iPod questions

David Bryce · Post by **David Bryce** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 12:41 pm

Two of my mates gave me a 2gb Nano yesterday for Xmas (i'm away on Xmas day to Thailand for a month hence why they gave me it early so I can fill it up with music!)

I have just downloaded iTunes and was wondering what method of importing and converting I should use, AAC/MP3/other?

any other hints and tips?

also, should I just wait until I arrive in Dubai/Hong Kong to buy a power adaptor for travelling and a wee set of speakers?

cheers

Dave

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 1:18 pm

try and keep your music is MP3. AAC is only really used by Apple, so if you change to a better MP3 player at some point, it can cause a problem.

If you are travelling with it - get yourself some Shure E2C's.

£40 if any Se'ers want them

Lazydonkey · Post by **Lazydonkey** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 1:20 pm

Use MP3 so that you aren't b*ggered if / when you ever want to stream music or move to another brand of player.

Speakers, docks etc you could probably get before you go away .

Try http://www.everythingipod.com for ideas

EDIT : Doh - Andy beat me to it

Skyenet · Post by **Skyenet** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 1:29 pm

Lazydonkey wrote:
Speakers, docks etc you could probably get before you go away .

Try http://www.everythingipod.com for ideas

Poundland do protective skins for the Nano (they fit the latest Nano fine) and they are identical to ones costing more than 10 times that. You can attach a neck cord/lanyard to them as well. The included cord is a load of crap though.

Iain

r055 · Post by **r055** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 2:01 pm

Skyenet wrote:
Poundland do protective skins for the Nano (they fit the latest Nano fine) and they are identical to ones costing more than 10 times that. You can attach a neck cord/lanyard to them as well. The included cord is a load of crap though.

Iain

Well recommended - my missus hoovered up my nano's headphone cable then pulled away quickly swinging the nano into the wooden bedpost causing it to fracture

Sent to Apple - but was swiftly sent back saying its fecked!

Get a cover!!!!!!

mac · Post by **mac** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 2:03 pm

Is there anything that can be used to "free" ACC (M4P) file and let them be played as normal MP3's?

Mac

Lazydonkey · Post by **Lazydonkey** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 2:58 pm

If they aren't protected AAC's (ie from the apple store) Itunes will convert them for you.

if they are you'd have to burn them to audio cd and then re-rip them as MP3's. Don't know what that would do to the quality tho

~ ~ Cal ~ ~ · Post by **~ ~ Cal ~ ~** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 8:26 pm

have a wee peak at.........

http://www.allofmp3.com

Much cheapness from the Ruskies

I nailed that site for about $40 worth and got LOTS of music

Average album cost of 75p

Cal

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 12:45 am

~ ~ Cal ~ ~ wrote:have a wee peak at.........

http://www.allofmp3.com

Much cheapness from the Ruskies

I nailed that site for about $40 worth and got LOTS of music

Average album cost of 75p

Cal

make the most of it.The music industry is trying to shut it down with the lure of disty rights in Russia the leverage behind it

Post by **pete** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 8:44 am

I can recommend the Shures too. Just don't stand on them

p

~ ~ Cal ~ ~ · Post by **~ ~ Cal ~ ~** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 8:46 pm

Andy G wrote:
~ ~ Cal ~ ~ wrote:have a wee peak at.........

http://www.allofmp3.com

Much cheapness from the Ruskies

I nailed that site for about $40 worth and got LOTS of music

Average album cost of 75p

Cal
make the most of it.The music industry is trying to shut it down with the lure of disty rights in Russia the leverage behind it

Aye funny you should say that as i went to top of my balance last night and they now only takers Diners card & JCB. Looks like paypal, mastercard & visa have given them the cold shoulder !

Cal

DDtB · Post by **DDtB** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:40 pm

you could always try http://www.gomusic.ru

Post by **pete** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:42 pm

~ ~ Cal ~ ~ wrote:
Andy G wrote:
~ ~ Cal ~ ~ wrote:have a wee peak at.........

http://www.allofmp3.com

Much cheapness from the Ruskies

I nailed that site for about $40 worth and got LOTS of music

Average album cost of 75p

Cal
make the most of it.The music industry is trying to shut it down with the lure of disty rights in Russia the leverage behind it
Aye funny you should say that as i went to top of my balance last night and they now only takers Diners card & JCB. Looks like paypal, mastercard & visa have given them the cold shoulder !

Cal

paypal dumpled them a while ago after pressure? Visa (I think) was the last to fall. Hwo has a Diners card???

I think the US were actually making the closure of allofmp3 a condition of Russia's entry into the WTO!!! Just shows what power those record companies have - at most the site is only costingthe industry a few million (I heard 50 US) but they have actually managed to get the US ambassadorial (my spelling is lousy but that doesn't look right) team to bring it up at trade negotiatinos!

Post by **ironside** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 4:36 pm

mac wrote:Is there anything that can be used to "free" ACC (M4P) file and let them be played as normal MP3's?

Try BeSweet. http://dspguru.doom9.net/

I think Winamp will also play them, it has a disk writer output that will write a plain .wav file, which you could then turn into an MP3. I think BeSweet will do this in one step but I don't have a .aac file to test with.