ACC custom import settings

I have asked this before and have never received a responce. Years ago you could set the ACC import settings to always import in mono; I have a hearing disability and need this setting. Apple removed to option of customising the AAC import settings and, despite requesting it be reinstated, they continue to omit the fuctionality from iTunes.
Why do they continue to discriminate against people with monotorial hearing or deafness in one ear?
Is it worth taking this forward through the UK discrimination laws?
Why will Apple not reinstate this function?

Swaish,
The AAC Custom dialog is working normally for me, including the ability to set Mono. This is on iTfW 10.6. However, I have seen similar complaints to yours expressed on the Forum, so it in fact may have a bug in some versions.
Just to give it a kick, try resetting it to something else, OK out, restart your machine, and then try again to use the AAC Customer dialog. You can also try the MP3 Custom settings (instead of AAC) and see if Mono is working normally.
If neither of those will shock it into submission, submit a complaint to the Apple Feedback page:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html

Similar Messages

Cannot Change Custom Import Settings For AAC's

Last night I changed the custom import settings from 192 kbps to 160 kbps for a particular mp3 album I wanted to convert with that bitrate. I tried to change the custom settings back to 192 kbps (the bitrate most of my mp3's & wma's are in). For some reason, the window that came up many times before refuses to pop up now. I tried the custom settings for mp3's and that window still pops up. Anyway, I tried a repair and nothing happened. I uninstalled iTunes, Quicktime, Bonjour, and Apple Software Updates, deleted there corresponding folders in C:/Program Files and then restarted the computer. I downloaded the iTunes 9 installer through the iTunes website and proceeded to reinstall iTunes. Still, the problem exists. I'm not sure what else to do? The only other thing I can think of is to do the same except install iTunes 8 instead and then search for updates and reinstall iTunes 9 that way. Would anyone know of any other method on solving my problem? Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

glenn,
I have the same problem and it is driving me crazy. If you find a solution please email me at [email protected]
thanks and good luck

Custom Import settings (MP3) not working?

I downloaded itunes today having read the help guides that I could d/l files in MP3 format. I changed the custom import settings as per the help guide and purchased music - only to find the downloads are still in m4p format & as such are no good for my mp3 player.
Right clicking & converting doesn't work as they are protected.
I am hoping this is just an error on the custom set up on my part, but reading this forum I did read about protected and Plus purchases, which I did not see in the help guide before I bought the music.
So, my question is: can the protected files be downloaded with the customized MP3 encoder settings or am I completely limited to Plus purchases?
Thanks!

The import setting have no effect on store downloads, all iTunes store downloads are AAC (MP4). The import settings are used to convert the songs imported from CD or to convert unprotected songs in iTunes, not for choosing a format to download song from the store.
You can't convert standard iTunes copy protected songs, only the iTunes Plus purchases can be directly converted to another format. Where possible if you need to convert you should go for iTunes Plus tracks. The only thing you can do with standard songs apart from playing them in iTunes or on an iPod/iPhone is burn them to Audio CD. You can use that CD just like any regular one. If you need songs that will play on a non Apple player you'd be better looking around for other stores that provide unprotected MP3 downloads.

Can no longer change bit rate in AAC custom import settings

I've been re-ripping all my CDs at the new higher bit rate. My import settings were AAC Encoder -- custom, originally set to 256 kbps, VBR, and auto for the other two settings. However, some CDs I wanted at a lower setting, so I would go change the bit rate to either 192 or 224 (just so I'd have more room on my ipod) and there wouldn't be a problem. But now it's stuck -- the pop-up box no longer opens when I choose import settings, AAC Encoder, Custom, so I can't change the bit rate or anything else, and it's stuck on 224 kbps. I can still change bit rate and other settings in the custom menus for MP3, WAV, etc., just not AAC. A repair install of iTunes did not fix the problem.

Hi, Ed. I am running iTunes 9.0.3.15. When I click custom, the settings description in the details box display what they were before this thing happened = 112 kbps (mono)/224 kbps (stereo), VBR, optimized for MMX/SSE2. The pop-up dialogue box that used to appear (where you could choose the specific bit rate from the drop down menu) does not appear at all.
However, when I choose anything other than AAC Encoder, and then pick custom, the pop-up box appears and I can choose the bit rate and adjust the other settings as usual. It's just not happening for AAC Encoder anymore. Since the total un-install (following Apple's specified order) and reinstall didn't work, I'm baffled how to fix this .... (If it makes a difference, I changed the bit rate in the custom box while a CD was being burned...Apparently that was stupid, but I had done it previously without incident.) Thanks.

Cannot change custom import settings in iTunes on aac

For some strange reason, my ability to change the AAC import settings in Itunes has very recently been eliminated. when i go to custom AAC it will not allow the drop down any longer? I had this ability!
using Itunes 10.5.3
Lion OSX 10.7.3
All updates are curent

Ooops........
My Bad, correct, posted in Itunes for windows by mistake. thanks.
Answer does not deal with my issue anyways thanks for the help.
wil repost in correct area.

