How do I use MP3 or IPOD player? Do not have one and have only used CD's

[southstar40]

Hello, I am a newbie and would like someone to tell me how to record on a MP3 player or IPOD before I buy one. Which is best or easiest to us? Many thanks to you.

[t0nee1]

If you mean transferring and storing music onto your iPod, I’m going to suggest Winamp…I normally use iTunes, but some find it too ‘troublesome’, for lack of a better word!..

How to use Winamp to manage your iPod

[southstar40]

thanks for the reply. I do not have either a MP3 or IPOD, looking for recommendations on either one.

Do you purchase the music from winamp or iTunes? Is it easy to find the songs you want to record?

Can you record from a CD player?

Does either one or both of these players have index or table of content?

Like I said I am a newbie.

Thanks again for taking time to reply.

[t0nee1]

I purchase from Amazon or iTunes…The iPod plays MP3’s besides AAC/m4a…
If you purchase from iTunes, you can automatically sync to the ipod if you so choose…If you purchase complete Albums from Amazon it’ll automagically store the tracks on your iTunes/music folder…You could also use WinAmp to sync the iPod, as I stated above…There are other types of Mp3 players…Others will recommend some soon enough…

If you want to store tracks from your CD collection, you first have to rip the CD tracks to HDD and convert to MP3 or AAC/m4a for the iPod…You can import WMA, WAV etc, and it’ll convert to mp3 or AAC, your choice…
I normally use EAC or dBpoweramp to rip my CD’s, but you can also do it via iTunes to rip and convert…
Some around here recommend CDex…There’s also foobar2k, which is a very good media player/converting/tagging/ripping app…

[southstar40]

Thanks so much, it will be a learning process and I am ready to begin.