Burning an MP3 CD and seperating albums into Folders
Hi. I am having a problem making an mp3 audio CD of several albums and seperating them into folders. I click on the album tab at the top and it organizes the disc by album, in album order.
Problem is, that it still plays the songs in the same order as I burned them, and my mp3 player is unable to recognize any folders.....only the song order, which there are many songs....ugh
I followed the directions on the itunes help page, but still doesnt work.....Any help and tips would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Hans M wrote:
Hi Brenden,
Thank you for your answer. However, both links you mentioned result in
"We're sorry. We can't find the page you're looking for. Please return to the Apple Support homepage.".
Could you please direct me in more detail to the helpful article?
Thank you in advance!
Hans M
Hans,
If you sort the playlist by Album before burning, iTunes will create album folders on the MP3 CD.
Here is the gist of the article:
How to burn by album
You can create an MP3 CD that organizes songs into folders that represent an entire album. This allows you to duplicate the play order of an album on an audio CD, for example. Follow these steps:
Create your playlist.
Click "Album" to sort the playlist by album.
The songs' play order should appear as it does on the original album. If not:
Select a song.
Choose Get Info from the File menu.
Click the Tags tab.
Modify the Track Number fields to arrange the play order.
Repeat as needed.
Click Burn CD.
Insert a blank CD and burn the disc.
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