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    Migrating music from Apple iTunes onto PC

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by ChrisB99, Feb 21, 2016.

  1. ChrisB99

    ChrisB99 Notebook Geek

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    Hi, Im about to get rid of my ailing macbook and change to a PC laptop. I have music in iTunes in several formats includeng MP3 and some in apple lossless.

    Can people help me with the following questions please ?

    1. Can I get iTunes on the PC laptop ?
    2. What file format/s should i go with; for best quality ?
    3. I currently use iTunes to link to my marantz media player using airplay. Can I still do that on PC laptop ?

    Thanks in advance.
     
    ChrisB99, Feb 21, 2016
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  2. alexhawker

    alexhawker Spent Gladiator

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    1. Yes. Download it from apples site.

    2. Lossless would imply better quality than MP3, so that.

    3. Yes, AirPlay should be supported.


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    alexhawker, Feb 21, 2016
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  3. ChrisB99

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    Superb, cheers
     
    ChrisB99, Feb 21, 2016
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  4. killkenny1

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    .mp3 for .mp3 and .alac/flac for .alac.
    No point in wasting space by converting .mp3 to lossless.
     
    killkenny1, Feb 22, 2016
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  5. ChrisB99

    ChrisB99 Notebook Geek

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    Cheers. What do i need to do with files that are apple lossless ? Do i need to convert to MP3 ?
     
    ChrisB99, Feb 23, 2016
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  6. killkenny1

    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    You can leave them as .alac, provided your player can playback them.
    Otherwise the choice is up to you - .flac for lossless, or .mp3 if you're fine with it.
     
    killkenny1, Feb 23, 2016
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  7. ChrisB99

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    I guess if i have imported from a CD as MP3 I cannot increase the quality of those files ? Im stuck with what i have ? I still have a lot of the source CDs. Ultimately I want my digital music library to contain files of the best quality I can.
     
    ChrisB99, Feb 23, 2016
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  8. killkenny1

    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    No. It won't make any sense.

    If you want lossless then just rip your CDs again.
     
    killkenny1, Feb 23, 2016
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  9. ChrisB99

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    What format is lossless in windows ?
     
    ChrisB99, Feb 23, 2016
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  10. killkenny1

    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    .flac or .wav.
     
    killkenny1, Feb 23, 2016
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  11. StormJumper

    StormJumper Notebook Virtuoso

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    Didn't Apple DRM the iTunes to begin with so you can't move them.
     
    StormJumper, Feb 23, 2016
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  12. tijo

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    Never had issues with that back when I was still using iTunes. Granted, that was 6 years ago.
     
    tijo, Feb 24, 2016
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    Same here.
    Used Winamp to rip all my music from iPod, worked well. There was a manual method too (maybe still is), a la drag and drop, but then the files would have messed up folder/file names.
     
    killkenny1, Feb 24, 2016
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