Levels in iTunes

Folks: when I import a bounce into iTunes it seems to be about 5-7 dB shy of imports from CDs. I have my mix heavily compressed based on the Stereo Master meters, occasionally peaking above 0.
I did this experiment - played my tune in iTunes next to 'God Says Nothing Back' by the Wallflowers. Mine is about 7 dB under Wallflowers.
Now, if I play my tune directly from Logic, it's roughly the same level as Wallflowers from iTunes on the meters.
I checked and both of the songs in iTunes are at '0' volume adjustment under 'options' in iTunes.
When I bring both mp4a's into Logic I can see from the displayed waveform that the Wallflowers is substantially hotter.
Wisdon

not answered, but no problem

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How Do I Complain to the Highest-Level re. iTunes Debacle?

I've had the single-worst customer service experience I've ever had with an online retailer when I tried to buy 3 iTunes email gift certificates on Xmas Day, and I want to send the story of this nightmare to someone who might actually care or do something about it.
I'll post the story that I sent to the Level 2 support supervisor below, but she ended up doing nothing to fix my problems & then refunded my purchase instead of trying to fix the problem. I want to complain about her & the service in general...who do I go to?
Here's the note I sent the supervisor on 12/29:
Here's the deal: On Christmas day, I wanted to purchase three $20 email gift certificates from iTunes. They were for three separate people, but all were being sent to the same email address:t
At first I tried to pay via PayPal, but that did not work; I did everything properly...got sent to PayPal's site, authorized the payment, and PayPal says "You have successfully created a billing agreement". But then when you hit the "Return to iTunes Store" button, a "Launch Application" window pops up that says "This link needs to be open with an application" Then the white part of the box says "iTunes, there's a "Choose an Application:Select" button. At the bottom of this box, there's a checkmark box that says "Remember my choice for itmss links".
I choose 'iTunes' in the 'select' box, and then it opens a new iTunes page. But when I check the 'Account' options, it shows "No Credit Card Selected"...it did not recognize my selection of PayPal, it did not recognize PayPal's APPROVAL of my selection to use them for my iTunes purchases.
This exact thing happened back in November, I worked with many iTunes techs, and I thought it was resolved...but apparently it wasn't.
Anyhow, back to Christmas day...I went ahead and bought two of the certificates using my debit card. They went well, but then when I went to purchase the third card, a box popped up & said "You cannot make any more iTunes purchases. Please check back later". That's right, you were telling me NOT TO BUY ANYTHING ELSE, even though the debit card was fine. So I changed the credit card info to another card, and I was able to purchase the final certificate.
But I noticed I didn't get any receipts in my email...I figure it was a busy day, it'll just take a while. About 6 hours later, when talking to the recipients' father, I told them I sent the certificates, but they checked, and nothing had arrived. I came home, & opened the transactions & hit "Report a Problem", then went to bed.
The next day, Monday, I noticed that the receipts finally arrived in my inbox. So I figured this meant that the cards were sent to the recipients as well. I was so certain of this that I didn't check with the recipients until Tuesday, and they said they had not received anything.
Now it's Wednesday, and I get the follow-up email from Raffi in your customer service department, and he sent me some 'canned' crap about " This can happen if the recipient's email address was typed incorrectly, or if the Gift Certificate email was deleted or filtered as junk email." I'm not a moron; I entered that email address correctly over a dozen times, and the recipients aren't morons; they know how to check the spam filter, and they're LONG TIME Apple customers who deal w/iTunes all the time.
He also told me how to 'Resend' the certificates using the 'resend' button when you pull up the transactions in iTunes 'Account' info. But when I tried to resend them, I got a message that says "Your request is temporarily unable to proceed. Please try again later". That message STILL comes up, over 24 hours later.
After that happened yesterday, I went ballistic & contacted Apple via the phone, which escalated to you. The supervisor I talked to said there was a 'block' placed on my account preventing PayPal payments...but that didn't really address the other issues. The issues are:
Why am I prevented from buying things with PayPal.
Why was I prevented from buying the 3rd certificate on Xmas day?
Why am I unable to resend the certificates...it appears I'm 'blocked' on this, too.
Why haven't these certificates been delivered?
I'm REALLY furious over all this. I thought Apple was supposed to be the best (we're new customers, buying our first product in November, an iPod Touch)...but I've had nothing but problems. Not from the product, but from trying to SPEND MONEY WITH YOU!!!
I want answers. I want YOU to send official, Apple-branded email gift certificates to the recipients. I do NOT want to send them an email from me with the redemption codes, which show up in the transactions when you pull them up in 'Purchase History' in the 'Account' screen in iTunes.
Here are the receipt & order numbers for the transactions:

