Posted by fred-bloggs on 11/16/98 11:54

"jonesie" <jones.bristol@gmail.com> wrote in news:1154583910.853061.34220
@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:

> I have had an CD based mp3 player for a couple of years and I'm quite
> used to copying albums from my hard disk to a CD it to listen to. I
> decided to "upgrade" to a flash based mp3 player (more capacity
> etc.).
>
> I enjoy operas and the CD based player quite happily played them in
> order of numbered original file name - 01 Overture, 02 recitativo 03
> aria etc.
>
> When I drag the folders, one per opera, over to my new flash based
> player I've found that it plays the tracks out of order.
>
> For instance on my favourite Magic Flute (von Karajan) I get the 01
> Overture first then track 09 then 20 then 02! (Using Zortam Mp3 Media
> Studio I've copied the filenames to the ID3 'title' tag so they're in
> numbered order as well but with the same result.)
>
> I've racked my brains about this and cannot get the flash-based
> player to play 01, 02 etc.
>
> I think I'm missing some fundamental principle here everyone else
> seems to be aware of. Could someone kindly point out where I'm going
> wrong?
>
> Thanks if you can help.
>
>

Have you tried putting the track number in the ID3 track number, rather
than in the title?

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fred

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