iTunes not allowing me to add downloaded songs

Something has changed recently regarding audio ripped from YouTube, although it's not clear what, or whether it's YouTube, the convertor or iTunes. However, we've seen several posts here about this and the effect is that the files are no longer being added to iTunes.

The solution is to find another convertor programme or better still, buy the music and thereby support the artist who created it.

Lovethegreeks wrote:

Others are from CD's I have not imported to iTunes

If you haven't imported them into iTunes, you don't know that there is a problem. Perhaps I simply haven't understood you, not least because the method for adding a CD to your Library is completely different to adding audio that is already in digital form (in other words, a computer ready format).

To add a CD, you do not use File/Add File to Library, you do not download (from the internet) and you cannot drag from CD into iTunes. Instead, you use the Import CD option. I suggest that you try importing from a CD into your iTunes Library and post back with details if it doesn't work.

It looks as though something has changed. iTunes does not appear to add these YouTube rips. Either find yourself a replacement method for recording form YouTube or better still, buy the music, which supports the artist.

Are the songs rips from YouTube, using a convertor programme?