itunes - aiff from an ext harddrive to itunes as mp3

[mary86004]

I have some music files on an external harddrive that are aiff.
I would like to import them into itunes as mp3.

Does anyone know how to do this? Thanks in advance.

 

[GGJstudios]

All2MP3

 

[mary86004]

thanks

All2MP3

Thanks so much.

 

[Dave Braine]

What's wrong with setting iTunes to import as mp3? Or am I missing something?

 

[mchalebk]

What's wrong with setting iTunes to import as mp3? Or am I missing something?

My thoughts exactly. if you set your burning/importing preferences to mp3, then select add to library, iTunes will do this for for. No need to use a separate app.

 

[mary86004]

it doesn't work that way

My thoughts exactly. if you set your burning/importing preferences to mp3, then select add to library, iTunes will do this for for. No need to use a separate app.

I am the one who originally asked the question. I tried what you said. I went to import preferences and selected mp3. This affects a cd that I put into my computer that I want to download to itunes. It rips the cd and downloads it to mp3. What I have is a hard drive full of music in aiff files. I took one of them and drug it into itunes. It still was an aiff file. The difference was dragging it as opposed to importing a cd. I was hoping there was a way to do this without using another program. So far, I don't see a way.

 

[GGJstudios]

I am the one who originally asked the question. I tried what you said. I went to import preferences and selected mp3. This affects a cd that I put into my computer that I want to download to itunes. It rips the cd and downloads it to mp3. What I have is a hard drive full of music in aiff files. I took one of them and drug it into itunes. It still was an aiff file. The difference was dragging it as opposed to importing a cd. I was hoping there was a way to do this without using another program. So far, I don't see a way.

You can do it either way. I suggested All2MP3 because it converts many file types, including those that iTunes can't read. To convert the .aiff file, select it in iTunes, then either right-click on it, or click Advanced on the Menu Bar, then choose "Create MP3 version".

 

[mary86004]

You can do it either way. I suggested All2MP3 because it converts many file types, including those that iTunes can't read. To convert the .aiff file, select it in iTunes, then either right-click on it, or click Advanced on the Menu Bar, then choose "Create MP3 version".

Thanks. I tried this. When I right click on the song it gave me an option of Create AAC version. This is what the advanced tab gave me too. I don't see anything for creating mp3 version. Do you have any clue about this?

 

[GGJstudios]

Thanks. I tried this. When I right click on the song it gave me an option of Create AAC version. This is what the advanced tab gave me too. I don't see anything for creating mp3 version. Do you have any clue about this?

That option will show "Create XXX Version", where XXX is whatever you've selected as your preferred file type in iTunes > Preferences > General > Import Settings. Change that to MP3 and the option will show "Create MP3 Version".

 

[mary86004]

That option will show "Create XXX Version", where XXX is whatever you've selected as your preferred file type in iTunes > Preferences > General > Import Settings. Change that to MP3 and the option will show "Create MP3 Version".

Hey it worked this time! thanks.