Need to Import Audio Books at higher sample rates in iTunes 8

Folks,
In iTunes 7, I could import audio books at 32k mono and they would sound good (after all, it's just someone reading - doesn't need stereo or high sample rate). However, in iTunes 8, for 32k the sound crackles and is distorted. Quality is OK at 64k mono but obviously now the files are twice as big. Am I right in slating the blame to iTunes 8? Is there some way I can use iTunes 7 encoding?

I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't try it. To get a non-crackled 32kb mono AAC you have to:
- Select the AAC Encoder's "Custom..." from the drop-down
- Change the (stereo) bit rate to 64kbps
- Leave sample rate on auto
- Change channels to mono
- (And most importantly) keep the "optimize for voice" box UNchecked
I tested it several times with different audiobook CDs and settings and it seems that the voice optimization causes mono tracks of any bit rate to be garbled and crackle. Hope that helps!
(And I'm pretty sure OS 10.5.6 is out. Check your Software Update under the Apple menu.)

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As I import audio books into iTunes the order of the tracks is inverted, which obviously makes a book "impossible" to listen to.
Additionally, if the CD contains more than 9 tracks, the tracks are listed eg T12,T11, T10, T1, T2, T3....etc.
1) How can I avoid these two problems?
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but it seems like when I search on a topic I get
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Click on 'more options' at the right side of this
page (just below 'Search Discussions') and restrict
your searches to the 'iTunes for Mac' category.
I was just joking around and knew that an advanced search would eliminate PC comments but being the APPLE web site I would think that APPLE comments would be teh default. Its a streach but it is almost like being Political Correct.
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CD is available here.
Thanks for the link. I will try that tongiht when I get home.
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http://www.dougscripts.com.
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Installation instructions are included with every
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may not even need them.
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I have audiobooks (they are audio cd format) one book is about 7-10 CDs. How to import to itunes or ipod that all files would go in order if default file names are used(like track 01...) itunes resets file count for each cd.

I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't try it. To get a non-crackled 32kb mono AAC you have to:
- Select the AAC Encoder's "Custom..." from the drop-down
- Change the (stereo) bit rate to 64kbps
- Leave sample rate on auto
- Change channels to mono
- (And most importantly) keep the "optimize for voice" box UNchecked
I tested it several times with different audiobook CDs and settings and it seems that the voice optimization causes mono tracks of any bit rate to be garbled and crackle. Hope that helps!
(And I'm pretty sure OS 10.5.6 is out. Check your Software Update under the Apple menu.)

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The Ipod just seems to shuffle playing order. I have disabled shuffle. The iPod is not automatically shuffling due to shaking.
How do I get the tracks to play in the correct orderr.

Here are some hints and guidelines for labeling and organizing audiobooks in iTunes.
Click on the first file of the audiobook imported files list. Press and hold down the “Shift” key while doing so. While you continue to hold this key down, press the down arrow on your keyboard repeatedly until all of the files (chapters) for the first audiobook are selected. At the last file of the first audiobook, click your left mouse button once. You will see all the files from the first to last file highlighted.
Go back into the “File” menu on iTunes and click on “Get Info.” This will bring up a menu of settings you can apply to the highlighted files. Click on the “Options” tab in the settings menu that appears. Make sure the media type is selected as “audiobook.” Next to “Remember position” the option of “Yes” should be indicated.
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Save the settings. Click on “Audiobooks” in the long left hand side menu in iTunes. This should be in the upper left hand area. You will see a list of your newly renamed audiobook files to the right hand side.
Right click on each file individually starting with the first file of the audiobook. Click “Get Info” and under the “Name” section enter “Chapter 01” and repeat this process for each track going in order changing the chapter number by one number higher each time. Chapters 1 through 9 must have a zero before the primary number such as Chapter 01 and Chapter 09.
When you are finished the audiobook will not only be in the proper track order which allows you to play the chapters in order, but the audiobook will be labeled and easy to find.
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HELP!!
In the latest version of iTunes, 11.0.1, I can't find the 'JOIN Tracks' button which is needed when importing an audio CD to keep each disc treated as one book instead of storing each chapter as a separte entry. Without this, I can't find a way to keep the chapters to play in proper order as each CD, starts with chapter 01.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12278

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