TS4124 iTunes Match is terrible

I have thousands of songs in .m4a container format and using AACv2 audio codec at 64kbps, which sounds awesome and is the highest quality possible for AACv2. (both formats supported by iTunes).
For some reason Apple chose to refuse iTunes Match's support for songs with bitrate lower than 96kbps. (check http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4124)
Why this stupid decision? It has been some time since I discovered the "just works" slogan by Jobs isn't worth **** anymore, just like Google's "don't do evil".
I just paid USD25 for this service and I'm feeling extremely frustrated.
Don't tell me to "just rightclick and convert to AAC" because when you reconvert a file you lose quality, create duplicates, etc, etc.

You can try selecting the files and choose "Create AAC version" from the context menu of iTunes. This usually works as it create a higher bitrate file. Still, it is not foolproof, sometimes, it may create bitrate of 80kbps or higher. iTunes match requires at least 128kbps for matching. You just have to trial and error. A third-party audio converter might also help to force convert everything to 128kbps.

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TS4124 itunes match on a new hard drive

i updated my hard drive and did not transfer all my music because im subscribed to itunes match. im able to see the music,but i cant play it or download it. can someone help.

My Library files are still on the C drive as the instructions said to leave them there
While it is implied that I can move ITunes music files off my C drive to make more space
Quote: "If your hard drive is nearly full after loading all your music and other media into iTunes, or if you just want to move all those music and media files to another hard drive on your system, here's a way to make the move while retaining all your playlists, ratings, and play history."
In fact I now see that ITunes Help seems to suggest something different. I got here by pressing the question mark while in the pop up box for "Edit, Preferences, Advanced"
Quote:
"By default, songs and other files you import into iTunes are placed here:
My Documents/My Music/iTunes/iTunes Media
Hide
To change the default location of imported files:
Choose Edit > Preferences, and click Advanced.
Click Change and select a new location for your files.
From now on, new songs and other items you import are stored in the new location. Songs you’ve already imported stay in their current location. (emphasis mine)
To restore the iTunes Media folder as the default storage location, click Reset (in the Advanced pane of iTunes preferences)."

TS4124 iTunes Match storage?

I have an iPad 3 & iPhone 4S. I have iTunes Match w/ about 1500 songs. I am still having storage issues where my iPad states that I am using 6.5GB of my 16GB storage for music. I thought w/ Match it stored everything on the cloud not on the device? I've been trying to update apps but its saying I don't have enough storage and that's how I saw how much my music is taking up. Any way I can fix this?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
iTunes match does keep all your content in the cloud, but you need to download it to a device to play it. If after playing something you don't want it on your device anymore, delete it by swiping.

TS4124 Itunes Match and my play lists

When useing itunes Match, will it save my play lists or just single songs and their album information?

Turn off iTunes Match.
As you've found, with iTM enabled on an iDevice, direct syncing of music (and supported music videos) via USB or Wi Fi is disabled and all music managment (including music videos) takes place directly on the iDevice. You can disable iTunes Match, sync the music videos you want via USB, and re-enable the service.

IOS 6 iTunes Match Artist missing

Details: iPhone 4s iOS6
I noticed that after upgrading the software to iOS6 I lost all my artist on my music player. However I could still see my music if i looked under the albums or songs list. I figured this was a new method for Apple to do things now, but when i tried to look for specific artist I knew I had in my iTunes Match library none of them appeared and I onlt had the option to check the iTunes store. ***... Is iTunes Match messed up on iOS6 or is this truely a new methos by Apple that I cant seem to understand.
In iOS5 I had all my Artist names show up and had the decision to download all their songs on only certain tracks. With iOS6 even if i download whole albums or single songs I cant make any artist names appear in the ARTIST section.
Anybody have any information on this? I've also tried rebooting my phone and turning on and off Music Match on my laptop and phone but without any results.

I didn't mention it, but I also already tried both of these potential solutions. I just tried again to be sure.
All the tracks I've checked do not have "Part of compliation" turned on. I can't check all 19,000 tracks, but I don't see why too many would have this switched on. The artists also show up fine on my ipad 2, so I don't think this is the issue.
I have also been toggling the "Group by Album Artist" Off/On on my iphone and it doesn't fix the problem. I have 30 artists listed with grouping on and 35 listed with grouping off.
Almost all of my music has artist under the artist tab and shows up fine in itunes and on my ipad 2.
The current implementation of itunes match is terrible. I love the idea but regret signing up for it. I was such a pain to get my library uploaded, but now that I'm in I continue to struggling to make it work. I really hope there's a big update coming that fixes all these problems.

TS4124 My iTunes Match suddenly disappeared entirely

Then, all my collection disappeared, left only those I bought from iTunes. iTunes Match keys / buttons start to disappear across all my devices. My iPhone says that it cannot connect to iTunes Store. What is happening?

What is your specific question about iTunes Match? We can't help you with the beta of iOS; according to the NDA you agreed to when you signed up the developer account you aren't supposed to be talking about it either.

TS4124 How do I reverse DOWN LOAD ALL done in error on my iPad for my iTunes Match just setup with some 22,000 songs. There is no way I can download that onto the tiny memory of my IPad . Thank you for your help

How do I reverse DOWN LOAD ALL done in error on my iPad with my newly set of ITUNES MATCH that has some 22,000 tunes. I have not found away of stopping it; every time I play a song it automatically downloads onto my iPad. Help!

Thank you so much for the response. This half sorts out my issue, as turning off Musicmatch means I can load music onto my iPad, but the minute I turn it back on to access my library whilst travelling I will lose what I have loaded as it comes up saying " all music will be erased".
I really apprecaite your time, so will just have to live with what I load. Seems weird that Apple wouldn't consider people want to listen to music on planes or in Non - wifi zones??
Thanks again!

