HOW TO Master key features of the Music app

1 Master the Mini Player

As well as being able to view the Music app in either a windowed or full-screen view, you can also switch to its Mini Player, by selecting Window > Mini Player from the menu. You’ll also find the Equaliser here too.

2 Change the sound

The Equaliser enables you to change the way music sounds coming from your Mac, external speakers or connected AirPlay speakers. You can either use one of the available presets, or click Make Preset to create your own.

3 View the Visualiser

This is a throwback to the iTunes era and displays trippy visuals that change colour and pattern to match the current track that’s playing. Choose between Visualiser or, for a truly old-school vibe, select Classic Visualiser instead.

4 Use AirPlay

If you have any AirPlay speakers on your network, tap the AirPlay icon on the top-right of the main Music window to show this pop-up. This enables you to choose one or more AirPlay speakers to play through, and adjust their volume.

5 Sing along with Lyrics

Still in the top-right corner of the main view, click the Lyrics icon and you may be able to see lyrics for the current song. We say ‘may’ because you usually have to subscribe to Apple Music to view them – although you can add your own.

6 Cue and review

The final icon in the top-right corner shows you which songs Music is going to play next – you can add songs to this list, change the order and even remove them. Any songs you’ve recently played will appear in the Play History tab here.

7 Play current artist

To play all the songs for a particular artist, select Artists from the left-hand sidebar, scroll down to the artist whose music you want to play, then press the Play button to the extreme right of the artist name. The songs will play in order.

8 Mix it up

The middle icon here in the same Artists view, enables you to shuffle the playing order, so instead of the track listing playing from the first track to the last, the songs will play in random order. Press the Play icon to stop playback.

9 More options

Click the ‘…’ icon to the right of the Shuffle icon to reveal a menu giving you a list of options, including playback controls, download options. You can also view more of the artist’s catalogue on Apple Music or the iTunes Store.