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iTunes to Rio MP3 transfer
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Outside of Boston, MA
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I know most people would not recommend this due to issues with quality of the sound, but I would like to know if there is a way within iTunes (the latest version) to have mp3s that get imported to an attached mp3 player (I have the Rio 600) get imported at a lower bitrate automatically to save space.
I have 96 megs of space available to me with my Rio, and i encode my mp3s into iTunes at 128, and i'd like to have mp3s in itunes get imported to the rio at 96 or even 64. I only use the rio with headphones, and the quality difference won't end up being much of an issue to me... atleast i don't expect it to.
if anyone knows how to do this, please let me know..
and spare me the issues of converting to a lower bitrate from an mp3 file as opposed to directly from a WAV or audio CD. i understand this is not preferred, and quality may suffer because it.
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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Originally posted by Jacket:
I know most people would not recommend this due to issues with quality of the sound, but I would like to know if there is a way within iTunes (the latest version) to have mp3s that get imported to an attached mp3 player (I have the Rio 600) get imported at a lower bitrate automatically to save space.
I have 96 megs of space available to me with my Rio, and i encode my mp3s into iTunes at 128, and i'd like to have mp3s in itunes get imported to the rio at 96 or even 64. I only use the rio with headphones, and the quality difference won't end up being much of an issue to me... atleast i don't expect it to.
if anyone knows how to do this, please let me know..
and spare me the issues of converting to a lower bitrate from an mp3 file as opposed to directly from a WAV or audio CD. i understand this is not preferred, and quality may suffer because it.
Get an iPod with your Tax-cut check.
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Maine
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Again, it's probably best that you look at an iPod. You can get some truly amazing deals on older generation iPods which still have more space than a Rio could ever hope of having. It really is the best. But I'm sure you've heard that.
Anyway, if you don't mind sacrificing some harddrive space all you have to do is:
1) In preferences, set iTunes to import at 64 or 96 kbps Mp3.
2) In iTunes, highlight all the songs you want to transfer onto your Rio.
3) In the Advanced Menu (I think  . I'm not at a Mac right now  ) go to "Convert Selection to Mp3."
This will convert all of your selected songs to a lower bitrate and display them alongside your originals. I'd say make a smart playlist to automatically display all songs under 128 kbps, and use that to sync music up to your Rio.
But, really, man. You should get yourself an iPod. Hell, I'll sell you my 5 gigger. Cheap. 
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