Determing Gapless Playback Information.. CRASH

Since I installed v 7, iTunes (and my computer) freezes as iTunes tries to "Determine Gapless Playback Information" by scanning all my tracks. It gets stuck on one (or several possibly), and there is nothing I can do except reboot my laptop. Can anyone help? The only way to avoid this happening is by stopping iTunes scanning all my tracks the second I boot it up, but this is obviously some kind of bug... thank you

I am having the same problem. Every time I update my iPod it has to "determine gapless playback information" for several hundred songs even though these songs were loaded onto my iPod long ago. I am using a 5g iPod 30gb with iTunes 7.0.2 and iPod software 1.2. Please let me know how to correct this problem.

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ITunes crashing - Determing gapless playback information

I am having a big problem with itunes, since my main drive crash with all my music, i had was to trash my library and restart from what every music I can find on my other drives.
Problems problems....
1. Adding music itunes will crash
2. Most time it will crash while trying to determing gapless playback information
3. and just at startup it will crash
I have repaired permissions and all the fancy stuff but still problem, now apple has updated to 8 and the problem was never fixed any ideas anyone????

Hi,
Try deleting the iTunes preference file. /Users/YourName/Library/Preferences. Open the Preferences folder, locate this file: com.apple.iTunes.plist drag that file to the Trash, empty the Trash and reboot. You will have to reset your iTunes preferences, but this is the only way to find out if the file is corrupted and considering you are experiencing so many crashes... that might be the culprit.
Carolyn

"Determing Gapless Playback Information" - AGAIN!

Everytime I update my ipod, iTunes has to determine gapless playback information for 400+ songs (not nearly my entire library) - what's going on? Is there anyway I can make this stop? It drives me insane.
Thanks!

I am having the same problem. Every time I update my iPod it has to "determine gapless playback information" for several hundred songs even though these songs were loaded onto my iPod long ago. I am using a 5g iPod 30gb with iTunes 7.0.2 and iPod software 1.2. Please let me know how to correct this problem.

Frozen itunes still determing gapless playback information

hey guys! my itunes froze up when i was trying to add music to it. thirteen songs in to "determining gapless playback information," it froze up. my itunes will stay frozen until my computer shuts down, and the only way to exit is to go to my task manager. i have tried uninstalling and reinstalling itunes, but it goes back to the same screen. any suggestions?

@ Katrina S: Tried, still does it. Thanks though!
I could of course just remove them from the library, but keep the files, as it's just a fraction of the collection. Though, it's still ennoying for a collector to do such. Moreover, I did not have this problem prior to the formatting.

Constantly determing gapless playback information

When I sync my iPod, import a new song, or add a movie to iTunes (and even at random times) iTunes will determine Gapless Playback information. This is rather irritating, but I want to make sure there is no problem with my library (i.e. corrupt library file or something). It's bugging the crap out of me, and further, I don't want my library to suddenly stop working (I've had that before, less than a picnic, to be sure).
Does anyone else have this problem, or more importantly, a suggestion as to a solution? I have checked through the kbase and the discussions and it seems this isn't an isolated incident, yet no solution popped up.
and yes, I do have to have it on...Dark Side of the Moon (as well as others) sounds horrible without it on.
Thanks much,
Macinator

Deselecting "part of a gapless album" only affects Crossfade Playback. If it's checked, Crossfade Playback won't fade one track out and fade the next one in; it has no other purpose.
All iTunes tracks should be gapless. Just let it finish the process once, and you won't have to worry about it again.

How to turn off "determing gapless playback information" feature?

it continually locks up itunes and forces me to CTRLALTDelete itunes. i notice that this "feature" starts itself again sometime even after i've stopped it. grrr. anyone know how i can disable it?

You may want to try SET DEFINE OFF
- CJ
(Note to old timers : SET SCAN has been listed in the obsolete command section of the manual for a very long time - avoid using it in case it disappears!)

Ipod 4th gen! - stuck determing gapless playback info.- why?

After several restores trying to get my ipod 4th gen. click wheel going (after installing iTunes 7 and the ipod becoming extremely buggy afterwards...) running diagnostic tests, etc., it turns out that the problem seems to be that every time I plug the ipod into my computer iTunes 7 tells me its "determing gapless playback information" which takes forever.
Of course, I thought that this gapless feature was only for newer iPod models so I'm puzzled why iTunes is doing this for my older model? Also it seems to have broken the playback when using the iPod - playback drops out in the middle of songs for instance.
I've now installed Linux on my iPod and Podzilla is playing back my files just fine, when I try with Apple's software - totally broken and disappointing.
Anybody know what's up? Are we waiting for Apple to release a fix for this? Why is my 4th Gen. apparently attempting the gapless playback?
powerbook g4 1.33 gHz, 12" Mac OS X (10.4.7)

