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Q: What makes songs ineligible?

Why do so many of my songs say they are not eligible for iCloud? I cannot sync them with my iPhone either, but they do play from my PC.

Posted on Nov 4, 2015 2:16 PM

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Q: What makes songs ineligible?

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  • by Jimzgoldfinch,Apple recommended

    Jimzgoldfinch Jimzgoldfinch Nov 8, 2015 5:13 PM in response to kene72
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    Nov 8, 2015 5:13 PM in response to kene72

    HI,

    The details of what is eligible is included in the subscribe to match document. Essential the media kind must be music, the bit rate should be gt 96kbps and file size up to 200 mb.

     

    Jim

  • by kene72,

    kene72 kene72 Nov 8, 2015 5:20 PM in response to Jimzgoldfinch
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    Nov 8, 2015 5:20 PM in response to Jimzgoldfinch

    I have lots of songs that are not eligible. I have been doing iTunes Match for several years, and these songs all worked originally. However, the requirements must have changed over the years. I deleted three albums and ripped them from the CDs again at an adequate bit rate. At first, they still showed as not eligible, but I left my computer on for a couple of days. When I came back, the new files had worked. Thanks.

  • by Sorillo,

    Sorillo Sorillo Mar 14, 2016 7:35 PM in response to kene72
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    Mar 14, 2016 7:35 PM in response to kene72

    I saw that document, but it is incomplete.  There are apparently other reasons why a song may be ineligible and there is no place on Apple's site that lists all the reasons.  That is annoying. 

     

    For example, I have a song that is aiff, 24 bit 96KHz, 104MB, that I ripped myself from reel-to-reel tape (so no DRM).  So it fits all the parameters, but it is still ineligible (as are others from the same rip).  I even converted it in iTunes to Apple Lossless format, but still ineligible. 

     

    I'd like to run that R2R tape off at the highest resolution possible and have it match, but there's nothing stating what that is. 

     

    Is the problem 24 bit?  96K?  Something else?  I'd be happy to look it up myself and I've tried, but Apple doesn't say so anywhere :-(

  • by Jimzgoldfinch,

    Jimzgoldfinch Jimzgoldfinch Mar 15, 2016 10:35 AM in response to Sorillo
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    Mar 15, 2016 10:35 AM in response to Sorillo

    Hi,

    The problem is with the sample rate. I have some 24 bit, 96KHz AIFF tracks. They were inelligilible as were 24/96 ALAC tracks but 24/44 and 24/48 were accepted.

     

    However, if you are expecting HD tracks being matched or uploaded , forget it. Tracks matched will be 256 Kbps AAC and AIFF, WAV or ALAC will be transcribed to 256 Kbps before uploading.

     

    Jim

  • by Sorillo,

    Sorillo Sorillo Mar 15, 2016 2:08 PM in response to Jimzgoldfinch
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    Mar 15, 2016 2:08 PM in response to Jimzgoldfinch

    Ah, I see.  That's what's not listed anywhere "officially."  So 24 bit is OK, but apparently it's 48K max. 

     

    Yes, I understand that they downres them on the server, but at least they'd be at 24 bit locally. 

     

    Thanks!