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Just given ipod touch 16GB. My classical music CD collection is stored on NAS as Flac files. All I want to do is transfer a few "Flac CDs" to the ipod, select which is to play all through, and listen. This was easy on my old player - connect over USB, drag and drop CD folders from PC, locate CD's folder with "Files" and . The device would then play the CD's folder contents in order, whether Flac music or mp3'd book (no need to learn about tagging either)
I have no wish to store anything on the ipod, just change the few CD's now and then. I have no need of playlists, songs, artists and all the other paraphenalia. How can I transfer CDs to appropriately manually named folders, select one and play the contents on this device? Ipod/itunes Guides ignore this possibility, or disguise it well!
Yes, iTunes does all the ripping. You will need an internet connection when importing, so that iTunes can find the relevant information about the CD. In this case, iTunes does copy - from the CD and makes that copy in the Music folder on your computer. iTunes will create a folder and sub-folders (in the Music folder), named as follows: iTunes / iTunes Music (or possibly iTunes / iTunes Media).
At this point, I strongly recommend that you do not try to override iTunes. This organisation is for iTunes' benefit, so that it can do the job you ask of it. You on the other hand, will organise the music inside iTunes itself. If you try to over-ride iTunes' organisation, you will end up with issues later on.
Now put a CD into your drive. I suggest you experiment, by using two single artist albums (one using Apple Lossless Encoder and the other in MP3 Encoder). That way, you can compare the two formats to see whether you prefer one over the other. We'll look at compilation albums in a separate post. Remind me if I forget.
If you now look in the main iTunes Music Library, you will see the two albums. There are many ways to view your Library, so if what you see now doesn't suit you, we can find a better view. Again, we'll talk about that in a separate post.
I suspect, from what you've said, that you're trying to do things with the iPod in the same way that you've done them on an non-Apple device up to now. What you need to do is understand how an iPod works, then you will be able to achieve what you want.
Obviously, this is an outline of what needs to happen. I can (and will gladly) provide detail on each of the steps above, as the time comes. There would be too much information at this time if I provide full details now, which is why I'm suggesting all this in stages.
And in case you're thinking of asking; I am not going to suggest or "make you use" Playlists or other (unnecessary) "paraphernalia". What I will suggest and encourage you to do is accept that both iTunes and the iPod will work much more efficiently if you use the artist and song titles, even for classical music. I've seen many discussions here, started by classical music enthusiasts, who want to use the composer and iTunes can do that, if you wish. I play classical music on my iPod, so I speak from experience
I assume that you mean as your only storage location, because obviously, music that you wish to play on the iPod will need to be "stored" on that iPod. (The music is stored on your NAS drive, catalogued by iTunes to create your iTunes Library) and then, by using the iTunes procedure known as Sync (as in synchronise), copied from the NAS drive to the iPod. So, make sure you understand this point: your music is not stored in iTunes. Changing your selection from time to time (as you have mentioned that you will wan to do) will be a piece of cake!
Now, call me fussy, but rather than thinking about "changing CDs now and then", think of each CD as an album and that you will be changing albums (or even just individual pieces of music if that takes your fancy). In that way, you will gain a better understanding of what iTunes is doing and why it's doing it.
iTunes cannot process Flac files, so it cannot convert them. I assume (and I could be wrong) that the ability to handle Flac files would require a licence to use the Flac codec. Since Flac is a minority format, one would have to consider whether paying for such a licence would be money well spent. Every manufacturer has attempted to introduce its own format, in order to gain kudos by setting the standard etc. and older mp3 players often played only their own format and mp3s. MP3 is the default format that all portable audio players can play, hence the generic term MP3 Player.
The quality of mp3s has improved, by using a higher Bit Rate. Store bought songs are now sold in higher mp3 format. In addition, Apple has its own higher quality format as well, but that format may not be usable on non-Apple players.
Once files are added to your iTunes programme, they are known as songs. Using the term iTunes Library (which I always do), clarifies exactly what one is referring to, which is the sum of all the music listed in the iTunes programme, as well as Podcasts and audiobooks. Many users simply refer to "iTunes", which means the reader has to determine whether the writer means:
The only thing that iTunes changes are the fields that you personally edit. Those fields are used by other audio file players, so they should all read those same tags and supply you with the same information. That said, iTunes has additional tags that it alone uses. For example, iTunes can tell you how many times you've played a particular piece of music and it notes any rating that you've assigned to the song. That information is not used by other audio players. If you don't wish to make use of it, you don't have to - simply don't use it. But, as I previously mentioned, I recommend using basic information such as song title, artist (performer) and album title. Some fields may be populated, but you can simply ignore them.
There is an option in iTunes (the programme) to create an alternative (lower quality) version of your Library onto an iPod, in order to save space on the iPod. This does not change the original file, only the copy it puts onto your iPod. A Sync (synchronise) does not "change" the music or the file for that music.
A work is often ripped from one CD, but could be several. Transferring a few works to a usb stick to plug in the car radio requires little thought. My old "mp3" player worked the same way, also playing Flac files.
I'm a bit wary of "itunes library"; is this virtual - just a list, a catalogue - or real - a collection of ipod playable music files? stored somewhere? From your penultimate para. I'd guess that itunes library is actually a library catalogue. Also I'm a bit wary of "sync" as I don't want itunes changing my flac files to synchonise them with the format on the ipod.
... The purpose of a Sync is just that, to synchronise the iPod and its associated Library so that they are the same (that still doesn't alter the file). So when you want to swap out one album for another on your iPod, all you do is say "take off this album and put on that album". So that's two steps, rather than dragging off every individual song on an album and then dragging on every single song from another album.