Make a Power Hour C.D. in Itunes

A "power hour" mix plays a certain number of songs that are one minute long, and moving from one song to another is a cue to take a shot of alcohol. Keep reading to learn how to made different power hour mixes in iTunes.

Steps

Classic Power Hour Method

  1. Open iTunes.
  2. Create a new playlist. Click File -> New Playlist at the top.
  3. Name the playlist whatever you like.
  4. Pick 60 songs, and drag them over to your new playlist. Note that for a power hour mix, each song needs to be over 1 minute long.
  5. Right click a song, and select Get Info.
  6. Click the Options tab at the top of the window.
  7. Select the first minute of the song, or the best minute of the song. How you do this step depends on what part of the song you want.
    • If you just want the first part of the song, keep Start Time at 0, and enter "1:00" for the end time.
    • If you want another part of the song, play it through and note where the section you like begins. Enter that as the start time, then add 1 minute to that for the end time.
  8. Click OK.
  9. Do Steps 5 through 7 for each song.
  10. Insert a blank CD in your computer.
  11. Burn your playlist to the CD. Keep your playlist open, and select File -> Burn Playlist to Disc.

21 for 21 Method

  1. Open iTunes.
  2. Create a new playlist. Click File -> New Playlist at the top.
  3. Name the playlist whatever you like.
  4. Pick 21 songs, and drag them over to your new playlist. Note that for a "21 for 21" mix, each song needs to be over 2 minutes and 50 seconds long. (21 songs at 2:51 will result in 21 shots over an hour.)
  5. Right click a song, and select Get Info.
  6. Click the Options tab at the top of the window.
  7. Select the first 2:50 of the song, or the best 2:51 of the song. How you do this step depends on what part of the song you want.
    • If you just want the first part of the song, keep Start Time at 0, and enter "2:51" for the end time.
    • If you want another part of the song, play it through and note where the section you like begins. Enter that as the start time, then add 2 minutes and 51 seconds to that for the end time.
  8. Click OK.
  9. Do Steps 5 through 7 for each song.
  10. Insert a blank CD in your computer.
  11. Burn your playlist to the CD. Keep your playlist open, and select File -> Burn Playlist to Disc.

Centurion Method

  1. Open iTunes.
  2. Create a new playlist. Click File -> New Playlist at the top.
  3. Name the playlist whatever you like.
  4. Pick 100 songs, and drag them over to your new playlist. Note that for a Centurion mix, each song needs to be over 1 minute long.
  5. Right click a song, and select Get Info.
  6. Click the Options tab at the top of the window.
  7. Select the first minute of the song, or the best minute of the song. How you do this step depends on what part of the song you want.
    • If you just want the first part of the song, keep Start Time at 0, and enter "1:00" for the end time.
    • If you want another part of the song, play it through and note where the section you like begins. Enter that as the start time, then add 1 minute to that for the end time.
  8. Click OK.
  9. Do Steps 5 through 7 for each song.
  10. Insert a blank CD in your computer.
  11. Burn your playlist to the CD. Keep your playlist open, and select File -> Burn Playlist to Disc.

Tips

  • After you have burned the CD, reset the Stop Time of each song to its original value. Click the first song in the playlist, and go to File, Get Info. Uncheck the checkbox for Stop Time. Click Next, and repeat this process until all the songs have been reset.

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