ITunes is putting strange numbers in the BPM & play count

I've noticed that iTunes has been putting odd values in the BPM and play count fields. They almost always seem to be some multiple of 64. I found a bunch of songs with 256 or 512 play counts added to them. I have also had iTunes put 192 in the BPM for all the songs on 4 different CDs. I think it happens when I update my iPod. Both iTunes and the iPod Video are up to date. Any ideas? I plan on taking the time to complete the BPM field and i don't want iTunes messing it up.

I've been having a similar problem with the iTunes play count. Instead of 256 or 512 or anything like that, though, it says I've played Stormbringer (by Deep Purple) -1090303414 times. I don't know what's going on.

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How to use multiple iPods, iPads, or iPhones with one computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1495
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i followed the instructions to manually manage songs and playlists.
Drag playlists from iTunes in the Source to the iPod.
If you want to delete a playlists from the iPod, in the Source in iTunes, click th eDisclosure triangle in front of the iPod name to display the playlists on the iPod.
You should edit the playlists in iTunes and then drag them to the iPod.
If you edit them only on the iPod in iTunes, and have to reload your iPod, the playlists will disappear.
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I'd report the problem to the iTunes Store.
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Hey DC71955,
Great question, it sounds like the "Plays" column is not selected. We simply need to turn it back on.
In iTunes 11, click the "View" menu and choose "Show View Options". Located under "Stats" is the "Plays" option.
Apple - Find Out How - Music - iTunes
http://www.apple.com/findouthow/music/itunes.html#tips-viewoptions
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I've got everything turned on in the iPod settings menu except the thing about reserving disk space for Windows files.
I've got what claims to be the latest version (11.0.4) of iTunes running under Windows 7 (64 bit) on a BIOSTAR MB with an AMD phenom II X4 820 2.8 GHz quad core processor with 8 GB of RAM and at least 50 GB of free disk space.
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If you are loading the shuffle manually, by dragging podcast episodes to the shuffle in iTunes, that is probably why the playcount does not update in your iTunes library, after playing the podcast episode on the shuffle (and then connecting the shuffle).
When you use the manual method to load the shuffle, the iTunes library on the computer and the library on the shuffle are separate. iTunes does not keep the two libraries "in sync." Therefore, data such as playcount are not synced back to the computer when you connect the shuffle.
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Ick.... Well, maybe you're right. I also turned off "let itunes keep things organized" at about the same time. Between turning off sound check, itunes organizing, and the WMP settings, I have never seen it happen again.
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I just turned sound check back on, only on my Mac, because that is just my backup copy of files. We'll see if it hits again.
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