Can you have the same song on 2 different albums ?

I would like to use the same track on 2 different albums.
For example, one track on the original album and the same track on my own compilation album.
One way would be to make two copies of the track and call them different names.
e.g. UseSomebody1.mp3 and UseSomebody2.mp3, then these two tracks can be added to the library.
But this seems a waste of space.
I have an existing compilation album with odds and sods of my own tracks. But I want to pick and choose a few tracks from other albums and add to my existing compilation album.
I know about playlists but this isnt the ideal solution either, because I have an existing compilation album already and I want the album to be in the main library (i.e. not have to go thru the playlist menu on the iPod).
I just wondered if there was a way of having 2 seperate tracks in iTunes that point to the same file.

sky_rat wrote:
I made a copy of an mp3 file on an existing album and tried to add it as a new file, but it doesnt appear....
I made a copy of this mp3 file on my desktop and called it "Kids_MGMT.mp3"
I added the file to library but the second copy does not appear, even after a refresh and a search.
Find the original library entry and change something in the metadata, e.g. add an Album Artist even if you don't need it. Then go back to the renamed copy and move it into your iTunes folder at an appropriate location, right-click the file, and choose Open With > iTunes. It will immediately show as a separate library entry.

Similar Messages

  • HT5114 can i have the same email address with different itunes accounts my kids are to young to have an email address but love apps

    can i have the same email address with different itunes accounts my kids are to young to have an email address but love apps

    Have a look here...
    http://macmost.com/setting-up-multiple-ios-devices-for-messages-and-facetime.htm l
    And Here  >  Sharing Apps
    http://macmost.com/sharing-ios-apps-with-family.html

  • Can i have the same song on itunes in 2 different playlist under 2 different genres

    is there a way to have the same song in my itunes but 2 different playlist have it under different genre?

    ryane84 wrote:
    if I make a smart playlist how do I pick rock for one song in my playlist but in another playlist have the same song but have it in pop genre
    ryane84:
    I think we have all asked you why you feel the need to focus on the Genre of a song? It really doesn't matter, as there are other ways of achieving what you want and in an attempt to solve your problem, we have suggested several things:
    The simplest is to create a regular playlist, with the songs you want, regardless of the genre. You choose the songs you want, add them to the Playlist, name it and you're done. Then your mother makes her own playlist with the songs she wants, again, regardless of Genre and regardless of whether any of those songs are in your Playlist. It makes no difference what the Genre of a song is - you put the songs you want into your Playlist, your mother puts the songs she wants in her Playlist. End of story.
    If you wish to automate the process (and thereby make it easier to change the Playlist at a later date), I have suggested a Smart Playlist and given you step-by-step instructions to follow. You could have made that Playlist by now and seen for yourself whether it fits your needs.
    None of this creates a second copy of the song (to address one of your other concerns).
    If you and your mother are using the same iTunes Library, but have your own iPods, then perhaps you are each Syncing selected Playlists to your own devices. Again, that does not matter. The only difference in this case is that there will now be a copy of the song on each iPod. But only one copy in your iTunes Library.
    To finish -
    you cannot have one song in two Genres.
    You can simulate a second Genre for a song by using a Smart Playlist, as described in one of your other threads. If you are having difficulty following my instruction for the Smart Playlist (perhaps because of a minor error in that instruction), then tell us and we can sort it out.

  • How many times can I install the same song on a different PC

    I had one PC where i kept all my iTunes songs. I also made a backup from all of these songs on a external hard disk. I had big problems with my PC and I had to reinstall Itunes and import all the songs again (from my backup on the external hard disk). When I want to play some songs I receive a message telling me I installed that song for the 5 th time on a different PC and that it will be the last time I can do that. How is this possible? I only installed it on 1 PC ????

    If your system crashes or you reinstall your operating system without deauthorising iTunes first, even a single computer can use up your limit of 5 authorisations. If you've reached your limit of 5 you have the option once a year to deauthorise them all in one go and start over again: About iTunes Music Store Authorisation and Deauthorisation
    See also this article: One computer using multiple iTunes Music Store authorizations

  • Can you use the same Apple Id on different devices.

    Can I use the same Apple ID on two different iPads? My kids just got school issued iPads and they need to have an Apple ID. They have iPhones with there own Apple ID's. We use one Apple ID for purchases for our family. Can they use there current Apple ID with the iPads without the purchase Apple Id being associated. Will they be able to load music and apps that were purchased with the family Apple Id?

    I am just a little confused about the way that you asked thes questions. But here is my take.
    1. Yes - You can use two Apple ID's on an iPad.
    2. You can use the same Apple ID on up to 10 total devices - but there is a five computer limit in that total of 10 devices.
    3. If you use one ID for some things and then use the family ID to download past purchases for free - you will lock themselves out of the other ID for 90 days.
    4. When you download a past purchase on an iDevice using a different ID - you associate that device with that ID and you are locked into that ID only for 90 days.

  • Can I put the same songs on two different ipods?

    My first ipod mini got stolen last week, and a new mini is on the way now. Most of my cds that I used before are unaccessible and I want to have all of the same songs on iPod #2 as I did on the first one. Is that possible? How? Thanks a lot. (I'm sort of new to this)
    iMac G5   Mac OS X (10.4.2)  

    Well assuming the songs are in your iTunes library, then you just connect the new iPod and the songs will be transferred automatically as this is the default setting.
    It really is that easy!

  • Can you have the same smart object in two files?

