Change itune format to MP3

How do I change the itunes format of a song to MP3 or WAV format

Set your preferred format & bit rate under Edit > Preferences > General > Import Settings, then right-click on the track and use Create <Format> Version.
Note converting to .WAV will make a bigger, less versatile file, with no improvement in audio quality.
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    If I want to make an mp3 disc from an itunes playlist, I know that you can't do it directly. Can someone help suggest what are the easiest ways (what programs) to do this. I have no 3rd party software at this time.
    Thanks, Jim

    Hi Jim,
    Yes, that seem to make sense.
    In that case you need to look at the Convert option on the Advanced menu.
    Before you do that you need to change the Import options (Preferences>Advanced>Importing) to MP3.
    Next select a track you want as an MP3 and the Convert option should now have a Convert Selection to...
    If you do this you will end up with a copy of the original in MP3 which you can then add to a new Playlist that has a criteria of type = MP3.
    When you have finished testing this don't forget to set your Import options back to what they were before.
    Regards,
    Colin R.
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  • I made a new playlist on ituns and changed the format to MPS, but I still cannot get it moved to my SD in that format...help?

    I made a new playlist on ituns and changed the format to MPS, but I still cannot get it moved to my SD in that format...help?

    Ok, so you said you've already right clicked on each song and "created a MP3 version?"
    If so sort the library's music by "Date Added (if it is not there right click on the other sort bars and add the column "Date Added". The mp4 versions are the ones in the playlist. You will have to find the newly added mp3s by sorting by Date Added.  Hope this helps!

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    Store purchases are already in protected AAC format.
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  • Why can't i convert itunes into an mp3 format?

    I looked on Apple's website for information on how to convert itunes into a mp3 format on your windows pc. I followed each step. I clicked on Edit and Preferences and set it to Mp3 converter. I then selected the songs I wanted to convert into. Then I clicked Advanced. When I clicked Advanced, it showed "Create Mp3 Version" but it was grayed out. And i was unable to click it. I do not know if I did something wrong or..? Please help me out with this situation because I really want to convert it to an Mp3 format to post it on a website. Thanks.

    It doesn't work if you simply open it in a browser tab. When you download it and open in an Adobe window you will be able to click on it and type your information in the spaces provided.

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    When ITunes changed their format it duplicated songs in my library.  How do I get rid of the duplicates without having to indivdually delete them?

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  • How do I export one song from iTunes to a .mp3 file?

    Sorry for the newbie question. I want to create a single .mp3 file from one of the songs in my iTunes library. How do I do that?
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    You can use iTunes to convert any copy protection free songs in your library another format. When you convert a song in iTunes it will be converted to the format that you have set to import your CDs in. Converting creates a second copy of the song in the format you have chosen which gives you the opportunity to either keep or delete the original. If you are using iTunes 8 go to iTunes>Preferences>General and click on Import Settings,, Change your Import format to MP3 Encoder for example. Go back to your library and highlight the songs you want to convert and go to the Advanced menu at the top of your iTunes window and choose "Create MP3 version": iTunes: How to convert a song to a different file format
    Click on the MP3 version you've created in iTunes to highlight it and drag it to your desktop to create a copy if you want to use it in another program or put it in another folder.

  • ITunes with other MP3 Players

    I am SICK and tired of my iPod not working correctly... I want to buy another MP3 player... can I use the iTunes songs (that I already paid a ridiculous amount of money on) with systems other than apple?

