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How to force my album to play in the right order.

Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 12:16 pm
by NealF
Hi.

I'm about to release a new album and I was wondering if there's a way to make it play back in the intended sequence no matter who buys it or what system they're listening on.

I know I can add a number to the beginning of each song and that should work (works in iTunes, at least.)
But I'm not sure if that addition to the title would cause a problem with tracking the album's sales and plays.

Any ideas? Sure would be nice for people to hear it as intended.

Thanks.

Re: How to force my album to play in the right order.

Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 12:33 pm
by mikehalloran
That's something you can add to the metadata. Toast, DSP-Q and all the commercial mastering apps of course but it can be done in iTunes, too.

https://www.imore.com/how-edit-music-me ... s-your-mac

Re: How to force my album to play in the right order.

Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 2:09 pm
by NealF
Since I won't be burning CDs I won't be using Toast.

I thought iTunes would be the way to go. Do you think that as long as I fill in the "track_ of _", it'll play back that way on other people's players? Including Windows?

That would make it so much easier.