iCloud Music Library

[Julien]

I want this to be in date added...

Date Added

 

[Liam Steven]

That's a playlist titled "test".

 

[HopefulHumanist]

But you were talking about upgraded songs and thus about iTunes Match. Once iTunes Match has downloaded those upgraded songs, you can stop subscribing to iTunes Match and the upgraded songs remain yours. Are you telling me that iCML is replacing those upgraded songs that originate from an earlier iTunes Match subscription with DRM-ed versions?

Because some people had low-quality files and preferred to use iTunes quality files; not understanding that DRM would be present unless they subscribed to Match.

We are turning in circles. There is no reason to delete your original songs if you subscribe to Apple Music (there is a reason with iTunes Match for songs that iTunes Match upgrades to a higher quality). Thus you would never delete your original songs in the first place when using Apple Music.

I never said it was good sense, go look at my previous posts. Not once did I advocate doing such a thing. I only said that people have done it already and I was explaining it to others so they don't make the same mistake. God, you're obtuse.

From the first paragraph: "Apple Music and iTunes Match are not backup services for your original music library. Be sure to back up your music library so that you have a copy of your music and other information if your Mac or PC is ever replaced, lost, or damaged."

Why is it Apple's fault when people delete their data without having a backup?

Nobody said it was Apple's fault? What part of educating others about how it all works don't you understand?

If people have already made these mistakes in the past, it stands to reckon that others may do so in the future. All I was doing in this thread was explaining how these services work and which files get DRM when. That is valuable information for people who might otherwise make this mistake.

At this point, I'm pretty sure you're a troll and I won't be responding further.

 

[Julien]

That's a playlist titled "test".

You have to use a Playlist. If you want all your music in one Playlist (copy of your Music Library) just make a Smart Playlist (see pic) that will include all tracks and sort by Date Added. Make sure to use a start range before you first added track. Then use this Playlist and any added music will be placed at the top. This will be just like looking at (or playing) your Music Library sorted by date added.

EDIT: Make sure Live updating is checked.

EDIT: Also this is a simple Playlist and assumes you have a simple Library. For instance if you have other media like Movies or TV shown you may want to add Media Kind to it. If you don't other media will show up in your iTunes Playlist but will be ignored by you iPhone Music app Playlist.

 

[HopefulHumanist]

You have to use a Playlist. If you want all your music all in one (same as you Music Library) just make a Smart Playlist (see pic) that will include all tracks and sort by Date Added. Make sure to use a start range before you first added track. Then use this Playlist and any added music will be placed at the top.

You could also use "Media kind" is "Music" so you won't have to worry about the dates. Then you would just limit the number to whatever you like, selected by "most recently added"

 

[Julien]

You could also use "Media kind" is "Music" so you won't have to worry about the dates. Then you would just limit the number to whatever you like, selected by "most recently added"

There are dozens of ways (or probably 100s) to do it. I just throw out one using Date Added since that seems to be the most important criteria to the OP. I figured it would be the most relatable since the OP is not very iTunes savvy.

I can't comprehend not using Playlists (as I'm sure you and most would agree) since you can do so much customization and variety with them, but to each his/her own.

 

[Liam Steven]

Many thanks

 

[Liam Steven]

You have to use a Playlist. If you want all your music in one Playlist (copy of your Music Library) just make a Smart Playlist (see pic) that will include all tracks and sort by Date Added. Make sure to use a start range before you first added track. Then use this Playlist and any added music will be placed at the top. This will be just like looking at (or playing) your Music Library sorted by date added.

EDIT: Make sure Live updating is checked.

EDIT: Also this is a simple Playlist and assumes you have a simple Library. For instance if you have other media like Movies or TV shown you may want to add Media Kind to it. If you don't other media will show up in your iTunes Playlist but will be ignored by you iPhone Music app Playlist.

Have you actually tested it because it simply does not work the way you describe.

I have created a smart playlist and I can see the playlist on my iPhone but the songs are oldest first. If I use iTunes to "sort by" I don't have 'date order'.

If I add new tracks from my iPhone they are added to the bottom of the playlist and just randomly added in iTunes.

 

[Liam Steven]

Have you actually tested it because it simply does not work the way you describe.

I have created a smart playlist and I can see the playlist on my iPhone but the songs are oldest first. If I use iTunes to "sort by" I don't have 'date order'.

If I add new tracks from my iPhone they are added to the bottom of the playlist and just randomly added in iTunes.

Just to add to this: newly-added songs from both iTunes and Apple Music are added to the bottom on both iPhone and Mac.

I have created a basic playlist and the behaviour is the same - new songs added are sent to the bottom.

 

[Liam Steven]

I've finally figured it out!!!

I had to use the "limit to" option and select by "most recently added" although I think this was suggested above...

Many thanks