ITunes Conversion

Hi.
Does anyone have a script or know how to make one that does the following:
I have 2 iTunes libraries, both exact duplicates, except one is in 128k for iPhone, and one is in 320k for listening to on computer. However, I plan on expanding my library (all new music goes to 320k library). I need a script that will compare the two libraries based on info (song name, artist, album) in the 320k library to the 128k library. If there is a song in the 320 that isn't in the 128, the script needs to automatically a 128k copy of the song(s) from the 320k library and put it in the 128k iTunes library.
Thanks a lot! Help is very much appreciate it.

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