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Q: My Ipod skips on songs

My Ipod nano 7th generation skips on songs, and I can play them at all.

what sould I do?

Posted on Mar 21, 2016 6:05 AM

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Q: My Ipod skips on songs

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  • by Kenichi Watanabe,

    Kenichi Watanabe Kenichi Watanabe Mar 21, 2016 7:24 AM in response to MNoam
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    Mar 21, 2016 7:24 AM in response to MNoam

    All songs or some songs?  If some songs, does it always skip on the same songs, or random songs?

     

    First, do a Reset (restart) on the iPod

     

    Learn how to reset your iPod - Apple Support

     

    If that does resolve the skipping problem, you may want to do a Restore on the iPod using iTunes.  This erases the iPod, reinstalls its software, and sets it to default settings.

     

    Use iTunes on your Mac or PC to restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings - Apple Support

  • by MNoam,

    MNoam MNoam Mar 21, 2016 7:48 AM in response to Kenichi Watanabe
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    Mar 21, 2016 7:48 AM in response to Kenichi Watanabe

    Hi!

    it skips only some songs and it skips always the same songs (I dont have this problem in my Iphone, which has exact the same songs)

     

    I tried to do what you wrote, but unfortunately it didn't work...

  • by Kenichi Watanabe,

    Kenichi Watanabe Kenichi Watanabe Mar 21, 2016 7:51 AM in response to MNoam
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    Mar 21, 2016 7:51 AM in response to MNoam

    You did a Restore, to erase the iPod and reload it, correct?

     

    Do these songs (that skip on the iPod) still play without skipping in iTunes on your computer?

  • by MNoam,

    MNoam MNoam Mar 21, 2016 8:07 AM in response to Kenichi Watanabe
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    Mar 21, 2016 8:07 AM in response to Kenichi Watanabe

    Yes, i erased and restored the ipod

    These songs are play on iTunes without skipping...

  • by Kenichi Watanabe,Solvedanswer

    Kenichi Watanabe Kenichi Watanabe Mar 21, 2016 5:07 PM in response to MNoam
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    Mar 21, 2016 5:07 PM in response to MNoam

    If you use the setting, on the iPod's Summary settings screen in iTunes, to Convert higher bit rate songs to [128 kbps] AAC, uncheck it and Apply.  See if that makes a difference.  If that setting is currently unchecked, don't change it.

     

    Otherwise, it must still be related to the song files in some way (since you said it's always the same songs that skip, not random songs).  Did these songs previously play fine on the iPod, and do not now for some reason?  Or is this the first time you are trying to play them on the iPod?

     

    Do the songs that skip have anything in common?  For example, if you show them on a list in iTunes, what do they say for Kind?  Are they the same audio format, like WAV or MP3 or AAC?

     

    Are any of them purchased songs from the iTunes Store?  Or imported from music CD?

  • by MNoam,

    MNoam MNoam Mar 21, 2016 5:07 PM in response to Kenichi Watanabe
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    Mar 21, 2016 5:07 PM in response to Kenichi Watanabe

    So i checked what is common to these songs, and all of them weren't AAC. I changed everything to AAC format and now it is OK!

    THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

  • by Kenichi Watanabe,

    Kenichi Watanabe Kenichi Watanabe Mar 21, 2016 7:49 PM in response to MNoam
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    Mar 21, 2016 7:49 PM in response to MNoam

    iPod's (normally) can play formats that are not AAC (like MP3).  However, you may have had song files that are less common and reliable, such as WAV or an unusual encoding of MP3, that iTunes (on your computer) and your iPhone can handle, but the iPod could not.  For those cases, converting them to be AAC made them compatible with your iPod.  So that was a good move.  But going forward, you don't have to convert every song in your iTunes library to be AAC.  You can if desired, but MP3 normally plays fine on iPods.