When I rip CDs, I pick lossless. At that codec, I can get only so many tunes on my 8gig nano.
Is there a way I can take a selection of songs/albums and rip them to a smaller file size without harming or destroying my higher-quality rips?
thanks for any clues!
ray
iPod nano
Select the iPod in iTunes.
On the Info tab, tick Convert higher bitrate songs to 128 kbps AAC.
This will convert as it adds to the iPod.
It will not change anything in your library.
Select the iPod in iTunes.
On the Info tab, tick Convert higher bitrate songs to 128 kbps AAC.
This will convert as it adds to the iPod.
It will not change anything in your library.
in iTunes's big pane to the right, under Summary, I see Options, then under that "Convert higher bit rate songs to 128 kbps AAC....
Yes it's under Summary, not Info.
My mistake.
Tick this and when you sync it will convert the songs as it adds them to the iPod.
"Big pane To the right" ?
Summary?
I don't see this anywhere, I'm running 10.5.3
Yes. Big pane to the right.
At the top are iTunes's control buttons, the place where the song/artist name and or equalizer is, and search window.
On the left "sidebar" is where it shows smart playlists, and Music, Podcasts, etc. To the right of the left-hand side bar is an area I'd characterize as a big pane, or area.
In here, appear the album and Genre icons, or coverflow, or list view, and when you have an iPod connected and selected, you see information related to that iPod in this large "pane."
HTH,
ray
brwnsfan wrote:
"Big pane To the right" ?
Summary?
I don't see this anywhere, I'm running 10.5.3
Select the iDevice in iTunes and you will see the Summary tab at top.
I think the poster mentioned dragging files to the device in another thread. It sounds like it isn't syncing as such and may not be presenting the same options.
IIRC, I did post a question about my having trouble "snagging" CDs/Albums in the iTunes window so that I could drag them to my iPod..
...what I discovered is that I have to do it pretty fast, and THEN I'll see the red +1 or +X number of things I've grabbed...
weird that it should require speed to work, but...here we are..
ray
Found the answer in the other thread. Go to Preferences, General, importing.
Select AAC, click ok, click ok or save, and close preferences .
Select files and go to Advanced. Convert to or Create AAC should be highlighted. Click the command and it converts them.
Doing this from memory, maybe I used different wording but I think this is accurate.
brwnsfan wrote:
Found the answer in the other thread. Go to Preferences, General, importing.
Select AAC, click ok, click ok or save, and close preferences .
Select files and go to Advanced. Convert to or Create AAC should be highlighted. Click the command and it converts them.
Doing this from memory, maybe I used different wording but I think this is accurate.
So you want a bitrate different from 128 kbps?
I was reducing from Lossless files to AAC so my wife could put them on her 16gb iPhone. I use a classic with 80gb and prefer Lossless files to play on better gear in my car and home.
You used to be able to convert directly from the pullsdowns, now you have to go to preferences and change your Import settings first.
brwnsfan wrote:
You used to be able to convert directly from the pullsdowns, now you have to go to preferences and change your Import settings first.
???
Whatever you are converting to has to be first selected in Import settings, same as it always has.
Ripping smaller size tunes for iPod
