Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
- Computer (Mac or PC)
- iTunes
- Your favorite CD
Step1
Start up iTunes on your computer.
Step2
Go to the "iTunes" menu and select "Preferences" on a Mac. On a Windows machine, go to the "Edit" menu and select "Preferences".
Step3
Select the "Advanced" Tab when the "Preferences" window comes up. This is the same on both Mac & PC.
Step4
Select "Importing" within the "Advanced" screen in iTunes. This should bring up a screen with options on what to do when you import a CD.
Step5
Select your preferences for "Import Using" - AAC is the default iTunes encoding. You can also select AIFF, Apple Lossless, MP3 & WAV.
Step6
Select the quality of the encoding with the "Setting" option if you've selected AAC or MP3. If you have a lot of music and only a limited amount of space on your hard drive, set the encoding to 128kbps for AAC or 160kbps for MP3. If space is not an issue, the highest quality settings are recommended.
Step7
You can also create a custom setting using the "custom" selection on the Setting drop-down if you're so inclined.
Step8
Hit the "OK" button at the bottom of the window to save your settings.
Now when you import from a CD, the songs will be encoded using your new settings.
Darren Hester from http://morguefile.com
Comments
mchapman said
on 5/30/2008 This one will be one of my favorites. Having an ipod and being a music lover I find the article very informative...Mary