MusicSphere

Important Notice: On December 31st, 2015, MusicSphere service will no longer be available. iTunes music files will not be analyzed to create specialized playlists for newly recorded or downloaded files. The closing of this service will not affect your current iTunes music library.

Pioneer’s new proprietary MusicSphere technology allows users to enjoy their music in a new way by creating unique mood-based playlists via iTunes for their iPod, iPod Touch, or iPhone device. When installed on a user’s computer, the MusicSphere iTunes plug-in software⁵ will analyze the entire music library and create specialized playlists based on various musical attributes such as feeling (bright, energetic, gloomy, relaxing calm), rhythm pattern, Beats Per Minute (BPM), year of the song and/or date added to the device.

Additionally, through the MusicSphere plug-in, users can select preferred parameters of their music to create a “DJ Playlist”. This function will create a non-stop mix of up to 100 tracks of the selected music types with the further ability to set the transition effects for blending between songs.

Once an iPod, iPhone or iPod Touch device has been synced with the MusicSphere playlists and is connected to the compatible navigation system (AVIC-Z130BT, AVIC-Z120BT, AVIC-X930BT, or AVIC-X920BT), users can access up to 40 specialized playlists through an animated 3D sphere interface. Each playlist can be accessed from a section of the sphere which can be rotated up, down, left and right with a slight touch of the screen. This unique interface provides a quick, easy and highly visual method of selecting MusicSphere generated playlists.

Compatible Models

AVIC-Z140BH

AVIC-X940BT

AVIC-Z130BT

AVIC-X930BT

AVIC-X9310BT

AVIC-Z120BT

AVIC-X920BT

AVIC-Z110BT

Download MUSICSPHERE
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MusicSphere for Windows (12.9MB)

Version 1.0.
Release Date: May 12, 2010

System Requirements for Windows

A PC with a 1GHz Intel or faster processor
512MB of RAM or greater
Screen resolution of 1024x768 or greater
Broadband Internet connection to use MusicSphere data download
Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later, 32-bit editions of Windows Vista, or 32-bit editions of Windows 7
- IMPORTANT NOTE: 64-bit editions of Windows Vista or Windows 7 are NOT supported
iTunes 9.0.3 or later
QuickTime 7.6.4 or later
Internet Explorer 7 or later
300MB of available disk space

MusicSphere for Mac (1.1MB)

Version 1.1.0.
Release Date: December 14, 2011
Updates: Mac OSX 10.7 (Lion) support

System Requirements for Mac

Mac computer with a 1GHz Intel or faster processor (IMPORTANT NOTICE: PowerPC processors are not supported)
512MB of RAM or greater
Screen resolution of 1024x768 or greater
Broadband Internet connection to download MusicSphere data
Mac OS X version 10.6 or later
iTunes 9.0.3 or later
QuickTime 7.6.4 or later
Safari 4 or later
300MB of available disk space

Note: MUSICSPHERE Plug-In is not a function of navigation. It is not covered by a warranty and is subject to termination without notice. Specifications and design subject to modification without notice.