iTunes keeps stuttering and pausing - any ideas please folks ?

pedropete · pedropete #1 (**permalink**)

07-06-2011, 11:26 AM

My oldest iMac - 24 is now in the kitchen which I've been busy painting the last few days - I've had iTunes playing for painting help and it frustratingly keeps stopping mid-track..
Am not using firefox or anything else - just the machine as a background jukebox and get very frustrated while up a ladder and the songs suddenly pause...

ANY IDEA what is causing this ?
It's running with the latest OS.X and the latest iTunes prog. but has actually done this for some time now even with older versions....

feralicious · feralicious #2 (**permalink**)

07-07-2011, 12:35 AM

No idea, but if you can't get it working you can try using Vox.

Vox :: The Lightweight Music App for Mac OS X

Also had seen this tip in this thread:
Basic OS X/Mac Troubleshooting

4) Delete the .plist file - If it is a particular program that is giving you problems delete its preferences (.plist) in 'Your User Name'/Library/Preferences

pedropete · pedropete #3 (**permalink**)

07-07-2011, 01:09 AM

Amazing !

All these experts and so little to suggest !

feralicious · feralicious #4 (**permalink**)

07-07-2011, 01:44 AM

To be fair, you do have this posted in the hardware section.

pedropete · pedropete #5 (**permalink**)

07-07-2011, 02:44 AM

OK - thanks for that.
I wasn't sure which section to post it in !
I'll try in another section and hope I don't get censured for 'thread duplication'!

pedropete · pedropete #6 (**permalink**)

07-07-2011, 02:49 AM

My oldest iMac - 24 is now in the kitchen which I've been busy painting the last few days - I've had iTunes playing for painting help and it frustratingly keeps stopping mid-track..
Am not using firefox or anything else - just the machine as a background jukebox and get very frustrated while up a ladder and the songs suddenly pause...

ANY IDEA what is causing this ?
It's running with the latest OS.X and the latest iTunes prog. but has actually done this for some time now even with older versions....
A couple of months back I used Onyx to go through everything and I had hoped this had solved the problem but not.

chscag · chscag #7 (**permalink**)

07-07-2011, 03:12 AM

Please do not cross post. Only post your question to one forum. Thanks.

Your cross post was merged here.

pedropete · pedropete #8 (**permalink**)

07-07-2011, 06:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chscag

Please do not cross post. Only post your question to one forum. Thanks.

Your cross post was merged here.

If you read above - you will see that someone said I had posted in the wrong section so I even made allowances of trying not to 'duplicate and proliferate'.

As you can see if you read it.

bobtomay · bobtomay #9 (**permalink**)

07-07-2011, 06:43 AM

The proper way if you feel a thread is in the wrong forum would be to PM one of the staff and ask for it to be moved - which is now done.

If this is not occurring on all tracks, I would suggest the tracks it is occurring on are corrupt.

You have not mentioned whether these tracks are local (on the hard drive of that machine) or you are streaming them on your network.

pedropete · pedropete #10 (**permalink**)

07-07-2011, 08:46 AM

OK - I'm sorry but I wasn't aware of that etiquette / procedure.

The songs are all in my iTunes Library on the hard drive- and as it happens so often on many different tracks I can't think that they are all 'corrupt'...

Deckyon · Deckyon #11 (**permalink**)

07-07-2011, 08:51 AM

Which hard drive? Internal or external? System details (ver, ram, cpu, HDD type). When is the last time you checked the filesystem or scanned perms? Do you do ANY maintenance on your system? What else is running in the background? Turn off any screensavers (set the screensaver to Blank) and visualizers (iTunes).

You do not give a lot of information to go on, so there is not a lot to suggest. Instead of complaining, give more information.

hw96Lgb · hw96Lgb #12 (**permalink**)

07-07-2011, 09:52 AM

Does it stop because it goes into sleep mode. Either use caffeine or check energy saving settings in system preferences.

pedropete #1 (permalink)
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feralicious #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 26, 2011 Location: City of Angels Posts: 40 Mac Specs: Mac Pro "Harpertown" - 2x 3Ghz Quad-Core Intel Xeon - 12gb RAM-	07-07-2011, 12:35 AM No idea, but if you can't get it working you can try using Vox. Vox :: The Lightweight Music App for Mac OS X Also had seen this tip in this thread: Basic OS X/Mac Troubleshooting 4) Delete the .plist file - If it is a particular program that is giving you problems delete its preferences (.plist) in 'Your User Name'/Library/Preferences Last edited by feralicious; 07-07-2011 at 12:58 AM.
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feralicious #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 26, 2011 Location: City of Angels Posts: 40 Mac Specs: Mac Pro "Harpertown" - 2x 3Ghz Quad-Core Intel Xeon - 12gb RAM-	07-07-2011, 01:44 AM To be fair, you do have this posted in the hardware section.
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Member Since: Apr 06, 2011 Location: Louisville, KY - USA Posts: 1,235 Mac Specs: MBP 17" 2011, 2.3GHz Intel Quad-Core i7, 8GB RAM, MacMini 2011, 2.7GHz Intel Dual-Core i7, 8GB RAM	07-07-2011, 08:51 AM Which hard drive? Internal or external? System details (ver, ram, cpu, HDD type). When is the last time you checked the filesystem or scanned perms? Do you do ANY maintenance on your system? What else is running in the background? Turn off any screensavers (set the screensaver to Blank) and visualizers (iTunes). You do not give a lot of information to go on, so there is not a lot to suggest. Instead of complaining, give more information. MBP 17" 2011, 2.3GHz Intel Quad-Core i7, 8GB RAM, AMD Radeon HD 6750M 1GB RAM MacMini 2011, 2.7GHz Intel Dual-Core i7, 8GB RAM, AMD Radeon HD 6630M 256MB RAM iPhone 4S 64GB, iPad Gen3 32GB WiFi, iPod Nano Gen6 8GB, Apple TV Gen2
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hw96Lgb #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 04, 2010 Posts: 296	07-07-2011, 09:52 AM Does it stop because it goes into sleep mode. Either use caffeine or check energy saving settings in system preferences. The Earth is the cradle of the mind, but one cannot live in a cradle forever. -Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Father of Modern Rocketry
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