iTunes Match random songs are not upconverted to 256

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iTunes Match random songs are not upconverted to 256

I just signed up to iTunes Match and uploaded my music. Many of the albums were only partially upgraded to 256kb. I am not talking about obscure music either. For example, Andrew Lloyd Weber Evita Broadway. All tracks except 2 were upgraded. I've tried deleting my entire library from the computer and re-downloading on a Windows machine. Then tried the same on my MacBook Pro. Then tried the suggested method of creating a playlist of the low fidelity songs, deleting only those in the playlist, then redownloading. Next, I am going try deleting everything from iCloud and reuploading, then redownloading.

This is ridiculous! ITunes Match has been out for a while now. I expected simple bugs like this to have been worked out. I can't find a fix anywhere and Match doesn't appear to be refundable. I'd like my $25 back. I'd give it to my local foodbank. It was certainly wasted on iTunes Match.

Posted on Nov 25, 2014 4:53 PM

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Nov 26, 2014 1:17 AM in response to starwilson

Hi,

I suggest that you read tis user tip iTunes Match User Tips (Dec 2017)

iTunes match scans your iTunes library to determine what can be matched or needs to be uploaded. You can add iCloud status column to song view. This will tell you what has been matched, uploaded, purchased, inelligible, duplicate. Tracks uploaded will be uploaded as is and you won't be able to upgrade them.. those that are matched can be upgraded by deleting the original and downloading the matched version.

Deleting and readding tracks will not solve match problems as match remembers previous matches and uploads.

JIM

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