HT203175 songs skip a few seconds at beginning of all songs.

songs skip a few seconds at beginning of all songs.

Ristiina,
I don't think we understand your situation yet.
When you say "encoding," are you talking about ripping from CD, or about converting the format?
Are you trying to get AAC files (M4A as you refer to) or MP3 (as you also refer to)?
In the "few seconds" it is adding, do you hear silence, or is it repeating a section of the song?

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