Audio encoding format that allows for lossy data compression. It is a common format for consumer audio storage.
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How can I copy MP3s from PC to iPhone (which isn't currently synced with the PC)?
I have an iPhone 4 (with iOS 6.x on it) that is not synced with any computer.
How can I copy MP3s from a PC to my iPhone? iTunes is not synced with the phone so I cannot put the MP3s into the library ...
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What's a good iPhone app for playing MP3 music?
I have an extensive collection of video game music that I like to keep completely separate from my 'regular' music (which I use iTunes to sync w/ my iPhone and the stock Music.app to play).
I'm ...
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Remove seconds of silence at end of GarageBand exports
Whenever I export a song to disk from GarageBand, it automatically adds a few seconds of silence to the end.
I don't want that silence, as the files I'm exporting are sound effect mixes to be played ...
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Mobile Safari - link to MP3 and show album art?
I've created a web page that has a link to an MP3 file. When I click the link on my iPhone, the Quicktime Application opens and plays the MP3. It looks like this:
Is it possible to show album art ...
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How can I change the bit rate of MP3s in iTunes 11?
TL;DR I have a number of MP3 albums in iTunes that I would like to convert from 196kbps to 128kbps.
I ripped a number of CDs into iTunes at 196kbps, but have decided that I want them to be at ...
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How to replace mp3 files with m4a versions in itunes?
A few points before I get into my question/issue:
I am not looking for a way to convert file formats.
The library and all music is located on another Mac on the local network (so it is not indexed ...
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Is it possible to save http-hosted MP3 files directly onto an iPad?
Is there a way to save an MP3 from a web server directly onto an iPad? I can stream it through the browser, but there is no obvious "save" capability.
Would it make a difference if the MP3 were an ...
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How can I get the metadata of an mp3 (from 'Get info') out to the actual file's properties?
I had all of my music library cleand up in iTunes, so when I go to the 'Get info' I see all of the songs' metadata, but when I go to the actual file's properties, it's empty.
Is there any way to get ...
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How to copy MP3 from PC to iPhone 4s without iTunes
How can I sync my MP3 collection on my Windows 7 PC with my iPhone 4S without having to use iTunes?
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How can I download free music from the internet to itunes on the iphone/ipad without using a mac/pc?
There are loads of bands on the internet offering their music as free downloads on their websites. Either as zips or direct mp3 downloads. What ways are there for iphone/ipad users to get the music ...
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How do I use Spotlight to find all MP3 that are encoded at 320 kbps?
In order to save more space on my music collection, I want to use XLD to convert all my CBR (constant bit rate) 320 kbps MP3 to VBR (variable bit rate).
How do I use Spotlight to find all 320 kbps ...
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Why does my iPod Classic cut off the end of certain songs?
I have an iPod Classic from 2007 (Generation 5.5, 80GB hard drive).
Something that I've been noticing happening more and more is that some songs will play just fine but then at some point they'll ...
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Converting mp3 and video content so I can listen to it on my iphone
If I find a MP3 audio on the internet, or a MP3 video (or even YouTube), is it possible save this on my iPhone somehow so I can listen to it?
Not sure but I believe iTunes has a special format.
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Why are MP3 files not noticeably compressed by the compression tools within Lion?
I clicked the 'Compress xxx' option in the popup menu in order to compress a folder of MP3 files, but the result was a .zip file that is almost the same size as before compressing; it seemed to only ...
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Adding a playlist to a cleared iTunes library, to be synced to half-full iPod
my Apple-curious father has come up with a novel question - I was wondering if anyone had advice as how to solve?
Being fond of a certain type of music, he's gradually filled up his iPod with his ...
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Is mp3 transfer for Windows iTunes / iPhone 4s slow?
I'm about to buy iPhone 4S, I'm curious about how fast is mp3 transfer (since I like a lot of music). And I'm using Windows. Is it a LOT slower than common direct USB transfer like on mp3 devices or ...
