iPod / iTunes

[shivvy]

I have one of the original iPods (not a mini etc) and I have iTunes loaded onto my computer.

I may well be being very stoopid but how do I get the display on my iPod to only show artists of complete cds that are loaded on? What I mean is that I don't want the artists on every compilation CD to show up as I scroll through the list of artists alphabetically. I am bad at remembering the name of albums so I like to search by artist. However, when I am scrolling through to a particular artist I find that I am passing by a whole heap of unknown bodies who are listed because they are on a compilation.

Can I change this somehow or can compilation artists be shown seperately or some kind of option like that?

Any advice appreciated.

[mr.d77]

I know what you mean. The only way around this is to set up play lists on your iPod via iTunes.

[shivvy]

Thanks for the response mr.d77 but I'm not sure what you mean.

I know how to set up a playlist but how will this help? Do I put the compilations on a playlist? Do i put anything that isn't a compilation on a playlist?

[sp1814]

Shivvy

Try this - when have iTunes open, select an album which is a compilation (select all the tracks by highlighting the first one, then shift/enter on the last one.

Now, when you right click, and choose 'Get Info', do you see a panel that says 'Part of a Compilation'? If you do, try putting a tick in that and re-synching.

If that fails, I would go to www.ipodlounge.com Absolutely the best resource on the web for any iPod questions. It's helped me out on a number of occasions.

[shivvy]

Thanks sp1814.

I will go and tick the 'part of a compilation bit' for each album. Can you just clarify what this will do though? How will they then appear on my iPod when I re-sync?

PS - The box that appears when I highlight and right-click. Is this the best place to change info about artists who feature on a cd e.g. when I load on the Faithless cd one of the songs is sung by Dido so it gets listed under Dido in the Artist list instead of Faithless. Is this the best place to change it to 'Faithless feat Dido' so that it appears as part of the Faithless cd?

I hope that last bit is clear!