[OsakaBill]

I am experiencing pops, scratches and static when playing music files in iTunes 4.6.

It started with just a handful of MP3 files that my wife ripped on her Key Lime iBook using iTunes 2. We copied the files to my PowerMac G4 (OS X 10.3.4 and iTunes 4.6) and then added the files to the iTunes library.

The first files affected were classic music files.

I thought that perhaps her iBook just did not do a good job of ripping the CD. However, the pops/scratches/static phenomenon is spreading to other music files. Nearly all of her classic music files now have the problem. But pop, rock and other music files I ripped on the G4 are now having problems. It is affecting both recent rips, files from 2-3 years ago, and even a few AAC files downloaded from the iTunes music store.

I have tried playing back the files with SoundCheck and Enhancer on, off and various combinations thereof. No such luck.

Ideas?

[Spheric Harlot]

Do you use the equalizer?

If so, try turning down the gain (pre-amp). Boosting the EQ may be causing the audio to clip, so you might have to lower the total gain to compensate.

(Also, stay away from the Sound "Enhancer". It doesn't.)

[OsakaBill]

Originally posted by Spheric Harlot:
Do you use the equalizer?

If so, try turning down the gain (pre-amp). Boosting the EQ may be causing the audio to clip, so you might have to lower the total gain to compensate.

(Also, stay away from the Sound "Enhancer". It doesn't.)

I tried turning off the EQ and it did not help. I think it is not "clipping" that I have, I think I may have damaged files. Unless iTunes is really mucked up.