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How to replace an MP3 or M4A in iTunes with a higher quality file, without having to re-do playlists containing the track?
I have in my iTunes library some songs that, years ago, I ripped from CDs at bit rates of only 128kbps. Storage is cheap now and I'd like to replace those songs with higher-quality versions (e.g. ...
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How to I go from .flac to .mp3 using LAME & FLAC using the Terminal alone?
This is my first question, so please go easy on me. 'Tis a pleasure to be here. Hopefully somebody can help me out.
For a long time I've been using a relative clunky technique which involves Audacity ...
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Which Trans Music Manager equivalents exist for OS X?
I have a Denon DP-200USB turntable that converts analogue records (LPs) into MP3s (one MP3 per side) and stores them onto a USB memory stick.
This lovely piece of kit comes with some software called ...
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An inexpensive AA or AAA battery mp3 player with SD* card 32GB support [closed]
First I would like to apologize for posting this question on Apple-related stackexchange site. I looked at all stackexchange sites and it seems that this one is the closest to the topic of my ...
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How to copy MP3 files from my PC to my iphone?
How to copy MP3 files from my PC to my iphone? I have many Mp3 on my PC but some Mp3s I want to copy in iphone to listen from iphone. How to do that? I'm having itunes account and itunes software on ...
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Applescript to update year tag for audio files
I have a lot of tracks in iTunes where the files are named "music-NNNN.mp3" with NNNN being the year the track was recorded. How can I use Applescript to automatically set the year tag for these files ...
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Convert entire iTunes library to MP3 then delete old version?
Is there an easy way to Convert an entire iTunes library to MP3 format then delete old version? I know you can do it manually, but then you have to go check every other song and delete it, is there a ...
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Best audio converter for Mac
I'm searching for an audion converter for mac with wide capabilities. it should be able to
Convert to flac (not from flac)
Split cue files into separate tracks
Grab audio cds
Edit ID3-tags in batch ...
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OS X Mail embedded audio player flakey
Lately I have been receiving a lot of emails that have an embedded audio. The main cause is that my phone system is set to forward voice mails to my email. But this issue applies to any source of ...
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Why won't my files import into garageband?
I'm attempting to import an mp3 into garageband for some basic editing.
I used the media browser to locate the file and then I 'dragged and dropped' main area ('drag apple loops here!')- a quick ...
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1answer
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simple MP3 player with folders
I've been using SoundJam MP since it came out and many years ago I found a beta version that worked on OS X and that's the reason I can still use it.
Unfortunately, with OS X Lion, PPC support is ...
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How to create a mp3-clip from an existing mp3?
Is there a free audio tool where I can just grab a snippet from a mp3 file and save it as a new mp3?
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iTunes 10.7: Does listening to songs change their mp3-files?
I use iTunes to listen to music and I use Wuala to backup my mp3-files. Before recent versions of iTunes, I never had any problem with that.
But with more recent versions (I don't know when it ...
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Can the finder edit mp3 sound file tags like artist?
How can I change artist of multiple selected mp3 files in finder?
Like in windows we can select multiple mp3 files and can change the artist of all selected file in properties.
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Transfer mp3 files to Nokia Lumia from a Mac?
On Windows, I use standard software (Zune) to transfer files to my Nokia Lumia 800.
Is there any way to transfer mp3 files from Mac to Lumia? Lumia is running Windows Phone 7.
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Why on iPad or iPhone, the $0.99 click is so easy, but to download my purchased songs, it is so XYZ tough?
I bought a song on iTunes on my iPad, but the song is greyed out. How can I get the song back?
Also, how can I download the song to my iPad or iPhone?
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How to edit mp3 tags from command line with native api calls [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a good command-line ID3 tool for OS X?
With mdls most (not all) of the ID3 tags can be listed. But how to modify them. From iTunes one can edit most of the tags ...