Sorry to hear about all of your problems but this is a user-to-user discussion area and not Apple employees.
You might want to contact someone here:
http://www.apple.com/contact

Low audio levels on itunes purchased music video's

Can anyone tell me how to boost the audio levels on purchased itunes music video's ?
I have purchased a few videos lately from the itunes music store and occasionally I find the odd one which has very low audio levels. I assume that itunes has not monitored some video/audio files closely enough when importing them into the in tunes system itself and the audio levels have fallen a little low on certain tracks. Have a look at some of the Eurythmics songs - 'Angel', 'Missionary Man', or 'Best of You' by the Foo Fighters for example.I have boosted these tracks by 100% within the in itunes track options, but its still a very low level compared to some of the other tracks I have downloaded.
I tried to import one of these video files to Mpeg Stream Clip to see if I could use the audio boost function within that program but it didn't like the video file ? I presume because it was an itunes purchased video, therefore a protected file.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this or what setting I should be using, doing with Mpeg Streamclip to fix this problame if this program can fix this issue ?
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yes i have exactly same problem. Was all working fine till I upgraded to iTunes v8.1.
TV shows, everything works fine... its just music videos dont show the video, no matter which setting I choose?
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Fail Battery Level Icon itunes 11. iPod Classic 160gb 7G

Hello,
I noticed that the icon that is responsible for displaying the battery level is incorrect in itunes.
The icon shows that the level is always 100%, whether it is with less battery. For example, if the ipod classic is a quarter of battery, itunes shows it is 100%.
Anyone else the same thing happens?
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Unclick Manually Manage Music and Videos, which is right above Enable Disk Use. You can then click on Enable Disk Use. I had the same problem as you and that fixed it.

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How do i check my battery level on iTunes

how do i check my battery level on iTunes

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ITunes volume level vs. OS X volume level

Hello,
Is there any method to "lock" the iTunes volume level to OS X? Ie. i don't want two options to adjust volume level (inside iTunes and in OS X on my MacBook Pro). I just want one. The thing is that i want to be able to adjust the volume level using the Remote app on my iphone. But i always leave the volume bar on max inside iTunes, so i'm only able to decrease the volume and not increase it.
Let me explain this with an example:
iTunes is playing some song.
iTunes volume is a 100%
OS X volume is at 50%
I'm not next to my computer and i wan't to increase the volume of the music.
I pull out my iphone from my pocket, launch Remote and the volume bar is at 100% - hence i'm only able to decrease the volume.
Until now i would turn down the volume in itunes to lets say 50% and the volume in OS X to 100%. That way i would be able to both de- and increase the volume from the Remote. But this means that all other sound on my MacBook is at 100% and that is sometimes too loud.
So what i would like some patch or app that adjust the volume in itunes if i manually adjust the OS X volume, to match the same percentage. And vice versa; if i adjust the volume in itunes (inside itunes on my mac or through the Remote app) it should adjust the it should automatically adjust it to the corresponding percentage in OS X.
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are you using Sound Check?

