?: Best way to convert my Mp3's to ipod?? - iPhone 3G

Rockky · 01-15-2008, 08:04 PM

thanks for any leads

Griffinaz · 01-15-2008, 08:07 PM

Can you explain your question a bit better? My iPod plays MP3's so what converting are you talking about?

macgirl · 01-15-2008, 08:20 PM

all ipods/iphones can already play mp3's without any conversion needed. can you be more specific?

edit - griffinaz beat me to it.

phillyphill39 · 01-15-2008, 08:55 PM

i asked this same question earlier, except i was looking for the best compression method within itunes to use. Since 1000 songs fills up my whole iphone, and i was looking through my mp3's and some of them are like 320 bit some are 96 and some are like 192. Is there anything that i can use that's free that will convert them all to 192?

phillyphill39 · 01-15-2008, 09:02 PM

and when i try to do it through itunes i always end up getting an error message, because 1 song wont convert so i have to start all over.

Eragon · 01-16-2008, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by phillyphill39

and when i try to do it through itunes i always end up getting an error message, because 1 song wont convert so i have to start all over.

In iTunes Preferences, go to the Advanced Tab to get to this page (see attached file).

These are the settings I used to rip an audio book off of CD. You can change the encoding type to MP3. You can also specify the bit rate that meets your file size.

phillyphill39 · 01-16-2008, 02:07 AM

im not ripping it from a cd though i already have the songs on my computer, i think i get an error -50. it comes when it gets to certain songs and i guess it cant convert them, its just annoying when i have to remove the files and then restart the process all over.

Eragon · 01-16-2008, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by phillyphill39

im not ripping it from a cd though i already have the songs on my computer, i think i get an error -50. it comes when it gets to certain songs and i guess it cant convert them, its just annoying when i have to remove the files and then restart the process all over.

Try this link. A little more information related to my earlier post. After you enter the encoder and desired bit rate, go into your music library, highlight the song/songs, then go to the advanced tab, and select convert selection to [desired format]

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93123

Rockky · 01-17-2008, 06:06 PM

ok...I have some instructional type Mp3's that I downloaded....their on my windowsxp C disc .
So I go to iTunes file and click 'add file', draw up C and click these files to the pop up box, and the click 'open'.
But these files dont appear anywhere on iTunes subsequent to that...
Its undoubtedly a 'DOH!' moment! but what am I doing wrong?
thank you!

Eragon · 01-17-2008, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockky

ok...I have some instructional type Mp3's that I downloaded....their on my windowsxp C disc .
So I go to iTunes file and click 'add file', draw up C and click these files to the pop up box, and the click 'open'.
But these files dont appear anywhere on iTunes subsequent to that...
Its undoubtedly a 'DOH!' moment! but what am I doing wrong?
thank you!

Look in the Music folder under Library. If not there, look under audiobooks, podcasts, etc. When you import into iTunes, are the files being copied into your iTunes music folder. Go to preferences, advanced, general and check. If the files are being imported, they will show up there.

Try these links:

http://forums.ilounge.com/archive/in.../t-164549.html

http://discussions.apple.com/thread....sageID=6232369

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