1) ever since the last firmware update, my ipod will sometimes change songs when I hit a bump in the road. I live in the Land of Potholes so this is annoying. Besides getting better shocks, is there a way to turn that off?
Settings -> Music -> Shake to Shuffle
2) the click feedback sound when typing volume has gone down. it doesn't seem to be tied to the master volume as itunes music is fine. is this set somewhere else?
Settings -> General -> Sounds -> Keyboard Clicks
3) is there any way to adjust individual track volumes on the ipod?
No, not on the iPod.
someone needs to write an app that runs while itunes is playing, that you can use to either record changes you want to make to the current song when you get back to itunes, or to outright make the change for you. Like change the EQ for that track, the volume level, remove from the playlist, add to another playlist, etc.
The only change we can make to a track while on the iPod (that will then sync back *to* iTunes when connected) is
rating. AFAIK.
4) related to 3, what's the easiest way to go with a track that's still not loud enough when adjusted in itunes for max volume? I've been using sound edit apps to amplify, but this is not an "every man's" solution for sure.
The only thing i've tried is iVolume, and it improves upon the built-in Sound Check in iTunes. And if a song needs to be boosted more (than iVolume calculated automatically), we can use iVolume to manually set it higher. [i.e., in a way that
actually affects CD burning and iPod playback.]