HT3814 Problem adding certain CDs to iTunes

I have been importing our CD collection to iTunes on our PC with mixed results. Most times I will insert a CD into the drive, iTunes recognizes it, and imports it. Certain other CDs seem to be recognized but then stall out, usually during the first song. Other CDs are not recognized at all. Would this be a problem within iTunes, with our CD drive, or the CD itself?

DeeDee,
iTunes has only one import preference that affects CD ripping, so the first thing to do is to follow this classic advice from Apple: "If the "Use error correction when reading Audio CDs" checkbox is not selected, select it. If it's already selected, deselect it."
The next thing to try is to rip one of the problem CDs in another program on the same computer, such as Windows Media Player. If it works, just add the resulting MP3s to your iTunes library.
Finally, be aware that some CDs, especially from the Warner Brothers Group, are "defective by design," i.e., are designed not to rip accurately.

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I am having problems importing some CDs into iTunes on a laptop with Windows 8. Most CDs import without problem. The ones I can't import can be imported into iTunes with Windows 7. Does anybody know why this problem is occurring?

I am having problems importing some CDs into iTunes on a laptop with Windows 8. Most CDs import without problem. The ones I can't import can be imported into iTunes with Windows 7. Does anybody know why this problem is occurring?

First-off, this seems to be a general problem with 10.4 (across all the operating systems of which I am aware). Unfortunately, I cannot provide a permanent solution but, if you need a quick fix, this will (hopefully) work for you.
For some inexplicable reason, iTunes no longer recognises standard Windows paths. For example:
Y:\Music\Buddy Holly\Buddy Holly - Rave On.mp3
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It will, however, recognise the equivalent Apple paths which look like this:
file://localhost/Y:/Buddy Holly/Buddy Holly - Rave On.mp3
It is possible to convert your existing playlists using a few basic replace commands in something like Notepad. In my case, I made some code changes in my music manager and now generate two sets of playslists (one standard and one to accommodate iTunes).
Forgive me foir stating the obvious but please remember to make sure that the disk / path containing your music is accessible when doing the import otherwise you will probably get a blank result. Note that you can do a bulk import by selecting all the (revised) playlists and dragging them onto the iTunes sidebar.
I am sorry that this is not a "clean" solution but it will work if you are in a bind. The only alternative of which I am aware is to wait for Apple to fix the problem.

