If I subscribe to Apple Music or iTunes Match, I can use iTunes to import the contents of a physical CD to my iTunes library, whence I can sync it to all my devices. Having downloaded the new Apple Music app on my windows computer, I cannot see how to import a CD. Do I have to keep iTunes on my computer solely for this purpose?
Windows, Windows 10
As someone who still believes in physical media and manages 1000s of songs in itunes from ripped CDs, this is a potentially big issue.
For years I've been using iTunes downloaded from apple.com (not the windows app) to manage my music and apple devices on various PCs. From reading the new Apple Music for Windows guide, it doesn't look like there is any ability to rip CDs into your music library like iTunes could. It also looks like when you install Apple Music/TV/Devices, you can no longer use iTunes for your music library.
Since Apple mentions iTunes is still needed to access podcasts and audio books, can iTunes still rip CDs once Apple Music is installed?
In theory if you're running Win 10 or 11, you should be able to rip a CD using the newer updated Windows Media Player (replaced Groove). Then use the new Apple Music app to import the ripped files into your music library, and then the Devices app to transfer to your Apple device. But I wouldn't recommend being the guinea pig.
For now I'm sticking with iTunes 12.13.1.3. But I'm concerned that we'll eventually be forced to use the Apple Devices app to stay current and manage our iphones and ipods which will then require the music/tv apps and shut out iTunes ... meaning no way to rip our physical media libraries.
If iTunes currently allows ripping and listening to CDs, how was it omitted from the Music app ??
I removed Apple Music, but I still cannot see my music library in iTunes. Is there any way to get that back?
On a Windows computer, can I use the new Apple Music app to add a CD to my library?
