Audio files taking up too much room-which format should I use iPhone

Jai.

2011-01-25 18:45:02

I bought a 32GB iphone so that I would be able to put a decent amount of music on it, but it seems to be eating the memory space. Itunes says I have 2GB of audio, but I only have 214 tracks (average 3-4 minute songs). Compared to my Creative Zen player the files are three times the size, and I cant tell much differece in the audio quality, so it seems a bit ridiculous. Is this something to do with Apple plus, and please can anyone recommend which format will give me decent quality music without taking up so much space? Im guessing Ill have to delete the old files from itunes and copy them again in a different quality?
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RE:Audio files taking up too much room-which format should I use iPhone

Ian Parkinson

2011-01-25 18:45:02

Go to the Summary Tab with the iPhone connected, and select the convert to 128 mbps option, that will reduce the files size automatically for you when music is loaded on the iPhone. No need to delete the music from the iPhone first.
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RE:Audio files taking up too much room-which format should I use iPhone

Jai.

2011-01-25 18:45:02

Thanks for replying. Will this make a big difference in the size of a track? Also is there a difference between using AAC encoder and Apple lossless?

RE:Audio files taking up too much room-which format should I use iPhone

Ian Parkinson

2011-01-25 18:45:02

Yes it will half the size of the files if you are currently using the standard setting in iTunes (which uses 256 kbps).
Apple Lossless creates MUCH large files than AAC, but it does depend on the ACC setting you have selected.
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