What audio format does iTunes convert to and use?

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What audio format does iTunes convert to and use?

I got an ipod touch 4 a few months back, and it had to convert many of my songs to a different format. I need to put some songs on a rewritable cd/dvd to work in a cd player. I think it is an MP4 format. We tried it on a rewritable DVD-RW and a CD-R. Neither work. We tried on two different cd players. They act as if nothing was there. I need to know if Mp4 format is the problem and if iTunes can convert it to the right format. I can't find what format it converted my other songs to. Thanks for suggestions!

iPod touch, IPod Touch 4th Generation 8gb

Posted on Oct 13, 2012 6:00 PM

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Answer 1

ed2345

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Oct 13, 2012 6:36 PM in response to Zach the Apple User

iTunes does not convert the audio format unless you ask it to, either by ripping from an audio CD or using the conversion process. (In iTunes for Windows it also does a conversion when a WMA file is added.) Other than that, it leaves files in the audio format they are in.

When it does convert, it uses the format that you have selected in the "Import Preferences." That value defaults to AAC, but also allows selection of MP3, Apple Lossless, WAV, or AIFF.

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Answer 2

ed2345

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Oct 13, 2012 6:40 PM in response to Zach the Apple User

By the way, if you want to create a disc to work in a normal CD player, you need to burn the files as an "Audio CD." This is selected in the "Burn Disc" dialog.

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