Itunes songs skipping

Why do certain songs that are purchased from the Itunes store skip on the Ipod classic? About 1/3 of all my songs that I have purchased through Itunes skip at some point during the song. Some at 5 seconds, some at 40 seconds, etc... I Can not convert bought songs to MP3 so the only solution is to burn a cd and re-rip into MP3. These same songs play fine on my Ipod photo, what is it about the clasic that prevents Apple's own songs from not playing? This is just completely unacceptable. Get your act together Apple!

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ITunes song skips

Hi there,
I downloaded a Christmas song to my Ipod this weekend and then today when I listened to it, the song skips horribly throughout most of the song. Is there any way I can contact iTunes to get a credit?
Thanks!

Have you had a look at this troubleshooting page? It may be of some help: iTunes and QuickTime for Windows: Songs and other audio don't play correctly

ITunes songs skipping while Mozilla Firefox loading page

Periodically when I am loading a page on Mozilla Firefox, my currently playing iTunes song always skips... does anyone else get this? Or is it just a problem with my computer?

I sometimes get times when Firefox seems to hang when loading a page. During this time I can't even bring up task manager so it does not surprise me that your sound would be affected.

ITunes songs skip and pause the abruptly stop and skip to another song

Please help. I have had my macbook for just under two weeks and earlier this evening my itunes has stopped working properly. Every song i play it skips and pauses much like a cd, and then eventually stops abrubtly mid song and skips to another. Please help me to resolve this issue.
Thanks

I just bought a new MacBook and am having the same problem with certain songs. It'll pause at the same point each time, then jump to the next song.

Can someone help with my itunes song skipping problem?

I just got a new laptop and transfered all the songs successfully, downloaded the newest itunes and bought more songs from the itunes store and two days later, my songs started skipping. They aren't skipping as bad as i've read on the messages boards of other people, maybe one small skip in various songs.
But...
Once I plug in my ipod to the usb port, will the skipping songs transfer onto my ipod and start making them skip as well? I checked my ipod and all the songs are ok, but I haven't attached my ipod since the songs started skipping.
Oh yeah...I've set Quicktime to safemode, I've read on these boards about switching to safemode...but nothing changed.
What do you guys think?

Unless the problem is with the songs themselves, moving the songs to your iPod will not make them skip there. Before you sync the files in question you should play them with another medium (ie. "Windows Media Player"). This will help you pinpoint where the problem is.

ITune songs skip BACK 25 or so songs via Bluetooth

I play my iTunes music via Bluetooth in my car, and I have had this problem to varying degrees for as long as I can remember - I have an iPhone 4S, up to date on updates. When I turn my car off and go in the the evening, and come back out in the morning, start the car and the music starts playing again, it is back anywhere from one or two to 2-26 songs.
It will sometimes happen during a shorter period - like while I'm at work (more so) or shopping (less so). I can't fins anything in iTune or iPhone settings which would facilitate this. I want the music to pick up with the song I left off with when I turned the car off - not way back many songs....I end up having to skip through all the songs I already listened to in order to listen to songs I haven't heard recently. I usually have my player set to shuffle.
It's pretty frustrating! Anyone else experiencing this or experienced this in the past? Any guesses for a fix/adjustment?
Thanks in Advance,
Cara

No one? I guess I need to contact Apple Support? I thought it might be a Bluetooth issue as I've read about some incompatibility issues with Bluetooth and the iPhone...
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ITunes songs skipping while I am using applications

Sorry if this topic has been raised before, but I am noticing very recently that my songs are skipping while I am working in Internet explorer, or Safari along with other applications. Any explanation? Any remedy? I am using iTunes 6. Thanks in advance!

The most obvious reason is, that you are using other applications.
Depending on the processor and the processor speed, you could easily push the processor to it's limits, by using more programs at the same time.
They all 'steal' processor power and some programs are notorious in using it, even if they are in the background.
Launch 'Activity monitor' (in Applications/Utilities) and press Command-1 if you don't see a window.
Choose 'CPU' and 'Active Processes' (top centre of window)
Now watch the activity and launch iTunes, play a song, and launch the other programs you were using.
Chances are, your processor is 100% occupied, so it must divide it's attention between active processes and that means some processes run slower.
The remedy is, to have only the most necessary programs running.
Hope this helps.
M

