Ipod shuffle 512mb song capacity

I have a 512 mb shuffle. i can only load about 75 songs on it. they are already at 128kbps. how do i know if they have been converted to the AAC format? If not converted, how do I do it? I'd love to be able to have 120 songs on it! Thanks!

how do i
know if they have been converted to the AAC format?
Open iTunes. Navigate to one of the files in question and right-click on the song's name. Select 'Get Info" then the 'Summary' button.
If not converted, how do I do it? I'd love to be
able to have 120 songs on it! Thanks!
How many you can fit, of course, will depend on the size of the file. Apple's advertised numbers are based on 4-minute songs, as I recall.
Converting the files (if necessary, and if you really want to) would involve going into the iTunes preferences, the Import pane, and selecting AAC as the file type. Then selecting the files to be converted, click 'Advanced" from the iTunes menubar, and 'Convert to AAC'. (This will give you new files in addition to the originals.)
I've never tried this and can't vouch for the quality of the results. Applying lossy compression to a file which has already been compressed lossily (which isn't quite a word), particularly at such a low bit rate, may not provide thw most listenable results.
Goof luck, though
srb

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