Can't organize using artist/album?!

headbangerbuggy

Ok, so i got an 8gig Dane-Elec Meizu Miniplayer, right?
go excited, plugged it right in and i have a problem...
i stick all my music in using folders..
like

Linkin Park/Meteora/Faint.mp3

see?

but all it goes to it this on the music browser

Unknown Artist/Unknown Album/Faint.mp3

and half of the songs are like this

Unknown Artist/Unknown Album/._Pulse Of The Maggots.mp3

and those ones cant even be played...
please help!

i have a Mac OS X 10.3.9!
and im using iTunes for my library, i know pathetic, im switching VERY soon.

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Meizu M6 miniPlayer 8GB - 2.3GB of Music - 1.4GB Movies.

kyotos

It's because your files haven't got any tag.

headbangerbuggy

omg...so u mean to say, i have to make a tag for all of them now?
uh oh...
yeah, thats like, a lot of music to tag...
got any suggestions for how to make the process faster?

and what about the files that wont play?

kyotos

Can't you tag all of them automatically with iTunes ? Can't you play them from the browser (not the "Music" one, but this one on the main menu) ?

headbangerbuggy

u know what maybe, i can, im gonna try it super quick, hold on.
but, the thing is, Macs are great computers...
so when they have a flaw..
its a BIG one...
those files:

._Hit The Floor.mp3

are like info files...
its so the computer will recognize it next time the meizu is plugged in...
are there any mac gurus out there?
cause im a programmer, and ive never been able to fix this...
its not in my league...

and i would like for me to be able to go to my music folder and look at what i have instead of the browser...
a little more convenient...
but if thats not possible...

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Meizu M6 miniPlayer 8GB - 2.3GB of Music - 1.4GB Movies.

headbangerbuggy

and i would be able to tag them...
but it doesnt seem to work...
like, i dont know...
iTunes claims that they are tagged with ID3 vers.2.2
but its obviously not...
and when i use my moms iTunes...
on her Win.XP, everything works perfectly..
no unknown crap...
and no random storage files...
this is super obnoxious

kyotos

sorry, i'm not Mac or iTunes user. BTW, maybe you just need to update the Music library on your miniPlayer.

i just read your last post: and if you try with ID3v1 tags ?

headbangerbuggy

im not sure thats even available to me....
god i hate iTuness...
im finding an alternative right now...
thanks for your help kyotos.

weux

I have this same problem. I have found that you can change the ID3 tag version in itunes by right clicking on a song. The problem is though when I change it, some song that didnt show up before show up and some songs that showed up last time dont show up. Is there a ID3 version that the M6 prefers?

Serocas

I recommend you get Tag & Rename, it's really easy to use and very efficient

headbangerbuggy

ok, i found the problem...
they need to be in ID3 1.1 format...
or 1.0

so select all of your music...
and then right click/hold 'control' while clicking
and click "Convert ID3 Tags"

worked like a charm!

yes!
iTunes still doesnt suck completely!!

Whatakevin

wait so u do that in windows explorer?? its not working for me, i dont see a convert option

milknhoneybunny

no use a tag conversion software or itunes.

Whatakevin

it might be that your music has the tage but just in the wrong version. select all then go to iTunes to the convert tags options. convert to V1.1, shouldnt take more then 1 min