How To Lower Bitrate, & iTunes tutorials Options

[Aurous]

Friends,

I wish to lower the bit rate of audio tracks from 320kbps/224kbps MP3 to 160kbps MP3. JetAudio converts to 128kbps (maximum) & that too in WMA format. I want the converted audio files in MP3 format only.

I do not have iTunes, neither do I own an iPod. Please suggest some software/audio conversion tools.

Waiting for your replies.

[Hawa]

Wow Deewani,

Thanks for your guide with regards iTunes. Very clear & helpfull explanation, appreciated it. Thx!

Hawa

[deewani]

YW good luck.

[deewani]

To coincide with the new lineup of iPods, iTunes 8 was released last week, I finally am getting a chance to play with it a bit. Since this is a full version upgrade, there are new features and some of the things folks are used to have been moved around. Two links to explain what's new:

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/...es-of-itunes-8/

http://www.apple.com/itunes/whatsnew

One thing not mentioned there is that the old "convert selection to mp3" command has been renamed to "create mp3 version".


This post has been edited by deewani: Sep 17 2008, 05:14 AM

[r&d]

To coincide with the new lineup of iPods, iTunes 8 was released last week, I finally am getting a chance to play with it a bit. Since this is a full version upgrade, there are new features and some of the things folks are used to have been moved around. Two links to explain what's new:

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/...es-of-itunes-8/

http://www.apple.com/itunes/whatsnew

One thing not mentioned there is that the old "convert selection to mp3" command has been renamed to "create mp3 version".

I like the new Visualizer. It is very good. It goes really well with energetic music.
haven't turned on Genius feature. I can imagine it is not going to help those
with music that is not in iTunes and since most don't tag their mp3 files.
Plus there is the problem with different tagging style which wouldn't
match.

There is also Custom Genre Artwork feature. not for newbies.
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/...es-of-itunes-8/

[deewani]

I'll have to try it with the more fast paced stuff, with the slower stuff, it's quite mesmerizing and hypnotic, I stared at it for an half an hour yesterday.

Regarding the Genius feature, it seems to be sort of like Last FM, I don't intend to turn it on either, it will likely use up resources on my old PC, and I also can't imagine it suggesting any more music for me.

I always enjoy reading your posts as they often make perfect sense to me.

Custom Genre Artwork is awesome!! I was wondering how they would address the genres I have created, it was assigning random artwork to the genre. But....this is brilliant, I LOVE iLounge, lol . I'd make some custom ones if I had any artistic capability at all, lol. One can only hope that bollywood related custom artwork pops up in blogland soon. They've already done fantastic stuff at iLounge with the traditional genres.

p.s. I checked out that new classic iPod (now in only one size at 120gb) at the Apple store today, the black is more like charcoal metallic gray then true black with a black click wheel, which is just beautiful to me. I hope they keep that color next time they upgrade the classic with more capacity. Everyone is guessing a late spring upgrade to 240gb because Toshiba now makes a drive that size that will fit the old 160gb classic I have, one can only hope and drool, lol.