Unable to burn an MP3 CD from a Playlist

The option "Burn Playlist to Disc" is grayed out and there is no choice on my iTunes screen as well. All songs in the playlist are checked. What am I doing wrong??
Thanks!

is that a shared playlist or a playlist on an ipod, wazza? if so, i'm afraid you can't burn those to disc. see:
I'm having trouble burning a CD or DVD

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Three issues here. The pre-pending is useless when selecting songs to play, plus it.takes up much of the admittedly limited space in my on-screen menu. Since it doesn't help me select a song to play, it simply prevents more relevant info from being displayed in that area. However, there is a second area on the menu that is designed to list title, artist and album but those fields are blank - despite I-tunes inclusion of the info in the xferred files.
JCP,
Regarding the tags, on an MP3 CD iTunes simply burns whatever is embedded in the MP3 file. From your description, it sounds like the Onkyo is seeing the filenames but not the tags, which does seem strange. You may want to try the question in an Onkyo forum.
If you don't need the pre-pended serial number, and don't care about the sequence, you can burn from iTunes as a data CD instead of an MP3 CD.

Bug when attempting to burn multiple CD's from single playlist. Confirm?

When I attempted to burn a CD from a playlist that was too large for a single CD iTunes asked if I wished to burn it onto multiple CD's. I said yes. It did so except that the metadata was stripped from the tracks. When I tried again, separating the tracks for each CD into their own playlist the metadata was added to each CD without a hitch. So, I believe the issue is caused by having multiple CD's worth of songs in a single playlist but if someone would confirm that would be great. I would test myself but I don't have any Re-Writable CD's and don't feel like wasting another two CD's for the sake of the cause.
PS- Yes, I checked the "Include CD Text."

TheNad wrote:
So, I believe the issue is caused by having multiple CD's worth of songs in a single playlist but if someone would confirm that would be great.
Yes we can confirm that.
The iTunes feature to burn a single long playlist across multiple CDs has always been problematic and unreliable.
In general, folks can save themselves a lot of frustration by breaking the big playlist into individual lists that can each fit on one CD.

Why can I burn only one CD from a playlist?

After creating a playlist of Itunes, I was able to burn only one CD. Other attempts would not play in auto CD player.

Figured this one out on my own. (duh) I had playlist open but failed to "select all" before burning. Once all tracks were selected the burn was successful.

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I'm trying to burn an mp3 disc from a playlist that I've created. Unfortunately, I keep getting an error. I'm currently running iTunes 11.0.2 on my iMac which is currently running 10.8.3. I've done this many times before, and this is the first that I've had this problem. Here's the error I keep getting:
The attempt to burn a disc failed. An internal error occured.
If you want to retry the current failed burn, click on Retry. If you want to go to the next disc burn, click on Next. Otherwise click on Cancel.
Here's how it goes down:
I've created a very long playlist which will require the use of multiple discs.
I right-click on the playlist and select to burn the playlist to disc.
I then get the usual burn settings pop-up menu where I select the "MP3 CD" format with a preferred speed of "Maximum Possible"
Note: Since experiencing this error, I have tried varried speeds ranging from 8x to 24x; I still get the error.
Note Also: I have tried selecting "Audio CD" instead, and the playlist will burn and the error does not appear. This is not an option I want to go with, however, because of the length of the playlist — it would take, like, 25 discs...
For a moment iTunes will read the disc, then ask permission for the playlist to be split across multiple discs. I say "ok".
At this point, iTunes will say that it is initiallizing for about a split second then immediately say it's finalizing and spit out the disc. This is when the error pops up.If I select to "Retry", it doesn't retry to burn; it just saves a .txt file to my desktop that is a copy of the error message. There's no error code/number or anything, though - just the exact same message. "Cancel" and "Next" seem to behave correctly, though.
I have tried repairing disk permissions and restarting my computer. I've also tried using different brands of CDs: Memorex CD-R and Innovera CD-R. The error persists.
Any help on this issue would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

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I have amassed my library of MP3 files into the Itunes library folder.
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IT WON'T, it burns a standard WAV audio CD with the miniscule capacity compared to MP3.
How can I get the ITunes software to burn the playlist of songs to a CD in MP3 format?
Can I still use the song sequence feature of the playlist allowing me to move song positions in making an MP3 disc? (assuming it's possible to make an MP3 disc)
I have scoured the Apple site for support articles and found absolutely nothing on IPOD burning of a CD disc.

Thanks. That is the control I couldn't find, I had to switch the burn mode to MP3 to be able to burn songs in MP3 format. Once I got it switched, it did burn an MP3 CD from the playlist.
Might be more usable if that select option (for format) came up as a selector box when one hits the "burn" icon to burn the CD.
There is so much stuff buried under layers of menus that it is very hard for the newbie to find things.
I did a search on the IPOD support site for "burn CD" and got absolutely nothing.
I'm thinking it shouldn't be this difficult to do simple things.
Thanks for telling me the location of the control.

