Posted by NRen2k5 on 09/10/07 15:03

Sue Ridge wrote:
> winamp puts them on as MP3 I assume.

Correct.

> iTunes 7 reads, writes, and converts MP3, AIFF, WAV, MPEG-4, AAC, and
> Apple Lossless into its own format which I think is called m4p.

No. iTunes and the current generation of iPods both natively support the
above listed formats.

And for the record, when you convert something into "iTunes' own
format," it's M4A, not M4P. M4P is reserved for purchases from the
iTunes Music Store.

> I assume when using itunes, it sees the mp3 as non native and wipes
> it off.

I think you're wrong.

Even when you manually synch, songs that aren't in your iTunes library
will be deleted from the iPod.

The solution is to manage the music on your iPod manually and to not
synch at all.

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