i tunes

[flr169 0]

Hey all....

I just installed i tunes and imported a few cd's...
How can I control things.....

first cd kept all the songs together, the next 2 cd's the songs are all over the place....

so when I view as album view I have multiply albums with only a few songs in it...

So what I'm hoping for learn is how to import where I can name the folder myself with cd name and all the songs for that cd will get ripped into that folder....

I hope this makes sense...

any and all help apprecated

Mike

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[Morrison79 0]

You can change the name of the Artist, Album song ect....right in I-Tunes. I think you double click on the area such as artist to change it than just start typing. If you want it to be really organized you need to pay close attention to spelling, caps and spacing. I am not sure why it is scattering all the songs if you are importing them directly from a CD.
Unless maybe you are using a burned CD or a CD that Itunes does not recognize. Anyway good luck

[BIGUN 1,483]

Sort by artist?

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[jcd11235 0]

What are the CD's that are not being properly organized? Are the artists listed exactly the same? For example Eminem w/ Snoop Dog would not be the same artist as Eminem or Eminem w/ Dr. Dre. Are they compilation albums, such as a movie soundtrack might be? You can select the songs and, via get info (cmd-i on a Mac or ctrl-i on WinPC), and check "Part of a compilation". This will keep the songs from appearing as a different artist in the artist browsing pane.

Alternatively, as has been mentioned, you can manually rename the artist name to the same artist for all songs you want to appear as such.

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[riddler 0]

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I just installed i tunes and imported a few cd's...

I recommend you do not use iTunes to imports CDs. iTunes will save the songs in m4a format, which only plays on iPods. Lots of devices play MP3 now, like cell phones, and they will probably not be able to play those m4a songs.

Use another CD-ripping tool, such as Winamp to rip the songs, and make sure they are MP3 format, which gives you the widest possible usage with your devices. Those songs will still play with iTunes in the MP3 format.

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[jcd11235 0]

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I just installed i tunes and imported a few cd's...

I recommend you do not use iTunes to imports CDs. iTunes will save the songs in m4a format, which only plays on iPods.

iTunes will also import songs in MP3 and other formats, not just AAC (m4a). This can be chanfed in Preferences.

AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) is playable on many devices other than iPods. It is not an Apple proprietary format. But, it does tend to offer better sound quality at a given bit rate (it was developed, in part by Fraunhofer Society, the developers of MP3, to replace MP3).

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Lots of devices play MP3 now, like cell phones, and they will probably not be able to play those m4a songs.

Many, if not most, new audio devices support AAC format. Apple, Microsoft, Creative, SanDisk, Motorola, Nokia, Blackberry, Sony, Samsung, and Cowon are some of the brands that support AAC files. Additionally, Windows Mobile and Palm OS are among the mobile operating systems with support.

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Use another CD-ripping tool, such as Winamp to rip the songs, and make sure they are MP3 format, which gives you the widest possible usage with your devices. Those songs will still play with iTunes in the MP3 format.

Extra software is not necessary. If the legacy MP3 format is needed, iTunes can produce it at a variety of constant and variable bit rates.

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[riddler 0]

I wasn't able to get iTunes to save files to anything other than m4a. Admittedly, I haven't tried in a few years.

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Apple, Microsoft, Creative, SanDisk, Motorola, Nokia, Blackberry, Sony, Samsung, and Cowon are some of the brands that support AAC files.

I have a Creative Zen:vision M, and it cannot play m4a. I also have SanDisk on my Blackberry, and it cannot play those file types. The only place I've been able to play m4a is iTunes, iPod and Apple computer.

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[FlyingJ 0]

In the iTunes menu click on Preferences.

Advanced Tab

Click the Import option in the General/Importing/Burning bar.

Next to Import Using: choose the format you'd like to use.

Hope that helps!

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[jcd11235 0]

iTunes' default setting is AAC imports, but Preferences -> Advanced -> Importing allows users to choose from many options.

I would try changing the file extension from m4a to acc. The file type is the same, but software can be picky. In fact, it may have it's own preferred extension for the format.

I also don't know that those brands support AAC in all of their products. I got the list from here.

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[flr169 0]

I would just like to thnk everyone...for the help and suggestions....

Mike

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[riddler 0]

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iTunes' default setting is AAC imports, but Preferences -> Advanced -> Importing allows users to choose from many options.

I appreciate the help, but I don't really need it, since I've already used iTunes, I don't like it, and I have (IMO) a better way.

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I would try changing the file extension from m4a to acc. The file type is the same, but software can be picky. In fact, it may have it's own preferred extension for the format.

Sure, I could also try knocking off the first eight bits and converting the byte stream from big-endian to little-endian. Point is, if I just use other third-party (free) software, I don't have to muck around with each file. Saves a lot of time.

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I also don't know that those brands support AAC in all of their products. I got the list from here.

Yeah, I got the same list before I bought all the junk I bought into everything the marketing people told me, just like you. But I put my initial recommendation there based on real-world experience, not from reading Wikipedia. I thought that would have more value to the original poster.

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[jcd11235 0]

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I don't have to muck around with each file. Saves a lot of time.

Why would you have to muck around with each file? Do them as batches with the OS. I find that much faster than dealing with extra utilities. (Granted, my players don't have the limitations you refer to.)

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Yeah, I got the same list before I bought all the junk I bought into everything the marketing people told me, just like you. But I put my initial recommendation there based on real-world experience, not from reading Wikipedia. I thought that would have more value to the original poster.

Sorry. I simply feel it is bad advice to recommend legacy filetypes. However, if you are unable to get superior AAC files to work with your player, then maybe MP3 is for you.

Thus far, Creative only supports AAC in the Zen and the Zen Stone Plus (maybe, their website is contradictory on the Stone Plus). Sansa also offers AAC support only on limited models. Firmware updates can potentially remedy the compatibility issues with the players of both companies, if they choose to offer them.

I'm not sure what you mean by Sandisk on your Blackberry. A SanDisk memory card? That would not be a player. However, Blackberry supports AAC files.

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