Re: What's playing on your iTunes & iPod?
If the songs are being played on one iPod, they should be transferable to another. All you have to do is authorize the 2 iPods to sync with the same computer running iTunes. This allows both iPods to share tracks from the same iTunes libraries.
Of course the songs originally had to be uploaded to iTunes, whether you bought them from the iTunes Store, Amazon.com, or other online retailer that iTunes support.
Also all music ripped from CDs are also supported by iTunes and should be easily transferred to your 2 different iPods.
Caveats:
Songs purchased from the Apple iTunes store only work with iPods authorized with iTunes for that computer... That means all video content, most audiobook content, and about 90% of the music that is labeled as "Protected AAC". About 10% of the iTunes music is DRM free, and labeled as "Purchased AAC". Those can be transferred to any computer or device supporting the AAC format. Furthermore the DRM free AAC files can be converted to MP3 which allows even better compatibility with all devices.
Bottom line for music and audio files, MP3 is compatible with iTunes and any iPod as long as that iPod can transfer the content from the iTunes computer with the MP3s in them.
MP3 files can also be copied and played to non-Apple audio devices such as the Sansa music player.
If the songs are being played on one iPod, they should be transferable to another. All you have to do is authorize the 2 iPods to sync with the same computer running iTunes. This allows both iPods to share tracks from the same iTunes libraries.
Of course the songs originally had to be uploaded to iTunes, whether you bought them from the iTunes Store, Amazon.com, or other online retailer that iTunes support.
Also all music ripped from CDs are also supported by iTunes and should be easily transferred to your 2 different iPods.
Caveats:
Songs purchased from the Apple iTunes store only work with iPods authorized with iTunes for that computer... That means all video content, most audiobook content, and about 90% of the music that is labeled as "Protected AAC". About 10% of the iTunes music is DRM free, and labeled as "Purchased AAC". Those can be transferred to any computer or device supporting the AAC format. Furthermore the DRM free AAC files can be converted to MP3 which allows even better compatibility with all devices.
Bottom line for music and audio files, MP3 is compatible with iTunes and any iPod as long as that iPod can transfer the content from the iTunes computer with the MP3s in them.
MP3 files can also be copied and played to non-Apple audio devices such as the Sansa music player.
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