Posted by FatKat on 07/03/06 17:51

grandadjohn wrote:
> I have many 40's radio programs from the USA I wish to transfer from
> the discs (DND Audio-MP3) to I tunes on my computer and eventually
> into an Ipod.

Got that part.
>
> I am trying to catch up with the new technology, but in I- Tunes I
> think I am following instructions but obviously am not. I find I have
> downloaded the titles of each program but not the soundtracks. Ther
> will play back with the disc in the drive.

I'm not sure I understand what you're doing...for that matter, I'm not
sure you do. Instead of using regularly used terms (download to
i-tunes) try to explain what you think you're doing in non-technical
langauge, and what you actually see in iTunes. What you're trying to
do is transfer files from audio CD's to your iPod. On my version of
iTunes, when you insert an audio CD, the CD will show up on the left
side of the iTunes window - clicking that CD tab will "open" the CD's
contents in the main iTunes browser window. Depending on how the
original CD was burned, the individual files will have either detailed
names, or just basic file names (track-1, track-2, etc). If the files
are MP3, you can probably just send them directly to your iPod by
"blocking" the files you want, clicking on the block and (while holding
the mouse button down) moving the block to the iPod tab on the left
side of the iTunes screen. If you get a message saying that the files
could not be transferred, you may have to convert them to AAC format -
which you can do by right-clicking on the file or file-block, and
choosing "convert to aac". iTunes will then make copies of the
designated songs and save them to your hard-drive in AAC format - then
those can be transferred to your iPod in the manner I described above.
>
> I take the CD out and there is nothing there soundwise. I was
> expecting to be able to listen to these programs directly from my hard
> drive not the CD.

Did you save them to your hard drive? iTunes doesn't store the files -
it's basically a user interface for playing music that your computer
has access to from numerous sources - iPod, HD, external disc, etc...

Unless you've saved the file to your HD, then removing the disc will
make it impossible to play the sought file. Just because it's in
iTunes doesn't mean that it's on your HD.

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