I have a M4 iMac and, unlike my old iMac, I have not been able to drag and drop songs that I purchased from iTunes, to a flash drive that is plugged into my computer. Not to mention that I also cannot change the music format ( say, from mp4 to mp3 or the reverse).
Before, it was a simple process that took seconds to accomplish and now, is impossible to do.
What’s the simplest way to get around this issue???
Can you copy other files to a flash drive?
You can convert format using Music.app - but mp4 is a movie, and mp3 is sound…
Yes, I can. Now, about this Music app that you mention: is this in ADDITION to the Audacity app or in PLACE of the Audacity app?
Once loaded, is it easy to use?
Yes, I am aware of the difference between mp3 and mp4 however, I like the superior sound quality of the
mp4 format.
Even though it does take up more storage space.
I have also used the mp3 version in the past for friends who wanted less storage space taken up on their computers.
Music.app is a program supplied by Apple on every Macintosh.
As said, .mp4 is a container for video. It can probably also contain audio - but it does not deliver better quality. But this should be discussed separately.
You can export from Audacity in many formats, .mp4 being only one of them, but it is compressed format. AIFF and WAV are uncompressed formats with therefore much bigger file size.
If you are producing sound, you can export it several times in different format; no conversion necessary.
I’m a Windows guy and I can’t answer your questions…
If all you want to do is convert without editing, I assume there are Mac applications are easier than using Audacity. …I’ve got a couple of file conversion applications for Windows that, once you set-up the output format and output locations, are just drag, drop, and click, and you can convert a batch of files or a folder-full of files at once.
MP4 = M4A = AAC.
It’s often better than MP3 at the same bitrate. But both can be transparent (they both can sometimes sound identical to the uncompressed original in a proper blind listening test.)
When you convert from one lossy format to another there is ALWAYS accumulated “damage”, even if the target format is higher quality. (The quality loss is not necessarily audible.)
File size is determined by bitrate and playing time. kbps is kilobits per second. There are 8-bits in a byte so divide by 8 to get kilobytes per second. A 256kbps M4A file is the same size as a 256kbps MP3 file. (This does not include any embedded artwork.)
Thanks, I misunderstood your original answer.
In any event, I contacted Apple Support and they walked me through the download process for ffmpg
to Audacity.
I’m now good to go.
Thanks again for getting back to me,
much appreciated.
Cool.
Thanks for the info, I just learned something.
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