itunes reading the importing track on the cd in the wrong order

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itunes reading the importing track on the cd in the wrong order

when i import a cd into my library, the tracks are in the wrong order, ie track 5 then track 18 then track 1 etc etc. am i being thick and just cant find how to turn off the random play? or is there something else wrong? Please tell me what to do (in really simple language

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Thanks x

macbook, Mac OS X (10.6.6), bought 2nd hand

Posted on Mar 24, 2011 1:17 PM

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turingtest2

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Mar 24, 2011 2:54 PM in response to sistaroot

Hi, welcome to Apple Discussions...

Start with Use an album friendly view.

tt2

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sistaroot Author

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Mar 24, 2011 3:14 PM in response to turingtest2

thanks... i followed the link and read the paragraph on that out of sequence, but it's not helped!!
any more ideas please???

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turingtest2

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Mar 24, 2011 3:28 PM in response to sistaroot

If the tracks are displayed in the wrong order then you probably need to chose a different column to sort on.

If they play out of order then check the second icon in at the bottom left of the iTunes window is grey and not blue (shuffle off/on).

If the track titles/numbers don't match the content as can happen when different versions of the same CD are released with different track orders, and you picked or iTunes guessed the wrong one when reading the CDDB data, then you'll probably have to work it out the long way.

If I still haven't guessed exactly what the issue is then please elaborate...

tt2

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sistaroot Author

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Mar 25, 2011 2:27 AM in response to turingtest2

thanks! very helpful... but still not the answer!!! when i turn the shuffle on (blue) it plays the cd in the correct order

but still won't import in the correct order.
I insert the disc, and it displays the tracks in a random order. i dont know what else to say really... is it possible that the computer has a virus, i did get a dodgy call on skype the other day, i hung up on it...
any help you can give is really appriciated x

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turingtest2

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Mar 25, 2011 5:55 AM in response to sistaroot

In each view in iTunes you can control which columns are displayed. Right/option click on the column headings when you are on the import screen to make sure that basic data such as Album and *Track Number* are displayed and then click on the column headings to sort by that column. It is probably sorting on something like Time at the moment which would give a seemingly random track order.

There are a few options for shuffle, but one is *Shuffle by Albums*. I'm guessing that even though the tracks are listed haphazardly, if you play them in the *Shuffle by Albums* mode it plays the tracks in the correct order. Use *Control > Shuffle > By Songs/Albums/Groupings* to change the behaviour or *... > Turn Off Shuffle* to turn if off.

tt2

PS I've just run some tests and confirmed my hunch for the way Shuffle by Albums works 🙂

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sistaroot Author

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Mar 25, 2011 8:57 AM in response to sistaroot

thank you thank you and thank you... we've cracked it

i right clicked on the album column, and it rearranged the cd in the correct order, and is now happily importing,
thank you so much x

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sistaroot Author

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Mar 25, 2011 9:38 AM in response to sistaroot

hold up... its just messed up again

i put the cd in, a different one, it showed the tracks in the correct order, but when i looked in the library they had been imported in random, the same random order as when i click on the album column in the importing window... ah man!!

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sistaroot Author

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Mar 25, 2011 9:47 AM in response to sistaroot

this is totally random... it's corrected itself again!!! think i'll have to ride this one out and see what happens, it may be that it likes some cd's and not others

there's no accounting for taste! thanks for all your help x

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turingtest2

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Mar 25, 2011 10:52 AM in response to sistaroot

Every playlist, source and view has it's own independent settings for which columns are displayed and which one is controlling the sort order. As I point out in the very first link not all columns sort and group albums sensibly, just choose the sort column to suit the needs of the task at hand. *Album by Artist* (ascending order) is generally best for playback. Time might be best if you wanted to review your collection of extended prog rock pieces...

tt2 ... is/was listening to Awaken by Yes at the time of posting.

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sistaroot Author

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Mar 25, 2011 11:13 AM in response to turingtest2

right definatley cracked it this time... i now have it sorted by album title and not artist, as it was the mix cd's that were random.
thank you so much for your perseverance, x

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turingtest2

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Mar 25, 2011 11:17 AM in response to sistaroot

For your mix albums be sure to add an *Album Artist* e.g. "Various Artists" or the DJ responsible for the mix and set *Part of a compilation* to Yes.

tt2

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