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amitp27
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Q: Itunes match status

Hi. In my itunes, under the cloud icon I have some songs which have cloud icons eg. the download from cloud icon, waiting etc. However, many of my songs simply say "matched" under Icloud status but have no icon next to them. What does this mean? How can I upgrade these songs to a 256 kbps version?

 

Thanks very much!

iPhone 5, Windows 7

Posted on Jun 17, 2013 9:17 PM

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Q: Itunes match status

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  • by braden85,

    braden85 braden85 Jun 20, 2013 7:16 AM in response to amitp27
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    Jun 20, 2013 7:16 AM in response to amitp27

    Hi amitp27!

     

    If you are having issues with your iTunes Match, such as some songs not uploading or downloading from the Match service, you may want to reference this article about troubleshooting iTunes Match:

     

    iTunes Store: Troubleshooting iTunes Match

    http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4054

     

    At the end of this article, it will also give you some information about file formats and iTunes Match, which I will echo here:

     

    About file formats and iTunes Match

    • Songs encoded as MP3 or AAC that have been matched to the iTunes Store will be made available for download as 256 kbps as AAC from iCloud.
    • Songs encoded as MP3 or AAC that cannot be matched to the iTunes Store will be uploaded as is. These songs will be made available for download in the same format it was uploaded in.
    • Songs encoded as MP3 or AAC that do not meet certain quality criteria will not be matched or uploaded to iCloud.
    • Songs encoded as ALAC, WAV, or AIFF, will be transcoded in iTunes to 256 kbps AAC when uploaded to iCloud.
    • Song files over 200 MB will not be uploaded to iCloud.
    • Matched songs in your local library will not automatically be transcoded to 256 kbps AAC. To obtain a higher quality transcoding, download the matched songs from iCloud.

    Take care, and thanks for visiting the Apple Support Communities.

     

     

    -Braden