To convert higher bitrate songs is simple. Depending on the kind of
equipment you use in listening to your songs, the bitrate of the song
determines the sound quality.
While high-end devices focus
so much on the bitrate to produce high-quality sounds, standard equipment such
as a speaker dock or standard earbuds does not require much.
So if you're using any of this standard equipment, you can cut down
your bitrate by half and still enjoy your music like it’s full.
There won't be any significant difference in sound quality and you
will also be freeing up your storage space to accommodate more.
The iTunes software makes this process very easy. You don't have to go
through every single song in your iTunes library and convert them by one by
one. There's just one option you need to enable in the iTunes software to transpose
songs to lower bitrate.
Another upside in doing it this way is that songs only get changed on
your iPod, leaving the ones in your computer's music library untouched. It
converts songs as they get synced to your iOS device.
How To Configure iTunes to Downgrade The Bitrates of Songs When Syncing
To enable the option to automatically convert songs to a lower bitrate,
launch the iTunes software and follow the steps below.
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If you don't have the
sidebar already enabled in iTunes then consider using it as it makes things a
bit easier when viewing your iPod's status etc. This view mode is disabled by
default in iTunes 11+, but can be enabled by clicking the View menu tab at the
top of the screen and choosing the View Sidebar option. If you are a Mac user,
then there's a keyboard shortcut that you can use -- simply hold down
[Option]+[Command] keys and press S.
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Using the data cable
that came with your iPod Touch, connect your Apple device to your computer --
this will normally require a spare USB port. After a few moments, you should see
your iPod's name displayed in the sidebar (look in the Devices section).
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Click the name of your
iPod. You should now see information about your device displayed in the main
iTunes pane. If you don't see information about your iPod such as model, serial
number, etc., then click the Summary tab.
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On the main summary
screen scroll down to the Options section.
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Click the checkbox next
to Convert Higher Bit Rate Songs to...
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To reduce synced songs
as much as possible it's best to leave it on the default setting of 128 kbps.
However, you can change this value if you want by clicking the down arrow.
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You'll notice that an
'apply' button also appears when enabling the above option. If you are sure you
want to convert the songs stored on your iPod to the new bitrate, click Apply
following by the Sync button.
Tip: You'll also notice right at the bottom of the screen that there's
a multi-colored bar.
This gives you a visual representation of what types of media are on
your iPod and the proportions of each. The blue part represents the amount of
audio taking up space on your device.
Hovering your mouse pointer over this part will show numerical value
for a more precise reading. It's interesting to see how much space is saved
using this visual once the conversion process has finished.
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