MP3 and itunes

If I buy a new MP3 and it says 'compatable with itunes' does that mean I can use it on my Apple computer or just that it will work with itunes on my old windows pc? I have itunes on my pc, but now I have my Apple computers I do not use the Toshiba pc hardly at all..

MP3 files will work with iTunes on both PCs and Macintosh computers, and (possibly baring some really obscure low bitrates) all Apple media playing devicessuch as iPod, iPhone and iPad.
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Mp3 and itunes match

Recently purchases the beatles in mono, and itunes match just keep turning around and around? anyone could help?
Also, bought a rolling stones complete vinyle set that have a free download in mp3 of all the vinyl, never been able to keep them in itunes match, imatch keep going on and off, all the way, it even erase my entire librairy on all my computer when i turnit off, to see if it was that, i let it running for 3 days, without any improvement, i finaly erase all my mp3 files? anyone has an answer?

tapajeurs wrote:
Recently purchases the beatles in mono, and itunes match just keep turning around and around? anyone could help?
See this specific thread for a discussion on The Beatles mono boxed set: Re: The Beatles in Mono - 48 of 185 mono songs Matched to stereo versions. And this is a list of several threads discussing the boxed set:
https://discussions.apple.com/search.jspa?resultTypes=&dateRange=all&peopleEnabl ed=true&q=The+Beatles&containerType=14&container=2882&username=&rankBy=relevance &numResults=15
tapajeurs wrote:
Also, bought a rolling stones complete vinyle set that have a free download in mp3 of all the vinyl, never been able to keep them in itunes match, imatch keep going on and off, all the way, it even erase my entire librairy on all my computer when i turnit off, to see if it was that, i let it running for 3 days, without any improvement, i finaly erase all my mp3 files? anyone has an answer?
As for the Rolling Stones... where did you download the MP3 files from and what bit-rate are they? Many times when the iTM process in iTunes keeps looping back to step 1 it is because it is trying to match some particular tracks. My advice is to add the tracks a few a time; say, one album at a time and let iTM work on those and complete before you add another album. Having the process try to work on dozens or even hundreds of tracks when it is looping like that can be frustrating.

M4A to MP3 and Itunes Plus

Good day,
I know when buying the iTunes Plus M4A songs, you can burn them to any number of CDs and use them on any Apple Device or Windows PC that you own.
Firstly. Am I right i assuming this?
Secondly. If I convert these files to MP3s using iTunes, because my car's MP3 player cannot play M4As, can I still burn those to CDs, or does the "iTunes Plus Benefit" fall away when the file is converted?
Regards,
Willem Voigt

Hello WillemVoigt247,
As the original media has no DRM, converted versions of these files will also have no DRM (just as if you were to burn a CD, then rip that CD, the resulting music would have no associated DRM).
iTunes Store: iTunes Plus Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1711
Cheers,
Allen

MP3s and iTunes

This question has come up before, but I don't feel it was resolved to my satisfaction.
I would like to, when I click on a linked MP3, for it to open iTunes. I don't want to right-click, or ctrl-click, or any key modifiers. I don't want to download it first then double-click the file. (this is what I already do and it drives me up the wall) Here's the process that I want to follow:
Step 1.) Click the linked mp3 file.
Done! That's it, finito. The file downloads, Safari launches iTunes, the file is copied to the library, and plays it back.
As it is now, Quicktime opens up in either the same tab or a new tab. (The behavior is a bit unpredictable) While this is well and good, I never click a linked mp3 that I don't want in iTunes, thereby creating an extra step. I have tried fiddling with the MIME types in Quicktime's prefpane, I've tried the "Default Apps" prefpane. They both say Quicktime isn't the application to handle mp3's, and yet it still does.
Any assistance on this would be greatly appreciated.

I just experimented and found that I could get the results you're looking by doing the following:
Open System Preferences and click on QuickTime. Click on the Advanced tab. Click on the MIME Settings button.
Uncheck both the entire MPEG section and the entire MP3 section. (So that all subsections are unchecked as well.) Click OK.
Quit Safari, as noted in the thread you linked to.
Now, on relaunching Safari, this test MP3 link that I was using for this downloads instead of opening in Safari, while it previously opened in Safari.
Previously I tried just unchecking "MP3 audio" in QuickTime's MIME settings. That didn't do the trick. I'm guessing it has to do with what kind of file the MP3 actually is. (That's something QuickTimeKirk or someone else with more knowledge in that area can probably help with, as well as giving some advice about which file formats in the MPEG section and possibly others should be checked/unchecked to get the most effective results.)
[Edit: QuickTime Kirk posted while I was composing this post. I would most definitely defer to QuickTimeKirk with regards to whether or not altering these settings is a good idea.]
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NAS server with mp3s and Itunes for Mac & Windows. How to keep all running?

a)I have mp3s on the server (a NAS Hard Drive) when I run I-tunes even after selecting a a folder in the network hard drive tries to move the music on my local macbook under the i-tunes music folder location, this happens usually when I get I-tunes updates and re-installation. Is any way to stop I-Tunes to move files? I have no space in my Mac for all the mp3s.
b) what is the best way to share the music files between two computers with I-Tunes, one being a Mac and the other a Windows? This, without screwing the files.
c) I-Tunes generated a lot of duplicates. My guess is the same song may apply to different albums. Any way to correct this problem, so no more duplicates?
Thank You
Macbook Mac OS X (10.4.10)