his is not operating system-specific, but I want to get it on the record somewhere since I could not find the solution anywhere else.
Last week, my third-generation 30GB iPod refused to go beyond the Apple logo on startup. It would power up, flash as if trying to go to the menu, but instead it would just show the Apple again. I tried all the usual recovery methods: resetting (hundreds of times and a couple of different ways), disk scans from the diagnostic menu, restoring with the latest iPod software and with an older version, fsck, using Disk Utility to repair and erase, Disk Warrior, letting the battery drain, everything.
Nothing worked ... until I used Disk Utility to reformat the disk with the "Zero Out Data" option (in the Security pop-up) enabled. This, apparently, reformatted the drive in such a way as to account for bad sectors. It took about an hour.
After that, I restored it with the latest iPod software, and to my delight, it booted normally. It now works fine.
Found that on web mite help you.... but i dont have a mac

Help ! ITunes crashes everytime on gapless playback information

Please, i don't know what to to. Everytime I open Itunes it says gapless playback information and goes on forever, it won't let me import a cd . It just crashes. It's version 7 the latest one. It didn't happen before until the upgrade
how can i stop that gapless playback information from apperaing everytime??
Windows XP

Hey, guess what...I fixed it!
It appears to be that when iTunes updated to the 7.1 version, you needed the newest version of quicktime to be running and fully installed.
For example. I had the K-Lite Mega Codec pack, which in it contains a quick time alternative codec which allows you to watch .mov or quicktime movies without having quicktime actually installed on your computer.
So I completely removed the K-Lite Mega Codec pack and rebooted, then completely installed iTunes 7.1 + quicktime, and then rebooted again to be safe. And it worked. I also installed the K-Lite Mega Codec pack later and excluded the quicktime alternative.
But if you dont have the K-Lite Mega Codec pack on your computer I suggest uninstalling quicktime, and reinstalling it, then install iTunes 7.1 all over again.
Does this help you? If you have anymore questions just ask sophie.
Best wishes,
Oakie

Determing Gapless Playback Crash

I recently reformatted my hard drive, reinstalled iTunes and loaded all my music from my external HD. iTunes added all the music but freezes when it gets to certain songs while "determing gapless playback." I tried deleting the song that was causing it to freeze but that only helped until it got through about 10 songs and then got stuck again. When it freezes, I can't do anything with iTunes and have to shut it down in the task manager. I tried letting it run it's course but nothing changed after a couple hours. I can use iTunes if I get to the little "x" at the top quick enough, but that's a pain. What do I do?

I'm going to echo the complaint and add the gory details of my efforts to this thread. Then I'm going to post feedback to Apple -- iTunes(7.6.0.29) + Vista renders both software and hardware UNUSABLE.
Objective: transfer library from old machine (SRC) to new laptop (TGT) with music folder on USB hard drive
SRC: 1.8GHz P3 desktop, Windows 2000 Pro SP4, 384MB memory, 40GB disk, iTunes 7.3.2.6
TGT: 2.0Ghz P4 laptop, Vista Ultimate, 4GB memory, 100GB SATA 7,200rpm disk, 100GB 2.5" IDE 5,400rpm USB disk, iTunes 7.6.0.29
iTunes 2771 song library -- 12 purchased from Apple (under 2 different accounts), remainder ALL created as LAME 3.96 VBR -V2 (approx 192 kbps) using dBpoweramp Music Converter and manually added to iTunes music folder on SRC (before transfer)
Conversion Process
-- Export library on SRC
-- Modify Library.xml, change all "\C:\Tunes" to "\F:\Tunes" (letter assigned to USB drive determined in advance)
-- Copy music folder from SRC (C:\Tunes\.) to USB drive (\Tunes)
-- Install iTunes on TGT
-- Set iTunes options: Music Folder = F:\Tunes; NO keep folders organized; NO copy to folder when adding; NO auto-sync when iPod connected
-- Authorize TGT computer (2 accounts) on Apple Store
-- Connect iPod to TGT and "Transfer Purchases"
-- Connect USB drive to TGT
-- Import Library.xml file
-- "Determine Gapless Playback Information" (DGPI) begins after import completes, process FAILS and LOCKS iTunes
-- USB drive shows 2 seconds of activity every 60 seconds, indefinitely, but iTunes shows no sign of progress or activity
-- iTunes must be terminated via task manager
-- DGPI repeatedly failed on song from Aerosmith's Greatest album (418 of 2581)
-- Terminate iTunes, disconnect USB drive, restart iTunes
-- Deleted problematic song, reconnect USB drive
-- DGPI fails on another song from same Aerosmith album (385 of 2549)
-- Terminate iTunes, disconnect USB drive, restart iTunes, delete second problematic song, reconnect USB drive
-- DGPI fails on THIRD song from SAME Aerosmith album
-- Terminate iTunes, restart and delete all remaining songs from Aerosmith album
-- Reconnect USB drive, DGPI fails on song from Beatles Abbey Road (673 of 2531)
-- ** all songs which caused DGPI to fail are LAME 3.96 -V2 VBR (44.1 KHz, 16 bit, 2 channel) created by dBpoweramp

ITunes immediately crashes on "determing gapless playback"

iTunes crashing on "determining gapless playback". I've read much on the subject but immediately after opening iTunes I get the pinwheel and have to force quit. Is there a way I can access iTunes settings without opening it?