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mickyja wrote:
I don't own an Apple device, but I have purchased an audio album from the iTunes store. How can I play this on my android phone, as I am unable to burn the album to mp3 format? Can I obtain a refund if this is not possible? Thanks
p.s. I am not knowledgeable of Apple/iTunes etc, I was under the impression that if I purchased an album then I can use my purchase on a non-Apple device
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The iTunes Store sells songs in AAC format. Most Android phones can play AACs. Just sync them to your phone per the instructions with the phone.
If by any chance your phone does require MP3 format, you can use iTunes to convert the files, per this guide:
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I'm unable to write/burn a CD-R (Verbatim) from a playlist after upgrading to iTunes 12.0.1.26. I get error 4000. I can however write/burn a CD from Windows Explorer and CDBurnerXP v4.5.4.5143 – which implies the device is working OK

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Microsoft Windows 7 x64 Business Edition Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)
Dell Inc. Latitude E6420
iTunes 12.0.1.26
QuickTime 7.7.6
FairPlay 2.7.39
Apple Application Support 3.1
iPod Updater Library 12.0
CD Driver 2.2.3.0
CD Driver DLL 2.1.3.1
Apple Mobile Device 8.0.5.6
Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.65.0.0
Bonjour 3.0.0.10 (333.10)
Gracenote SDK 3.06.0.2770
Gracenote MusicID 3.06.0.2770
Gracenote Submit 3.06.0.2770
Gracenote DSP 3.06.0.2770
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Core Media is supported.
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Intel Corporation, Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
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iTunesHelper 12.0.1.26 is currently running.
Apple Mobile Device service 3.3.0.0 is currently running.
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Hi iTunes-1,
Welcome to the Support Communities! The error message you posted indicates a possible firmware update is needed for iTunes for Windows to work with your CD drive.
iTunes for Windows: Updating the firmware on your CD or DVD drive - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201852
Having outdated firmware can cause issues using CDs and DVDs with iTunes for Windows. Firmware is a type of software stored in a chip in hardware that can sometimes be updated.Identifying drives and firmware versions
To run CD Diagnostics, follow the steps in this document.
After following the steps to run CD Diagnostics linked above, look at section three to find out more about your optical drive(s).
Here is an example of what section three might look like:
In this example there are two drives. Drive E is a Samsung DVD-ROM drive with a model designation of SD-616 that has firmware version F000. Drive F is an NEC drive with a model designation of NR-7900A that has firmware version 1.08.Updating the firmware
If the optical drive you are using came with your computer, check with the support site for your computer for a firmware update. Typically you will need to go to the support website for the computer maker and click on a "downloads" or "updates" link, and then enter your computer model designation and operating system version to see what updates are available. Then look through the available updates for a firmware update for your optical drive. Download the updater and run it. If you need assistance applying the update, contact the maker of your computer.
If the optical drive you are using came as a separate part (was not included with a computer), check the support site for the drive maker for a firmware update. Sometimes the manufacturer is not clear in the CD Diagnostics results. In that case, you may just have to search the Internet for the drive model designation. You can usually find out who made the drive by looking through the results of such a search. Once you have identified who made your drive, go to the support website for that company. Look for a "downloads" or "updates" link, and then enter your optical drive model designation. Download the updater and run it. If you need assistance applying the update, contact the maker of the optical drive.Verifying that the firmware was updated
Run CD Diagnostics again.
Examine the CD Diagnostics results. The firmware version for the drive should be the new version.
Information about products not manufactured by Apple, or independent websites not controlled or tested by Apple, is provided without recommendation or endorsement. Apple assumes no responsibility with regard to the selection, performance, or use of third-party websites or products. Apple makes no representations regarding third-party website accuracy or reliability. Risks are inherent in the use of the Internet. Contact the vendor for additional information.
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I hope this information helps ...
- Judy

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Is it possible to burn playlists in MP3 format from i tunes to an external drive such as a USB stick. I can only find options to burn to a CD

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New to these forums and communites and was just trying to get feedback on this question...is it possible to burn playlists in MP3 format from i tunes to an external drive such as a USB stick. I can only find options to burn to a CD.
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Melofthesea wrote:
hi there,
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I too was wondering the same thing. My burn list jumbles them up by track number meaning several albums means all?the number tracks are together etc... instead of alphabetically. Is there any way of doing the burn list so that they burn in order at least by album? I have tried windows media player,?Yahoo music Jukebox and creative media source. one fo them will let me sort my burn list by album but when I select burn list it mixes them up again as it burn them. since mine does it by track # would it be possible to go into my music library and renumber my tracks from top to bottom?

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