#Download cd to itunes how to#

The difference between Apple’s upgrade of 128kbps and 256kbps is very noticeable and it is worth upgrading all your existing iTunes purchases, but 256kbps is not as good as 320kbps though, so if you have a CD I recommend importing at 320kbps if you choose to import as AAC. When Apple first launched iTunes the songs on the store were encoded at 128kbps, but from 2010 even Apple now use 256kbps on the iTunes store which is an immense improvement. If you want better quality music you should use a higher bitrate than 128kbps. It’s not as clear and some details are missing.īest Bit-rate for compressed audio – 320kbps. It’s not that listening at 128kbps sounds really bad, but if you compare it to the original, you will notice that it’s different. But if you listen carefully to your iPod through your stereo, and compare it to a CD, you will hear a significant difference in audio quality at 128kbps. Unfortunately I assumed the defaults were the best, so I used the built in defaults in iTunes to import my entire CD collection. How good is the default setting of 128kbps (high quality) (See picture below – click to enlarge). Why does Apple allow me to use different formats like AAC and MP3? Which one is better?Ģ. If you go to the ‘iTunes:Preferences’ menu and click on ‘Advanced’ then ‘Importing’ you will see some options like ‘Import Using’ and ‘Setting’.ġ.

#Download cd to itunes how to#

This article describes how to import songs into iTunes with the better quality bit rate. you want to fit it on your iPod or a laptop) then use the bit rate of 320kbps rather than the default 128kbps of iTunes. It’s far better to use the ‘Apple Lossless’ setting which will keep your music at CD quality.

Importing songs into iTunes is easy – you just INSERT the CD, SELECT it in iTunes, and press the ‘Import’ button!īut… the default setting on iTunes is not the best setting to use when importing songs.