Only part of some songs on iPod play?

I have my first iPod it is the Classic 160 GB. I am using WinXP Pro with the latest iTunes version. I have many songs on my iPod and HD. Some of the songs, and it seems random as to which ones, are showing on the iPod as the full song size - ie. 3:05 mins but will only play for as long as 40-42 seconds before going to the next song. The full song - of the ones in question - are in iTunes and they play the full length from the PC. I have Restored already and it is still doing it. Suggestions? Thanks!

For some reason, many of my songs that were encoded with iTunes v6.05.20 Quicktime 7.1.3 were the ones that were skipping. You can find the version by right clicking on the song in iTunes > get info > summary.
Interesting... I've a few tracks that do the skipping thing and had assumed codec problems but hadn't got around to trying to figure out which. In my time I've used iTunes, Windows Media Player, CDex/Lame etc. At least one of my problem tracks has an "Unknown" codec. Odd that one of Apple's own is also implicated.
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I cant figure out why
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I finally found all of the "database files" and deleted them. Then rebuilt the database, and almost all is well.
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Only part of a song (the first 12 seconds) downloaded and I nothing in my download list. How can i download the entire song?

Hey AMumey,
That definitely sounds frustrating. I agree that this song may have not downloaded completely. See the following article:
Songs in iTunes may not play back completely
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4357
Symptoms
Occasionally, if a song purchased from the iTunes Store on a Mac or PC was not downloaded completely, the song may not play back fully. The song may abruptly stop during playback, and iTunes may start playing the next song in your library or playlist.
Resolution
If iTunes in the Cloud is available in your country, try the following steps to resolve the issue:
1. Delete the purchased song that is exhibiting the problem from your iTunes library.
2. Click on the Purchased link in the iTunes Store to view your previously purchased music.
3. Download your previously purchased song from this list.
Note: iTunes in the Cloud, which allows you to download previously purchased songs from the iTunes Store, is not available in every country. Learn if iTunes in the Cloud is offered in your country
Thanks,
Matt M.

Help,Help,Help...Some songs DO NOT play???

Help,Help,Help...I don`t remeber what updates but it stopped playing some songs that wre playing before...AC/DC Back in Black was transfered from original CD to iTunes and all songs were playing fine until I installed a new OS (4.0something,do not remebr exactly the one).Now,all the back in black songs are not playing.I tried to re-imported them,still are not playing on the iPod.
I also have other songs from different artist that are not playing on iPod...
Please help...I need my AC/DC back
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Did a "Restore form" iTunes and it fixed the problem...

Some song will nit play now on my 4s. it was since i updated software i think, cos it worked fine before that. it just skips songs. please talk me through step by step. i am going crazy. thanx guy's and gals of course

some song will not play now on my 4s. it was since i updated software i think, cos it worked fine before that. it just skips songs. please talk me through step by step. i am going crazy. thanx guy's and gals of course

My situation is improving a little. When I returned home I found that my imac went to sleep during the match process (I would think that the process would keep the imac awake, but I recommend people with large libraries disable energy saving features while Match is working). When it completed the process the second time I tried, a LOT of the greyed out tracks returned to my iOS devices. The only ones missing right now are the ones pending upload to the cloud. I have a few tracks that I've purchased and are on my iMac HDD that are greyed out, but that list is down to 10-15 out of 12,000... so I can work on those when Match is done.
I'm surprised that the iOS devices would restrict you from accessing sync'd content while Match is running - i.e. the content is already on the device. However, it's error handling that must not currently exist in the service.
My biggest take away right now is the lack of information Apple provided on this service. I'm using third-party tutorials online instead of a simple "what is Match and how does it work" document from Apple... Documentation is still a must, especially for new and potentially complicated services like this. I.E. tell me that you are going to restrict my access to my own content during this process, and that this process may take 2-3 days (still uploading).

GB3 has problems playing GB2 songs "Part of the song was not played"

I have just bought iLife '06. After everything was installed and set up, I loaded a GarageBand 2 song and pressed play on my iControl. Just seconds into playback, I got the following message:
PART OF THE SONG WAS NOT PLAYED
This song has too many tracks, effects, or notes to be played in real-time.
To optimize perfomance, see the 'Optimizing GarageBand performance' page in GarageBand Help.
Funny, I never had that problem with GarageBand 2! The song always played with no such issues before I updated (except the one I guess we all know, and that's the beat counter (between the transport and master volume slider) doesn't show accurate time and seems to be a little behind and slows down.
After reading other posts, I seem to be a little more lucky than most: my iControl still works (without having to connect it after GarageBand has loaded), I don't have any duplicate file issues, my JamPack 2 is still there but (on the not so lucky side), I do have the snap-to-grid issue.
The song I am trying to play back, anyone can download and try, so here is the url if you want to try it for yourself:
http://www.nin.com/downloads/index.html
Download 'The Hand That Feeds' and you'll see what I mean (unless you have a far more powerful computer than an iMac G5 17" iSight 1.9GHz with Tiger 10.4.4).

