iTunes Playlist to mp3 USB flash drive
Problem:
- I purchase my music from the iTunes Music Store. The songs are downloaded to my Mac as iTunes Plus AAC files.
- I have a vehicle that supports USB flash drives with MP3 audio files.
I want to convert an iTunes playlist (filled with AAC files) to MP3, and move it to a USB flash drive with Artist > Album > Song file/folder structure in tact. How do I do this?
Lame Researched Solutions:
1. In iTunes, select all the files and Convert to MP3 with import settings set to MP3.
- All iTunes does is convert all the songs to MP3 in place, which means I now have duplicates of every song within the same folder. I am not going to manually go through every folder and move them to a manually created folder structure on a USB stick. Lame.
2. Make a Smart Playlist to find all my MP3s and Burn an MP3 CD.
- iTunes finds all songs not sorted by Artist / Album. Then I need to find a CD-R and burn an MP3 CD (CD-Rs? Seriously? It's 2015 people. Siri knows me better than THAT). Mount the CD and copy all contents to a USB stick. I'm exhausted! Lame.
3. Use an iPod and connect an audio cable to the headphone jack and play music in my car that way.
- Cables. Lame.
I think AppleScript might be the solution. But seriously, why do I need to learn AppleScript to experience the joy of owning Apple products? Lame.
I need an Apple pro. Anyone willing to chime in here?
iTunes 12.1.0.50
OS X Yosemite Version 10.10.2