ITunes Media Folder Renameable on External Drive (mac)

I have a 1TB collection of music in a folder on an external drive within a folder that is NOT called iTunes Media, but which until now had behaved as if it were.
I just switched to a clone of my old 1TB drive on a 1.5TB drive. After 11 hours of locating my 157000 tracks, I was able to find and use every track. However, when I added a new track, apparently I lost the ability to add new music tracks within the Music folder. Instead, a new iTunes Media folder was created within the folder which SHOULD have been called iTunes Media.
In the (new) iTunes Media folder there are a few folders containing the music I added after the switch. In the Music folder (below, but higher hierarchy) there is 1TB of music, which means it cannot be copied into the (new) iTunes Media file on the 1.5TB drive (not enough space).
Even though it would entail 100+ hours of new clone-backup time, the most logical solution would be to discard the embedded iTunes Media folder, rename the top-level folder iTunes Media, then let iTunes relocate the tracks again (over another 11 hours) and reload the few tracks loaded since the switch.
However I do not know if iTunes will allow this to work, and if so, what needs to be done in order to make it work.
Can the top-level folder be renamed? Do I need to untick and tick the Keep iTunes Media Folder Organized button?
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I am getting a bit lost on what was done and exactly why you did it that way. It looks to me like you use iTunes with standard preferences settings and you didn't so much move your media folder to the external drive as your whole iTunes library (everything in the top level folder including all the media files). This should have been done simply by copying the iTunes folder from the old drive to the new one, renaming the AllMyiTunesMusic folder if you so desire, then starting iTunes while holding down the option/alt key and selecting that folder as the iTunes library to now start using. Apart from the copy time when you could go away and drink a pot of coffee the actual labor time would be about 2 minutes. I think you must have done something different which has kind of messed up your library and resulted in duplication of files. Some of those folders such as Movies and the neighboring Music folder should be in the media folder, but don't move things about in Finder or iTunes may lose track of them and things will get worse. If you can go back and do things properly then I recommend you do so, otherwise we can see what we can work with here.
What are the iTunes library files? - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1660
More on iTunes library files and what they do - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes#Media_management
What are all those iTunes files? - http://www.macworld.com/article/139974/2009/04/itunes_files.html
Where are my iTunes files located? - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1391
iTunes 9 [and later]: Understanding iTunes Media Organization - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3847 - plus supplemental information about organizing to new structure https://discussions.apple.com/message/26404702#26404702
Image of folder structure and explanation of different iTunes versions (turingtest2 post) - https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-7392 and making an iTunes library portable.

ITunes won't open after upgrading to 8.1.1

I just installed iTunes 8.1.1 and now iTunes will not open on my computer. When I try to open it, it opens for about half a second then disappears, giving me the message that "iTunes has encountered a problem and needs to close." I have tried restarting the computer, defragmenting, and reporting the error, but nothing is having any impact. What should I do?
I have a Dell with Windows XP and have had iTunes for a few years with no problems.

Try
1. Totally remove iTunes and QuickTime
see
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1926
2. then you will need to do a "deep clean" of registry
by this I mean a registry search for itunes and delete any and every key you find
*however if you do not know how to do this safely don't try it*
unfortunately the registry cleaners do not clean to this level
and itunes leaves considerable detritus in the registry which can screw up updates and or reinstalls
Apple needs a cleaner similar to Norton's effort which has similar problems. Their tool removes ALL evidence of a previous anti virus installation which is what the above solution achieves in iTunes

Why is my iPhone 4S dead, not showing in iTunes, won't charge after upgrading to 5.1.1???????!!!!!!!??

