I sync about 25gb of music to my iPhone 4, so I was thinking of trying this option so I can fit some more music on. My question is, what EXACTLY does this setting do? Does it sync a 320 mp3 as 128 AAC or does it make copies of all the songs I sync? I don't want duplicates in my library. Someone explain it to me, thanks.
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'Convert higher bit rate songs to 128 kbps AAC'
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always wondered this too. assumed it took higher bit rate songs and made them 128. less quality means less space. I never did it cuz I like high quality music.
Yeah, I just don't know where the converted songs go. Do they JUST go on the iPhone itself, or also somewhere on your computer/library?
It encodes any music you want to sync to 128kbps, but doesn't duplicate it in your library. So it will take a bit longer to sync than a normal song.
Wow, nice. Thanks. Is there much of a noticeable difference between 320 mp3 and 128 aac?
Most threads I read seem to indicate that AAC@128kbps is about the same quality as MP3@160-256kbps. However, since your source would be an already-encoded MP3 file, your results may vary.
if youre somebody who doesnt care much for really good music quality, then go ahead and convert. but personally i dont like flat, hollow 128kbps, so i keep all mine at 320. some people cant hear the difference, but i can and its annoying. i'll take the hit of decreased memory at the expense of good quality music.
128 aac is fine with me. I can tell the difference between 128 aac and 128 mp3, but i cant tell the difference between 128 aac and 192 mp3.
I love feature, it's the difference between me fitting my entire library on my phone and or not, and for me, entire library > marginally better quality.
When you plug your iPhone/iPod into your computer, click on it in iTunes and look at the check boxes on the main screen.