Making a Blindfold Test

[cannonball-addict]

How do I make a blindfold test using iTunes if all my songs are already properly coded with all the appropriate metadata? Can I strip tracks of their info and then regain the info after making the CD?

Is it best not to use iTunes to make a BFT? I only have a Mac. I thought about assembling an audio file by importing stuff into Audacity but half the stuff I am trying to import to Audacity does not transfer over (common message is something along the lines of 'file not recognized'; try importing as raw data). Then sometimes the data is imported but when I try the track out it whizzes by in 1 or 2 seconds (i.e. speeds up the song ridiculously so that I can't use it). Why is this happening?

Generally how do you all recommend making a BFT with a Mac? What software is best and easiest?

Matt

[Big Al]

First, you send me all the answers. After that, I can't help you.

[Dan Gould]

I know nothing about Macs and Ipods but I can tell you that if you are not careful when burning from Itunes, you can end up with completely different songs than what you intended, and that would really screw up a BFT. I know cuz I was the recipient of a custom made comp in which, despite the best efforts of the compiler, the tunes I wanted off of disc 2 came off of disc 3 and vice versa, and that wasn't what I expected.

[Brad]

Sometimes with iTunes when you import a disc, it rearranges the song order.