iTunes forum: Uploading a new CD with multiple artists wont upload as 1 CD

No....been doing that

by apderry - 12/6/12 5:07 PM

In Reply to: If these are commercial recordings, by mrmacfixit

I have been uploading and viewing as albums since itunes pretty much came out. But everytime I upload a CD with multiple artists, it uploads them all as separate songs instead of one CD.

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Nod.

by R. Proffitt - 12/6/12 6:02 PM

In Reply to: No....been doing that by apderry

Mix CDs do that. Let me know if you find a solid cure.
Bob

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Uploading a new CD with multiple artists wont upload as 1 CD

by angelfan90805 - 12/8/12 11:17 AM

In Reply to: Uploading a new CD with multiple artists wont upload as 1 CD by apderry

Apdery:

What I do is this.

Before you rip the CD into iTunes I put the name of the vocalist on the name of the track instead of it being
listed in the artist window.

After I get done with that I will highlight all of the album tracks and rename the album and artist to what you want.

I then highlight all of the tracks and go into the info screen. I click on options and make sure the part of a compilation box is unchecked. Most of the time when a guest artist is listed, it will have the part of a compilation
box checked.

It should then create one folder with all of the songs on it instead of having 13 different folders for one album due to the guest vocalists. Examples would be Slash featuring Miles Kennedy, Slash featuring Lemmy. I am guessing you want all of the Slash tracks in his own folder.

Soundtracks and compilations are trickier. If you want just one folder with all of the songs then the part of a compilation box has to be checked. If you want a separate folder for the artist(s) you would uncheck it, but you
would have to go back and add the artwork in each folder afterwards.

I know it is a pain to do this.

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