in, itunes tells me it can't sync it, and offers to erase the shuffle's contents and start over. I can't do that! I need to find a way to get the songs off the shuffle before I can do that, and I'm lost. Can anyone help?
I appreciate your help!

"Data Error (cyclic redundancy check)"
This means the data on the disc is not correct (a bad burn). Try again.
Do you have an iPod or a USB stick.flash drive? You can transfer files that way.
I would not recommend burning them to an audio CD.
The songs were originally converted to AAC, thereby losing data (quality).
Wif you burn to an audio CD and then reimport as AAC, you will again lose data (quality).

Exclude songs from shuffle on iPod Nano?

Hi,
Does anuyone know if it's possible to exclude certain tracks from playing when I choose to shuufle the tracks on my nano?
I have 80 tracks by one sratis (all spoken word) which I don't want to hear when i shuffle the tracks.
Thanks

If you put the tracks you want to hear in a playlist, and then go into that playlist, you can set the iPod to only shuffle within that playlist. To do this, start playing within that playlist, but don't use the shuffle on the main menu, use the one in settings and it will keep you inside your current playlist, album, artist, etc.

Keeping certain songs from shuffling

Is there any way to keep certain tracks from being shuffled. For example: can i make it so only music gets shuffled, and comedy doesn't?
Thanks.

Sorry...that one I don't know. I suggest you repost with a new topic. Maybe someone else will have the answer.

Unable to edit my songs in my shuffle, such as deleting songs from my shuffle and adding new songs into it.

When i first bought my shuffle a few years back, i would use the itunes in my old laptop to add/delete songs from it. However, recently i realised im unable to do so on my new laptop (using itunes). Today, im unable to add/delete songs from my shuffle, using my old laptop or new laptop. Need help on this, as im unable to change my songs in my shuffle. Appreciate any help or suggestions.

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HT4915 I share my iTunes accont with my kids. Many of the songs that they purchase, I do not want in my iphone Library, and I don't want them to play when I have my phone on shuffle. How an I remove unwanted songs from my phone library?

I share my iTunes accont with my kids. Many of the songs that they purchase, I do not want in my iphone Library, and I don't want them to play when I have my phone on shuffle. How an I remove unwanted songs from my phone library withot affecting their devices?

These are the downsides of a shared library because if you delete the song from your library it will get also automatically deleted from your kids library. If you want to proceed then please follow this guide: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4915

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