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It could be that you have inadvertently imported these CDs into iTunes as part of a compilation. If so, the artists won't show in the artists menu on the iPod.
To check, highlight the tracks on one of the offending artists CDs in iTunes, right click and select "get info". This brings up a multiple song info window, and from there you can check if you have 'yes' in the box marked "part of a compilation".
If you have, select 'no' instead and click 'ok'. Do this with any CD that has this issue. This will alter the info in iTunes, and you should then connect your iPod and synchronize the changes.
The problem arises because the information contained on the Gracenote CD Data Base (where iTunes gets all it's album/artist/track info from), is sometimes incorrect. It can show CDs as compilations when in fact they are not.
You should also check that the songs have album name info in their ID tags.
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I have a certain reoccurring problem with a few CDs when I try to import them into iTunes.
For 3 CDs when I try to import the desired CD the last track is too short. That is to say, that the song IS 5 minutes, but the computer only recognizes it as 3 minutes long in one case and 3 seconds in another case. That means that after the song is imported it is cut drastically short.
This problem doesn't seem to be isolated to just iTunes. Just merely trying Windows media player recognizes the song at the same, much shorter, length.
Regular CD players all play the last track in its entirety as do other computers in the house.
The main thing that seems to connect these certain CDs is they are "enhanced" When inserting them into this computer they are not recognized as enhanced. No special player pops up, nor do menus or video selections.
So is there a way to import these last tracks onto iTunes at their "real" length? Is it just that these three certain CDs are defective or is it because they are enhanced?
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Welcome to Apple Discussions
Not familiar with "enhanced" CD's.
A suggestion - It seems you ought to be able to use a sound application such as Amadeus to copy the song from the CD, reformat it to another format such as AIFF, MP3 etc., then simply drag/drop the newly created file onto the iTunes window.
Message was edited by: Hawaiian_Starman
Just realized you're using Windows XP. I'd search Google for a sound editor similar to the one I suggested. File copy etc. would be the same.
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Hello,
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I've had problems importing some CDs into itunes. They seem to import but are seriously distorted on playback. They are also all made by Warner. I looked here and on the internet in general and it seems to be a common problem and none of the suggested solutions seemed to work. Maybe everybody knows a solution but, just in case, and in the spirit of general helpfulness here is a solution that worked for me. I just used an external CD/DVD player connected via USB. The CDs then imported fine with no distortion. This is in Windows 7.
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Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Dell Inc. Dell DXP051
iTunes 6.0.1.3
CD Driver 2.0.4.3
CD Driver DLL 2.0.3.2
LowerFilters: PxHelp20 (2.0.0.0), drvmcdb (1.0.0.1), sscdbhk5 (1.0.0.1),
UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.0.4.3),
Video Driver: RADEON X300 SE 128MB HyperMemory\RADEON X300 SE 128MB HyperMemory
IDE\DiskARRAY1.0.00_U, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
USBSTOR\DiskApple__iPod___________1.62, Bus Type USB
USBSTOR\DiskGenericSTORAGE_DEVICE_9317, Bus Type USB
USBSTOR\DiskGenericSTORAGE_DEVICE_9317, Bus Type USB
USBSTOR\DiskGenericSTORAGE_DEVICE_9317, Bus Type USB
USBSTOR\DiskGenericSTORAGE_DEVICE_9317, Bus Type USB
USBSTOR\DiskHP_____PSC_2350_______1.00, Bus Type USB
IDE\CdRomHL-DT-STCD-RW_GCE-8487B________________F109___, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
IDE\CdRomPHILIPSDVD+-RW_DVD8701_________________5D24___, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [1,0]
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Current user is administrator.
E: HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8487B, Rev F109
Drive is empty.
F: PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8701, Rev 5D24
Audio CD in drive.
Found 15 songs on CD, playing time 75:07 on Audio CD.
Track 1, start time 00:02:00
Track 2, start time 05:36:43
Track 3, start time 10:01:71
Track 4, start time 14:56:47
Track 5, start time 19:51:28
Track 6, start time 24:55:64
Track 7, start time 30:00:58
Track 8, start time 35:09:59
Track 9, start time 39:59:28
Track 10, start time 45:29:17
Track 11, start time 50:01:68
Track 12, start time 55:10:44
Track 13, start time 59:51:18
Track 14, start time 64:40:65
Track 15, start time 69:36:24
Audio CD reading succeeded.
Get drive speed succeeded.
The drive CDR speeds are: 12 16 24 32 40 48.
The drive CDRW speeds are: 12.
The drive DVDR speeds are: 12.
The drive DVDRW speeds are: 12.
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Judi P
Dell XPS 400 Windows XP Pro 2.73 GHz processor, 1024 RAM
Dell XPS 400 Windows XP Pro 2.73 GHz processor, 1024 RAM
Dell XPS 400 Windows XP Pro 2.73 GHz processor, 1024 RAM

Well, thanks for all the help, folks.
After playing around with every permutation I could think of under preferences\advanced\importing, in desparation (because the problem kept getting worse - to the point that I couldn't import any joined tracks at all) I allowed a version update to 6.0.4.2.
No more problem.

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For some reason, certain Cds, even brand new ones that work fine on a cd player, have incredibly poor playback on my itunes and when i sync them to my ipod. playback on these Cds is very grainy and scratchy, but strangely the majority of Cds are fine. I haven't found anyone with the same problem but i have tried to fix it by changing quicktime audio settings to 192 khz rate and 24 bit size, which hasn't helped. Is there any simple way to solve this issue? All help appreciated.

Mcvities wrote:
ive tried with windows media player on high quality, mp3 format, wma format etc and nothing seems to work; it won't even play the CD normally.
Then the problem seems to be bigger than iTunes, and since you noted before that "the majority of Cds are fine" I am wondering if there is something about the CDs that is causing a problem for any program that tries to rip them.
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I just purchased a new iMac in August, and have had problems importing audio CDs into my iTunes library. Sometimes the computer completely skips over certain songs when importing or the songs are imported but have parts skipped over, almost like the cd is skipping while it is importing. This is happening quite frequently, and it is happening with cds that I know aren't scratched, etc, so there is no reason that I can think of that these wouldn't be importing just fine. I'm wondering if this is an iTunes issue or a computer issue. I don't want to bring my computer in to get serviced if this is just merely an iTunes problem.
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