Idiot iTunes/iPod/MP3 question

monster · 12-17-2007, 03:38 PM

Can you download stuff from iTunes and use it on an MP3 player? One of my scrip customers asked me and I have no idea, since CDs are still a relatively new concept to me. So i figured safest to ask the experts.

thanks

clueless in michigan

jester · 12-17-2007, 04:42 PM

we've downloaded from ITunes to an Ipod, trying to remember about the Zune. It was fairly easy.

monster · 12-17-2007, 05:04 PM

Thanks,. It's the MP3 player we need to know about -I'm assuming that's what a Zune is?

Clodfobble · 12-17-2007, 05:08 PM

I think it depends on what kind of MP3 player it is. iPods will definitely work, because that's what iTunes was designed for. Other brands, I don't know.

monster · 12-17-2007, 05:17 PM

thanks will ask. yes I should have specified non-iPod MP3 players. that's how unedumacated I am on this topic.

Undertoad · 12-17-2007, 05:46 PM

iTunes is for iPods and it is basically useless with any other device.

What people actually want is something they can plug in and it will show up as a drive, that they can then browse and drag and drop their volumes of mp3 files onto. It's a not-iPod. I've had several not-iPods and they all sound and work great. My current not-iPod is from Sony, whose current Walkman is an excellent device with superior headphones. Sansa and Creative and a few others also have nice not-iPods.

Not only does a not-iPod do more than an iPod, but it also costs much, much less.

I do not believe the Zune qualifies as a device that anybody actually wants, and the fragile 30GB hard drive approach now seems less interesting than an unbreakable 4GB or 8GB flash memory device. The trend is towards larger phones and smaller music players.

Spexxvet · 12-17-2007, 05:50 PM

I think there is software that will convert from i-files (M4P?) to MP3 format. I don't have this software. What I do is burn a CD from itunes, then rip it using Windows Media Player, choosing it to be ripped as an MP3 file. Then it's good to go on my Samsung MP3 player.

monster · 12-17-2007, 06:52 PM

thanks all

LJ · 12-17-2007, 07:04 PM

the only thing i've seen that can convert an ipod file (aa) was this program that actually played the file on the sound card and simultaneously re-recorded it as an mp4. in nearly real time....so it takes for freakin ever.

monster · 12-17-2007, 07:06 PM

this is way beyond the level of me and therefore my customer, so I believe the answer I was seeking is no, sadly. Thanks again.

(I still have vinyl LPs and a working player in my family room)

Cloud · 12-28-2007, 09:38 AM

Boy, that Amazon one-click thing is dangerous!

Bought a 160g iPod today. Whoo! Hope this will give me incentive to finally do something about my music collection.

BTW, I note here an interesting article about cleaning your scratched ipod (yes, even the screen) with Brasso: http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/190/90/

12-17-2007, 03:38 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Idiot iTunes/iPod/MP3 question Can you download stuff from iTunes and use it on an MP3 player? One of my scrip customers asked me and I have no idea, since CDs are still a relatively new concept to me. So i figured safest to ask the experts. thanks clueless in michigan __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-17-2007, 05:04 PM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Thanks,. It's the MP3 player we need to know about -I'm assuming that's what a Zune is? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-17-2007, 05:17 PM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	thanks will ask. yes I should have specified non-iPod MP3 players. that's how unedumacated I am on this topic. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-17-2007, 05:50 PM	#7
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	I think there is software that will convert from i-files (M4P?) to MP3 format. I don't have this software. What I do is burn a CD from itunes, then rip it using Windows Media Player, choosing it to be ripped as an MP3 file. Then it's good to go on my Samsung MP3 player. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

12-17-2007, 06:52 PM	#8
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	thanks all __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-17-2007, 04:42 PM	#2
jester why so serious Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,712	we've downloaded from ITunes to an Ipod, trying to remember about the Zune. It was fairly easy.

12-17-2007, 05:08 PM	#4
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I think it depends on what kind of MP3 player it is. iPods will definitely work, because that's what iTunes was designed for. Other brands, I don't know.

12-17-2007, 05:46 PM	#6
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	iTunes is for iPods and it is basically useless with any other device. What people actually want is something they can plug in and it will show up as a drive, that they can then browse and drag and drop their volumes of mp3 files onto. It's a not-iPod. I've had several not-iPods and they all sound and work great. My current not-iPod is from Sony, whose current Walkman is an excellent device with superior headphones. Sansa and Creative and a few others also have nice not-iPods. Not only does a not-iPod do more than an iPod, but it also costs much, much less. I do not believe the Zune qualifies as a device that anybody actually wants, and the fragile 30GB hard drive approach now seems less interesting than an unbreakable 4GB or 8GB flash memory device. The trend is towards larger phones and smaller music players.

12-17-2007, 07:04 PM	#9
LJ i am myself Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: via blackberry, maybe Posts: 750	the only thing i've seen that can convert an ipod file (aa) was this program that actually played the file on the sound card and simultaneously re-recorded it as an mp4. in nearly real time....so it takes for freakin ever. __________________ Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show ... -C.Dickens

12-17-2007, 07:06 PM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	this is way beyond the level of me and therefore my customer, so I believe the answer I was seeking is no, sadly. Thanks again. (I still have vinyl LPs and a working player in my family room) __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-28-2007, 09:38 AM	#11
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Boy, that Amazon one-click thing is dangerous! Bought a 160g iPod today. Whoo! Hope this will give me incentive to finally do something about my music collection. BTW, I note here an interesting article about cleaning your scratched ipod (yes, even the screen) with Brasso: http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/190/90/ __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

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