Sorting issues in iTunes

[AudioDoctor]

Hello all. I have been having an issue with iTunes that I have been unable to resolve. It lies with the tags I believe, but no matter what I do to edit them, the problem stays. The problem is evident in the screen cap of the iTunes tag editing window below. The last name of the artist is first, first name last, and I am unable to correct it. It is not like this for every album. Any idea how to correct this?

 

[Audio_ELF]

Well the "sort as" order is lasted name, first name; but the displayed name is correct first name last name.

 

When you say it can't be corrected, you can't select the "sort as" entry and delete it?

[wgscott]

Did you by any chance write-protect your files (perhaps with my script)? If so, you have to deprotect them first...

[AudioDoctor]

Did you by any chance write-protect your files (perhaps with my script)? If so, you have to deprotect them first...

 

OK, let me try that and see if I can edit the tags.

[AudioDoctor]

I reset write protect and tried editing the tags, the tags are stubbornly staying as they are.

[AudioDoctor]

Bill, I don't think the scripts you have are doing anything. Nothing changes permission wise unless I manually do it in the get info window. And I still am unable to edit the tags.

[wgscott]

OK, as long as I am not causing your problems...

[AudioDoctor]

OK, as long as I am not causing your problems...

 

nope. You're not, I went in and enabled read and write, applied it to all items in the folder and was still unable to edit the tags.

[wgscott]

The sort order tag is in the itunes data base, the artist and album tags are in the files themselves.

[AudioDoctor]

The sort order tag is in the itunes data base, the artist and album tags are in the files themselves.

 

I have Diana Krall albums sorted by Diana Krall and by Krall, Diana. Nothing I do in the sorting window in iTunes effects that. It has been this way for a while, I just decided to try and fix it today.

 

edit: Albums other than just Diana Krall are affected by this too.

[Audio_ELF]

The sort order tag is in the itunes data base, the artist and album tags are in the files themselves.

I think you're wrong Bill... Both can be edited in an external editor (IIRC)

[Audio_ELF]

Try loading the files into an external tag editor.

 

I'm slightly missing what the problem is...

 

As I understand it you currently have the artist listed as "Diana Krall" but sorted as "Krall, Diana". How do you want her to be sorted?

 

If you have some tracks with a "sort as" and some without then iTunes will pick up and sort them all as per the "sort as" (again IIRC).

[AudioDoctor]

Try loading the files into an external tag editor.

 

I'm slightly missing what the problem is...

 

As I understand it you currently have the artist listed as "Diana Krall" but sorted as "Krall, Diana". How do you want her to be sorted?

 

If you have some tracks with a "sort as" and some without then iTunes will pick up and sort them all as per the "sort as" (again IIRC).

 

I am unable to change the "sort as" tag, that is the problem.

[wgscott]

I think you're wrong Bill... Both can be edited in an external editor (IIRC)

 

I just checked and you are right. So it has to be a permission issue with the file or the directory that contains it (or both).

[AudioDoctor]

I downloaded Jaikoz and edited the tags, re-added the file to iTunes and it is now in the proper place. I do not know why iTunes was not allowing me to edit the tags.

[AudioDoctor]

Success...

 

[wgscott]

Now she will kick Elvis to the curb and follow you to the ends of Minnesota.

[AudioDoctor]

Now she will kick Elvis to the curb and follow you to the ends of Minnesota.

 

That is the plan, yes!