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why do some tunes only play for a few seconds..
*shedevil*
07-11-2007
..on my ipod?
it's happened to a few tracks that are ok on pc [eg 4 mins long] but when i copy them to ipod, they only last about 10 seconds
i've even tried putting just the one track at a time, as opposed to [say] in a playlist..
any ideas?

ta, jo
ScottishWoody
08-11-2007
I think theres some sort of preview thing you can set your iPod too, which means you just get a preview of each song.

Hold on i'll check my iPod

OK maybe not
stephen1980
08-11-2007
I have found this problem as well, I am glad to find someone else with the problem, from what I have been able to tell it is to do with when you copied the cd onto your computer.

But accident, I had 2 copies of a cd on my computer, one of them played fine and the other jumped and skiped tracks.

So try and start agian, and copy the cd again. I am not sure what effects the copying of the cd, but I tend to think have the computer doing as little as you can.
soulboy77
08-11-2007
If they are from a CD check there is no crap on the disc before re-copying. I found that if there is problem reading the track the program just truncates the track after a few attempts and doesn't flag it as a problem.

As a check, look at the file sizes in your music library and be suspicious of any that are substantially smaller than the others.
Gurgles
10-11-2007
I recently bought an ipod and am having the same trouble with a few of my songs . It must be something to do with the ipod itself because I managed to transfer these songs to my previous music player with no problem at all. Also they play fine on my pc. I tried deleting the particular songs then syncing them again to see if that would work but no luck. Some songs for no apparent reason just won't play beyond a few seconds.
stephen1980
11-11-2007
Originally Posted by Gurgles:
“I recently bought an ipod and am having the same trouble with a few of my songs . It must be something to do with the ipod itself because I managed to transfer these songs to my previous music player with no problem at all. Also they play fine on my pc. I tried deleting the particular songs then syncing them again to see if that would work but no luck. Some songs for no apparent reason just won't play beyond a few seconds. ”

This was the problem I had as well, it played fine on my computer, fine on my phone, fine on a old 2G ipod, but not happy with a 2G Nano or a Classic.

Figger that one out, as I said a different copying of CD worked fine on all prouducts.
darkjedimaster
13-11-2007
A friend of mine works for ipod tech support and he said that with some of the ipods won't playback the full length of certain songs copied onto it cos of blasted drm restrictions.

This is why I use Creative Zen & Not Ipod as there is no such thing as evil drm on my player
Lukeyboy
13-11-2007
Originally Posted by darkjedimaster:
“A friend of mine works for ipod tech support and he said that with some of the ipods won't playback the full length of certain songs copied onto it cos of blasted drm restrictions.

This is why I use Creative Zen & Not Ipod as there is no such thing as evil drm on my player ”

I'm sorry, but that's total crap. Another one of the anti-DRM brigade spouting off without having a clue about what they're talking about.

Just to be clear, I hate DRM just as much as anybody, and where ever possible, I get my music DRM free, but you have to appreciate that digital music would be nowhere as big as it is now without it.
darkjedimaster
14-11-2007
Originally Posted by Lukeyboy:
“I'm sorry, but that's total crap. Another one of the anti-DRM brigade spouting off without having a clue about what they're talking about.

Just to be clear, I hate DRM just as much as anybody, and where ever possible, I get my music DRM free, but you have to appreciate that digital music would be nowhere as big as it is now without it.”


I think digital music would be nowhere as big as it is now without Torrents & p2p. It is well known that DRM restricts playing of full songs if it isn't able to obtain a license.

The DRM code is near enough dead now as less & less companies are willing to support it & why is that you ask ?, well without me boring you with all the tech crap it's plain & simple.....

DRM SUCKS B**LS !!!!

Long Live Non DRM Players
Lukeyboy
15-11-2007
Originally Posted by darkjedimaster:
“ I think digital music would be nowhere as big as it is now without Torrents & p2p. It is well known that DRM restricts playing of full songs if it isn't able to obtain a license.

The DRM code is near enough dead now as less & less companies are willing to support it & why is that you ask ?, well without me boring you with all the tech crap it's plain & simple.....

DRM SUCKS B**LS !!!!

Long Live Non DRM Players
”

Ok, let me rephrase that. LEGAL digital music would be nowhere near as big, as the record companies would not have allowed music online without DRM. If you're getting music from torrents and P2P then you're killing the industry anyway. Being a musician is a job, I should know, and you're doing these people out of their wages by downloading their music illegally.

And, if you care to read my post, I say that I hate DRM just as much as everyone else, and where ever possible, I BUY my music DRM free.
darkjedimaster
15-11-2007
Originally Posted by Lukeyboy:
“Ok, let me rephrase that. LEGAL digital music would be nowhere near as big, as the record companies would not have allowed music online without DRM. If you're getting music from torrents and P2P then you're killing the industry anyway. Being a musician is a job, I should know, and you're doing these people out of their wages by downloading their music illegally.

And, if you care to read my post, I say that I hate DRM just as much as everyone else, and where ever possible, I BUY my music DRM free.”


I do buy the occasional CD but it has to be something special for me to buy it, either if i'm a big fan of the artist / group or the cd comes with loads of extras like remixes & videos. Renember people have been breaking copyright since way before the internet was invented, should it be going round friends & taping records or just recording the Top 40 from the radio.

In my eyes there just isn't hardly anything worth putting my hands in my pockets for, however when I do buy music I buy from the web as rock music that is in the import sections of say HMV is just too damn expensive. If the record companies reduced their costs to those of say in the states or give value for money then I will part with the £'s.

I love playing music on the keyboard & I have no problem in purchasing sheetmusic or midi files which contain the sheet music. I also pay to see my favourite aritsts / bands in concert., I just don't think a lousy cd single is worth £4.

If I knew the artist / band was actually getting the majority of the money and not the greedy BPI / RIAA then I would splashout more. Artists like Bowie & Prince haven gotten my respect as they haven't been a 1 hit wonder & have said they no longer care about sales as they want to give something back, Prince proved that recently when he gave his new album free with the paper. Radiohead also let the fans name their own price for the album.

It is Artists / Groups like these that get my cash as they are in it for the fans and not out to make a quick few quid like some of the manufactured crap that is out nowadays.

And on a final note p2p isn't killing the industry, a recent report in Canada showed evidence of that it is actually helping sales in some cases.
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