If i delete a song from my itunes library will it be deleted from itunes match

If i delete a song from my itunes library will it be deleted from itunes match?

The track will actually be hidden in the cloud, but, yes if you choose to do so the track will be removed from the cloud.

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HT4914 I often record songs at a particular tempo, iTunes Match will then match it and send it back to me at the original tempo, is there anyway I can stop some songs from being matched. At the moment I have turned match off. But I would like to sync play

I often record songs at a particular tempo, iTunes Match will then match it and send it back to me at the original tempo, is there anyway I can stop some songs from being matched. At the moment I have turned match off. But I would like to sync playlists.

How old was this backup? It sounds like it was at least several weeks old.
You can look directly in the TM backup for the music.
1. Connect to the external HDD the backup is kept on.
2. Open a Finder window and select the backup drive in the left hand panel. Double click into the folders until you see a list of folders with dates.
These are the incremental backups. You can start at the top or the bottom of the list but I suggest you double Latest/<HDD Name>/Users/<Account Name>/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music. From this location you can start looking for the "missing" music. When/if you find it you can simply drag-n-drop to ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music on the internal HDD.
If the music is actually not in the backups (for whatever reason) then you've got a problem.
You can download the uploaded files from the cloud by deleting the affected tracks from the iTunes library (but not the cloud!), highlighting multiple tracks at once, right-clicking and choosing "download."

HT4914 I have about 70,000 songs, almost all of them are MP3s burned from CDs. Is there a way to increase the 25,000 song limit in iTunes Match, by paying more, for example?

I have about 70,000 songs, almost all of them are MP3s burned from CDs. Is there a way to increase the 25,000 song limit in iTunes Match, by paying more, for example?

Right now the limit is what it is, 25,000 tracks. Tracks purchased from the iTunes Store do not count against that number. Whether Apple has any plans to increase that limit none of us here, who are all just fellow users, will know. We'll have to wait and see.
Regards.

I added some songs to my itunes but now my itunes won't play the songs - it says it can't locate the song although the Itunes match is turned on and it says all of my songs are in the cloud - anyone have any thoughts

i added some songs to my itunes but now my itunes won't play the songs - it says it can't locate the song although the Itunes match is turned on and it says all of my songs are in the cloud - anyone have any thoughts

Did you delete the hard copy of the songs from your computer after you uploaded them?
If so just highlight the said songs and delete but do not check the box that says delete from iCloud and your songs should play fine.
This happens when the original file is moved from the location that itunes was looking for it at and if you did this because you uploaded it then it will still be in the cloud you just need itunes to read from cloud and not think it's supposed to be finding the original file

HT4914 Can I buy more than 25,000 song space in iTunes Match?

Can I buy more than 25,000 song space in iTunes Match? I am bumping up to the linit and I need more space.

How can I select which of my songs are mirrored to the cloud?
By deleting the extra ones from your iTunes library.
However, you might want to shop around a bit.
iTunes Match costs $24.99 a year and has a limit of 25,000 non-purchased songs.
Amazon Cloud Player Premium costs $24.99 a year and has a limit of 250,000 non-purchased songs.

Where are music files stored when playing a song stored in iTunes Match?

Where are music files stored when playing a song stored in iTunes Match? Instead of clicking the cloud icon and downloading the song, I simply double click the song and it starts playing. Later, I can quite iTunes, come back and not have to wait for the song to buffer. When I go to about on my computer I am told there is 11 gigabytes of music on my computer. Where are those files stored, do they clear themeselves over time, etc...

but then why does the FAQ state this:
Does iTunes Match stream or download songs?
On a computer, any songs stored in iCloud will stream over the air when played, though you can download them at any time by clicking the iCloud download button.
Do they mean a different computer than the one with the stored music files? Would be nice if they specified what they mean

How do I update artist and song list in iTunes match

Greetings.
I recently deleted a bunch of music from my iTunes library and the song titles and artists names still show up in my iTunes match on my iPhone. When listening to the music it constantly goes to play a song that is not there and there are frequently long pauses between songs. How do I erase these song titles from my iPhone?

