Smart Playlist View Option

Is there anyway to have more than just Song, Artist, Album, Time listed in Smart Playlist ?

Is it possible to put other options like BPM, Description... like previous iTunes ?

Mac mini 2018 or later

Posted on Feb 24, 2023 7:41 PM

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ed2345

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Posted on Feb 25, 2023 5:11 AM

Raymond. Yes.

First set the playlist for View > As Songs, so that you get nice neat columns.

Then use View > Show View Options and add or remove any columns you wish.

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