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How to rebuild iTunes Library with altered file locations without losing playcounts|ratings etc
My iTunes was set to make copies of all the music that it imported and keep it's own library within the iTunes folder. I wanted to delete my original files but deleted my iTunes copies instead. Now I ...
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copy song info from mp3 file to aac file from terminal
I am trying to create a script that performs various conversions between formats of audio files. In one particular step, I use afconvert in Terminal to convert an mp3 to aac(mpeg4/m4a), but in this ...
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iPad loses my “on the go” playlist
Right after I create an "on the go" playlist on my iPad, I go back to play it, and it's gone.
I don't have the iPad connected to the computer when I make the playlist. I make the list using mp3s ...
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Synchronise/Merge MP3 collections without duplication or huge copies
I have one drive containing about 90GB of MP3s which is used at home, it serves three Squeezebox players though the Slimserver software running on one of the desktop Macs.
I have a separate firewire ...
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is there an App that can extracts parts of a mp3 file without re-encoding the file?
I have a big (one hour) mp3 file and want to make one mp3 for song or section of the big mp3, without re-encoding.
Would be great to have a UI that permits the selection of the sections that I ...
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Do MP3's encoded by iTunes contain my email address, and how can I remove it?
I heard that when you rip an Audio CD to MP3 with iTunes it hides your email address (or some other identifying information) in the MP3. Is this true?
Is there any way to remove this identifying ...
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Converting WAV to MP3 using LAME and Automator
I'd like to convert many WAV files to MP3 files using LAME and Automator. I need a script that I could right click a folder and convert all the WAV files inside the folder to MP3 files. I've been able ...
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weird problem : whenever I copy songs from my computer to my iphone it misses the first 30 seconds?
Anyone experience this problem? It all of a sudden started happening for me.
When I download podcasts from my iphone, it seems to be fine, but when I download from my computer whether its songs or ...
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openURL not working?
I have my apache2 server running on my macbook pro and I have an ssh session into my iphone which runs on iOS 5.0.1. I have a folder "files" in my webroot which has a few mp3 files. When I try ...
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Audio player that plays current buffer while downloading?
Looking for a Mac OSX audio player that'll start playing as it buffers, much like progressive download Flash/Javascript players do on Websites.
I have very large concert mp3s on my file server ...
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3answers
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Concatenating Lots of Small MP3 Files
I have lots of MP3 files that make 1 book. But they're all only about 5 minutes long. Is there an easy way to concatenate all of these that runs in OS X 10.7 (Lion)?
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Anyone know a super easy .mp3 cutter?
I am looking for a super easy app for cutting .mp3 files, and setup fadeout at the end. Like Ringer, but this is for ringtones. plus the time is limited and I can't export mp3 files with it. But you ...
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Where's my free space gone on my MP3 player?
I have a Sansa Fuze MP3 player, it's 4 GB.
I plug it in my Mac I have a capacity of 3,7 GB of which apparently 1,8 GB is in use.
Problem is I only have arround 120 MB of MP3s on it...
Who's ...
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4answers
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How to download an MP3 to an iPod Touch? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to download free music from the internet to itunes on the iphone/ipad without using a mac/pc?
I have a new (4gen) iPod Touch. There's an MP3 on the web that I want ...
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2answers
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Updating ITunes Match metadata/tags?
I recently turned Match on in iTunes, and it did its thing and matched/uploaded songs. I then turned it on in my iPhone and to my horror, the tags that I thought I had meticulously organized weren't ...
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Best way to convert MP3 audiobooks to M4B ones?
I am looking for the best way to convert convert MP3 audiobooks to M4B ones.
Minimize the quality loose on recompression.
Optionally be able to auto-choose best M4A/M4B compression method based on ...
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Is there a way to burn into a virtual CD-R instead of burning into a real one?
There is some .m4b files from the iTunes store that I bought, and from what I understand, these files cannot be converted into .mp3, unlike the .m4a files.
To put those files into another audio ...