If you want cross-paltform comaptibility limit the fonts to OpenType or Windows TrueType formats, both of which work on both Mac and PC. To avoid missing font warnings the fonts must either be installed on each computer, or they must be in a folder named Document Fonts in the same location as the .indd file they are to work with. Packaging the file will build taht folder for you.
the rest of the stuff in your list won't help you. .idml would allow you to open on an older version, but does nothing for your situation. Embedding the links will keep you from having missing links, but so will packaging, and embedded links will make the file much larger and harder to work with.
For goodness sake, don't even think about outlining the text. It stops being text when you do that and you can no longer edit it.
And finally. do yourself a big favor and don't attempt to actually work on your file directly from the flash drive. Copy the whole package folder to the hard drive, work on it, then copy back. You don't want to know how many files are fatally damaged by write errors on flash drives.

Can't Import mp3s and wmas to itunes

hi,my problem is that there are some mp3 and wma songs i have on my mac but when i try to put them on my library or basically try to listen to them on itunes nothing happens.i drag and drop them into library or manually import them but itunes just doesn't respond i even tried to manually open the directory music>itunes>itunes music>automatically add to itunes and dragged these mp3s into it but it just keeps ignoring them and throws them into a directory called 'not added'.can anyone help me?

iTunes for Mac (unlike iTunes for Windows) cannot convert WMA files. You will need to use another Mac program, such as EasyWMA, to convert them into an iTunes compatible format.

Is there a way to transfer songs from a Sony 16GB MP3 player to an iPod Classic? Tried dragging the songs to iTunes,only accepted 1400 of the songs. MP3 player was full. I also had compiled the songs in a specific order and iTunes changed order.

Is there a way to transfer songs from Sony 16GB MP3 player to an iPod Classic? Tried dragging the songs to iTunes but it only accepted 1400 of the songs, MP3 was full. I also had compiled the songs in a specific order and iTunes changed the order.

The songs from the Sony MP3 player need to be imported into your iTunes library first before they can be synced or added to your iPod Classic.
Regarding the songs that didn't import into iTunes, what format are they in and what seems to be different from them compared with the tracks that did import?
B-rock

Can you use iTunes match and not get duplicates if you maintain mp3s and aiffs files of the same song in either the same or separate libraries?

I maintain a collection of aiff files and mp3 files of the same music.
Aiff for home listening and Mp3 for my devices.
I can arrange these in the same or seperate libraires.
Will "itunes match" duplicate the songs in the cloud if they in the same or seperate libraies on the same mac?
If not, is anyone aware of how to manage seperate Mp3 and Aiff libraries so as not to get duplicates in itune match?
All assistance is appreciated.
Thanks!

Hello mracole,
I checked my "purchases" and the 7/19/13 purchases don't show up. However, the earlier versions from usually several years back...the ones that are Matched...often do show up in my Purchases. I suspect that somehow those REALLY purchased several year old versions were deleted and redownloaded by me so I could change them to the 256 kbps versions under iTunes Match. They were probably 128 kbps versions originally when purchased.
Why the earlier versions that were really purchased are now identified as Matched is puzzling.
Why I now have Purchased versions from 7/19/13 is puzzling too...especially since these versions do NOT show up in my purchases.
Calling Apple Support if a good idea unless someone can explain this mystery. I might even take one of my laptops to the Apple store and show a Genius.
Thank you very much for taking the time to respond, Mr. Luigi

Can't move my mp3 files Using my new asus notebook with window 8 and iTunes 11.0.2 version.

HI,
Need help and advises on why I can't move the converted mp3 files to my iTunes playlist. Was okay with my old dell notebook.
it keep show ' link' when I drag the file to the playlist but can't click in...
please help !!,

Hi rachel65,
From your description, it sounds like you are prompted to "link missing files" when attempting to modify/move certain items. iTunes has lost track of the actual song file that is on your computer, and we'll need to instruct iTunes on where this file is located. The following information will assist you in tracking down these missing files:
iTunes: Finding lost media and downloads
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1408
If you can't find your media, you may be able to download it again if you originally purchased it from the iTunes Store:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
Cheers!,
Matt M.

There are two folders in the My Music folder dedicated to iTunes music: •My Music AppleReceive and •My Music iTunes iTunes Media Music They share many of the same titles, although some duplicates may be mp3 and m4a. Confusingly, neither for

There are two folders in the My Music folder dedicated to iTunes music:
•My Music > AppleReceive
and
•My Music > iTunes > iTunes Media > Music
They share many of the same titles, although some duplicates may be mp3 and m4a. Confusingly, neither format seems to be exclusive to the AppleReceive or iTunes Media folder.
I'm reluctant to playing the "delete one and see what happens" game.
Any theories/suggestions?

