ITunes Match With Multiple Accounts

On my iTunes, I have a lot of mp3s. Some of them are old 128kbps mp4s from my dad's old account, account x. If I get iTunes Match on my new account, account y, will all the songs registered with account x become associated with my account, account y? Or will I have to get iTunes Match for my dad's old account, account x, to get the unprotected AAC files?
On a related note, I have a lot of old 128kbps tracks that are available on iTunes (eg, Miles by Miles Davis). Will iTunes download my old file, or can I download a 256kbps one from them?
Thanks so much for helping with my probably obvious question!

To be clear, the 2nd part of my question refers to CDs I have ripped, but no longer own.

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ITunes match with multiple libraries

I can't seem to find a satisfactory answer to this. Namely, how does iTunes Match treat multiple libraries on the same Mac. In my case, I spent a lot of time segregating my music. Thus, I have a rock library, a classical library, an instrumental (Windham Hill and Narada) library, an ambient recording library. It makes sense to me to do this rather that dump everything into one pot. That way, I can load a Touch with a specific library and don't have to create a zillion playlists. Using the same iTunes login, how will Match treat these different libraries? Will it only concern itself with what it finds in the currently open library? How will it treat different iPod Touches that are linked to a specific library? Will it want to push the wrong music to a Touch? Would appreciate any thoughts.

One person sets up Match on their computer using the iTunes account. Uploads everything to match.
I would recommend waiting until that person is done, and do computers one at a time. No particular reason, just seems sensible.
Next person sets up match using same iTunes account details. Uploads their stuff. They will then see everything the previous user put into the system, unless you select "Hide music not on this computer" in the view menu. Previous user will now see their stuff too.
Rinse and repeat.
This is how it worked with my multiple machines anyway... As long as every computer uses the same iTunes account for the store, you all get access to the same Match account.

ITunes match and multiple accounts

Do any of you know whether having multiple Apple ID's and iTunes match will interfere with App Store purchases?
Let me eleborate. We have 2 iPhone 4s in the family each with their own apple ID, so obviously some music is purchased by both and some apps are purchased by both. Both devices synchronize with a single library in iTunes. My fear is that when I flip the switch on iTunes Match it will lock me or the other individual out from the purchases that we share on our devices and result in a nightmare. From what I understand once you log into iTunes match you cant log into another account for 90 days. Would appreciate some clarification if any of you know.
Thanks for your input.

MacUserAE --- based on my experience over the last few days, I would urge you to STAY AWAY from iTunes Match until Apple can better support the concept of multiple Apple ID's sharing content. After purchasing the Match upgrade about a week ago, I've spent perhaps 20 hours of my home life dealing with Match-related issues. What you are fearful of - that you will somehow be locked out of your ID and your purchased content - is exactly what happened to me.
I also thought that iTunes Match would be a good way to consolidate and then share music/video/apps between family members. I purchased the service with 2 goals in mind: share content in my house via a Mac Mini server, and also "consolidate" the content my wife and I had purchased across three separate Apple IDs. I am not a technology novice. I read the various online boards, read the Apple support pages, and based on what I read was convinced that Apple's product would deliver exactly the benefits I was looking for.
I was wrong.
Apparently I did not migrate or associate my hardware (2 notebooks & a mini home server) in an Apple-approved sequence. After putting about 10 hours into the project, I discovered that I had "used up" my computer's associations and could no longer download previously purchased items. I am now missing 1000's of purchased iTunes songs and videos. I am not permitted to download or recover them until the 90-day "timer" runs out on each of my computers. (Currently 84 days & counting). Ironically, I have an exceptionally "clean" and easy music collection: I have literally no shared/ripped/illegal content, as all of my media files were either uploaded from a purchased CD or purchased through iTunes.
When I contacted Apple for support, I encountered a steady stream of suspicion and poor/misleading information from the different support reps I spoke to, each of whom seem to working independently. Support is apparently by Chat only, and much of the dialog seems canned, or pre-written. For eample, the last support rep I dealt with first described his own experience setting up match using these pre-written cut & paste "snippets" that had obviously been prepared earlier, as they did not actually address the questions I was asking. Later in our encounter, he seemed to forget what he had already "pasted" and he wrote (in real-time) that he had actually not had any first-hand experience with the product.
Discouraging all around.

