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    iTunes help

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by lolpie, Jan 6, 2008.

  1. lolpie

    lolpie Notebook Consultant

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    Well I have an 8GB iPod Touch. but I have around 9.2GB of music :(. All of my songs are MP3 and 128 bitrate. Anything I can do to fit all my songs on the iPod?

    -I heard that AAC sounds the same as MP3s on lower bitrates - what bitrate should I convert the songs into if I want them to sound the same as a 128-bitrate MP3?

    Any other suggestions?
     
    lolpie, Jan 6, 2008
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  2. Patrick

    Patrick Formerly beat spamers with stiks

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    Make Sure that there are no duplicate songs in your library, and try to remove the intro songs, unless you like them. In reality you will only have about 7.2 gigs of space
     
    Patrick, Jan 6, 2008
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  3. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yeah, you will actually only have around 7.2 GB of space, as the OS takes up space and also the drives don't actually equal what they say, only close (2 GB marketed, 1.8 GB actual, for example).

    I suggest you work with smart playlists...for example, you can choose to sync maybe 1000 songs that you least recently played, and that will update every time you've heard a track, so that it works in a cycle.
     
    Sam, Jan 6, 2008
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  4. n0elia

    n0elia Come on Haswell...

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    Don't convert your mp3s !!! Convert direct from the cd, or you'll lose quality and it'll sound crap, like 64kbps

    128 aac, sounds as good as 160/192mp3 !
     
    n0elia, Jan 6, 2008
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  5. onlycopunk

    onlycopunk Notebook Consultant

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    You could manually manage your music. I know it sucks but it's the price you pay for a solid state potable player.
     
    onlycopunk, Jan 6, 2008
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  6. Patrick

    Patrick Formerly beat spamers with stiks

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    One of the biggies is to not have itunes videos on your ipod. They take up way to much room.
     
    Patrick, Jan 6, 2008
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