Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
When you save a Genius playlist, it inherits the name of the song it's based upon and appears in your
library with a Genius icon that looks like the Genius button. And the next time you sync your iPad,
the Genius playlist magically appears in iTunes.
If you like the Genius feature, you can also create a new Genius playlist in iTunes and
then sync it with your iPad.
Customizing Volume and Equalizer Settings
You can tweak volume and equalizer settings to customize your iPad-as-an-iPod experience. If
you've noticed and been bothered that the volume of some songs is higher than others, check out the
iTunes Sound Check feature. If you want to adjust certain frequencies, the equalizer enables you to
do so. And if you want to set a maximum volume limit, tell your iPad to make it so. The following
sections explain how.
Play all songs at the same volume level
The iTunes Sound Check option automatically adjusts the level of songs so that they play at the
same volume relative to each other. That way, one song never blasts out your ears even if the record-
ing level is much louder than that of the song before or after it. To tell the iPad to use these volume
settings, you first have to turn on the feature in iTunes on your computer. Here's how to do that:
1.
Choose iTunes
⇒
Preferences (Mac) or Edit
⇒
Preferences (PC).
2.
Click the Playback tab.
3.
Select the Sound Check check box to enable it.
Now you need to tell the iPad to use the Sound Check settings from iTunes. Here's how to do
that:
1.
Tap the Settings icon on the iPad's Home screen.
2.
Tap Music in the list of settings.
3.
Tap the Sound Check On/Off switch so that it turns green.
Choose an equalizer setting
An
equalizer
increases or decreases the relative levels of specific frequencies to enhance the sound
you hear. Some equalizer settings emphasize the bass (low-end) notes in a song; other equalizer set-
tings make the higher frequencies more apparent. The iPad has more than a dozen equalizer presets,
with names such as Acoustic, Bass Booster, Bass Reducer, Dance, Electronic, Pop, and Rock. Each
one is ostensibly tailored to a specific type of music.