ITunes Match with multiple computers

I bit the bullet and subscribed to iTunes Match. Only I did it from my work computer (registered to my iTunes account) which contauns a mere 1.5k songs. But what happens when I go home? My home computer has 40k+ songs on it. How do I choose what goes to the cloud?

I have 2 relevant AppleIDs authorized for the music on my iTunes (ONE old long-time Apple ID for iTunes purchases, bound to pre-mac.com email; ANOTHER newer mac/me.com ID which had mostly been used only for App store stuff until iCloud -- but which I figure has to be the one under which I try to consolidate in the future).
I've taken the plunge (sprang for Match when I was signed in with the newer account) and find that most music from BOTH accounts is getting matched. Turn on the "iCloud status" column in iTunes -- and sort with that column header -- to see what's "Matched" and what's "Uploaded" and what's "Ineligible" (or "Error"). [You can also make "smart playlists" based on iCloud status, which helps troubleshoot.]
I found two albums worth of "ineligible" Music files -- turns out I had forgotten about a third ID at one point about 8 years ago, those two albums were attached to that one. HYPOTHESIS: it won't upload stuff for an account that's not "authorized" for the iTunes incarnation that's hosting the process. I no longer have access to the email, so I assume I can't authorize those.
WORKAROUND: if you have lots of music from old accounts, look for TuneClone (3rd-party app that "burns" virtual CDs from m4a and m4p files, so you can re-import them as if they'd come from CDs.
I'm still nervous, by the way, about Match's warning that it will "replace" the existing library on my iPhone (despite assurances online that nothing is actually removed), and I've enabled Match only on my (small-capacity) iPad for now. Playback requires a few seconds' patience, but I'm pleased to have access to all my files.
Now with a big hard drive on the new iMac I'm finally motivated to import many of those old CDs of music that I knew wouldn't all fit on my iDevices (nor, for that matter, on the hard drive of my older machines).

ITunes Match with Multiple Apple IDs

Before I subscribe to iTunes Match, I wanted to check on how this would work.
My situation:
1. Have pretty old Apple ID used to purchase content from iTMS
2. Have separate iCloud ID.
Which ID should I use to subscribe to iTunes Match?
Does it matter?
If I use my iCloud ID will I have problems listening to songs purchased with my iTunes ID?
Thanks,
Dave

I have 2 relevant AppleIDs authorized for the music on my iTunes (ONE old long-time Apple ID for iTunes purchases, bound to pre-mac.com email; ANOTHER newer mac/me.com ID which had mostly been used only for App store stuff until iCloud -- but which I figure has to be the one under which I try to consolidate in the future).
I've taken the plunge (sprang for Match when I was signed in with the newer account) and find that most music from BOTH accounts is getting matched. Turn on the "iCloud status" column in iTunes -- and sort with that column header -- to see what's "Matched" and what's "Uploaded" and what's "Ineligible" (or "Error"). [You can also make "smart playlists" based on iCloud status, which helps troubleshoot.]
I found two albums worth of "ineligible" Music files -- turns out I had forgotten about a third ID at one point about 8 years ago, those two albums were attached to that one. HYPOTHESIS: it won't upload stuff for an account that's not "authorized" for the iTunes incarnation that's hosting the process. I no longer have access to the email, so I assume I can't authorize those.
WORKAROUND: if you have lots of music from old accounts, look for TuneClone (3rd-party app that "burns" virtual CDs from m4a and m4p files, so you can re-import them as if they'd come from CDs.
I'm still nervous, by the way, about Match's warning that it will "replace" the existing library on my iPhone (despite assurances online that nothing is actually removed), and I've enabled Match only on my (small-capacity) iPad for now. Playback requires a few seconds' patience, but I'm pleased to have access to all my files.
Now with a big hard drive on the new iMac I'm finally motivated to import many of those old CDs of music that I knew wouldn't all fit on my iDevices (nor, for that matter, on the hard drive of my older machines).

