Topic: The iTunes / iPod help thread.

[SwedenRed]

Holy shit fellas... I have found the best ever ID3 tag program / editor EVER! Its awsome, and so simple... Totally cleans up your illegal downloaded shit! Holy shit I need to 
PM me and I will pass it on. 

[wacko]

I know an even better one. PM me all you like, I'm not telling.

[nidgemo]

I edit them with itunes.

[SwedenRed]

I edit them with itunes.

iTunes cant distinguish between your id3 v.1 and v.2 tags. Each MP3 file is probably a combination of the two, and this is why sometimes you get problems like I had earlier. Its quite interresting because both versions carry different information under the same Descriptor eg... Comment. This was also the reason why many of my dance tracks were cut short of the whole file name... As it was using the old id3 version 1.

[nidgemo]

this is why sometimes you get problems like I had earlier.

No I don't

I think the long file name issue may be a PC specific one, though.

[stillers77]

Can anyone suggest a good free program to take the music off my ipod?

Its being a bit random, the music appears on the ipod when I plug into my computer but isn't there when I try and use it normally. Used it as a portable hard-drive the other day for the first time, think it must've messed something up and will need to be restored but I don't want to lose my music.

[nidgemo]

Can anyone suggest a good free program to take the music off my ipod?

itunes.

[stillers77]

Na itunes only lets you put it on

[SwedenRed]

Cant use iTunes... It will wipe his ipod clean.

[Armin]

Each time I'm tempted by an ipod I look at threads like this and change my mind. Why can't they just let you do whatever you want?

[stillers77]

got some trial software, gonna give that a bash. Pain in the arse when you're dealing with 25 gigs of music though.

[SwedenRed]

Each time I'm tempted by an ipod I look at threads like this and change my mind. Why can't they just let you do whatever you want?

Its not all that bad... It only gets complicatied if you yourself wants it complicated. Itunes is rather simple imo. So is the ipod. I used creative before... nightmare software that was.

[Mudface_]

Each time I'm tempted by an ipod I look at threads like this and change my mind. Why can't they just let you do whatever you want?

Because iTunes is a resource hogging, bloated, DRMed up shop interface masquerading as syncing software.

[bradigor]

Each time I'm tempted by an ipod I look at threads like this and change my mind. Why can't they just let you do whatever you want?

Because nuking the royals is illegal in 90% of the world.

[nidgemo]

Each time I'm tempted by an ipod I look at threads like this and change my mind. Why can't they just let you do whatever you want?

They do. Threads like this are caused by people who can't use the software.

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Na itunes only lets you put it on

The songs you have on your ipod are in itunes, right?

Use itunes to restore your ipod, and then sync it again - then the songs on your itunes are on your ipod. (first image)

Any you don't want on, just uncheck them, and select "sync only checked songs and videos" and it won't put them on. (second image)

If you don't even want them on your itunes, just select the song, and press delete (from your library, NOT within a playlist) and the song will be gone forever.

OR

just manually put what songs you want on the ipod, by unchecking "sync music" and then just putting on what you want, including just setting up your own playlists directly on the ipod when connected. (third image)



Like I say - no lack of what itunes can do, just people who don't know how to (though quite how anyone can't figure out pressing delete deletes a song...)

[SwedenRed]

nidgemo... If for example I want to transfer all my songs from my ipod to another PC... like my dads pc... how do you do it? It isnt possible as far as I know... is it?

[JP-65]

nidgemo... If for example I want to transfer all my songs from my ipod to another PC... like my dads pc... how do you do it? It isnt possible as far as I know... is it?

There's software that'll do this.  Not sure what's freeware, google it.  If you're willing to pay for it, Copypod is excellent.

[SwedenRed]

There's software that'll do this.  Not sure what's freeware, google it.  If you're willing to pay for it, Copypod is excellent.

Thanks.

[nidgemo]

nidgemo... If for example I want to transfer all my songs from my ipod to another PC... like my dads pc... how do you do it? It isnt possible as far as I know... is it?

It is.

Switch on disc usage on your ipod, and copy the folder where all your music is kept on to the ipod by drag and drop. (also turn off auto sync this ipod before you do the next step)

Plug the ipod into your dads computer, and, as sync is turned off, it'll not overwrite it.

When the ipod mounts as a hard drive, just go into the folder you dropped into it, and take off what you want.

The above is for just being able to put songs on to another computer.

If you're trying to have, in essence, exactly the same itunes, with all matching playlists etc of both computers, you need to copy the entire itunes folder which should contain the stuff shown below (might not have the previous... one), and then delete the same folder on the other computer, replacing it in the exact same location with the one from your own computer (itunes MUST be closed down while you do all of this) - once that's copied, open itunes, and it'll be an exact replica of the one on the other machine - playlists, album artwork - even song orders and what is not selected to play.

[Jin]

I updated iTunes about 2 weeks ago, and ever since, every time I connect my iPod, it runs this "Determining Gapless Playback" thing on it which slows my computer down to standstill. Any idea what this is, and how I can turn it off?

[mobydick]

If you are on windows go to your library in itunes and select all your songs (STRG +a)

Right click and then select properties. You can then de-select gapless Album

On a Mac, select all right click, get info, de-select gapless Album.

Hope this helps. 

[Jin]

If you are on windows go to your library in itunes and select all your songs (STRG +a)

Right click and then select properties. You can then de-select gapless Album

On a Mac, select all right click, get info, de-select gapless Album.

Hope this helps. 

Thanks mate Tried it just now and it worked. I'm absolutely clueless when it comes to this stuff, Cheers

[archie]

I was playing my recently purchased ipod nano on my speakers when the screen went black and i couldn't change any songs although i could still hear them.

now i can't switch it on. when i plugged it into my computer i recieved a message saying my ipod was corrupted.

