File size reduction from hard drive to iPod via iTunes?

Is it possible to reduce file size when adding music to iPod via iTunes? For instance, if I have downloaded songs at 320kbps and have a file that takes up, say, 10MB on my hard drive can I reduce this in size when transferring to iTunes/iPod so as to increase available storage space on iPod?
Thanks.

Nope. iTunes only offers this option for the iPod shuffle.

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