Create Low Res Copy of Lossless iTunes Library
Posted by: Gavin B on 11 January 2014
Anyone know the best way for me to create a low res copy of my lossless iTunes library?
I want to do this to feed my iPod. This will allow me to turn on the volume equalisation option which doesn't work on lossless files.
On Windows DBPoweramp with its batch converter.
Just select the root of your music library and set as target a new directory and it will do it all in one go.
cheers
aleg
iTunes allows you to convert higher bitrate songs to 128, 192 or 256 kbps when transferring to a mobile device.
iTunes allows you to convert higher bitrate songs to 128, 192 or 256 kbps when transferring to a mobile device.
When you connect your iPod to iTunes,you can convert to lower bitrates, located in options at the bottom of the Summary page!
iTunes allows you to convert higher bitrate songs to 128, 192 or 256 kbps when transferring to a mobile device.
When you connect your iPod to iTunes,you can convert to lower bitrates, located in options at the bottom of the Summary page!
Yes. But takes an age to convert and load a 160GB iPod! I'm talking days. Don't leave it too late.
iTunes allows you to convert higher bitrate songs to 128, 192 or 256 kbps when transferring to a mobile device.
When you connect your iPod to iTunes,you can convert to lower bitrates, located in options at the bottom of the Summary page!
Yes. But takes an age to convert and load a 160GB iPod! I'm talking days. Don't leave it too late.
I haven't found it takes to long,are you doing that with a mac or windoze computer?
Aleg - I immediately thought of dbPoweramp, but it doesn't seem to have the right options in the conversion choices. Which should I use?
I already use the option to transfer the songs to my ipod at a lower bit rate, but this doesn't allow the volume equalisation option to be used - the original iTunes database has to be at a lower bit rate.
Any other solutions?
Aleg - I immediately thought of dbPoweramp, but it doesn't seem to have the right options in the conversion choices. Which should I use?
I already use the option to transfer the songs to my ipod at a lower bit rate, but this doesn't allow the volume equalisation option to be used - the original iTunes database has to be at a lower bit rate.
Any other solutions?
Gavin
DbPoweramp offers to encode into AAC format, but the encoder is not installed by default.
So enter your DbPoweramp configuration (separate option in your startmenu), go to tab Codecs, scroll all the way down and there is a list of codecs to be installed on demand. click on install behind the aac codec.
I don't know if it just downloads the install file or if it automatically installs it, but that will show itself.
After installing you should see an option for aac encoding in the drop down menu of the converter.
cheers
Aleg
iTunes allows you to convert higher bitrate songs to 128, 192 or 256 kbps when transferring to a mobile device.
When you connect your iPod to iTunes,you can convert to lower bitrates, located in options at the bottom of the Summary page!
Yes. But takes an age to convert and load a 160GB iPod! I'm talking days. Don't leave it too late.
I haven't found it takes to long,are you doing that with a mac or windoze computer?
A fairly new Mac Mini. I'm going to try it again soon. I might be misremembering.
Aleg
I installed the AAC encoder, and now dbPoweramp wizzes through the conversion of 12k+ files.
The problem is, all the converted files are 0 bytes big - something's not quite right. Any ideas? I'll try to contact the dbPoweramp people.
Aleg
I installed the AAC encoder, and now dbPoweramp wizzes through the conversion of 12k+ files.
The problem is, all the converted files are 0 bytes big - something's not quite right. Any ideas? I'll try to contact the dbPoweramp people.
It is my understanding that there is a limit to the number of files R14.4 music converter can handle in one "hit" I believe that this is sorted in R15 which has not yet been released but is very imminent. I have been awaiting R15 for this very reason, Mr Spoon of DbPoweramp would be able to advise but "search" over there first.
JRiver Media Centre will export all selected tracks as MP3 files to the directory of your choice. Not tried this on large volume of files yet, but I intend to covert all my AIFF to MP3 for low res use when travelling. Am assuming it will take a while.
Maccaa - thanks for the suggestion. I thought I'd tried it with a single album and got the same result, but I'll try it again tonight.
Tommay Cat - I'm looking to create a second iTunes database so that I can use the volume equalisation option (which doesn't work on lossless files).
Gavin, have a look at this Apple help page, which covers exporting different file formats. It might answer your question.
Maccaa - Spoon suggested I download a different AAC codec from the dbPoweramp site. It seems the Nero one I installed is no longer properly supported. The new one seems to have worked well.
Tommay Cat - Excellent! Thanks. That's what I was after. I'll give that a try.
It works well, but it would be nice if there was an option for skipping those tracks that already exist as MPGs.
If you use Mac check this out, Pro Audio Converter http://markvapps.com/proaudioconverter/ I did about 370gb overnight (so under 8 hours) from FLAC to MP3. I also purchased Metadatics their tagging program and also very intuitive, fast and laid out for Mac users. $20 for both isn't much considering what our gear and collections are worth. I've tried a few of the freebies for Mac (XLD, etc and Mp3Tag Wineskin) but all slow and XLD choked on large batches - this just ran the whole thing with one click. A lot more options if you are a Windows user (kinda strange in a way). Hope this helps.