So is it irreversably fucked?

[nidgemo]

I was playing my recently purchased ipod nano on my speakers when the screen went black and i couldn't change any songs although i could still hear them.

now i can't switch it on. when i plugged it into my computer i recieved a message saying my ipod was corrupted.

So is it irreversably fucked?

No, you'll just need to restore it to factory settings, and then re-synch your music to it.

[AndoNagasaki]

Anyone ever get a Error 4450 when trying to burn a CD?  Trying to burn a playlist to a CDR then after a few songs it comes up with the Error 4450 and spits the CD out    

I've tried burning different playlists and updated to itunes 7.5 but it makes no difference.  I've always found it a bit hit and miss burning CD's from iTunes but found Maxell CDR's seemed to be ok.  Until now...

I've googled for it and have tried the suggestions posted including different CDR brands but all I'm doing is going through loads & loads of CDR's... 

Anyone ever had this?

Ta.

Edit:  Could it be the CD writer on my laptop?

[SwedenRed]

If you are on windows go to your library in itunes and select all your songs (STRG +a)

Right click and then select properties. You can then de-select gapless Album

On a Mac, select all right click, get info, de-select gapless Album.

Hope this helps. 

I also got this 'gapless album' thingy... so thanks for the info on how to turn it off... Question is... What actually is 'Gapless Album'? What does it do?

[mobydick]

I also got this 'gapless album' thingy... so thanks for the info on how to turn it off... Question is... What actually is 'Gapless Album'? What does it do?

Means that the songs all merge into one, upon playback, no gaps between tracks.

[MichaelA]

I hate iTunes. I've got a very large Music folder on my Mac that was transferred from an external hard drive. When I try to add that folder to iTunes I get a  message telling me that the file is to big for the Macintosh HD destination. How do I get iTunes to recognise all the albums on the laptop?

[nidgemo]

Michael

If you're trying to have, in essence, exactly the same itunes, with all matching playlists etc of both computers, you need to copy the entire itunes folder which should contain the stuff shown below (might not have the previous... one), and then delete the same folder on the other computer, replacing it in the exact same location with the one from your own computer (itunes MUST be closed down while you do all of this) - once that's copied, open itunes, and it'll be an exact replica of the one on the other machine - playlists, album artwork - even song orders and what is not selected to play.



If that's not what you're trying to do, explain things a bit more clearly and I'll sort it out, no bother. 

[nidgemo]

On re-reading, it sounds to me like you already have stuff in your itunes, and you're trying to add more that you've got from an external source, probably saved as a folder on your desktop?

Correct?

Then, when you try to copy all this into your itunes library, you are getting an error saying you don't have enough space?

Right?

Obvious reason for this is that you don't have enough space

This is because, if you have, say, 10GB of files on your HD, and try to copy them into itunes, itunes will duplicate these files into home folder>music>itunes>itunes music, and, as such, you'll still be using the 10gb on your desktop, AND 10GB on the itunes folder.

If this is what is happening, simply copy them in in blocks of a few hundred songs, and, once they are copied into itunes, delete them from the folder on your desktop (you will still have the copy of the song in the itunes folder so no longer need them on the desktop)

does that help?

[MichaelA]

Trying something else; this may be a 'duh' moment...but if I 'Consolidate Library' will it convert all my MP3 files to MP4 iTunes files?

[nidgemo]

Trying something else; this may be a 'duh' moment...but if I 'Consolidate Library' will it convert all my MP3 files to MP4 iTunes files?

don't think so.

[MichaelA]

The iTunes Library on the mac has got dozens of folders in it of various bands. But none of them appear in the iTunes Music when I open up iTunes. Is this, or is this not, a piece of shit software? I've tried all sorts of things to sort it out. It may sound like heresy, but WMP is much easier to use and move music around...

[Armin]

I'm very tempted by the new 80gig Ipod classic. So tempted I may actually get one. However the thing which puts me off Ipods are the daft restrictions which seem to come with them. Not having had one I don't know how much truth there is in all the gripes and moans, so can anyone tell me:

Do I have to use Itunes?

Will Itunes always have to run and be a big stupid resource hog?

Will Itunes unilaterally wipe stuff off my hard drive/ipod without my telling it too?

Will the ipod play WMA, FLAC, OGG etc or am I limited to mp3?

I've answered this one myself via  this review:
http://www.trustedreviews.com/apple/review/2007/10/03/Apple-iPod-Classic-80GB/p3

Ta for any help offered.

[RajR]

Get a Creative one instead.

I don't own an iPod.

[mikek1984]

i find that i use itunes now anyway to play my tunes

because of the playlists set up and because all the tunes are in one place

i tunes wont wipe stuff unless you tell it too
i know with wma and flac i think that it can automatically convert the tunes into mp3

[Armin]

Do the tunes have to be in one place? At the moment my music is stored on an external drive, can I tell Itunes that's where my music is and that's the end of it or will Itunes demand I move it into it's own folder.

[Commie Bobbie]

Do the tunes have to be in one place? At the moment my music is stored on an external drive, can I tell Itunes that's where my music is and that's the end of it or will Itunes demand I move it into it's own folder.

Not at all.  You don't need to do any moving files or anything like that.

[hooded claw]

Do I have to use Itunes?

Will Itunes always have to run and be a big stupid resource hog?

Will Itunes unilaterally wipe stuff off my hard drive/ipod without my telling it too?

1. Yes

2. No

3. No

[Armin]

Ta.

It looks like a very good buy for music, less so for video because of the limited formats. The annoying lack of a radio is a bummer, creative has one but their hard disk based zen's seem to have all but disappeared and the ipod undoubtedly looks smoother.