How to Play Songs Backward Using iTunes
If you purchase music from the iTunes store, the easiest way to play that music on your computer is to use Apple's iTunes software. This software doesn't have a lot of built-in features, but many features can be added to the Mac OS X version of iTunes by creating scripts. For example, you can create a AppleScript that will allow iTunes to play songs backward by simply choosing the script from the iTunes "Scripts" menu.
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Instructions
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Click the "Finder" button on the dock and open the "Applications" folder.
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Open the "AppleScript" folder; then open the Script Editor.
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Copy the following script and paste it into the Script Editor window:
tell application "iTunes"
pause
set my_track to location of current track
set my_seconds to player position
end tell
tell application "QuickTime Player"
open my_track
set my_movie to first movie
set ts to 1
set current time of my_movie to my_seconds * ts
set rate of my_movie to -1
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Choose "Save as" from the "File" menu.
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Navigate to the folder <user>/Library/Scripts/Applications/iTunes, where <user> is your account's user name.
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Give your script a recognizable name, such as "play backward," and click Save.
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Open iTunes, select a song, skip to the end of the song and click "Pause."
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Click the "Scripts" icon at the top of the screen, between the "Windows" menu and "Help" menu.
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Select your play-backward script. The song should begin playing backward.
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