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Q: Can I convert some songs to 256kbps and keep others as AIFF when synchronizing iPod, or does my entire library have to be converted to 256kbps?

Can I convert some songs to 256kbps and keep others as AIFF when synchronizing iPod, or does my entire library have to be converted to 256kbps?

iPod classic, Windows 7

Posted on Jul 10, 2015 9:36 AM

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  • by Limnos,

    Limnos Limnos Jul 10, 2015 9:39 AM in response to sareevt
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    Jul 10, 2015 9:39 AM in response to sareevt

    You can have a mixture.

  • by sareevt,

    sareevt sareevt Jul 10, 2015 9:46 AM in response to Limnos
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    Jul 10, 2015 9:46 AM in response to Limnos

    How can I do this?  I have some music I want to keep as high res AIFF, but others I will need to convert to 256kpbs because there isnt enough room on my ipod to have all of them at their current resolution. 

  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Jul 10, 2015 9:49 AM in response to sareevt
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    Jul 10, 2015 9:49 AM in response to sareevt

    If using the "convert higher bitrate songs to XXXk AAC" feature then, as far as I'm aware, it only applies to songs newly added to the device, so you may be able to add some unconverted media, then change the setting before adding more. There isn't however a way to selectively transcode say one playlist and not another.

     

    I could also be wrong, in which case existing higher bitrate songs would be converted too.

     

    tt2

  • by Niel,

    Niel Niel Jul 10, 2015 9:50 AM in response to sareevt
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    Jul 10, 2015 9:50 AM in response to sareevt

    Prior to syncing, click here and follow the instructions for those songs, and sync only the smaller versions of them. If you choose to convert them during the synchronization process itself, it'll apply to all of the tracks.


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