Songs skipping like scratched cd in iTunes 10.6 why and what is the fix

Hi, I use my MacBook pro to play backing tracks for my live show. I am working in Greece in the outdoors at night. Since the beginning of the summer iTunes has been skipping like mad during gigs Not Good. I don't remember when I upgraded my iTunes but don't recall having the problem last year when I started using the MacBook. I have searched the net and have found many a kindred soul suffering skipping songs.
What gives?
What I have tried:
1- I have disabled the sudden movenmt sensor thinking it might be a Bass Response issue. However, still does it.
2- bought a DJ rack to elevate the computer thinking it might be a heat issue. Nope.
3- got rid of all start up items, closed airport, netshred, etc.
4- changed the setting on Perian from Dolby stereo to stereo, and then I uninstalled it. Nope
5- I use the apogee duet live and I get skips. Tried it without the duet and it's worse.
What I am running-
MacBook Pro
Lion X 10.7.4
Processor- 2.66 Ghz Intel Core i7
Memory- 8GB 1067 MHz DDR3
1TB SATA HD
I hope someone can help. I spent a lot of money for my MacBook and don't want to go back to the PC.
Thanks
[email protected]

Hi, Clinton,
Now I think that I have officially tried everything short of taking out the HD and replacing it..
I have used the removable drive and still got the problem.. However, I noticed that the skipping only happens on my Backing Tracks and the same ones, which then told me that the tracks became corrupted. So I re-encoded 2 of the tracks using Garageband and Others I just replaced with new versions..
It worked great for 2 gigs and I was chuffed to bits.. However, I needed the third gig to make it a go and then BLAMMO one of the re-encoded songs skips... My 4th gig I get a new addition to the skipping...
Something is wrong and it is doing my head in.. Do you have any other suggestions aside from going back to my Cheapie Windows Notebook that never skipped?

Songs skipping like scratched cd on iTunes and MacBook pro

Posted this on iTunes and no response. I would really appreciate a reply from Apple as I not only paid loads for my MacBook, but crowed like mad how much better the Mac would be than a PC for doing music live. I am seriously disappointed and a bit embarrassed.
Hi, I use my MacBook pro to play backing tracks for my live show. I am working in Greece in the outdoors at night. Since the beginning of the summer iTunes has been skipping like mad during gigs Not Good. I don't remember when I upgraded my iTunes but don't recall having the problem last year when I started using the MacBook. I have searched the net and have found many a kindred soul suffering skipping songs.
What gives?
What I have tried:
1- I have disabled the sudden movenmt sensor thinking it might be a Bass Response issue. However, still does it.
2- bought a DJ rack to elevate the computer thinking it might be a heat issue. Nope.
3- got rid of all start up items, closed airport, netshred, etc.
4- changed the setting on Perian from Dolby stereo to stereo, and then I uninstalled it. Nope
5- I use the apogee duet live and I get skips. Tried it without the duet and it's worse.
What I am running-
MacBook Pro
Lion X 10.7.4
Processor- 2.66 Ghz Intel Core i7
Memory- 8GB 1067 MHz DDR3
1TB SATA HD
I hope someone can help. I spent a lot of money for my MacBook and don't want to go back to the PC.
Thanks
[email protected]
P.S. I have upgraded, as well, to the latest iTunes.

Hi, Clinton,
Now I think that I have officially tried everything short of taking out the HD and replacing it..
I have used the removable drive and still got the problem.. However, I noticed that the skipping only happens on my Backing Tracks and the same ones, which then told me that the tracks became corrupted. So I re-encoded 2 of the tracks using Garageband and Others I just replaced with new versions..
It worked great for 2 gigs and I was chuffed to bits.. However, I needed the third gig to make it a go and then BLAMMO one of the re-encoded songs skips... My 4th gig I get a new addition to the skipping...
Something is wrong and it is doing my head in.. Do you have any other suggestions aside from going back to my Cheapie Windows Notebook that never skipped?

When I try to play one of my itunes songs in iphone 5 "music," about a fourth of the time it will skip to the next song or skip 2 songs and go to the third.

When I go to play one of my itunes songs in my iphone 5 "Music," about a fourth of the time it will skip that song and go to the next, or skip 2 songs and play the third. Is the new phone defective or is there a setting I need to change? Thanks...

RaschkeKM wrote:
iTunes Match is not working correctly. When I go to play one song(example...Kelly Clarkson's Since U Been Gone does not play, but Miss Independent does. )
This is a known issue and at this time there is no fix. The workaround is to disable iTM on the iOS device and sync the mismatched songs via USB/Thunderbolt then re-enable iTM. This way you will be assured of having the "correct" version of the track on your device.
RaschkeKM wrote:
There are a number of other songs that I have had in ITunes that are not matched...they are completely missing from my inventory.
I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean. Do you mean you have music stored on your iPod Classic that is not also in your iTunes library? If that is the case, then of course those songs won't be matched or uploaded. A song must be in your iTunes library for it to be processed by the iTunes Match service.
Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device
Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive

Re: Songs skipping after downloading from iTunes

I am having problems with the songs skipping when I use itunes to play them on my computer. I have deleted them and redownloaded. It does not fix the problem. What do I do next?

