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iTunes & CDDB

by thegeekdeek Mar 8, 2006 11:18AM PST

I like to listen to audiobooks and I import them to my iBook and listen to them on my way to work. When I do so, iTunes searches the web, I assume, for info on the tracks. They usually have nothing to do with the book. How do I shut off this feature? If I don't watch out, I might inadvertantly leave a track or two out when I create a new album. Is CDDB the correct acronym?

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I could have sworn that there was
by mrmacfixit Forum moderator Mar 8, 2006 8:35PM PST

a way to turn of the CDDB checking, but for the life of me, I cannot find it today.
I can stop the store from working and I can stop iTunes from accessing the Apple site for updates.
I know there used to be a place to turn it off.
I'm not sure I follow the "leave out a track or tow when I create a new album" How does that statement fall into this discussion?

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After I import
by thegeekdeek Mar 8, 2006 10:13PM PST

the album, the tracks normally have no title other than the track number. But when the cddb does its number, the tracks are given names, the author is incorrect as is the album. And sometimes the author and album do not match with each track. Case in point, I'm presently "reading" <The Hostage> by W.E.B. Griffin. Each album (15 discs) holds over 90 tracks with less than a minute per track. CDDB will try to identify each track but they are of course all incorrect. So I have to be careful when I drag and drop the tracks from the "recently added" or library folders to the new album I created.

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Ahhhh,
by mrmacfixit Forum moderator Mar 9, 2006 1:25AM PST

I misunderstood.
The database is presnting the wrong information about the Audio Book CD.

There has to be a way to turn off the check.

One way, although not the way I was looking for, is to download small program called Little Snitch.
Using this, you can prevent iTunes from accessing the internet and, by default, the database

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Cool!
by thegeekdeek Mar 9, 2006 10:26AM PST

I'll try it. Thanks, MrMac!

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