I'm considering buying a new nano but I dont want to spend 60+ dollars on songs I already have. From what I've heard you have to download all your songs from Itunes in order for them to work on an I pod. is this true? and if so is there any hack programs or tricks I should know?
2006-10-27 06:57:25 · 12 answers · asked by keenan m 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Music & Music Players
You can use itunes as a regular programs that you put your own music in. You do not have to download anything from the website
2006-10-27 07:01:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't need to download songs from iTunes to get them on an iPod, but you do need to use the iTunes software to transfer any songs you may have to the iPod.
Any songs you do buy from iTunes are only playable on an iPod, but mp3 files acquired from other sources work just fine.
You will not be able to play .wmv files, because Apple doesn't really want to place nice with Microsoft.
2006-10-27 14:00:13 · answer #2 · answered by Ryan D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You dont have to use iTunes for your iPod, but the other programs that support iPod lack a lot of options that iTunes has.
If you already have songs, you can put them onto iTunes. iTunes software it free, but you can buy songs of of iTunes. You dont have to buy them from iTunes though.
If you have a CD, just put your CD in the computer, and copy the songs to iTunes. If you have mp3's, just drag them into the iTunes browser.
I would download iTunes, and try it out to see if it has everything you want.
www.itunes.com
2006-10-27 14:22:51 · answer #3 · answered by eugenefivepen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and No.
You need the software that comes with the IPod to communicate and sync your music files on the Ipod but you do not have to purchase all of your music through Itunes.
You can use windows media player (or other media software) to rip music files from cds and upload them into Itunes.
You can also add other mp3 files that you may have created into your itunes library and then add them to your IPod.
hope that helps.
2006-10-27 14:02:13 · answer #4 · answered by Steve 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no u dont have to use it the best sencond thing to do is the yahoo thing third best thing is anopod where u have to find a place to download music then u move over to them i mean i just got this computer and never used itunes but i used yahoo and anopod and work while i got the money down
2006-10-27 14:04:02 · answer #5 · answered by Atlanta Beauty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think you do sine they were designed for macs and macs use quicktime and itunes and quicktime are basically the same mdia format but all the ipods (except the shuffle) must use itunes because they are only compatiable with macs it's an apple product
but the shuffle can store mp3s and i think can work with only mp3s (i think this was something for the many people that ues windows but since people wanted all the cooler ipods and macs were expensive bootcamp was made if you don't know what boot camp is
boot camp is a program designed to trick the windows os into thinking that the os is mac os x)
2006-10-27 14:08:33 · answer #6 · answered by macgyver 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
iPods only sync with iTunes, however, you don't have to rebuy all your music. If you have the music files on your computer already, no matter what format their in, iTunes will find them and add them to your music list. Apple doesn't make you rebuy everything. You can also upload CDs onto iTunes.
2006-10-27 14:01:01 · answer #7 · answered by Joy M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you have to use Itunes. But maybe on download.com they might have it. If not, im sure somewhere on the internet will allow you to download it. Google it. If it ask for keys try using THEKEYS.ws
2006-10-27 14:02:38 · answer #8 · answered by Jul 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
no...u can go to bearshare.com and download it...u dnt even have to pay for anything...the songs go directly to your itunes and when u plug ur nano in, it updates it automatically...
2006-10-27 14:00:43 · answer #9 · answered by la_bella_mafia006 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no i tunes converts them all to itunes compatiable format..but it is not the other wway around
2006-10-27 17:23:43 · answer #10 · answered by ques2ans 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