    Purchases from the store are in protected AAC format which will not be compatible with anything but an iPod. If you change your purchase to mp3 format, you will have to burn to an audio CD, use the audio CD to re-import as mp3.
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  • Changing Song formats

    So I just got a new cell phone. And I am trying to put the songs from my itunes onto the memory card that I can put into my phone. However, it won't let me put some of my songs onto the memory card, something about the format. So how can I change the format so that I can put these songs onto my memory card? I know this isn't a question directly relating to Itunes and Apple but I thought maybe someone would know.
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    It depends on what format you want it to be in. iTunes has a built in convertor. If you right click on the track you want to convert you can click "Convert Selection to (format)". I think by default it is AAC. But if you want different formats click
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  • Changing library files to MP3´s

    Hey everybody.
    I just bought a new MP3 dj controller for my computer but it is only compatible with MP3 and wma files. Is it possible to change my library to mp3 instead of the format they are allready in now??? I´ve changed my import format so that i dont have to do it in the future:-)
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    You can convert the songs to MP3 in iTunes. However just be aware that converting will create a duplicate of every file in your library. If you don't want to keep the originals you'll have to delete them manually. To make it easier to delete the duplicates in one go, right click at the top of any column in the library and choose "Kind" from the list. Sort the library on Kind and select everything that isn't an MPEG audio file: How to convert a song to a different format

  • How To:  Change iTunes media library location/folder

    *PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE POST BEFORE ATTEMPTING THIS PROCESS. IT’S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE, BUT IT IS FAIRLY INVOLVED AND ENTAILS SOME RISK. THERE ARE SOME WARNINGS AT THE END.*
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    REQUIREMENT
    Move iTunes media (music, videos, podcasts) to another folder and update the iTunes library to reference all the media from that new folder.
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    Example cases: Move iTunes media from C:\ drive to D:\ drive; Change iTunes folder name from Music to Media.
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    Note:
    Special action is only necessary if the +Keep iTunes Media folder organized+ option is not selected. If this option is selected, iTunes will move media to the new location when the +iTunes Media folder location+ is changed. More info can be found here: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1449
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    PROBLEM
    When the location of iTunes media files changes (files are moved, folder name/drive letter changes), iTunes cannot automatically locate these files. iTunes entries can be updated to point to the new location one at a time or by deleting all entries and re-adding all files. Updating one at a time is time consuming, and deleting and re-adding causes a large amount of metadata (play count, date added, rating, etc) to be lost.
    ||
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    SOLUTION
    The iTunes library can be exported to an XML file, modified, and re-imported.
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    Process:
    - *Backup the iTunes library data:* Make sure iTunes is closed, and then backup the folder containing all the iTunes library data. This can normally be found in +<user-folder>\My Music\iTunes+ for Windows, or in /Users/<username>/Music/iTunes for Mac. The +iTunes Media+ and +Mobile Applications+ folders can be excluded from the backup since they will not be affected by this process. If this process does not work for some reason and you need to restore the previous state of your iTunes library, you’ll need to use this backup as the source for restoring.
    - *Move iTunes media files to new location:* This may be changing which drive is used to store iTunes media files, renaming a folder, or whatever. This can be done for the whole library or for only part of it.
    - *Export the iTunes library:* In iTunes, select File -> Library -> Export Library... and save the file somewhere for editing (Desktop is a good location).
    - *Open Library.xml in a decent text editor:* Notepad is not recommended, since Library.xml can be very large. Some free options include PSPad, Notepad++, Smultron, and Text Wrangler.
    - *Update Library.xml:* Locate the files that have changed location and update their path accordingly. The XML file has the metadata for each file labeled with XML tags. The file location is denoted by <key>Location</key>. If the whole library is being moved, a find/replace on the whole file is recommended. Once a file is located in Library.xml that needs to be updated, copy the part of the string that has changed starting with <key>Location</key>. Use that as the find parameter, and enter the replace parameter in the same format. Include as much of the string as possible to prevent unintentional replaces. Save and close the file when done.
    - - - Example: Find: <key>Location</key><string>file://localhost/C:/Data/iTunes/
    Replace: <key>Location</key><string>file://localhost/D:/Data/iTunes/
    - - - Note 1: This step may require adjustment to match your situation. You may want to count how many files need to be updated and make sure that the find/replace only changes that many or edit them by hand if the location of all files have not been changed. It shouldn’t be difficult, but it may require some thought.
    - - - Note 2: Music, TV Shows, Movies, and Podcasts are stored in this file, so make sure to account for all media types. If the location of all types didn’t change, the find/replace strings will need to take that into account.
    - *Remove all modified media entries from iTunes:* For any of the files that are being moved, the associated metadata must be removed from iTunes to avoid having duplicates in iTunes. This can be done by selecting all entries in iTunes that will be modified, right-clicking the entries, and choosing “Delete”. After confirming that you want to remove the selected item from your iTunes library, make sure to choose to keep the file in the iTunes Media folder if prompted.
    - *Import Library.xml:* Import the modified Library.xml by selecting File -> Library -> Import Playlist... and selecting the modified Library.xml in the file open dialog that appears. Depending on the size of the iTunes Library, this could take a while (10 minutes or more).
    - *Test results:* Locate a file in iTunes that has been moved, right-click on the file, and choose “Get Info”. The “Location:” field should indicate the new location of the file. Close the Info dialog and try to play the file. If the file plays, the process was successful.
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    _*DISCLAIMERS/ADDITIONAL NOTES*_
    - I tried this out a couple of times, and it worked fine for me. I can’t guarantee it will work for everyone, but I thought I’d share since I couldn’t find instructions for this situation anywhere else.
    - If the process fails, you SHOULD be able move the iTunes media files back to their old location and restore the backed up iTunes library data to the iTunes folder to restore your previous configuration.
    - I wouldn’t recommend attempting this if you don’t feel comfortable with backing up your iTunes library data and editing the XML file.
    - I don’t know if this process will preserve whether videos and podcasts have been played or if it will preserve the play position where items were last paused.
    - If you are moving all of your iTunes media files, you’ll want to update the “iTunes Media folder location” under the “Advanced” tab in preferences. This appears to be the folder that iTunes will use for some of its basic operations, such as storing synced audio notes, Podcasts, and the “Automatically Add to iTunes” folder.
    - This process duplicates playlists, probably because you are importing your entire library again. I just deleted the duplicates when I was done.