I had turned off iTM several times without having the list refresh itself. Finally I deleted all of the music from my iPhone, turned off iTM, and shut the phone off. When I restarted the phone and turned on iTM, the list refreshed itself. Thanks for the help.

HT204406 I can't seem to download songs from iTumes Match on my new iPhone 5. It still works fine on my iPad. Both are running ios6 and there is plenty of free space on the phone (20 GB or so). The download icon shows & flashes but nothing happens.

I am trying to play songs from iTunes Match on my phone everything is enabled. The songs and playlists show up but when I select one it won't download or play. The download status icon next to the song name flashes on and off but nothing happens. When I go to the iTunes Store the download section shows the same behavior - it flashes that there is 1 download continuously but nothing downloads. My iPad on the same network also running ios6 works fine. Any ideas?

Problem closed (although not resolved). After working with Apple support, no resolution was found. I asked for a refund of the iTunes match purchase price, which was granted. Interestingly the support tech, who was very nice if not particularly helpful from a technical point of view, spun the "resolution" of refunding my iTunes match purchase price as a positive one, here is a quote from the final email
"I'm glad to hear that you're not having issues with the songs you've purchased. Nothing makes Apple happier than to hear that our customers concerns have been rectified."
It is notable that I never had an issue downloading music directly purchased thru the iTunes store, the only issue that existed was downloading songs that I ripped from my CD collection and "matched".
I'm happy that I received my money back, however I wish that the iTunes Match service worked for me (I was looking forward to this service). I'm most upset at the time I wasted trying to fix this problem.
I'll now download music the old fashioned way: syncing with iTunes directly.

Is it possible to sort songs after using iTunes Match?

When I used iTunes to sync my songs previously, everything's fine because I can do all in iTunes then press sync.
But with the use of iTunes Match, everything seems automatically done through the "cloud".
I can't even rearrange the order of my songs, like sorted by artists or names of the songs.
It's pretty a mess when viewing my playlist, the songs are disordered.
Is it the fact that we can't sort songs?
Thanks.

I didn't say "re-create" I said "restore from a backup." Restoring from a backup will place all the files just as they were right back where they need to be. This includes the .itl, .itdb ad .xml files iTunes needs to recognize that the files on the internal HDD are the same as the files in the cloud.
You do have a backup, don't you? If you don't then I strongly recommend you start backing up immediately.
If all else fails you can email iTunes Store support and ask them to reset your iTunes Match DB on the server. This will require your iTunes to go through the entire scan, match and upload process as if it were the first time.

HT1904 Hiding songs in my iTunes Match library

I have subscribed to iTunes Match, and now my entire music library is visible to my kids. I've got some songs that have explicit lyrics and explicit titles (think Team America: World Police soundtrack). Is there a way for me to hide these songs so the kids can't see the titles or play the songs either on purpose or accidentally if they pick up one of my iOS devices?

Had to drag-drop songs into itunes from drive.

What song data does iTunes Match sync?

iTunes Match seems to be completely broken in iOS 6. While ratings sync immediately, play count only does from time to time and last played never updates.
While being far from perfect, things worked better in iOS 5. I'm definately not going to renew and try to get a refund from Apple for my current subscription, since the product does not work.

iTunes Match has always had poor performance with Song data (metadata), see earlier post https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3760002.
Agree IOS 6 has not improved, however, unable to see any information from Apple promising such performance - it is as though the limited IOS 5 capability was not a priority and has simply been left out of IOS 6.
It would help if Apple clearly stated the scope of intended iTunes Match / IOS capability - it appears limited to automatic sync of Song files grouped as playlists or Albums with no undertaking to share metadata beyond limited information such as Song names, album, artist and so on.
Have to agree that the service is limited, you can only assess the value on the limited capability available - for me, with multiple computers and iDevices (including Apple TV) it is still very good despite the limitations.