ITunes Match with multiple encodings of same album.

I ripped my CD collection using ALAC for home stereo playback and 256kbps AAC for my iPhone (which through iTunes Match been made unnecessary). Now in iTunes match, each song shows up twice. I'd like to file a bug report on this with Apple, but it does not seem like there is an easy way to do that.

THANK YOU! I've been trying to find info on how to do this through the 'help' option. GRRRRR!
So simple, but not at all intuitive.
Thanks again for your help!

How to handle iTunes Match with multiple libraries (one account, 5 family members)?

How would this work, in the situation below ...
Everyone has their own iCloud account (for their own syncing purposes).
But we (family) ALL share the same iTunes account (for purchasing).
How will this work, since we all have our own iTunes libraries?

One person sets up Match on their computer using the iTunes account. Uploads everything to match.
I would recommend waiting until that person is done, and do computers one at a time. No particular reason, just seems sensible.
Next person sets up match using same iTunes account details. Uploads their stuff. They will then see everything the previous user put into the system, unless you select "Hide music not on this computer" in the view menu. Previous user will now see their stuff too.
Rinse and repeat.
This is how it worked with my multiple machines anyway... As long as every computer uses the same iTunes account for the store, you all get access to the same Match account.

HT2204 What is the best way to use iTunes Match with two Apple ID's that have purchased content?

Hello.
In my early years of using iOS devices i have unwittingly made the mistake of creating a second Apple ID for my second device. So now i have two Apple ID's with purchased content associated with them.
I have turned on iTunes Match with the account that has the bulk of my music linked to it. But my second account has maybe 150-200 songs (and lots of apps) that i really like and don't want to loose. Activating iTunes Match for the main account wiped these 150-200 songs off my iOS devices and replace them. Is it possible to have content from both my apple id's on my devices at the same time? Is it possible to combine the content from both of my accounts?

I'll try to help a bit.
ITunes match space is different to icloud space. With iTunes match you get storage for 25,000 non iTunes purchased tracks and other than a limit for individual file size, there is no memory limit.
You can turn match on individuallyon each device (I have it turned off on my iPod but turned on on my iPad and iPhone). When you turn it on then you get access to all the tracks, and in my experience any playlists I create have transferred over very well. I understand that some people have had trouble with playlists though.
I'm not quite clear with exactly what you mean regarding cleaning up your library, but be careful about using Match for this. There is no guarantee that matched songs will be exactly the same version as your own copy, due to some mismatches, so you could find some problems there. Personall, I am cleaning up my library before matching, but I am rather particular about keeping my library the way I want it. If you aren't as fussed then match could be the answer.
Hope that helped.

I download app only available in Poland and change my IDi now I came back to original account but can not activate itune match anymore I have to wait 90 days any issue because I pay itune match with my original account thanks for support

I download app only available in Poland and change my IDi now I came back to original account but can not activate itune match anymore I have to wait 90 days any issue because I pay itune match with my original account thanks for support

thanks Meg
I understand you are not Apple but i was presuming that some logic or technical reason i miss was behind this.
I really do not see any logic business pratice. If i understand i can be agree or desagree but as minima i know the rules and why.
to sumarize...my story
my id was with XXX and i bought Itune match one year with this account and 4 device are conected with the same account.
on Ipad device i change my ID to YYY then .... because i need to update some apps and connect to itune match i came back to ID XXX then no problem to update apps but .... no way to come back to itune match.
.... no way to use itune match anyhow with Ipad and account XXX linked with account XXX. WHYYYY ??? no clue.