I'm not sure that was the problem. I have the same 20GB 4g colour ipod, and have also updated to ITunes 7. I connect the ipod, sync some tunes and it then starts "Determining Gapless Playback Information" (which I don't want it to do since evidently my 4G can't handle gapless). Gets so far then freezes, and the only way to unfreeze is to disconnect the Ipod. I also have an external HD with my Itunes library on it (Iomega Mininmax 250GB connected via USB2). Tempted to roll back to IT6? Any other suggestions?

Need help with this annoying "determining gapless playback information" freeze and crash error to having to hard reset my computer! Someone please help

Haven't been able to use itunes for at least 2 months now. I went to upload a newly downloaded album and now itunes freezes on "determining gapless playback information" every single time! Then i have to hard reset my mac every time as well, which i have done a good 30+ times now. Someone please help me out, it would be much appreciated. i just want to listen to my music again. Apple support is useless and just want money when it's there fault it has happened anyway by applying that useless 'determining' non sense. Please help!

This is the "iTUnes for windows" forum, If your doing this on a mac, you may get better help in the "iTUnes for mac" forums

ITunes determining gapless playback information then freezing computer

I imported my music to itunes last night. My computer froze while it was trying to find the artwork then i rebooted it and now itunes keeps determining gapless playback information. It gets about three quarters of the way through and freezes in the same spot everytime. I don't know what to do.

I have the same problem - and cannot use iTunes at this point. Have about 15,000 tracks, and it got through most of them crashing which seized up the whole machine. I removed the song it crashed on which didn't fix it.

Everytime iTunes starts with "Determining Gapless Playback Information"!?

Hi,
for 7 weeks now everytime I start iTunes (12.1.0.71) it keeps saying "Determining Gapless Playback Information" and does it with the last 189 mp3-files I imported. The files are always the same, it does not happen to any other, older mp3-files and it does not happen to new m4a-files. I found some ideas in forums but all of the suggestions are outdated because iTunes 12.1.0.71 does not have the options mentioned anymore....
Any ideas?

Welcome to AD!
I'm not sure this will work, but it's what I would try on my PC.
I would rename the folders containing those new music albums to something else. Then itunes will not be able to find them, so should skip the determining gapless info for them.
Specifically, use Windows Explorer to rename the folder they are in from "Artist A" to "Artist A re-do"
I would also check to see if another player such as WMP could play them. They might be damaged files.

Gapless playback information...? waht?

Okay. Every single time I open iTunes, I get thing thing at the top saying that iTunes is "Determining Gapless Playback Information" for 4 songs that are not in my library. I know this for certain. How on Earth to do I stop this. It is quite annoying.
Also, my iPod Classic decided that it did not want to sync with the new iTunes 10 and I can't figure that out either. It is quite frustrating. I know that the iPod is okay, it just doesn't want to sync or something.
Any help would be much appreciated.

Hello stev3ningle,
I'd suggest running through the following steps, as they may be helpful in getting iTunes stabilized.
iTunes for Windows Vista or Windows 7: Troubleshooting unexpected quits, freezes, or launch issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1717
Cheers,
Allen

Itunes - determining gapless playback information driving me insane

Hi, basically ive had enough of gapless playback information so have decided to post another topic about it. The last year or so its been very frustrating. Every time i open itunes, unless i manage to click the x button very quickly to stop the gapless playback function itunes freezes at around number 8 or so. After this if i dont click the x button in time my finder freezes, forcing me to restart my computer. This has happened to me every day, probably at least three times.
Now when i open itunes i dont even have the few seconds i had before to close the gapless playback function. It just freezes as soon as i open itunes. This now makes itunes un-usable.
Please apple make a feature that lets you turn it off. Ive tried all the ideas in the forums but none of the work. I cant handle this anymore. im on a 15'' macbook pro 2.15ghz intel core 2 duo machine.
Pleeeassseeee help. Thanks

Select all music,
Get info
Dismiss warning dialogue
Click "Options"
Click Gapless Album
Select no from dropdown menu
This option does only one thing.
If you have *Cross Fade* playback enabled in iTunes prefs and you play a gapless album followed by the next song on that same gapless album, the songs will not cross fade.
iTunes will always analyze songs for gapless when added to iTunes.
iTunes will always play back gapless if the songs are gapless.

Determing Gapless Playback Information.. CRASH

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