Why do Voice Memos show up in my Music library?

Is anyone else bothered by the fact that Voice Memos sync from your iOS device into your Music library, instead of into their own section?? Under Media Kind, there is a tag for "Voice Memo" (just as there is a tag for Music/Audiobook/Podcast/Video etc), but even when it is tagged as Voice Memo, it still shows up in Music. Shouldn't ther be a separate section under Library in iTunes for Voice Memos? There is a separate section for Music, Movies, TV Shows, Podcasts, iTunes U, Books, Apps, Tones, and Radio - but not for Voice Memos!!!!! This a function I use all the time and it's annoying that it is not properly categorized. And it's especially annoying - not to mention embarassing! - when I am playing music from my library and a voice memo comes on! Some of those are private thoughts, like journals!!!!! Super awkward when there are people around.


I have resorted to changing the Media Kind to Audiobook so that it at least is grouped with other Spoken Word files, rather than with my Music. Apple, please fix this!!!


I found this post from another user who also agrees with me. Ceres1, if you're out there, any updates on this issue?




Ceres1


This is a bit annoying!


If you examine the file info for the voice memo file within iTunes, it does have Media Kind correctly tagged as "Voice Memo" rather than "Music", but it still shows up under "Music".


I don't mind the files being in iTunes, but they should be treated separately like Video, Podcasts, Ringtones, etc....


Have sent feedback to Apple and suggest everyone else do the same.


C.


MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Feb 13, 2012 2:39 PM

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Why do Voice Memos show up in my Music library?

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