What exactly is "Joint stereo" in the MP3 custom import settings?

Hi
I want to optimize the way I import my cds on itunes and this is the only custom setting that I don't really understand. I read he help guide bit that refers to this and I'm not understanding it fully.
Does it change in any way the left and right channel are delivered to the speakers/earphones from the way they were on the original cd at all? If I leave it to normal, what's different?
Thanks

Quote:
"Joint Stereo is a neat mathematical technique which is used to enhance the quality of compressed digital audio. It generally tends to be associated with the most popular format of audio compression - mp3, but it has also been incorporated into several other formats"
"Joint stereo is a method to save additional space while retaining a stereo signal, exploiting the fact that most music contains relatively little difference between the left and right audio channels"
You can read more at these links:
Joint Stereo - The Myths and the Realities
What is Joint Stereo?

Import Settings not working

I have been trying to Import all settings from another project: File>Project Settings>Import Settings.. (all boxes) ticked - then navigate to another Logic Song and Open... nothing happens to the original.
I want to end up having imported the Midi Environment, Audio Environment and the same Arrange Page layout into the new song.
For some reason Import Settings does not do this - am I missing something?
thanks in advance

hi Audiophilia!
this is sometimes caused by a corrupt itunes preferences file. folks can often get their custom import settings to stick by rebuilding their preferences file. (make a note of any custom settings you have though ... the rebuild will set all preferences back to their defaults.)
although it's about a different issue, the preferences file rebuild technique is given in this User Tip:
Scott P: My source list is missing
love, b

High Quality Import settings not working

Hi,
Running iTunes 6.0.4 for Windows and have completely removed and reinstalled it to try to resolve this problem.
When I go to the Importing preferences and I try to selet a "Custom..." bit rate....it always defaults back to 128kpbs. I've tried setting the AAC encoder to 192kpbs as well as the MP3 encoder. As soon as I go back into preferences, they have defaulted to 160kpbs.
What's going on here? Why won't iTunes let me use the higher bit rate settings?

hi Audiophilia!
this is sometimes caused by a corrupt itunes preferences file. folks can often get their custom import settings to stick by rebuilding their preferences file. (make a note of any custom settings you have though ... the rebuild will set all preferences back to their defaults.)
although it's about a different issue, the preferences file rebuild technique is given in this User Tip:
Scott P: My source list is missing
love, b

Custom Importing Setting

**Custom Importing Setting**
I have discovered the Custom Importing settings in the iTunes Advanced Preferences. I have some questions/comments and would like some feedback if possible
Stereo Bit Rate - I think I will set this at 192 kbps for the better quality
Sample Rate - I think I will set this to 44.1k, which is the CD standard, but I am wondering what rate is used for the "Auto" setting? It doesn't display when you select this setting?
Channels - Again, I think I will set this at "Stereo" for better quality but I am also wondering what "Auto" is?...stereo or mono?
Stereo Mode - I don't think I want to select "Joint Stereo" because from the research I've read on that, it is lossy and sort of approximates the stereo field but is not true stereo. So I assume the "Normal" setting is just regular stereo?
Filter Frequencies Under 10Hz - the purest in me does NOT want to select this option but can the human ear even detect that low of a frequency?...then again, we can probably feel it more than we hear it, which is still important in a lot of rock, rap and pop music.
any thoughts, comments, advice?...

That seems to be exactly the same as the "Highest" setting (192kbps). If quality is most important, you should choose AAC instead of mp3. A 192kbps AAC VBR file will sound a lot better than 192kbps mp3.

ITunes Preferences: Import Settings: Custom causes crash

I am trying to change my import settings to MP3 with a custom bitrate, but every time I try to access that, it crashes. I have trashed the iTunes plist files, but that did not help. Any other suggestions? Thanks!

FWIW, you're not alone - I am hitting this bug too.
version: iTunes 10.0.1 (22)
OS: MacOS 10.6.4
machine: iMac 27", Core i7, 8GB.
I did find a workaround just now:
In my experience, when you choose "Custom..." from the "Settings:" drop list, the custom settings window flickers (as in, appears/disappears) rapidly for a couple of seconds before iTunes finally crashes and you are prompted to send a support dump to Apple.
I have found that after selecting "Custom..." and seeing the flickering custom settings window, if I very quickly hit and release Command-Tab to switch to another application (in this case Safari, with an open browser window - not sure if it makes a difference), instead of iTunes crashing, I will see iTunes bouncing away in the Dock as if it has something to say to me, and when I Command-Tab back to it, the custom settings window is sitting there, not flickering, and I have now successfully made changes to the AAC import settings in this way.
The weird thing is, I found this out a few minutes back as I was composing iTunes feedback to Apple stating how to reproduce the bug in a Safari window, and so I was carefully noting what steps I needed to take to cause the bug... after seeing the flickering custom settings window, I Command-Tab'd away from iTunes to Safari, and in doing so stumbled upon this workaround.
I hope this is of help to you,
Jason

Changing Import Settings in AAC Encoder, Custom

I changed my import settings to AAC Encoder, Custom, and set the bit rate to 160 kbps from the menu of options. Now that it is set, I cannot change it. It no longer shows a menu of bit options. How can I change my Custom settings again?

