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How do I import music into a sensible folder path??
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1689758"><p>That's correct. WMA is a proprietary format and iTunes can't convert on the Mac because MS doesn't license that. You could have converted it on the PC to something standard, like MP3.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There's no such thing as a non-Apple iPod, so I can see why that's a problem. Only very, very old car infotainment systems should have any problem with MP4s, but you can convert any MP4 file in iTunes to MP3 by just changing the settings, and right-clicking on the song and choosing "convert to".</p><p></p><p>As for the "smart" phones you have, unless they're not very "smart" they should be able to play MP4 format just fine ... it hasn't been an issue for any of my Android- and Windows Phone-using friends thus far.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, you can have multiple iTunes libraries, stored almost anywhere you like, and separating the xmas music from the real music is a HECK of a great idea!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Without more detail about the infotainment system, can't help you there. Any modern infotainment system should be able to plug in from the smartphone and play the music files stored on it, since any modern smartphone can play MP4s or MP3s or WAVs. Forget about/convert your WMA files ... that format's a lost cause and doesn't work well with anything, unless you have Zune lying around.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1689758"] That's correct. WMA is a proprietary format and iTunes can't convert on the Mac because MS doesn't license that. You could have converted it on the PC to something standard, like MP3. There's no such thing as a non-Apple iPod, so I can see why that's a problem. Only very, very old car infotainment systems should have any problem with MP4s, but you can convert any MP4 file in iTunes to MP3 by just changing the settings, and right-clicking on the song and choosing "convert to". As for the "smart" phones you have, unless they're not very "smart" they should be able to play MP4 format just fine ... it hasn't been an issue for any of my Android- and Windows Phone-using friends thus far. Yes, you can have multiple iTunes libraries, stored almost anywhere you like, and separating the xmas music from the real music is a HECK of a great idea! Without more detail about the infotainment system, can't help you there. Any modern infotainment system should be able to plug in from the smartphone and play the music files stored on it, since any modern smartphone can play MP4s or MP3s or WAVs. Forget about/convert your WMA files ... that format's a lost cause and doesn't work well with anything, unless you have Zune lying around. [/QUOTE]
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