Having troubles with downloaded music albums that were transferred from iMac(2022) using Apple USB C to USB A cable to a usb flash drive. When I try to play the album on my CD player the songs don't play in the right order. With my previous iMac(2011) never had this problem, wondering if anyone would know if it is related to having to use the cable for USB C to USB A.
iMac 24″, 13.0
The method of transfer is unlikely to be relevant. Typically you need to organize the files on the drive with leading sequence numbers such that an alphabetical sort of file names corresponds to your desired play order. Or you provide a .m3u playlist file to control playback if your device reads them.
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The method of transfer is unlikely to be relevant. Typically you need to organize the files on the drive with leading sequence numbers such that an alphabetical sort of file names corresponds to your desired play order. Or you provide a .m3u playlist file to control playback if your device reads them.
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Files in .wav format don't normally have tags. USB stands for universal serial bus. Data goes in one end in a given order, and comes out the other in the same order. The physical connectors have no impact on the digital data. See https://dougscripts.com/itunes/category/m3unify/ for a utility that might potentially help you.
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I'm aware that .wav files can have tags, but as far as I know Music/iTunes don't use or update them. They certainly don't create them by default. All of which is irrelevant. What matters is what this CD/USB player you have supports. Check the manual to see what functions it has in terms of playback order, e.g. filename based, playlist support, etc.
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ID3 tags can be attached and what is usually done on music downloaded from HDtracks when purchasing a .wav version of an album. In all cases it has been ID3v2.3 that is being used and present in all the downloads
It surely seems to be related to the transfer based on all the investigation that I have done. I bought another usb flash drive and transferred over the same files that were previously transfer to a usb flash drive from my 2011 iMac that do play in album order. The same album files now transferred from my new iMac to the usb flash drive do not play in album order. They also do not play in alphabetical order. The albums I am transferring in both cases are .wav files, they are both have been transferred from the original folders downloaded from Hdtracks. When I look at the songs on the album all the tag information looks correct and looks exactly like the files transferred previously. I am using mp3tag editor to look at the ablums/songs.
Songs not playing in album order on USB flash drive