TS4124 I need to delete an old computer that has broken from itunes match as I am up to my limit of 5 computers.

I need to add a computer to the itunes match but it is saying I am up to my limit of 5 and need to deactivate one. One of them is my old computer which is broken and I would like to get rid of it, how do I do this?

Whilst in iTunes log into your account and you will see
de-authorize all your registered computers and re-gister the valid ones.
Worked for my, but no guarantee.

TS4124 What causes iTunes Match, on an iOS device, to lose the cloud icon next to each song?

What causes iTunes Match, on an iOS device, to lose the cloud icon next to each song. On my iPad 2 and iPhone 4S one cloud shows up for a whole album to tap and download a whole album but the ones next to the songs are no longer there. No songs will delete from my phone once downloaded from the cloud by sliding my finger to the left over the song and tapping delete. Instead it just plays the song when I try to delete it. To delete my music from my device I have to go in to settings and delete all the music. This worked fine for the first week and then one day the cloud status next to each undownloaded song disappeared and started doing this.

Try sync Music from iTune to your iPad again.

TS4124 How to cancel itunes match

I want to undescribe itunes match, how can I undescribe "iTunes Match"?
Thank you
Anselmo Paik

Try posting in the iTunes Match forum, you'll probably find more knowledgeable folks there.
https://discussions.apple.com/community/itunes/itunes_match

TS4124 retrieve music from itunes match

My Lacie 1TB hard drive has stopped working so I have had it replaced at the local Apple shop. I have a MacBook Air 2011 64GB. So all my media was stored on the hard drive. I used a USB superdrive I had purchased to rip all my music from my CD collection and put in itunes. I then purchased itunes match and sold all my CD's. Could i delete my itunes library given i have no access to these tracks anymore and download my songs from itunes match onto the new Lacie hard drive?

"I used a USB superdrive I had purchased to rip all my music from my CD collection and put in itunes. I then purchased itunes match and sold all my CD's."
For the music you ripped from CD, once you've sold the disc you no longer have rights to posess a digital copy. Keeping a digital copy after selling your physical copy is called piracy. You cannot legitimize pirated works, even with iTunes match, but you can purchase the tracks from the iTunes store or any other digital music vendor, or re-purchase the discs to maintain your rights to the music.
The other media, purchased from the iTunes store or other digital merchants, is still legitimate. Recovering your matched or uploaded tracks is as easy as downloading them in iTunes.

TS4124 I had 900 songs and Itunes match loaded only 92 songs to my iphone devices. What happened to the rest?

I had 900 songs before I added itunes match and when it loaded my music it only loaded 92 songs to my iphones and ipad. What happened to the other 800 and can I recover them?

Music that does not adhere to the basic parameters for itunes match are not added to the cloud. Such things as too low a bitrate can disqualify a song. Also, only music that is in itunes will qualify. If you have home-made music, that won't be added to itunes match.

ITunes match has destroyed my music library. Help!

So basically several years ago I bought an external hard drive to combat low storage space on my laptop, and moved all my iTunes files to there. However, the hard drive is broken, so most of my music could only actually be played on my iPod, the only songs I could play from my laptop were ones which had their files saved on to the laptop itself. I saw about itunes match and thought that would enable me to save songs from my iPod on to the cloud, thus allowing me to access all my songs from my laptop too. However, instead my ipod has now also lost all the songs that were saved to my hard drive, and only has the few songs I had saved to my iPod. So right now it seems I've paid £21 for the privilege of losing the vast majority of my music library. Is there anything I can do about this?
On a side note, this issue has made me realise how terrible and counter-intuitive apple tech support is.

Sorry to here about your problem. I'm afraid that there is nothing you can do to recover your lost music. Itunes match works by scanning your iTunes library on your computer not your ipod.
Possibly, you could see if you can get someone to recover the music from your ext hard drive.
jim

HT204053 how do i change the apple ID on iTunes match.....

I am having terrible problems with duplicates on Itunes plus problems with syncing with Icloud. Realised that rather than adding my icloud apple id to Itunes match, I have added my original ID which I use for purchases. Ideally would like to bring these together under one account but to solve this initial problem I think changing my Itunes Match ID will help! Please can someone let me know how I can change the ID?
Look forward to finding someone who can help me...!

You can change your apple id at appleid.apple.com to a different, non-apple id email.
But for what your after, this wont help. You can't transfer purchases from one apple id to another. You may just have to purchase it again on the right id. You could try for a refund at expresslane.apple.com but doubt you'll get it.

How do I sync iTunes playlists on my iPhone with iTunes Match?

My experience with iTunes Match so far has been mixed. On one hand, the face of iTunes on one computer to the next is virtually identical, and the streming over the wi-fi from the laptop at work to my home computer is perfect. At the same time, iTunes Match on my iPhone seems terrible. Playlists don't sync and are deleted from my iPhone. Songs that are already on my phone, for some reason, still make my phone spin and drain my battery life. Even after disabling the "allow cellular data over 3G" message, or whatever it is, is turned off, still the phone keeps spinning and draining battery life. So, in one sense, iTunes Match is nice because I can access my music from multiple computers, but in another, the mobile connection - which should be awesome and seemless - is terrible. Is there a way, aside from turning iTunes Match off, syncing manually to iTunes, and loading my playlists like the old way (which isn't a perfect science now, either)...Basically, how can I sync my playlists from iTunes on my computer to iTunes on my iPhone using iTunes Match?

With iTunes Match enabled on an iOS device direct syncing with iTunes via USB or Wi Fi is disabled. To sync in the traditional way iTM must be disabled on the iOS device. At this time is it either/or.

TS4124 iTunes Match is terrible

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