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Keep all your music in one place. Whether you’re just starting to digitise your CDs or you’ve been downloading songs for years, it’s easy to add music to your iTunes library.
Import in an instant.
To import songs from a CD into iTunes, insert the disc in your computer and click Import CD. iTunes saves music from your CDs as high-quality AAC files — a format that builds on audio technology from Dolby Labs. And if your songs already exist in digital form on your computer, it’s even easier to import them. Just drag and drop them into your iTunes library. iTunes also converts unprotected WMA files to AAC.
Format factor.
Convert music you import from CDs to other audio formats, including the popular MP3 format, at bit rates up to 320 Kbps. Using AAC or MP3, you can save as many as 100 songs in the same amount of space as a single CD, depending on the bit rate you choose. iTunes also supports the Apple Lossless format, which gives you CD-quality audio in about half the storage space.
What’s in a name?
It wouldn’t be much fun if you had to manually enter all the information about each of your CD albums — song and album name, artist, genre, and so on. That could take days. Luckily, iTunes searches a database to automatically fill in the blanks. All you need is an Internet connection. Of course, you can still edit information as you please, or create your own genres such as “80s Hair Bands” or “17th-century Classical.”
Art on demand.
Once you’ve imported your CDs, you’re only one click away from getting digital album art for them. If you have an iTunes Store account, just choose Get Album Artwork from the Advanced menu and iTunes adds available album art from the iTunes Store.
