How to download music to your PSP

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By MarkClinton
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Besides playing games, your Sony PlayStation Portable can let you listen to music and watch movies.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Your PSP may only play songs that are in MP3 file format, so that is the first step you need to take. Download the MP3 songs you want off the Internet or rip them from your CDs.
Step 2

If you haven’t one already in your computer, get a CD Ripper program to extract the digital music files from your CD. Place the CD in the correct computer drive and your CD Ripper program should start up automatically. Rip the CD tracks you want and then copy the MP3 music files into a separate folder, called ‘PSP Music’ or something like that. Remember what drive that folder is saved in (e.g. D: or E: drive, etc.). If you need to convert the music files to MP3, use a converter program like Sony’s Image Converter, etc. If you have the latest PSP, some other file formats may be used directly without being converted to MP3.
Step 3

Now you need to copy these music files to your PSP. Plug a USB 2.0 cable into both the PSP and your computer. Switch on the PSP and press the ‘Home’ button. Go to ‘Settings’ and then the ‘USB Connection’, pressing the X button to display the USB Connection. Once the USB Connection has been activated, the computer will also detect the new USB device.
Step 4

On your computer, select the correct drive and then open the PSP file system. Create a new folder and name it. From your computer, copy all the saved MP3 files into the new PSP folder. Once all the music files have been copied, press the O button on the PSP and disconnect the USB cable.

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