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easy . . .

Posted by troporobo (A) on April 9, 2007 at 17:17:51

In Reply to: new to Ipod question posted by Scotto on April 9, 2007 at 16:38:01:

I assume you mean importing CDs, which allows you to choose your settings, rather than downloading from the Apple Music Store, which does not

From the Edit menu - Preferences - Advanced tab - Importing - Import using, then the drop list to choose encoding method (AAC or Lossless or whatever). If using AAC, then select Setting - Custom, then choose preferred bit rate

If you plan to use this primarily for portable listening as opposed to connecting it to a home stereo, it's worth experimenting with AAC at a higher bitrate (256 or 320) versus lossless. Depending on your headphones, you may not hear a worthwhile difference.

Your next step is to get a good set of headphones. The Apple earbuds are crap. I use the Etymotic ER-4 earphones, lots of people also like the Shure lineup (E-2, E-3, etc), both give excellent isolation.

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