24 bit songs ineligible for iTunes Match?

I just got the reissue of The Smashing Pumpkins' Mellon Collie from their website - 24-bit digital download. iTunes is saying all the songs are ineleigible. Is this because of the 24-bit encoding?
What's strange is that I have (so far) purchased one other 24-bit digital download, 2nd Law by the Muse. When I imported these songs into iTunes, I had no issues uploading/matching them with iTunes Match.
The only obvious diffence between the albums is I imported 2nd Law under iTunes 10, and MCIS under iTunes 11.
Is there a workaround? I don't want to have to convert my songs to a lower quality format, especially considering what I paid for them...
Any comments are appreciated...

What's strange is that I have (so far) purchased one other 24-bit digital download, 2nd Law by the Muse. When I imported these songs into iTunes, I had no issues uploading/matching them with iTunes Match.
Tridentine,
Are you sure you had "no issues"? If iTunes Match was working as specified, one of two things would have happened.
If it could match the track, the one in the cloud would be the store copy in AAC/256 format.
If it could not match, it would use your copy, but first transcode it to AAC/256. (See details in this doc: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4914 )
Either way, you lost the benefit of the 24-bit hi-def audio.

Number of songs in an iTunes Match library?

My music library is stored in iTunes Match (purchased, matched, or uploaded). Some of these songs were purchased from the iTunes Store, some were ripped and matched, and others uploaded. How can I determine the number of songs in my library that Apple considers part of my 25,000 song limit? Do I have to do some kind of manual count, or does Apple have a way to notify me of its own count?

An easy route is to setup a Smart Playlist for each category - note 'matched' and 'uploaded' will both count towards your 25k limit, 'purchased' do not count.

How can I easily manage what songs go to Itunes Match

I have about 50k songs in my music library and not unlike other people I only ever listen to about 10% of it. So I want to be able to easily manage what is in Itunes Match and What is not. Besides clicking each individual track is there a way to Manage by genre or artist ?

iTunes Match is all-or-nothing. If it is in the iTunes library it will be included in the initial scan, match and upload. However, with your library you will not be allowed to even activate the service. You will need to remove over half of the tracks from the iTunes library for it to be eligible for iTunes Match.

I have 60,000 songs. No iTunes Match for me?

A lot of that is doubles, and some files that I wouldn't want to go into Match anyway. But even if I cleaned up the library, I'm sure it would be more than the 25k song limit. Can I not use iTunes Match?

You can, and many of us do, but you need to do some work first.
First job, which is optional but advised, is to sort through your library and get rid of duplicates and unwanted tracks.
Then, decide which tracks you want in the cloud, and set up a library with just those tracks on. There are many ways of doing that, but I did it when sorting out my library, using home sharing to import them onto a different computer. Then you rn match on that library.
What you do with your main library is u to you. Some people are keeping their main library intact whilst having th paired down library for match. The issue I see with this is that you have to effectively try to keep elements of the two libraries synced.
What I have ended up doing is having my main library on match, containing about 27,500 tracks ( including iTunes purchases), and a separate second library containing the rest, which is not matched, but can be listened to using home sharing.
If that all sounds like too much effort then you are probably correct, and at the momen I'd recommend not using match.
One thing to remember is that iTunes purchases are not included in the 25,000 limit so if you have purchased from iTunes you can go over that amount.

HT4914 Can I pay extra to increase the # of songs stored by iTunes Match?

iTunes Match should increase its maximum # of songs by charging an extra $5 per year for each additional 5000 songs the user imports. I have over 30,000 songs I want to store on Match. The extra 5000 songs are not enough to pay another $25 per year for a second iTunes Match subscription using a new iTunes account.

You are allowed to store 25,000 songs plus the songs you have downloaded from iTunes.
There is not currently a way to pay extra to increase the number of songs.

If i delete a song from my itunes library will it be deleted from itunes match

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