My ipod has been randomly skipping songs for no apparent reason. I returned it once to the store and they reset it and said it should work -- it didn't. The second time i went back they gave me a replacement, but that one had a problem with the touch pad, so i returned that one and got another replacement. At first it didn't skip any songs and now all of sudden, starting today it's happening again. I need help... =(
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iPod Major Issue with Ipod Classic
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Yes. How did you obtain your music? Illegally downloaded music has a much higher rate of failure than ripped CDs or music downloaded from legal services such as iTunes or Amazon.
alot of them are ripped cd's but most of it is downloaded by torrents. but if my music is corrupted then how can it randomly skip songs? it doesnt make sense to have a song skip one time then the next time i listen to it it play the whole way through
Have you tried to make a list of the specific songs that skip and the ones that don't? That should be the only way to know if the problem is your music or the ipod... I mean, 2 out of 3 ipods with the same problem seems a little unlikekly to me, but it's not impossible.
its usually when a file is corrupt so it just skips it
some of mine just skip like 3/4ths in or something
the way to fix it
presuming, it plays fine in itunes just not on your ipod
right-click the song(s) in itunes
and press convert to MP3 or something
and let apple reencode it
then put that newly reencoded version on the ipod
cant gurantee success, but from my own personal experience ive found this to almost always work
some of mine just skip like 3/4ths in or something
the way to fix it
presuming, it plays fine in itunes just not on your ipod
right-click the song(s) in itunes
and press convert to MP3 or something
and let apple reencode it
then put that newly reencoded version on the ipod
cant gurantee success, but from my own personal experience ive found this to almost always work
ya'll are insane, except for the OP.
It has absolutely NOTHING to do with the music files. I've got a lot of songs and they worked perfectly well on all of my previous iPod's (3G, 4G, Touch, Shuffle and Nano), however, it randomly skips on the iPod Classic. So OP, I have the problem too and it is irritating as SH! But it only happens once in awhile so I'm just letting it go for now. If it becomes a bigger issue in the future I'm going to return it.
lol downloaded files skip lolol I'm sorry but I just had to laugh. The player is faulty. I'm hoping they'll update it soon.
It has absolutely NOTHING to do with the music files. I've got a lot of songs and they worked perfectly well on all of my previous iPod's (3G, 4G, Touch, Shuffle and Nano), however, it randomly skips on the iPod Classic. So OP, I have the problem too and it is irritating as SH! But it only happens once in awhile so I'm just letting it go for now. If it becomes a bigger issue in the future I'm going to return it.
lol downloaded files skip lolol I'm sorry but I just had to laugh. The player is faulty. I'm hoping they'll update it soon.
I had a similar problem with my 4th gen 20 Gig. It wasn't completely random songs but rather songs in certain sectors. For example, songs under "D" wouldn't play through and in other areas as well, turned out I had a corrupted disc sector and ended up trading it in.
Downloaded Files can Skip. Maybe that's not the issue, but it is still is possible.
It's most likely the Firmware just wait until apple updates it. I don't but Quality is really Lacking at apple lately!
Yeah, it can skip, but I guarantee that's not the issue. I just found it funny people immediately skipped to the generalization that perhaps music files were 'downloaded illegally' and those files were messing up the iPod when in fact the firmware was just ultra faulty.
This is what happens for me...
I turn on the iPod, play it out of my speakers when I'm cooking or washing dishes and suddenly the iPod just cuts off. Sometimes even, the iPod will restart. It's inexplicable and for me, somewhat unacceptable because of my 4G was perfect and never skipped, but man, gotta improve the firmware. If I'd be continuously playing music for maybe an hour, it'd probably cut off maybe 5 times or so. I can already feel my iPod breaking down anytime now.
This is what happens for me...
I turn on the iPod, play it out of my speakers when I'm cooking or washing dishes and suddenly the iPod just cuts off. Sometimes even, the iPod will restart. It's inexplicable and for me, somewhat unacceptable because of my 4G was perfect and never skipped, but man, gotta improve the firmware. If I'd be continuously playing music for maybe an hour, it'd probably cut off maybe 5 times or so. I can already feel my iPod breaking down anytime now.
Why not just buy your songs from iTunes, or Rip them from your own CD's.
They will always play perfectly that way and sound great!
I bought some songs from Music Giant at 99bps. Great super HD quality. I had to rip them in MediaPlayer on windows to a CD, then import or Rip them into my itunes. They sound better than anything else.
They will always play perfectly that way and sound great!
I bought some songs from Music Giant at 99bps. Great super HD quality. I had to rip them in MediaPlayer on windows to a CD, then import or Rip them into my itunes. They sound better than anything else.
Where do you live? Some ants in some countries and areas are attracted to electronics.
My new classic has been doing the same thing, without any controllable variables, it will restart. Pisses me off, but it has only happened maybe 4 times.
I'm on my third iPod (Classic 120G) in about 1 1/2 months. Had skipping problems on both of them and the 2nd one restarted constantly. I just keep taking them back and they keep replacing them. Luckily I work within walking distance of an Apple Store.
I'll keep taking them back until the problem is fixed.
I'll keep taking them back until the problem is fixed.
btw, if you were not aware, this is an epic problem covering all iPod classics.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1713172&tstart=0
horrible job by Apple. their latest patch didn't even come close to working.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1713172&tstart=0
horrible job by Apple. their latest patch didn't even come close to working.