Ipod shuffle skipping first part of songs

I found another post but it had been archived with no apparent resolution. I've owned a 1st gen shuffle for 18 months and I notice it's now skipping the beginning of songs as it runs through the playlist. Sometimes it starts a song at the end then goes to next song. I've tried re-installing the software, changing playlists etc but nothing works. Suggestions greatefully received. Thx alan

I've recently started to experience this.
I've had my Shuffle for some time (bought it not long
after they first came out) and had not problems with
it.
I **think** this started happening after a Shuffle
software update. I've tried restoring it from within
iTunes but the problem hasn't gone away.
I'm using a Mac with up to date OS and iTunes.
Anyone out ther able to help - it's really annoying
as every song starts about haplf way through.
Have you tried the Reset Utility? Follow directions EXACTLY...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305204

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How do I get rid of old songs on my ipod shuffle and re enter new songs??

This is document lists the four iPod shuffle models and the ways to sync music to the shuffle.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1719
The way you remove songs depends on the model (1st and 2nd gen versus 3rd and 4th gen), and the method being used to add songs. I don't know your specifics (please provide), I'll go with one possibility...
You have a 4th (current) gen shuffle and you use the manual method to load the shuffle, by dragging songs to the shuffle from your iTunes library in iTunes (or using the Autofill feature). If that is your shuffle model and how you load it...
First, in the latest iTunes, the sidebar can be hidden. To show it, go up to the menu bar, under View, and select Show Sidebar.
To remove songs, select the shuffle in the sidebar, under DEVICES. "Drop down" its content list, which is indented below the iPod. Click on Music there. Over to the right, you see a list of songs currently on the shuffle. Select the song you want to remove, and hit the Delete key on keyboard. Confirm action. You can do this with one song, a selection of songs, or the entire list (by selecting Select All from the File menu).
If you have a 1st or 2nd gen shuffle, or you use automatic syncing (not manual loading or Autofill), please post back.

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I've seen this problem reported before, but I've never seen a solution. My iPod shuffle skips horribly after a few minutes of use. I've reset, reinstalled software, reinstalled music, etc. Also, most of the songs are from the itunes music store. This thing is only three months old, and has endured very little use. I thought the whole point of flash drives was no more skipping.
Does anyone know of a solution?

Then it really isn't skipping at all (couldn't have been anyway) and isn't tied to ongoing strangeness with ITMS protected tracks. More detail does help to zero in on things.
Possibilities presented:
A. Simple mechanical fault at the interface between your earbuds minijack and the plug for it, or
B. Electrical fault at the same junction, or
C. Electronic fault internal to the iPS circuitry.
There's very little troubleshooting you can do at your end. In your place I would
1) Try different earbuds/earphones on the iPS, and/or
2) Try those earbuds on a different sound source, and
3) Try things like gently wiggling the minijack while playing, seeing if that caused any pattern of dropouts, and, finally, would also
4) Do simple things like cleaning the jack itself and cleaning/blowing debris out of the female plug area.
If no obvious answer comes out of those sample steps, then I'd have to suspect an internal fault that I can't get to and would either be headed back to the Apple Store or would be starting the replacement process as outlined in this page.

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When shuffle is on, most of the times after a song ends, it skips into the new song at about 10 or sometimes 30 seconds of that song. Anybody know what's the problem? Why isn't it starting at the beginning of the next song?
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My iPod just skips through all the songs without playing them

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DeepCove-r,
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First, you'll need to prevent iTunes from automatically syncing your iPod. To do that, follow these steps:
1 - Open iTunes.
2 - Connect your iPod to your computer.
3 - Basically as soon as your iPod begins to display "Do Not Disconnect", begin to press and hold the Ctrl and Shift keys together.
Continue to do this for perhaps about 20 seconds after your iPod appears in the Source List of iTunes (the left area).
After you've prevented iTunes from auto-syncing your iPod, click on it in the Source List, and under the "Summary" tab, select the option: "manually manage content on iPod".
Also, go to the Music, podcasts, etc. tabs, and deselect all check-boxes that say "Sync", to sync music, or podcasts.
Now, to save your changes, click the "Apply" button in the bottom-right corner of this screen.
Now, to transfer your iPod songs to your computer, there are a few different methods, but perhaps the most straight-forward way to do it would be to download a third-party program which can do this for you.
YamiPod is free, and commonly recommended for using with copying your iPod songs to your computer.
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- Power off and then back on the router
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- iOS: Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points
- Restore from backup. See:
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*Since I upgraded my iPod Touch* to the latest available software update +(for the 1st Gen is 3.1.3)+, it has become *unable to properly play any music encoded above 128kbps*. Before the upgrade, my iPod could play music encoded in any higher bitrates like a champ! All the way to 320kbps, variable, even Apple Lossless format used to play flawlessly.
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It definitely took me a while to figure it out, and spent weeks testing and researching what could be the problem. It was truly driving me nuts! The result of all these tests was clear: the *iPod Touch now CHOKES on any music file encoded higher than 128 kbps ACC*. Truly pathetic for such an expensive little jukebox. Even the early MP3 players I owned 10 years ago were able to play variable rate MP3 files without a glitch. *_This is a major bug that needs to be solved_*.
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- - - Reformatted a few albums in different bitrates, from 96kbps, all the way to 320kbps, both in constant and variable rates, and tested them one by one. This took days.
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IPod Shuffle Skipping Issue

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