I tunes reads song titles wrong (for my purposes)

Oh man, you mean I actually have to rename them all manually? Theres no setting to just have them read as they are? I have like 7000 mp3s, its not realy a convenient alternative.

Thanks for the reply though.

iTunes and the iPod read the ID3 tags within the mp3 file. If it's still saying "track7" as the song title then you can check the ID3 tag to see if the song title is listed as "track7".

You can rename file tags using an mp3 tag editor like MP3 Tag Studio, available for free here:

http://www.magnusbrading.com/mp3ts/

Select the "Auto Rename Tags from File Names" tab and set it to the format that you use to name your files. Works like a charm.

Yeah, I really like it, and it has a lot more options for renaming tags AND files on your hard drive than iTunes does.

Anyway, it's good to make sure your ID3 tags are filled in, because the iPod uses them to make its database. Having complete tags lets you sort by genre, play songs by a particular composer, etc. Very convenient.

The only downside to the ID3 tag database for music is that you can't just drag music files into your iPod (at least not without a 3rd party application like XPlay2 - which is what I use - or Ephpod, etc.).

Still, it's not hard to get music onto the iPod, and once it's there it's easier to navigate if all of your tags are correct.

Also, with the ID3v2.x you can make up your own genres. I have genres like "Garage Bands" or "Brit Pop" on mine, as well as "Funk With Some Serious Stink On It" and "Chambre Music".

Is there anyway to bulk edit the ID3 tags of files directly (make the title = filename) on the iPod or do I have to copy them back across to my hard drive first then do it ?

Out of curiosity do most people browse songs by title or artist on their iPod or do you group things by static playlists ?