The volume control for apparently every song on my wife's iPod shows a lock icon. In some cases this limits the volume almost to inaudibility. We think this is a recent development; at least neither of us has noticed it before if it existed previously. If the lock did appear suddenly for some reason, is there a way to get rid of it just as suddenly? The iTunes Help file is no help at all. --- Manage your account options at //www.freelists.org/list/muglo