iTunes 11 crossfade playback eliminates play counts

Did any power iTunes users test this thing?

Thoughts? Yeah, it's an obvious bug that Apple should fix ASAP.

I would think using cross-fade is a fairly common option. And I would think play counts and Last Played (yes, that field is also not being updated) are VERY commonly used criteria in smart playlists.

My smart playlists are essentially useless now with cross-fade on. I know Apple likes to clip silence off the ends of files which sort of defeats the purpose of cross-fading (in most instances) but with all the other removed functionality in iTunes 11, there's little point in leaving cross-fade in if it isn't going to work properly.

I tried with unchecking the crossfade option, but playcount stilll doesn't work

warpozio said:

I tried with unchecking the crossfade option, but playcount stilll doesn't work

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Same here. Although bizarrely it suddenly started working after I'd reopened iTunes after turning off cross fade

Unchecking crossfade actually worked after relaunching itunes.
Hower songs shorter than 10 seconds are still not counted.
(Example: Rotosound Strings from 30 Years of Maximum R&B by The Who)

While the new iTunes is full of issues I'm still quite liking it. The up next system is making up for any woes. Hopefully they'll sort the stuff out, remain optimistic folks!