iPod help

[valis2]

I went with a Zen mp3 player because I wasn't in love with iTunes/iPod.

Now I find that I have to load a ton of music (1,000+ songs) onto a brand new iPod. The songs I have are all in .wma format, and need to be in .aac format for the iPod player, I presume.

I can find no other method of converting them, save to convert each song one at a time. However, my time is incredibly slim, as I'm leaving in a week for a long trip, and I'd rather not sit and convert each file one at a time.

I'm holding out hope that, once plugged in for the first time, it will start up a sequence that goes to all of the music, converts it to .aac, and downloads it to the iPod, all with minimal fuss on my end. Yeah, and I'd like a pony, too.

Anyone know of these matters? Any ideas or help?

ETA: And it won't convert any song numbered 10 on an album. ha!

ETA2: Thanks, innerslytherin!

Comments

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Hm. These are all in .wma format (for Windows Media Player). They're not in a true mp3 format.

Hmm. I'm through 115 songs already, and I'm wondering if I should do the next 800 or not...I won't get the iPod until Friday, and if I can have it all converted and into my iTunes player, it might go more quickly that way.

[aerynstales.livejournal.com]

Yup...that's the problem I had too! Just in preferences in ITunes tell it to convert to mp3 and then just set it going, just like you did with aac. But whatever works is fine. I mostly use mp3 as I share music and stuff with pals and it's more a common denominator. :D And you're right...getting it all converted now will save you loads of time when you get the Ipod. Which are you getting, btw?

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I think I'm just going to continue my conversion insanity. I just wish there was a way you could pick more than one song at a time!

Oh, and the iPod's not for me, it's for my friends' store in WI. They need something new; their CD player died, and they bought an iPod and a docking station so that it can just sit in their store and play music. No more skipping, hopefully! ;)