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<blockquote data-quote="Prowler573" data-source="post: 1008099" data-attributes="member: 561023">Go back into the id3 tag converter in your burning program and undo whatever you did to make the tags v2.3. Most head units that support id3 tag info only decode id3 v1 tags. And most importantly - id3 tag info for .mp3 files is not the same thing as CD Text info for .cda files (regular, normal, everyday CD audio)The id3 tags are what makes your computer&#039;s media program (whatever you use ~ WinAmp, Windows Media Player, MusicMatch Jukebox, etc) know the track title, song artist, album name, etc for each file you listen to. Most, but not all, .mp3/.wma compatible decks can decode this information also.CD Text is information burnt into a CD-R/RW that is filled with normal .cda files (yanno...18 to 20 songs rather than 200) along with the musical information that serves the same purpose as id3 tags for .mp3sI am not familiar with itunes as I use Nero but I will assume, like Nero, somewhere along the process of creating a music cd, there will be a checkbox that tells the burning program to include CD Text info when it burns the disc. Additionally there should be somewhere to edit that info in the event that it wasn&#039;t included in the original source or it&#039;s incorrect. I cannot tell you how to do it in itunes but I will assume it&#039;s there somewhere. Have a look thru the Help or the ReadMe for that program - it oughta tell ya how.Good luck!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Prowler573, post: 1008099, member: 561023"] Go back into the id3 tag converter in your burning program and undo whatever you did to make the tags v2.3. Most head units that support id3 tag info only decode id3 v1 tags. And most importantly - id3 tag info for .mp3 files [B]is not[/B] the same thing as CD Text info for .cda files (regular, normal, everyday CD audio) The id3 tags are what makes your computer's media program (whatever you use ~ WinAmp, Windows Media Player, MusicMatch Jukebox, etc) know the track title, song artist, album name, etc for each file you listen to. Most, but not all, .mp3/.wma compatible decks can decode this information also. CD Text is information burnt into a CD-R/RW that is filled with normal .cda files (yanno...18 to 20 songs rather than 200) along with the musical information that serves the same purpose as id3 tags for .mp3s I am not familiar with itunes as I use Nero but I will assume, like Nero, somewhere along the process of creating a music cd, there will be a checkbox that tells the burning program to include CD Text info when it burns the disc. Additionally there should be somewhere to edit that info in the event that it wasn't included in the original source or it's incorrect. I cannot tell you how to do it in itunes but I will assume it's there somewhere. Have a look thru the Help or the ReadMe for that program - it oughta tell ya how. Good luck! [/QUOTE]

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