thanks, Chris, it's great help from all of you. When I import music into iTunes with .mp3 setting as default, how does the quality compare to .aiff or .acc?
Andrew On 1 Aug 2012, at 17:51, Chris Blouch wrote: > Ahh, that makes sense. Most of my library is imported as mp3 from my own CDs > and I only recently purchased some tracks from the iTunes store which show up > as "Purchased AAC audio file" which I guess are the kind you can convert. If > the older DRMed files don't let you convert to MP3 then I guess burning them > to a CD and re-importing them would be the only way beyond paying Apple $.30 > a track. I wish I could have figured out a way to use a disk image to fake a > CD but that doesn't seem possible. At least using a rewritable disc would > save using up a lot of media. > > CB > > On 8/1/12 12:23 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: >> Hi Chris and Andrew, >> >> You are correct Chris in that the Purchased items nowadays can be converted >> into mp3 but those that were not upgraded either due to being unavailable or >> due to the user preferring not to spend the extra money to do the upgrade >> will not convert directly to mp3. >> >> Andrew, you should select the Music Library from your Sources list in order >> to locate andy items that have been converted. Once in that Library you >> could go under the File menu and choose Display Duplicates. Once you've >> done this, the Music Table will list all items in your Library that are >> considered duplicates. Depending on how you sort these items, they may or >> may not appear above/below each other. >> >> there are a number of ways to determine what kind of media resides in your >> iTunes Library. First, you could go to your View options with cmd-j and >> check the Kind checkbox. This will add a column within the selected Library >> or Playlist where iTunes will list whether the item is and AAC, MPEG (likely >> mp3), Purchased or Protected AAC and if you have iTunes Match, it will tell >> you whether the item is a Matched AAC file. The second method is simply to >> go to the item you wish to determine and press cmd-i to bring up its Info. >> In the Summary pane, near the bottom, you'll note an item that says "Where". >> If you listen to this, it will read off the path for the item which will >> include the tag at the end of the filename. >> >> The difference between Protected and Purchased content is the DRM (digital >> Rights Management). Protected AAC files were the original filetype >> downloaded through iTunes although a number of years ago this was negotiated >> with the record labels and in most cases is not applied anymore. There is a >> service within iTunes whereby you could upgrade the Protected content into >> iTunes Plus for about 30ยข a song.. Go to the link below to see about iTunes >> Plus and click the View Eligible Songs link to see which songs in your >> Library are upgradable. Otherwise, you'll need to do as I mentioned in my >> previous message and burn things to a CD then re-import. In both cases, I'd >> create a Playlist with just mp3s so that they are easily distinguished. >> >> http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1711?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US >> >> HTH. >> >> Later... >> >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >> On 2012-08-01, at 9:46 AM, Andrew Lamanche <andrew.laman...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Dear Chris, >>> >>> I want to put together an audio cd of mp3 tracks because i could then fit >>> more of them on one cd rather than carry many cds with me. >>> >>> I selected the songs - about 60 of them - from my music library and ;put >>> them into one play list. Then I found an option in the advanced menu of >>> iTunes which would allow me to convert the tracks into mp3. I selected all >>> the items in the list and pressed convert to mp3. I got the message from >>> iTunes that the tracks which I had bought through the iTunes Store cannot >>> be converted to mp3. those tracks which I had previously imported into >>> iTunes from the physical cds I had purchased in a shop, were converted I >>> think although, I am embarrassed to say that I have no idea where they had >>> been placed after conversion. Now i think I have made a mess of my music >>> library because I may have ended up with duplicate tracks: one in .aiff or >>> maybe acc format (I think my import settings are .aiff), and the other in >>> whatever they were unless the conversion substitutes the original format >>> with mp3. Incidentally, before I attempted to burn, I had changed my import >>> settings to .mp3 - something I found in an article on the web advised me to >>> do so - so I can't remember what my previous import settings were. >>> >>> I'm not surre how i can ascertain which format a particular track is in as >>> when you arrow up and down the music library lists these things are not >>> visible. And also, I still would like to make an mp3 cd of my tracks when I >>> want out of the music I had purchased. >>> >>> Forgive me, Chris, if it all sounds rather nontechnical. I have been >>> learning about hi-tech for a few years now but some things are still rather >>> difficult. >>> >>> Any help would be appreciated. >>> >>> By the way, iTunes has changed over the years, and many articles which I >>> have googled for on iTunes related subjects are out of date, and certain >>> features are no longer available in the most recent releases. Feels like >>> Apple is tying us up tighter and tighter to its own rules. Mind you, I love >>> my Apple products. >>> >>> Thanks for any help. >>> >>> Best wishes >>> >>> Andrew >>> On 1 Aug 2012, at 15:24, Chris Blouch wrote: >>> >>>> This seems like something other folks might want to know about. Can you >>>> give more details or what you want to do, what you tried and what went >>>> wrong? All my purchases have been in AAC but I was able to put a couple in >>>> a playlist and then burn that list to an audio CD with no problems. I was >>>> also able to use iTunes to convert the AAC files to MP3 and then burn >>>> those to an Audio CD. So far I can't seem to reproduce an issue with >>>> burning playlists. >>>> >>>> CB >>>> >>>> On 8/1/12 8:22 AM, Andrew Lamanche wrote: >>>>> Listers, >>>>> >>>>> Is there a group for audio buffs on the mac amongst voiceover users? I >>>>> need to ask some specific questions with regard to converting iTunes >>>>> music tracks I've bought via the iStore into mp3 so that I can burn them >>>>> onto a cd rw. It would appear iTunes won't let me burn any tracks I have >>>>> bought through the store in mp3 format. >>>>> >>>>> Feel free to write off-list. >>>>> >>>>> Best wishes >>>>> >>>>> Andrew >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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