Is it possible to edit songs in iTunes?

Is there a way to shorten music to eliminate the speaking portion (eg spoken intro) in songs without using garageband?
Thank you.

What you need to do is :
1. Amend the Start time (see above)
2. Go into iTunes Preferences and in General > Import Settings > Check Settings..., make sure the setting is the same as the track in question. Change it if necessary (you don't want a compressed copy).
3. Go back to your Library and highlight the track.
- In Advanced, click 'Create XXX Version' (where XXX is your Import setting)
- wait until iTunes has created a new version of the track which will now start at the new time (i.e. the intro will be DELETED)
4. Delete the original if you want. Highlight it and click Command-backspace.

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Not Possible to Purchase Songs without iTunes Application, right?

Hi, Everyone,
I was just wondering if it were at all possible to purchase songs via an Internet browser, and then download them at a later time using the iTunes application.
I currently do not have my own Internet connection as I am out of town for a couple weeks, but would like to get new music. The only places I can find in this town that has Internet connection are some small cafes with free wireless Internet. However, the connections are problematic; in this case, it takes a long time (between 15 and 20 minutes) to search for one song, add it to the Shopping Cart, then buy it successfully. However, I can download songs very quickly. I am currently on a wired connection (not my laptop), and this connection is fine, so I was hoping I could purchase songs and then just download them using my laptop on a wireless connection.
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why would you want to risk your account info on a connection at a cafe somewhere on the street? and why would you wanna buy the songs now and download them later? ....... the songs are always there, they are not going anywhere. you can still buy and download them when you think the conenction is safe and fast.... also, you can not buy songs from IE and download them from itunes, you have to buy them from itunes in order to download them in itunes ............ you can still buy songs many places on the internet from IE, but you can not download them in itunes .... they are seperate.
you can import songs into itunes tho ... if you already have them on your computer, yes you can use the add files to library in itunes.

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Hi Today I wanted to delete some songs from my iPhone but I can't. I tried to press delete on my keyboard or chose delete from the list by right clicking on the song. I also can't edit songs that are already on my iPhone. How can I fix that ?
Thanks

You can make a completely new library from these directions
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iTunesWin/8.1/en/15502.html
You have to press AND HOLD the shift key.
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Hey,
Is there a way to change the setting to where I can Manually Edit Songs for when I upload my iPod, without having to connect the iPod to the computer?
I had a problem where my entire Library got erased, but all those songs are still on my iPod, so if I were to connect it to the computer it would automatically begin to upload the current library but in doing so it would then empty out everything I have on my iPod. So to avoid that I was told I need to change the setting to where I can manually control the updates. But the only way I know how to do that is by connecting the ipod then going to preferences and doing it there... the problem with that is if I connected my ipod right now it would automatically update the current library which is empty, thus it would erase everything I still have.

yea sorry about that...I hesitated on writing that opening paragraph because it might cause some confusion ....
ok...
I would rather have it updated automatically as soon as I connect my iPod... unfortunately I cannot. My library got erased and if I were to connect the iPod now (since its still set to auto update) it would clear everything I have on my iPod now. So, what I was told to do was set the "update iPod" to manual so if I wanted to upload anything new I would have to do it myself. My problem is I only know the way to set it to manual by connecting the iPod then going to Edit > Preferences and doing it from there ..but again I need to avoid changing the setting by connecting my ipod at first ...i need to change it to manual then... connect the iPod. Does anyone know how I can do that.
Thanks in Advance I really Appreciate this..
- David

Is there a way to edit songs in itunes?

I am working on creating a dvd and am making slideshows of pictures from iphoto. I only want to use a portion of a song I have in itunes. Is there a way to edit the music? If so, how?
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+"I only want to use a portion of a song I have in itunes."+
Go into Get Info > Options and set the Start and Stop times where you want them, then OK. Then, assuming it is an unprotected file, use the "Convert Selection to XXX" to create a new shorter file that only consists of the section you want.
You can either keep or delete the original (longer) file. If you are keeping it, you may want to go back into it and remove the Start and Stop.

Is it possible to IMPORT songs to iTunes all at once?

Obviously, one can add their whole music library to the iTunes library all at once, but even if you bought this music, if you did not IMPORT it using iTunes, it isn't registered as being owned by you. So, as a result, any music that you have added to your library without importing it is foreign to iTunes. It will not let you get cd track names, for example, without importing it using iTunes. This makes things very inconvenient, because apparently the only way that you can tell iTunes that you own music is by importing tracks one at a time. Having even dozens of songs, that is an extraordinary hassle. I personally have 60 GB of music, and could never hope to import files one at a time. If anybody knows of any ways of importing files to iTunes either all at once or in large chunks, please contribute to this thread. Additionally, if you share the same frustration as me, please add to the thread so I know I'm not the only one who is frustrated by this technicality.