Note, I use iTunes 7.5. With this version I:
iTunes > Preferences > Advanced > Importing
Import Using: AAC Encoder
Settings: Custom
--> New window
Stereo bitrate: [a selection from from 16 to 320]
-->

Exporting/Importing customized rack settings' values - Soundbooth

Has anyone ever found a way to export your customized Soundbooth rack settings, like in the case where you'd be uninstalling Soundbooth from one machine to install it on another machine? Has anyone come across a way to export and then import your rack settings' values?
I tried one Adobe Tech Support rep's direction which was, "... copy the same folder [C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Soundbooth CS5 folder] of the old setting and paste into the same settings. C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Soundbooth CS5 folder". That resulted in a error on launch of Soundbooth, preventing Soundbooth from opening at all following the folder copy-over.
So has anyone had any better success externally saving your custom rack settings and then importing them to another instance of Soundbooth?
Thanks so much.

I forgot to mention the versions that I had.
Portal 3.0.6.6.5 ( from 9ias 1.0.2.0.1)
Oracle 817
on solaris 8.
Richard,
Thanks for that information. Do you know if
there is any quick workaround for the problem
that I described above which I can use until
the patch gets released?
null

I selected "ACC Encoder-iTunes Plus" for import settings to import cd's. I assumed music purchased from the iTunes Store was mp3 format.Which is it?

I selected "AAC-iTunes Plus" as my import settings when importing CD's to my iTunes library. When I reviewed "get info" on purchased songs from iTunes, it says "Kind: Purchased AAC audio file". All of the purchased songs in my library say this. I assumed all purchased songs were "automatically" imported in mp3 format. Do the import settings I chose also apply to purchased music? Also, what can I do to have my library songs changed to mp3 format?

All songs sold in the iTunes Store are AAC/256.
The import setting affects ripping and conversion. It has nothing to do with purchases from the iTunes Store.
If you need MP3s, you can convert your AACs by using this procedure: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1550 But it would be easier to buy MP3s in the first place, for example from Amazon MP3.
MP3s can be used in iTunes or almost any other player, program or device.

Where does iTunes store the custom EQ settings on my hard drive? (OSX 10.6)

Bought a new Mac. I moved over my iTunes library via export and then import. The songs are on an external drive. Everything went perfectly... except for my custom EQ settings.
The songs still have the custom EQs, but the equalizer itself doesn't have those settings anymore.
For example: for quiet songs, I have a custom EQ called "+6" that boosts the overall volume by 6db (far left EQ slider). If I click Get Info on a song with that custom EQ, I can see that it's still there (in the song's info, I mean), but the EQ itself is missing all of my custom EQs.
I have a full backup of my previous hard drive (not to mention that I still have the old Mac). Where can I find those EQ settings? Surely they're in a file somewhere, right?

The last time I did a clean install of Windows on my PC, I backed up the entire iTunes folder on a separate HD partition. After reinstalling iTunes, I copied the iTunes folder back to the C drive and all of the many EQ presets I had created were restored, along with the music. That was in late 2011. I came to the conclusion that this was how you back up the custom EQ settings.
I guess I made a mistake by assuming it would work again this time. Did I? I repeated the process today when I reinstalled Windows, and all the presets I had created did not get restored and now seem to be gone... Is there any way to recover them?
I spent a lot of time tweaking the different frequencies to get them just right and hope to not have to repeat that process.
All of the settings were created using the custom presets, and not on individual MP3 tracks themselves.
(iTunes version just installed: 11.0.2.26)

Not all characters showing up in "Import Settings" dialogue

On the "Import Settings" dialogue in preferences, not all characters are shown when you select an encoder and use a custom setting.
For example:
When you select AIFF encoder and click "Custom...", sample rate and channel is shown as "sample rat" and "channe".
Can someone tell Apple to fix this?

Sounds like you have "Compilations" switched on.
In Itunes look at "get info" for the missing artists and see if the part of a compilation box is checked.
On you iPod go to settings>compilations and toggle it to off
To get the artists to show up on the Ipod you only need to do step 2.
When you have the compiliations features switched on (in either iTunes or iPod) artists that only have albums that are compilations will not show up in the artist list.
As for your other problem you can sort the columns by clicking on the title bar at the top, to sort by artist or you can add something to the "Greatest Hits" album title to differentiate it - for example all my greatest hits albums are titled GH - Artist so I know which one is which

ACC custom import settings

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for