BCHeller wrote:
There are two folders in the My Music folder dedicated to iTunes music:
•My Music > AppleReceive
No idea what this folder is. Sounds like it is something you created & named.
•My Music > iTunes > iTunes Media > Music
This is the default folder iTunes uses for music.

I transferred my files from a G4 to a new macbook pro, but I can't access my old songs in itunes. I click on the mac tab to access mp3 and acc but it doesn't work. Any suggestions?

I transferred my files from a G4 to a new macbook pro, but I can't access my old songs in itunes. I clicked on library in itunes and get the mac page to access mp3 and acc files but it doesn't work. Any suggestions?

They maybe corrupt, try transferring again from the g4. If iTunes is giving you an error then you need to authorize your computer with the same iTunes account as previously. Also, you could try exporting your iTunes library via iTunes on the g4.

I have an ipod and Itunes account, how do I add my daughters new Sony mp3 player so we can purchase music?

I have and ipod and itunes account, how do I add my daughter's new sony mp3 player so we can purchase music?

Home sharing only allows you to stream content from a computer's iTunes to an iOS device or another computer (and to copy from the computer to another computer), you can't use it to copy items to an iOS device.
If the apps are still in your country's store then you should be able to redownload them on your iPad via the Purchased tab in the App Store app on it, and for music (if you are in a country where music purchases can be redownloaded and they are still in the store) then you can redownload them via the Purchased tab in the iTunes store app on your iPad. Or you can copy them from your iPod to your computer's iTunes library by connecting it and using the File > Devices > Transfer Purchases menu option and then sync them to your iPad.

Changed MP3s in iTunes and now I have iPod playback issues...

I have some really bad quality MP3s, so I've been going through my iTunes library and re-ripping CDs to higher quality. I want to keep my played and skipped data, so I've been deleting the existing MP3s and telling iTunes where to find the new ones so my data stays.
After doing this, I sync my 5th gen and the new MP3s are copied over. When I play the new MP3s on the iPod, only the MP3s that I've changed, will get to around the last minute of a song, then skip to the last second, and hang with one second left until I change the song. When I play the same songs in iTunes they play just fine from start to finish. This is ONLY happening with the MP3s that I've changed.
I was thinking maybe it's a sync issue, so I did a restore on the iPod and still have the issue.
As a test, in iTunes I deleted one of the albums I was having an issue with and re-imported it. After syncing my iPod, the album plays just fine without any issues.
Is there any way I can resolve this besides removing and re-adding them to iTunes? I'd really like to keep all my played/skipped/date added data.

John,
In iTunes, when you manually replace the file for an existing library entry, iTunes is supposed to pick up all the tag information, etc, for the new file. However, you can get some subtle and (to me) inexplicable effects that seem to be due to iTunes retaining some partial "memory" of the old file that will then cause unexpected behavior. I have now learned to avoid it by starting a new library entry.
As you note, this does mean losing play counts.
Ed

Add mp3 to iTunes, delete file from Downloads, add Grouping?

Can anyone help me make an Applescript (or it may need to be two) that can be used as a folder action to watch the Downloads folder and:
1) Open .mp3s in iTunes and set track Grouping ID3 field to 'singles', then delete original .mp3s.
2) Open .zip and .rar archives, parse then unarchived folder for .mp3 files, add them to iTunes, set track Grouping ID3 field to 'albums', then delete original folder of .mp3s.
2a) Bonus points if the script adds the .mp3s to itunes in descending order based on file name track numbers (track 10, track 9, track 8...).

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Add mp3 to iTunes, delete file from Downloads, add Comment?

I'm trying to make a folder action that will:
- Watch my 'Downloads' folder for downloaded .mp3 files.
- Add those .mp3 files to iTunes, letting iTunes copy to music folder.
- Delete the original file from the 'Downloads' folder.
- In iTunes, append '#single' to the Comment field of added .mp3.
So far I have the first three working, but cannot get it to append the #single part to the Comment field, here's what I have:
property myFiletypes : {".mp3"}
on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving added_items
set myFinderItems to added_items
tell application "System Events"
set allItems to every item of myFinderItems
end tell
repeat with i from 1 to the count of allItems
try
-- get an item
set myFinderItem to (item i of allItems as alias)
-- check if it is a folder
tell application "Finder" to set myItemIsFolder to (kind of myFinderItem = "Folder")
-- if it isn't a folder...
if myItemIsFolder is false then
-- see if the file has the right extension
tell application "Finder" to set myItemExtension to "." & (name extension of myFinderItem) as string
if myFiletypes contains myItemExtension then
set mySongName to myFinderItem as alias
-- add track to iTunes
tell application "iTunes"
add mySongName
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tell application "Finder" to delete file myFinderItem
end if
end if
on error
display dialog "Error"
end try
end repeat
end adding folder items to

Better yet, an Applescript that can be used as a folder action to watch the Downloads folder and:
1) Open .mp3s in iTunes and append #single to track Comments, then delete original .mp3s.
2) Open .zip and .rar archives, parse then unarchived folder for .mp3 files, add them to iTunes, append #album to track Comments, then delete original folder of .mp3s.
2a) Bonus points if the script adds the .mp3s to itunes in descending order based on file name track numbers (track 10, track 9, track 8...).

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