(Ah, it took me some time to understand the concept. And it's great to have pro artists' tracks to listen to and play with.)
I played the song on my office Mac (iMac G5 1.6 GHz), and here's what happened: It played without any problems on the first run, from beginning to end, the cursor always being snow white.
When I went back and tried out several soloed tracks, starting here and there, suddenly I got the "too many tracks" message, and now the song won't play through.
Interestingly, the cursor still stays white. So the computer doesn't show any signs of CPU strain, it just stops playing.

Can I burn only part of a song

Is it possible to burn only part of a song and put only the edited portion onto a CD? Please let me know - thank you!

Go to Get Info for the song and then select the Option tab. There you can specify a different start and/or stop time. Once that's done, when you burn the song to a CD it will be "trimmed" according to your settings.
In addition to this working for CD burning, it also works for making a digital copy of the song without burning to CD. Once you set the start/stop time, select "Convert Selection to (whatever your current import format is set to)".

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only part of a song downloaded.. how do i get the rest?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
Try deleting the problematic file (electing to remove original file if/when prompted) and then re-downloading the file from the iTunes store.
You can re-download content purchased from the iTunes store (availability varies depending on location) using the purchased option from the Quick Links section in the top right corner of the iTunes homepage in your iTunes application on your computer.
You can re-download content purchased from the iTunes store (availability varies depending on location) using the purchased option at the bottom of the screen of the iTunes app (or video app) on your iOS device.
If the problem re-occurs, select the content which is causing a problem and use the 'Report a problem' button in Your Purchase History using your computer.

HT1725 What do I do if only part of a song I purchased actually downloaded successfully and itunes is saying it downloaded successfully?

What do I do if only part of a song I purchased actually downloaded successfully and itunes is saying it downloaded successfully?
The song is supposed to last for 2mins 46sec but it cuts out less than a min in to the song.
There is no notification that the download was unsuccessful or incomplete and the 'search for available downloads' option comes back that all songs are downloaded.
What can I do without having to purchase the song again?

Depending upon what country that you are in (music can't be re-downloaded in all countries) have you tried deleting it from your iTunes library and redownloading it via the Purchased link under Quick Links on the right-hand side of the iTunes store home page on your computer's iTunes ? If it's still in your iTunes library then iTunes will assume that it doesn't need re-downloading. Re-downloading.
If you aren't in a country where you can re-download music or if it re-downloads in the state then try the 'report a problem' link from your purchase history : log into your account on your computer's iTunes via Store > View My Account and you should then see a Purchase History section with a 'see all' link to the right of it ; click on that and you should see a list of your purchases ; find that song and use the 'Report a Problem' link.

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when trying to putt some songs onto ipod from itunes i get error messages. how do i get those songs onto my ipod?

Open iTunes
If you don't have a menu bar hit CTRL+B
Store
Authorize this computer

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Is there a batch process that runs in the evening? Perhaps that ends up cleaning out the data from the buffer cache, turning logical I/O's into physical I/O's early in the morning.
Can you check the statistics on the table before the process starts and after you re-gather statistics? Perhaps there is a nightly process that is altering the statistics at an unfortunate time or in an unfortunate way.
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WHen I put music onto my devices I will have some songs that will play, while others will be grey and can not be played....also I find that when I purchase an album from iTunes all songs from the album will not be downloaded...

WHen I put music onto my devices I will have some songs that will play, while others will be grey and can not be played....also I find that when I purchase an album from iTunes all songs from the album will not be downloaded...

Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Unsync all music and resync
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
If still problem, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store since it appears you have a hardware problem.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
If necessary
You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

HT1727 I downloaded my previous song purchases to my new MacBook and they are all only parts of the songs.. How can I fix this?

I downloaded my previously purchased songs to my new macbook, but only parts of each song are available. How do I fix this problem?

Delete the Song(s) and re-download...
See Here > Download Past Purchases
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
If no joy... Contact iTunes Customer Service
Apple Support iTunes Store Contact Us

Upgraded to win7 from xp. Now some songs will not play without signing into an old Itunes id account.

Installed Windows 7 from XP. Downloaded itunes and imported the music library.
Now some songs will not play until I authorize this computer by signing in using an old apple id. Now when I do that the message says too many devices on that id.
Is there a way to convert those songs to my current Apple id? Or is there a way to download them again under the new id?

Content is permanently tied to the Apple ID that it was acquired with.
If you desire the conent on your current Apple ID, purchase it with the current Apple ID.
For future reference, do not create a new Apple ID simply because of a change of email address. Instead, update the Apple ID with the new email address.

Only part of some songs on iPod play?

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