    If all the media is on one drive and you're not letting iTunes manage it then you can achieve the "portable" status simply by moving the library files high enough up the tree, i.e. the root of the drive if necessary, letting iTunes know where the nominal iTunes media folder is and then moving the library to the new drive keeping the relative paths from the library files to each distinct set of media folders unchanged. Personally I don't like iTunes cutting my file & folder names short, but the advantages of a portable library mean that I'm quite happy to organise my media inside the iTunes Media folder, albeit largly on my own terms. Indeed all my non-iTunes multimedia is now also organised in the same folders. The only media files iTunes organises, temporarlily, are rips & downloads apart from active Podcasts whose folder names I leave unchanged. Everything else gets sorted just the way I want it - full length filenames, different character replacements, folder art etc. I used to do it by hand, deleting, tweaking & reimporting, but these days I use a custom script which does it all automatically - renaming files just as I want and reconnecting iTunes to the newly moved file so that no iTunes-only metadata is lost.
    There are similar XML-editing how-tos elsewhere on the web, I just wanted to make the point that there may still sometimes be a way to achieve the desired result which isn't quite as complicated but nevertheless leaves the user fully in control of their file structure.
    Anyway, at least you took the trouble to find a method that works for you first. There are sadly too many tales of woe on these boards from people who've moved all their files around first only to discover that they've broken their libraries and can't work out how to undo the damage.
    tt2

  • Getting tired of iTunes deleting my mp3s...on its own.

