Troubleshooting the iPod (#2): More on the iPod song skipping issue; Switching channels; more
Troubleshooting the iPod (#2): More on the iPod song skipping issue; Switching channels; more
More on the iPod song skipping issue Yesterday we reported a problem with the iPod skipping ahead before a song is over. Since then we have learned that while the problem is more prevalant in iPods with low remaining disk capacity, it can occur in other cases.
One alternative theory or perhaps another explanation for the skipping is damage to MP3 files, as most users have not been noticing the problem with purchased AAC files, or any music encoded with the AAC encoder. But AAC files are still in the minority on most users machines.
MacFixIt reader James Sentman writes:
"(The problem) is completely reproducible. I can go back to a song that just skipped and play it again and it will skip ahead at the exact same moment. But if I use the wheel to skip over the problem it will play the rest of the file after that point. I did just run disk first aid on the thing and it did not find any disk errors."
Some users have also had success with simply converting their existing MP3 files to AAC files.
Switching channels A handful of readers are reporting that the audio channels switching to the improper side on some tracks when using the new generation of iPods. MacFixIt reader Martino writes: "When listening to my (30 GB) iPod (2.0 software version) on the train home, I decided to repeat a song I just played on my "Top rated" list. Lo and behold, the song switched channels. The suave starting piano notes of that song were now on the right channel instead of the left. When I tried to repeat the bug, it happened again, and again."Incorrect number of songs reported The new generation of iPods are apparently displaying the wrong number of total library songs for some readers. Brent Marykuca's reading, for instance, was over 8 million tracks.
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