I had a problem with iTunes and WAV - it appears metadata is an issue.
Seems that iTunes can build a "library" from a CD, but what metadata is gathered on import is not stored in the WAV files but in an internal database
If the database built by iTunes when a CD is loaded into the "library" gets corrupted, like mine did, then the only way to recover from that is to reload - all 400+CD's - there was no way to rebuild the database.
I convert all WAV to AIFF when I load from CD's - which I believe supports more metadata than WAV.
I can now simply re-import the music data files into itunes and the database and folder hierachy is restored. I tried it on a few albums before committing to AIFF and it worked fine.
Something they omit from the iTunes manual - if they had one :-)
Seems that iTunes can build a "library" from a CD, but what metadata is gathered on import is not stored in the WAV files but in an internal database
If the database built by iTunes when a CD is loaded into the "library" gets corrupted, like mine did, then the only way to recover from that is to reload - all 400+CD's - there was no way to rebuild the database.
I convert all WAV to AIFF when I load from CD's - which I believe supports more metadata than WAV.
I can now simply re-import the music data files into itunes and the database and folder hierachy is restored. I tried it on a few albums before committing to AIFF and it worked fine.
Something they omit from the iTunes manual - if they had one :-)