Problem with iTunes

[Pig]

I don't know if this is the right forum, but..

When I record songs from CDs onto iTunes, they always skip. I don't know if when I play it on my iPod they will still skip or not (I don't have a cable yet). Any help on how to eliminate skipping or if the skipping will even transfer to the iPod would be appreciated.

[Blackwolf]

Make sure you have no other background processes running. They can take up CPU time that should be used ripping CD's...

[AcquiredTarget]

I had a problem, like that with iTunes on Windows, only it happened on random songs. I went to into Edit > Preferences and deselected the "Use error correction when reading audio cds" checkbox. WARNING: I don't know if this'll work, but it might be worth a try. I'd back up your Itunes folder first.

[Duality]

Honestly, I would suggest using ExactAudioCopy (http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/) and then looking for a copy of the LAME MP3 3.90.3 encoder.

I find these offer the best quality rips for my MP3s, and have yet to run into any problems with sound artifacts.

[Pig]

Thanks a lot for your help. I'll try these things.

[Lord Moon]

If you are looking to just rip tunes you could use dbpoweramp.

http://www.dbpoweramp.com/

It's what I use, it's free & I've had no problems with it.