03-07-2013, 05:02 PM
using iTunes 11.0.2 on ML 10.8.2, having a strange issue I've never seen before. Just bought a new CD, came today. Was going to rip it in iTunes. Insert CD, gracenote database is queried automatically, but it doesn't retrieve any track names. Track times look OK, except for the final 2 tracks:
Ok, so I know it's not technically possible for tracks to be that long, so them showing up as that is a result of some read error on the computer. The final track plays like a single track version of the entire CD, I can skip through it using the playback status bar at the top of itunes. Track 19 does not allow that, so not sure what's going on there. The CD plays fine in a standalone CD player, both track 19 and 20 play like I'd expect them to.
I assume this is some sort of copy protection scheme designed to prevent folks from ripping/copying the CD? Haven't seen this type of issue for several years...I assumed CD sales were headed into the crapper enough that record companies wouldn't try to pull this crap on people anymore. Maybe I'll just return the CD to indicate my displeasure. Don't know what else I can really do.
Ok, so I know it's not technically possible for tracks to be that long, so them showing up as that is a result of some read error on the computer. The final track plays like a single track version of the entire CD, I can skip through it using the playback status bar at the top of itunes. Track 19 does not allow that, so not sure what's going on there. The CD plays fine in a standalone CD player, both track 19 and 20 play like I'd expect them to.
I assume this is some sort of copy protection scheme designed to prevent folks from ripping/copying the CD? Haven't seen this type of issue for several years...I assumed CD sales were headed into the crapper enough that record companies wouldn't try to pull this crap on people anymore. Maybe I'll just return the CD to indicate my displeasure. Don't know what else I can really do.