Comments on: Having trouble joining cd tracks in iTunes? Try this.

By: Pat Korsmeier

Pat Korsmeier — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 21:19:44 +0000

So glad this post was still available. Frustration was building when I could not “join tracks” as I had been doing…especially when it started on disc 7 of 9! With your suggestion tracks can now be joined and books are once again going to my iPod for listening on long drives. Thanks for the information that could not be found on iTunes. This would not have been such an issue if my new car had a CD player which is no longer part of an audio package option.

By: Charles Mitchell

Charles Mitchell — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 22:32:10 +0000

ITunes is really screwing things up for reasons unknown. I’ve been trying everything folks are saying worked for then with no success. The CD’s I make is from tracks I purchase and I have to join them in order to put them a podcast. Things use to be simple now some bored nerd has to go and screw things up for everyone…Some things are well left alone… If they is any other software tool out there that can join tracks please let me know. Definitely considering leaving iTunes alone….greed in the name of anti-piracy is also shameful.

By: Bindy

Bindy — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 14:12:20 +0000

In reply to Scott. Thank you, thank you!

By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:30:31 +0000

In reply to John. Wish I could help you. Obviously if you still have the CD, you can make sure to combine them from the start. Otherwise, I did see some software options when I searched before, but I found the solution I posted about before resorting to downloading any apps. Good luck!

By: John

John — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:24:24 +0000

Help! this still doesn’t work. I have 32 tracks (originally fits on one CD) That I need to combine. I tried sorting by the number several times. An ideas? I have it in a play list and the files are sitting on my hard drive.

This is extremely urgent please help!

By: Barb

Barb — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 01:28:38 +0000

Thanks, Scott! I, too, had the same problem with suddenly not being able to join tracks when importing books on CD. Your simple trick worked perfectly. I hope the AppleCare staff has read your post! And, as a librarian, I want to put in a good word for libraries, where you can not only find a large selection of books on CD but also download digital audio books from their websites directly to your mobile device.

By: Judy

Judy — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:45:08 +0000

In reply to Scott. Thank you SO much. While I was importing an audiobook, this only happened on some of the CD's. I would NEVER have figured this out by myself. You are a wizard!!

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 18:48:54 +0000

In reply to Hanh. Glad I could help.

By: Hanh

Hanh — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 18:32:10 +0000

Thank you so much! I was about to backup my libray and uninstall and reinstall iTunes. But thanks to your posting, no need to do it now.

By: mike

mike — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:12:20 +0000

I just had the same problem (after many months of joining tracks problem-free),did a search and tried your suggestion and…wow, it works! So here’s another thank you.

I noticed that, for no particular reason, when importing cds the tracks are in jumbled order (whereas they used to be sequential)…but that is another problem (along with the fact that my burner can never complete the burning process for the last five seconds of the last track…but only if it is chock-filled, for it won’t have a problem if it is only a thirty-minute cd)…oh, well, TWO other problems!

But thanks for solving this one. I too have been mining the public libraries for audiobooks (in Vic), but for those with an insatiable appetite for audiobooks who want a FREE alternative to audible, there is librivox, which is volunteer-based and has thousands of audiobooks (fiction and non-fiction). It is free because they only do books for which the copyright no longer applies. Hence if any of you guys are into classic 19th. Century Lit. it is the place to go!