Ok, since iTunes is now version 11 I haven't been able to tag/create
mp3 files (recorded radio streams) so that that they show up/play
in iTunes or phone. Going to 'get info' on file just won't go from a 'music'
file to a 'podcast' file. Anyone have any ideas?
First thing is that a file (music or otherwise) cannot be "made into a podcast" by changing the media type. It never could be.
Poeple have told me, in past discussions on this forum, and in very strong terms, that I'm wrong about this, but the fact remains that something is only a Podcast if it has been downloaded from the internet "as a Podcast", which means: "through the Podcast delivery method".
Perhaps what has happened is that Apple have fixed something that was incorrect (being able to change something into a Podcast simply by changing the Media Type).
As for you actual issue, tagging something so that you can play it on your iPod; I'm not sure I understand what the problem is.
Okay, so you have recorded some audio, which is now presumably on your computer as an MP3 file. Did you add any tagging information when you created the MP3 file, for example in Audacity? If you did, or if you can, then that should show up in iTunes. If not, you can modify the tagging once the file has been imported into your iTunes Library.
Presumably you could import the audio before iTunes 11, and that procedure hasn't changed as far as I'm aware, so you should still be able to import the recordings. Once imported, it can be played in iTunes, even before changing any of the tag information. It can also be added to an iPhone.
So what is it about the tagging that you don't like, apart from not being able to "make it a Podcast". How does making it a Podcast change anything?
I ask, so that I can understand. Then I can possibly offer another solution.
Basically I was always able to make an mp3 recording of a radio show appear in Itunes
and on my phone as a podcast i.e. skip forward & back 15 seconds. Now with iTunes 11
it's just stuck as a music file.
Yes, I realise you want it as a Podcast. Now I understand why though, because you want to be able to use the skip forward and back feature in your phone. Presumably, this is in the Podcast App in iOS 6. (My iOS 4.2.1 can't use the Podcast App, I have to use Podcasts within the Music section.)
My first reaction was "why not download it as a podcast", but from what I can tell, "the station" want you to cough up (money) for it, since it's not "one of their free ones". Bunch of meanies!
How about changing the Media Type to Audiobook? Granted, you cannot skip forward, but on my iPod Touch it still appears in the Music section (More/Audiobooks) where you can skip back 30 seconds. You can also play it at x2 speed as well. Plus, it can be marked as Skip when shuffling and (as you have) Remember playback position.
It's ironic isn't it? You can listen live to him for free on-air. But you have to pay someone wonga if you want to download the same thing to listen to when it's convenient for you.
It's not so much paying for a radio show, but
waiting for it to be put on the website. I also
have the ability to chase play a programme if I
tune in after it's started. Tune in radio app also
has the ability to pause the start and come back to the
show but there's only a 30 minute buffer.
Cannot change media type to Audiobook, either.
It is the functions (2x speed, remember position, etc) and convenience of putting all "podcast-like" items together that appeals to me.
And it is the fact that this has worked more or less flawlessly for years until the "update" that has me frosted.
mp3 file to podcast