Is it possible to by iTunes Match with my iTunes account witch doesn't contains credit card informations?

Is it possible to by iTunes Match with my iTunes account witch doesn't contains credit card informations?

No. Since iTunes Match is a subscription service your account must contain a permanent form of payment to subscribe.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4914?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

ITunes match across multiple devices?

Is it possible to use iTunes match across multiple devices? My wife and I use the same computer when at home and we have music stored on that computer. She had her own Apple id to use with her own iPhone, as do I. We don't want to have multiple music libraries since we liste to most of the same music. Is it possible to have iTunes match between 2 iPhones that are using different Apple id's but the same iTunes account?
Thanks

When I try to go to iTunes music match on her phone it asks me to sign into match, which I am assuming is the same as her Apple ID name and password. This is a different name and password than my account. So, it seems that she cannot access my "cloud" from her phone in order to download music that I have purchased. I guess since she has her own iClud account, she needs to sign up for iTunes match through that account and pay the fee. I was hoping we could access the same 'Cloud" to have the same library of music? Hope that made sense.
Thanks for the help.

Can I share one iTunes Library with multiple computers on a network?

Can I share one iTunes Library with multiple computers on a network?
note: one library universally shared, not Home Sharing (one library each, shared to each.)
I want to share one library stores on my server and access it through various local computers. When I buy a song from a computer (non-server), I want it to be added to the library (stored on server). I want it to auto copy to my server, for organization. I want to be able to sync my phone from any computer.
Most of this I can do, if i figure out how to use one universal library for all my computers.
Any ideas how I can do this?

eyeinit,
You can authorize your iTunes account on up to 5 computers at a time.
However, purchased music is downloaded to the first machine to download it, but these articles have more information on moving your music between authorized computers:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93063
This one is for moving all your music using an iPod as a storage drive
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300173
Hope this helps,
Nathan C.

HT4913 i am trying to get my computer and my wifes computer on my itunes match. i did the add a computer function and it says that this computer is already associated with an apple id...if you use itunes match with your apple id etc for 90 days...please

i did the add a computer function and it says that this computer is already associated with an apple id...if you use itunes match with your apple id etc for 90 days...please explain. is this going to screw my wifes account up?

If you both have seperate iTunes Store accounts then basically, yes, it is going "screw up" your wife's account.
iTunes Match is designed as a single-user service which is associated with one and only one iTunes Store account ID. If you have subscribed on your account and want to activate the service on another computer that is already signed in with an account the present account must be signed out and then iTunes signed into your account. This means the other computer will have complete access to your account and will only be able to make purchases on your account. iTM is not designed to be signed in and out at will. If she has apps purchased with her iTunes Store account they will not be able to be updated.

How do I change ownership on iTunes Match from one account to another?

I purchased iTunes Match using one account but use another as my account for iCloud and my iPhone. How do I change ownership of my Match account?

I don't think you can. Purchases made with an account are tied permanently to that account. This is the reason why it is not a good idea to have more than one iTunes account unlesss you really need to keep them separate.

ITunes Match and shared accounts?

I'm a bit confused as to how iTunes Match works. Let's say Bob and Susan, a married couple, share an AppleID for iTunes purchases and have separate AppleIDs for iCloud. They both manage their iTunes libraries on separate iTunes installations on separate computers, and Bob wants to use Match to sync his library to his second computer, without making all of his wife's purchased music appear as well. Does he use iTunes Match with his iCloud account? Does it take all the music from his library but not other purchased music and make it available to him via his iCloud account even though he purchased it using a different account? Thanks.

You can only use one Apple ID for iTunes match. You can have a separate Apple id for icloud.
If all purchases and match subscription use same Apple ID, you can match each library but the content and playlists will be same on all devices. Each person will have access to all music.
Jim

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