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CD added to Music will not Sync to iPhone7

I purchased a CD and was able to load to my MacBook Pro and I shows in Music App but when I sync to my Iphone7 I get an error message that says songs can't be played on my iPhone.


Any ideas - I've never seen this error before on a newly purchased CD.


Thank you



iPhone 7, iOS 13

Posted on Jul 30, 2020 10:16 AM

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Posted on Aug 2, 2020 12:39 PM

Hello psacco,


We understand you're experiencing some issues with imported music playing on your iPhone, and we'd be happy to get you pointed in the right direction for a resolution. To get started, we'd like to have you re-import your CD following the steps listed here: Import music from a computer to Music on Mac


When importing an AAC file using Music it should be encoded using an MPEG-4 AAC format. Songs in this format should then play on your iOS device. See how to choose your import settings here: Choose import settings in Music on Mac


We hope this helps!


Take care.

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Aug 2, 2020 12:39 PM in response to psacco

Hello psacco,


We understand you're experiencing some issues with imported music playing on your iPhone, and we'd be happy to get you pointed in the right direction for a resolution. To get started, we'd like to have you re-import your CD following the steps listed here: Import music from a computer to Music on Mac


When importing an AAC file using Music it should be encoded using an MPEG-4 AAC format. Songs in this format should then play on your iOS device. See how to choose your import settings here: Choose import settings in Music on Mac


We hope this helps!


Take care.

CD added to Music will not Sync to iPhone7

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