aiff type audio files won't play on iTunes

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aiff type audio files won't play on iTunes

I have some teaching audio cd's. I tried importing them to iTunes. It is very weird but it broke it up into tracks. I listen to one track and it speaks and then it looses sound for awhile. Like it is going around the tracks then it comes to another track and there is sound then nothing.

It appears that itunes only works with music? I want to listen to the aiff files on iTunes but I guess I will have to buy a CD player just to listen to these CD's I want to listen to.

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Posted on Oct 13, 2006 3:43 PM

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Answer 1

Dave Stowe

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Oct 13, 2006 3:58 PM in response to jjoplin

jjoplin...under iTunes Preferences > Advanced > Importing > Import using > AIFF Encoder....don't know if that will solve the problem or if you already tried it?

dave

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Answer 2

Oct 13, 2006 4:24 PM in response to jjoplin

In the "Playback" preference turn off "Crossfade Playback" and "Sound Enhancer".
In the "Importing" pane of "Advanced" preferences turn on "Use error correction"
When playing use "Join CD Tracks" in the "Advanced" menu.

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Answer 3

Dave Stowe

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Oct 13, 2006 5:39 PM in response to Malcolm Rayfield

Malcolm...I don't know anything to speak of on this topic and was thinking...what I would do next?

By chance do you know...after selecting 'AIFF Encoder'... and 'Setting'.... goes to 'Automatic'..then 'Details'
All automatic

what is done Automatically?

learning here...

dave

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Answer 4

Oct 13, 2006 5:49 PM in response to Dave Stowe

AIFF Automatic means that it will create the AIFF file with the same setting as the input. For input from a CD, that would be 44,100Hz, 16-bit, stereo. If the input is a disk file, it will match the characteristics of the file.

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Dave Stowe

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Oct 13, 2006 5:51 PM in response to Malcolm Rayfield

.....:))

Thank You

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jjoplin Author

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Oct 13, 2006 6:27 PM in response to Malcolm Rayfield

THANKS FOR BOTH SUGGESTIONS. HOPEFULLY I CAN PLAY THIS ON MY IPOD. I TRIED ALL THE SUGGESTIONS AND IT THEN GAVE ME A MESSAGE "DO YOU WANT TO CONVERT THIS TO AIFF"? SO I'M ON THE RIGHT TRACK. IT IS TAKING SOME TIME TO DO THAT SO I CAN'T TELL IF IT WORKED BUT I WILL GIVE IT A SHOT.

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jjoplin Author

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Oct 13, 2006 6:44 PM in response to Malcolm Rayfield

IT STILL SOUNDS LIKE THE TRACKS ARE SPLIT UP BUT I CAN SEE THEY ARE JOINED IN THE ITUNES WINDOW. IT IS A SHAME, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO MUSIC AND JUST AUDIO.

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jjoplin Author

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Oct 13, 2006 6:45 PM in response to Malcolm Rayfield

ITS STILL LOOKS LIKE IT IS TRYING TO CONVERT IT BUT EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE I GET SOME SOUNDS.

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Dave Stowe

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Oct 13, 2006 6:51 PM in response to jjoplin

you might try here...

http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=789

dave

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Answer 10

Oct 13, 2006 8:09 PM in response to jjoplin

For test purposes, try playing the tracks without using iTunes. You can set the "CDs & DVDs" System Preference not to start iTunes when you insert a music CD.
When you insert the CD you should see one AIFF file for each track. Try dragging a track to the QuickTime icon in the dock and see how it sounds. You can also play tracks from the "Preview" pane of Get-Info (⌘I)

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