After upgrading my iphone 4S to 5.1.1 I had a problem... woke up one morning and my phone was DEAD! It was completely non responsive, not showing up in iTunes, not charging from my Mophie, or A/C or Mac.
I wanted to post the fix that worked for me in case anyone else out there is having the same heart pulpitations I was this morning. In the online communities Parisilia had posted a fix to do a hard reset (Hold down the home button and power button simultaneously for several seconds, the phone will reboot and will then be recognized in iTunes and you can restore from backup). This worked for me - PHEW!! Off the ledge...
Once my phone rebooted it didn't actually need a restore because it hadn't 'reset' - everything was as it was the night before, although the battery had gone from 51% to 41% Personally I'm shocked that it would drain 10% in one night and who knows how long it was 'dead' for after I put it to bed at 11:45pm????!!
This is my second iPhone 4S since Oct 2011 - the first one had to be replaced because of something radically wrong with the battery capability. After several very frustrating months of trying various fixes Apple finally took the phone back thinking it musta been a dud. I've had this one for about 3 months and it's been much better battery-wise, but now the mysterious DOA event has me seriously worried that I have another dud. Looking thru the communities there seem to be many more people experiencing the same issue, so hopefully it's software and can be fixed (APPLE ARE YOU LISTENING??) rather than me being up the creek again.
Good luck to anyone else experiencing the same issue.

Try
1. Totally remove iTunes and QuickTime
see
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1926
2. then you will need to do a "deep clean" of registry
by this I mean a registry search for itunes and delete any and every key you find
*however if you do not know how to do this safely don't try it*
unfortunately the registry cleaners do not clean to this level
and itunes leaves considerable detritus in the registry which can screw up updates and or reinstalls
Apple needs a cleaner similar to Norton's effort which has similar problems. Their tool removes ALL evidence of a previous anti virus installation which is what the above solution achieves in iTunes

5th Gen iPod Not Being Recognized by iTunes

5th Gen iPod w/Updater 1.3. iTunes Ver. 7.6.2.9
Two weeks ago purchased music with no problems; sync'ed library w/iPod w/no problems.
Purchased music a few days ago- no problems. Started iTunes today to sync iPod and got msg saying registry values missing for certain drivers for burning discs, etc. Cause could be from other programs that burn discs etc.(???)
Plugged in iPod, got the tone beep and then a message that iTunes doesn't recognize the iPod attached. Disconnect and reattach. Did this several times - still doesn't work. I can play tunes from my iTunes library and my iPod OK - just can't sync them up. Anyone got a solution??
Thanks, Unicorn39

Well,after digging into the 1000's of msgs regarding problems similar to mine I found something I thought might help at (http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538). I teied it and found that my drivers were OK so that wasn't the problem. While trying things I suddenly got the iPod recognized and it started sync'ing. I think the solution to my issue was to connect the iPod first; wait for it to be recognized by the pc (the tone beep) then go thru the acceptance of iTunes agreement, etc., iTunes then opened and the sync process began. I tried it with iTunes open and it won't work. It sounds like a hokey way to do it but at least I have my library and iPod in sync.
My next problem to work on is there seems to be registry problem with iTunes drivers for importing and burning CD's. Got to figure that out and fix.
Since I do have CopyTrans I may just re-install a back-level of iTunes and copy my iPod into the new iTunes library.
Unicorn39

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I have a brand-new iPod Nano (1st generation) with 4 GB capacity, given to me in 2007. I am just getting around to trying to install and use it, but when I try to download the iTunes 7.4 software, I get a message that I need at least Windows XP or Vista to install and use the software with the iPod Nano. I only have Windows 2000 on my computer, which is company owned (so I am not allowed to update my Windows software). Anyone have a solution so that I can get some level of iTunes software in order to use the iPod Nano?? PS I tried to download iTunes 6 software, but I got a message that my iPod nano needed a more recent version of the iTunes software. Same thing happened when I tried to download the iTunes 8 version of the software.

download and install http://www.mediamonkey.com/ its free
I just bought a 4th gen nano today, and running windows 2000.
This was my first ever Apple product, and i was pretty angry when i ran into the same problem as you. with some frustrating research I found MediaMonkey and listening to my new iPod as i type this

Photo Management/Folders Synch Wish List for Itunes/Ipod

Love the fact I can synch my photos, pick folders and the order in which they are synched. However, my photo folder structure goes to three levels. Itunes only allows one to select one level of folder and everything within that folder is then copied and displayed in one set.
I'd very much like the ability to tag specific directories to be more generalized and be able to specify specific folders for synching at whatever level of the folder/directory structure one wishes, for as many folders as one wishes. So instead of only being able to tag my FAMILY photo directory I could specifically mark only the CLOSEFAMILY and MYDOG folders within the FAMILY directory.
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5th gen ipod, latest itunes, windows xp

I think the only way will be to create a new directory, copy the directories you want there, and synch. You could then have a "My Ipod Pictures" directory, which had the family directory only containing the photos from 'mydog' and 'closefamily' directories. Hope this helps. (BTW, you do say that you have plenty of hard disk space)

Problems pointing library to external HD iTunes....