    The situation:
    I have a 'base' file A, with two (different) smart objects B and C. Now I want B and C to both contain a third smart object D, and I can't get that to work.
    I can place the same file as a smart object in B and C, but it becomes two different smart objects, which are seperately editable. I would like to be able to edit smart object D and the changes to be visible in both B and C and in turn in A.
    Is this at all possible?
    and please, I'm not looking for workarounds. I have plenty of those, but it would save me a lot of time time if this were possible.
    thanks
    btw working in photoshop CS5

    @PECourtejoie
    That's exactly what I need,
    but,
    some technical issues prevent it from working in Windows Vista or Windows 7
    , I'm on win7
    @c.pfaffenbichler
    That's no problem. just 2 times a ctrl-s. Takes no time at all

  • Can you use the same apps on 2 different iphones but have diff

    Hi Im a complete novice with using itunes. I just want to know if its possible for me and my wife to share the same apps but not the same contacts and if so how can this be done.

    Yes.
    How to use multiple iPods, iPads, or iPhones with one computer

  • Is there a way to associate the same song with two different albums?

    Here's what I would like to do if it's possible. I recently purchased Mothership, the Led Zeppelin compilation album. That album has about 4 songs from Led Zeppelin 4. I'm hoping I could purchase the remaining songs from Zeppelin 4, then somehow copy the 4 songs from Mothership over and associate them with Zeppelin 4 to complete the album, yet still keeping them as a part of the Mothership collection. I don't really want to re-purchase those 4 songs again. Is this do-able?

    Hello - What I would do is this: (forgive me for being thorough..) And this would ony work with physical store-bought CDs:
    1) insert cd & wait for iTunes to open;
    2) then, close iTunes
    3) double-click on the cd icon, figure out which track(s) you want, then select them & option-drag to make a copy of them on the desktop.
    4) IF iTunes already "named" the songs, click on each song and change the name to something else (i.e. track 01 or whatever)
    5) drag this "nameless" track into iTunes and then drag the songs into the playlist where you want the duplicate of the song.
    6) now that the nameless song is in the new playlist, go ahead and give it its correct name, artist, album, etc.
    I think this should work. Forgive me again for being overly simplistic. Hope it works.

  • Can you have the same apple id for multiple devices?

    I'm getting an ipad for Christmas so I was just wondering.

    How to use multiple iPods, iPads, or iPhones with one computer
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1495
     Cheers, Tom

  • Can i have the same application in two different oc4j containers?

    Hi,
    I have developed one J2EE application and still the updation is going on. So i wanted to to deploy the application in two different oc4j containers. so that one will be having the working version of my application and the users can use that application. I want to use the second container as my test application, in that i can modify and test. The deployment of my application in two different containers went fine. But when i try to access the web application with the context, it is serving from the latest deployment for my request.
    My question is :
    1) Can i use both applications with different Oracle HTTP server port numbers??
    2) All the HTTP requests are passed to the oc4j containers by AJP13 protocol through AJP port to the OC4J containers. where is the mapping between the OHS and AJP protocol defined ??? ie., the requests from this http port have to be transferred by AJP protocol through AJP port to this OC4J container ???
    3) Or i have to have two different installations of Oracle9iAS ???
    Please help me to solve my issues...
    Robert D

    Different ohs port numbers would not help as there is only 1
    $iashome/Apache/Apache/conf/mod_oc4j.conf
    You can pick a different context_root name for your test app.
    Ken

  • Can I have the same library on two different computers

    I have my iTunes library on a external drive linked to my work computer. Can I link it to my home computer too?

    If it is only the media files that are on the external drive, with the library files in the default location of User's Music\iTunes then see Make a split library portable.
    tt2

  • When you have 1 itunes library.. and 2 ipods.. different names.. how can you share the same library???

    When you have 1 itunes library.. and 2 ipods.. different names.. how can you share the same library???  All of the songs that were put on there from a CD will sync, but the songs that were purchased.. "cannot be found"   How can we merge them?? or how can we share all songs.. purchased or not!

    When you have 1 itunes library.. and 2 ipods.. different names.. how can you share the same library???  All of the songs that were put on there from a CD will sync, but the songs that were purchased.. "cannot be found"   How can we merge them?? or how can we share all songs.. purchased or not!

  • Can I labled the same song to more than one albums? As you know, some songs are repeated in different albums.

    Can I labled the same song to more than one albums? As you know, some songs are repeated in different albums.

    You can make a copy of an existing song, then change the album, artwork and track number details. You cannot make the same physical file show up in two different albums.
    tt2

  • How to download the same song(track) with different keys? iTunes seems to think I have already downloaded the song and will not download the song in a different key of the Demo Track

    How to download the same song(track) with different keys? iTunes seems to think I have already dowloaded the song and will not let me download the song in a different key or the Demo.

    Hello Jigz19,
    It sounds like you are unable to play a couple of songs from your library becuase you get a message that the computer is unauthorized to play, but other content purchased that same day works without issue. I would verify that the affected songs were purchased with the same Apple ID first:
    Recovering a forgotten iTunes Store account name
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1920
    Open iTunes
    Highlight one of the items you have purchased (You can find your purchases in your Purchases playlist).
    Choose File > Get Info.
    Click the Summary tab.
    The Account Name area will list the account used to purchase the item. Unless you have changed accounts, this is your iTunes Store account name.
    If so, then delete the songs:
    How to delete content you've downloaded from the iTunes Store, App Store, iBooks Store, or Mac App Store
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5772
    Then re download them with this article:
    Download past purchases
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
    Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
    All the best,
    Sterling

Maybe you are looking for