    I have been an iTunes user for the longest time. However, as my music library grows (17,500 songs/128gb) so does iTunes' ability to keep track of all of it.
    Usually, a few times a week I will notice after starting up iTunes, my library shrunk, in the size of usually an album (or about 80mb). I know whats happened, but I just can't fix it as I have a larger library, it would take hours to checklist everything from memory. iTunes has removed an album or two or three, sometimes even an entire artist's discography from the library and in about half the cases, entirely from the hard drive (a WD MyBook 500gb external).
    Just this morning, I wanted to listen to the album "Stupid Dream" by Porcupine Tree, alas, it was not there. However a few Porcupine Tree albums were still there. When I go into my music folder to see if iTunes made the brilliant desicion that I clearly did not need those pesky MP3 files to listen to my music, I also noticed three other PT albums were also missing.
    Thankfully I found the mp3 files intact in my music folders, however iTunes no longer likes them and wont add them to the library anymore. While every other media player out there plays them with a smile on its face.
    Now that iTunes discriminates between mp3 files, I used an mp3 converter (Switch Sound File Converter to be exact) to convert them into exactly the same bitrate, tag info, litterally to my knowlage a carbon copy of all the info iTunes would ever make use of...and OH!!! iTunes now accepts the files as an equal. (does not work by making a copy of the file and importing the copy)
    Though this has been going on since last summer as memory serves me, it's becoming more common, almost a daily occurance and I'm getting tired of re-ripping/downloading/converting/deleted file recovery files every time iTunes decides it knows whats best for my listening pleasure.
    Things I notice:
    -Never deletes a single song, only albums and/or entire artist discographys.
    -Doesn't matter what genre, iTunes may discriminate against mp3s that are exactly alike, but it takes a "seperate but equal" stance between my Progressive Rock and Brutal Death Metal.
    -If it was something other than iTunes, wouldn't the files remain as missing in iTunes and just deleted from the hard drive? Moreso, why are they just being deleted from the library and not the hard drive in some cases?
    -Doesn't matter the source of the music, deleted albums have been from CDs I have purchased and ripped using iTunes, Downloaded, transfered from another device. I have never purchased a single song from the iTunes store that is in my library.
    If the files that are being deleted were purchased from iTunes only for Apple's infinite wisom to have them deleted, I would be most likely burning someone's house down instead of posting here.
    Thank you for your time and thoughts and a solution may be rewarded with extravagant fruit baskets.
    <Edited by Moderator>

    Honestly, I think something else is the root cause of this. iTunes is too stupid to change tags within MP3s on its own, and clean up your library for you.
    WMP can change tags on its own in the background. Make sure the options for getting info from the internet are not enabled on both the privacy and library tabs. Other media software like Zune will also do this. WMP doesn't delete stuff from your itunes library, though.
    I've seen several posts from users that Uniblue Speed Up my PC seriously messes with itunes library & files. Sony Vaio Folder Content Watcher constantly deletes the itunes music libray, as well....lots of posts on here about that one.
    Since I have no idea what all you have installed on your PC, my general advice is to look for ANYTHING besides itunes that touches your music files and temporarily disable it for a few weeks. It could also be malware doing this.
    The suggestion to run your files through MP3 Validator is also a good one. iTunes 8 is real picky about MP3 headers and if you can't add files back into your library, the MP3 headers might be the cause. I have all mine set for v2.3
    http://www.gromkov.com/faq/repair/mp3_validator.html
    Message was edited by: Katrina S.

  • I am trying to move my iphoto and itunes to an external hard drive to free up space on my macbook...i have followed the steps to the change itunes media folder location (chosen external hard drive) but my new folder is greyed out so cant continue ?help?

    I need to free up space on my macbook pro as hard drive is full!! So with 20 000 photos/video clips and itunes I would like to move this to a external hard drive!
    I have followed steps on apple support but when i get to the Change itunes media folder location and chosen external hard drive it will not let me access the new folder option ?? help?

    errrrrrrm!
    Yes external drive shows up in finder on desk top and can change to in the media folder location thing!
    My external hard drive is a WD Elements. I have no idea about permissions to the external? Do i Have to format external hard drive to a mac?
    I am trying to follow the steps on the apple support page to transfer files (consolidate library etc) just cant get further down steps as the new folder option is greyed out!
    Thanks for you help

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