First let me say I'm so sorry if this question has been asked and answered, I really don't have the time right now to search.
OK, I have two questions actually. The first is I have a 24" iMac that has two users, my husband and myself, on it. We had our entire iTunes library of songs in the Shared users folder. That way we could keep our own separate itunes music.xml and library database files in our own home/music folders. That way we can have our own playlists and own songs. The library has the complete total songs we have, which consists of about 30% of music either he or I have in our list (both not both) and 70% we both have listed. I had a MacBook which Apple just exchanged for a MacBook Pro for me. I'd like to get all of our music on to an external drive so that both the iMac and MacBook Pro (and AppleTV & Sonos) can all access the same library. I spent 8+ hours copying the 80+ GB library on to the external drive (named itunes) into a folder on the primary level called iTunes Music. I then went into my preferences/advanced/general and changed the folder location to reflect the new external location. I pressed ok, and the yes to organize, but the songs in my library do not point to the new location. I then tried to delete the original Shared/iTunes Music library to see if I could 'force' it to find, did it all again, and now all songs have exclamation points. What do I do? I cannot copy the iTunes Library.xml & ITunes Music database files onto the external also because then any differences in any one of the three separate iTunes (2 users on iMac, 1 on MacBook Pro) will not be reflected, they'll all just be exactly the same, which I don't want. I really do not want to click 80+ GBs of songs, one after another, to point each in the right place. Please help me!
The second question has to do with why I want all the music on an external to begin with. I had one library of music to start with, put it on both my iMac and my MacBook (the one that was returned), and after a year of use, I have a rat's nest of music. There could be the same song on both, but one copy now has lyrics added, the other cover art. So many adds and changes on one or the other and I'm lost. I'd like to merge the two (I used Carbon Copy Cloner to clone my MacBook before it left) libraries, one that WAS on my iMac and now on my external, and the other on another external that is a clone of my MacBook. I've tried using TuneRanger, which is suppose to work, but just got a TON of duplicates. Is there anything out there that can realize by artist name and song title that's it's the same song and merge the changes together to form one library??? It's making me crazy!!

I'm very sorry you took it that way. Of course I do not think my time is more valuable than anyone else's. I have asked questions and searched this, and others forums, exhaustively in the past before asking anything... I'm even a Global Mod on another forum.
I maybe should've added that I am in the middle of moving out of the country, so my internet is only intermittent and dependent upon when I can either find a hot spot or pay to connect. I thought all of that would be wasted words compared to my problem, and did not want to offend if the question had been asked a million times before and the answer was obvious.
But now I guess I'll go somewhere else to find the answer. Thanks so much for your help!

Quicktime wont load because the installer thinks I have a newer level quicktime installed already.

quicktime wont load because the installer thinks I have a newer level quicktime installed already. Thus the newest level of iTunes and quicktime will not install, help... Thanks.

Unfortunately, this sort of trouble has gotten more complicated to deal with ever since Microsoft pulled the Windows Installer CleanUp utility from their Download Center on June 25. First we have to find a copy of the utility.
Let's try Googling. (Best not to use Bing, I think.) Look for a working download site for at least version 3.0 of the Windows Installer CleanUp utility. (The results from mydigitallife and Major Geeks are worth checking.)
After downloading the utility installer file (msicuu2.exe), scan the file for malware, just in case. (I use the free version of Malwarebytes AntiMalware to do single-file scans for that.)
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