Hello, cajunkiwi.
Thank you for the question. There are a couple options to help you with this. If limited purchased media skips only on the iPhone, then delete the affected content and download it again free of charge via the purchased section of the iTunes Store. If almost all of your media library skips on the iPhone only, remove all music from the device by removing the preference to sync music. After this has been completed, restore the sync music preference to place the media back on the the device. Below are a couple articles that will walk you through this process.
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
iTunes: Syncing media content to iPhone
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1351
Cheers,
Jason H.

Songs skip BADLY on iTunes w/ other programs

Guys, I just got an iPod recently and so have begun using iTunes instead of windows media player out of neccessity. I have one major problem with it: songs skip very badly when using other programs. This ranges from high performance games to simply surfing the internet with firefox. Basically I can only listen to songs when not using the computer for anything else or suffer the consequences. I cant imagine this happens to everyone or no one would use the software...theres so many times I want to listen to music while doing things. Also, my computer is not slow...I have plenty of memory and processing power so that is not the problem. Windows Media Player had always worked fine for me...what is wrong with iTunes?
PLEASE HELP!!!

moraleclipse,
iTunes uses Quicktime, which uses DirectX/DirectSound for playback.
This article suggests some possible causes of conflict in that process, and steps that can be taken to try and resolve it.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1362
Hope this helps,
Nathan C.

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Songs skipping after downloading on iTunes

Hello, cajunkiwi.
Thank you for the question. There are a couple options to help you with this. If limited purchased media skips only on the iPhone, then delete the affected content and download it again free of charge via the purchased section of the iTunes Store. If almost all of your media library skips on the iPhone only, remove all music from the device by removing the preference to sync music. After this has been completed, restore the sync music preference to place the media back on the the device. Below are a couple articles that will walk you through this process.
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
iTunes: Syncing media content to iPhone
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1351
Cheers,
Jason H.

Update itune 6, now all songs skip

Hello,
After downloading and installing itunes 6, all my songs skip and sounds like they are scratched (and weren't before).How can i fix this???

hi y'all!
actually, the MacMuse advice in that particular tip is directed towards versions of itunes that use Quicktime 6.5.2 for their audio playback. for the QT 7 version of the waveout quick-fix (for itunes 5.0.x and 6.0), see this document:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93610
love, b

Songs skip when playing on itunes

Is anyone else having problems with their songs skipping on itunes (both saved audio files and audio cds) when they play fine on other players like windows media player. My itunes was working fine until about two weeks ago when the program seemed to create havic on my computer. It killed my internet explorer, then itunes and quicktime wouldn't uninstall on my computer. Finally removed programs using windows cleanup utility program. Have installed/ uninstalled program several times since with no luck. The songs keep skipping and slowing down. Even tried updating drivers. Seems to play fine as long as I'm not running anyother program on the computer, but as soon as I run another program or even minimize/ maximize the itunes media player skipping starts (even though only using like 4% computer power). Even tried installing stand alone quicktime player. Nothing works. The apple techs have to be the worst support on the planet. Sent hrs on the phone with them. Please help or let me know if u are having similar problems. Thanks Tom

I've had problems as well. I get "crackling" when I play songs using iTunes. When it happens, it appears that the program is getting bogged down because the mouse doesn't move smoothly across the screen. I've been trying many ways of troubleshooting it including the "waveout" option and keep coming up empty. I've tested identical tracks on Windows Media Player and found them to play perfectly on WMP. What is also baffling is that I can still burn playlists using iTunes and then play the burned CD on another computer or CD player with no sound problems whatsoever. Someone suggested it could be connected to compatibility with a Windows update like Service Pack 2 for WINXP, but I know for a fact the program was fine when SP2 was installed.
Here's a brief history of my troubleshooting:
Everything with my system was working fine.
Computer was getting bogged down playing Sim City, games on pogo.com, and itunes was crackling.
Left for work one day and iTunes was working. Came home the next day and the program dumped EVERYTHING. It did not carry a single song in the library and all 52 playlists were gone even though all files were still sitting in the iTunes folder as they always were. Each playlist xml file I found and opened with Notepad showed only the playlists that come with the program and nothing I had created. I'm assuming this issue occurred because of a corrupted xml library file or there was a conflict with my old 20GB hard drive that used to house the old OS and program files (that hard drive has since been wiped).
Did major utitility maintenance: 3 Spyware programs, 2 antivirus, Norton Utlities Disc Cleanup/defragged/etc and what little spyware found were cookies.
I considered that there may be files corruption, so I tried playing mp3 tracks from the library using Windows Media Player and had no sound problems at all!! Of course, the majority of my library is in apple's aac fomat.
I also decided to see what would happen if I burned a CD through iTunes. The CD works great!
I also get crackling when I play CDs through the CD Rom with iTunes and do not when I use Windows Media Player.
I also considered that it was a specific format causing the issue: mpeg layer 3 or 4. Songs crackle across the board.
Uninstalled iTunes again. Downloaded and installed iTunes 5 today. Songs still crackle!
I also used regedit and ccleaner to clean up the computer as well. Still no luck.

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