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kungfueats · 02-04-2007

I remember when the new iTunes came out that a few people were talking about a problem with coverflow where iTunes would view a soundtrack as multiple albums because each artist was different. I also remember there was a solution to this problem.

Does anyone out there remember what the solution was?

jphilo · 02-04-2007

There is a setting in iTunes to group compilations. I think this is how I fixed it on mine. I'm not at my Mac so I'm not sure.

Jugger Grimrodd · 02-04-2007

Yep! That is correct. You can set it as a compilation and it will just show up once in Cover Flow.

Word!

studioprisoner · 02-04-2007

lol, i was about to say.... just choose compilation. hahaha

mdmunoz · 02-04-2007

The beat-you-over-the-head-with-redundancy post:

Select the songs, get info (Cmd-I or File>Get Info or Ctrl-Click>Get Info), and switch "Compilation" to "Yes."

Peavey · 02-07-2007

If you are looking for an alternative other than making the album a compilation, you can always Change the Album Artist field for all of the tracks in the album to the same artist (Various Artists or whomever wrote the most songs for the album).

But I imagine you would rather do it the way that has already been mentioned.

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jphilo Inventory Control Specialist Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 99	There is a setting in iTunes to group compilations. I think this is how I fixed it on mine. I'm not at my Mac so I'm not sure. __________________ Jason Philo 17" MBP 2.16 GHz "Full Metal Jacket"

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Jugger Grimrodd Personal Shopping Specialist Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Milton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 289	Yep! That is correct. You can set it as a compilation and it will just show up once in Cover Flow. Word! __________________ 24" iMac 2.4GHz C2D, 4GB RAM, 256MB VRAM, 320GB HDD 16GB 3G iPhone \| Drobo (V1) 1.3TB \| AEBS N

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02-04-2007	#1 (permalink)
kungfueats Business Consultant Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 127	I remember when the new iTunes came out that a few people were talking about a problem with coverflow where iTunes would view a soundtrack as multiple albums because each artist was different. I also remember there was a solution to this problem. Does anyone out there remember what the solution was?

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studioprisoner Mac Specialist Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 373	lol, i was about to say.... just choose compilation. hahaha

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mdmunoz Concierge Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Davis, CA Posts: 643	The beat-you-over-the-head-with-redundancy post: Select the songs, get info (Cmd-I or File>Get Info or Ctrl-Click>Get Info), and switch "Compilation" to "Yes."

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Peavey Cashier Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 10	If you are looking for an alternative other than making the album a compilation, you can always Change the Album Artist field for all of the tracks in the album to the same artist (Various Artists or whomever wrote the most songs for the album). But I imagine you would rather do it the way that has already been mentioned.

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