Get in Tune(s): Audio on Your iPad mini - iPad Mini - page 175

Genres: When you tap Genres, a list of genres — Comedy, Rock, Pop, Hip Hop/Rap, and so
on — appears. Tap a genre, and a list of the songs in that genre appears.
More: Tap More to see Compilations and Composers, which work the same as the Playlist,
Songs, and other tabs.
If you're looking for other iTunes content such as movies or TV shows, you find them
in the Videos app, which we cover in Chapter 8 . Podcasts are found in the Podcasts app, and
iTunes U courses are found in the iTunes U app — both of these apps are free, but you must
get them from the App Store.
What's the difference between artists and composers?
If you're wondering about the difference between an artist and a composer, imagine this if you will: You
have a recording in your iTunes Library of a track entitled Symphony No. 5 in C Minor. The composer
will always be Ludwig van Beethoven, but the artist could be the London Symphony Orchestra, the
Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Austin Klezmer Ensemble, or many other performers. Here's another
example: The ballad “Yesterday” was composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney but has been
performed by artists that include The Beatles, Ray Charles, Boyz II Men, Dave Grusin, Marianne
Faithfull, and many others.
Now you may be wondering where your iPad gets this kind of info because you know you didn't supply
it. Check this out: Right-click a track and choose Get Info, and then click the Info tab at the top of the
window.
That's just some of the information that can be embedded in an audio track. This embedded informa-
tion, sometimes referred to as the track's tags, is what your iPad uses to distinguish between artists
and composers. If a track doesn't have a composer tag, you won't find it on the Composers tab.
Taking Control of Your Tunes
If you've read along so far, you have the basics down and can find and play songs. Here we take a
look at some of the things you can do with your iPad mini when it's in Music mode.
Playing with the audio controls
First things first: We look at the controls you use after you tap a song. Take a peek at Figure 7-1 to
see exactly where all these controls are located on the screen:
Volume control: Drag the little dot to the left or right to reduce or increase the volume level.