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User profile for user: Belepix
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Music stops playing randomly

I'm currently running OS 12.3.1 Monterey on a 2019 21.5" iMac. Music (1.2.3.56) just stops playing.


All songs are on my hard drive (uploaded from CDs), so there is no streaming involved, and no iTunes purchases involved. All songs are checked at the left of their rows.


This has been happening for many years. With my old computer, I thought it was my outdated AirportExpress stations, or the old computer. Now I'm using Sonos speakers throughout the house, and the same problem. So it's not between the computer and the speakers, it's within the computer.


Sometimes it stops after just a few songs, and sometimes it plays for hours at a time before stopping. The problem does not seem to be related to any other event. It doesn't seem to be related to whether I start the music on the iMac or from my phone -- or whether I play from the radio or from my own playlists. Always random stopping.


I just want the music to play continuously. Please suggest a solution.





iMac 21.5″, macOS 12.3

Posted on May 9, 2022 4:44 PM

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User profile for user: hc1111
hc1111
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Posted on May 10, 2022 10:51 AM

Hey there Belepix,


We think the information below might help with the music issue you're experiencing on your Mac:


If you’re trying to play an AAC file that was not created using Music or downloaded from the iTunes Store: Songs you download from the iTunes Store or import into your library using the AAC encoder are encoded using the MPEG-4 AAC format. Songs in this format play in Music and on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod. Other AAC files that you find on the internet or elsewhere won’t play in Music. See Choose import settings.
If you’re trying to play a song on a CD that you burned using Music: You can’t play DVDs burned using Music on most consumer DVD players. So make sure the playback equipment you’re using is appropriate for the disc’s format. For example, if you burned a CD-RW disc, you can play it only on your computer and some newer CD players. If you burned an MP3 disc, it should work in your computer and on special MP3 CD players but not on standard consumer audio CD players. See Intro to burning CDs and DVDs.


For additional details and help with music playback, follow this link:


If you have problems playing music on Mac - Apple Support


All the best.

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hc1111
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May 10, 2022 10:51 AM in response to Belepix

Hey there Belepix,


We think the information below might help with the music issue you're experiencing on your Mac:


If you’re trying to play an AAC file that was not created using Music or downloaded from the iTunes Store: Songs you download from the iTunes Store or import into your library using the AAC encoder are encoded using the MPEG-4 AAC format. Songs in this format play in Music and on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod. Other AAC files that you find on the internet or elsewhere won’t play in Music. See Choose import settings.
If you’re trying to play a song on a CD that you burned using Music: You can’t play DVDs burned using Music on most consumer DVD players. So make sure the playback equipment you’re using is appropriate for the disc’s format. For example, if you burned a CD-RW disc, you can play it only on your computer and some newer CD players. If you burned an MP3 disc, it should work in your computer and on special MP3 CD players but not on standard consumer audio CD players. See Intro to burning CDs and DVDs.


For additional details and help with music playback, follow this link:


If you have problems playing music on Mac - Apple Support


All the best.

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