If you're using iTunes 7, you can copy music that you purchased from the iTunes Store back to iTunes directly. You will have to prevent automatic synchronization. While connecting the iPod to the computer, hold down the Shift and Ctrl keys in Windows. This should stop the iPod from auto synching with iTunes and the iPod will appear in the source list. Wait until you are sure the iPod has mounted, and that it will not auto sync and then you can let the keys go. This may take between 3 and 25 seconds depending on your computer.
If you're not using iTunes 7 or want to copy other tracks, the easiest way will be to search VersionTracker for "iPod". You'll find a number of utilities that can transfer your tracks and your playlists from your iPod back to your PC.
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Is it possible to reference songs in iTunes?

I'm wondering if it is somehow possible (and if so advisable, or not) to reference certain songs in my iTunes Library. I'm a Aperture user, and it has a wonderful feature that allows you to keep certain images "managed" in the Aperture Library and others "referenced" in another location of your choice. I keep most of my images referenced on an external hard drive to keep the size of my Library on the internal drive down. The only images I keep managed are the ones I need to view while I'm away from home (and thus the external drive).
In iTunes, I want certain songs on my internal drive to be able to travel with, and other songs that I don't listen to as much still available as referenced songs that could be pulled from an external drive when available. I don't want to delete the songs and their data, but don't listen to them enough to warrant the space they'd take up on my internal drive.
If this isn't possible, is there another solution to achieve what I am looking to do? I guess I could create a separate Library and store that Library on an external drive, but is there a way to migrate those (and only those) songs to that Library? If so, would I lose the data I've associated with them, as well as play counts, etc..?
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Limnos,
I don't really want to make things messy, so I'll probably just leave things as they are and maybe delete some tracks after first archiving them.
Before posting this, I had tried something and something odd happened. I was wondering if you had any ideas on it. This is what I did: I went to iTunes>Preferences>Advanced and changed the iTunes Media Folder location. I changed it to a destination on one of my external drives. Upon doing this, it brought me to the iTunes Music Folder in the iTunes Folder. It gave me the option to "Cancel" or "Open". Since it didn't seem like I wanted to change the location to that spot, I chose a different place (again, the destination on my external drive). After doing that, I clicked "Open". A new folder was created in that new spot, but nothing was moved there. I fugured that maybe this was the location where anything and everything new would go to be stored. This wasn't what I was looking to do, so I went back and clicked "Reset" in the Advanced pane. Upon doing this, a small window popped up and it looked like things were quickly be copied or moved. I couldn't really tell what was happening because it was doing it too quickly.
In any case, the bottom line is, after this was complete, I noticed that I had freed up 30GB of space on my internal HDD. I don't think I lost anything, as I have been scrutinizing my music collection, but the whole event (and result) seem very odd to me.
The other important bit of information here is that before doing this, I did delete my Podcasts, my Movies, and everything in my iTunes U. When I had done this originally, I noticed that I gained free space on my HDD (which was my goal). I'm not sure if by doing what I did with the Library afterwards had something to do with freeing up even more space. Perhaps it is possible that info regarding those files was somehow still stored in my iTunes Library even though the media folders had been removed?
Do you have any ideas on what could have happened?

Can't import edited song from iTunes to iPhoto

Hi,
I've created a slideshow in iPhoto and a playlist in iTunes to go with the slideshow. I shortened one of the songs in the playlist from 4.5 minutes to 1.5 minutes (file-get info-options). Within iTunes the song is shortened but when I import the playlist to iPhoto the song reverts back to its original length. I realise there is a workaround using iDVD (when I import the song into iDVD it stays at 1.5 minutes unlike iPhoto) but it means I have to redo the whole slideshow again which I'd prefer to avoid.
Has anyone any suggestions how to shorten a song for a slideshow within iPhoto?

I don't build slide shows, so not sure how hard it is to do in iDVD, but you can burn a song to CD and then rip it back into iTunes. Then you can edit the song in Garage Band. You might want to do this with a number of songs that you might use in one sitting, as it's pretty tedious.
One other thought: check if Amazon has the mp3 of the same song. The content there is not protected (I think the music producers cut that deal just to stick it to Apple) and is $0.99 per song like on iTunes. Might be worth another buck to avoid all this hassle. iTunes is easier to search and buy from (IMO) and has a better selection, but you might get lucky at Amazon. I've ended up buying the same song again at Amazon just for this reason.
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My old computer was stolen, along with lots of iTunes songs I had purchased. I now have a new computer and was told that I could get all the songs I've purchased restored...how do I do that?

You should always have a backup for this very reason and many others.
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You only get one download. From the itunes store terms of service:
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You can ask for a re-download, but they are not obliged to do this.

Is it possible to move songs from iTunes to garageband in garageband 2?

just a simple question...i was just wondering if you can transfer (import) songs from your iTunes library lists to garageband. If anyone knows the anser, i would also like to know how to do it, or if you can tell me where i can find the tutorial. Thanks1

Like your other post, ksoileau, you're dead on, however there are two exceptions. If the song was purchased from the iTunes Music store, they are copy protected and can not be imported. Also some people have had Mp3s that won't import (I've never run into one of these myself, so I can only guess that they are not sampled at the right rate or depth). If this is the case then the solution is documented in the GB FAW:
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(BTW, ksoileau, nice to see someone new with clear and concise answers!) --HT

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