Proper MP4/AAC settings for iPod

[Finsta]

I use an iPod but I don't use Sveta to copy my music as I use Winamp but when I try to rip a track and copy it over via any app which supports an iPod, it doesn't show up on the iPod. Suggestions?

[Spoon]

Re: Proper MP4/AAC settings for iPod

For the iPod you need a special program to upload the audio files and write to the database, such as Sveta.

[Finsta]

Re: Proper MP4/AAC settings for iPod

No, what would be the best codec for the iPod/MP4

[Spoon]

Re: Proper MP4/AAC settings for iPod

Free one, faac mp4

iTunes .mp4 can give slightly higher quality.

[hans-j�rgen]

Re: Proper MP4/AAC settings for iPod

I use an iPod but I don't use Sveta to copy my music as I use Winamp but when I try to rip a track and copy it over via any app which supports an iPod, it doesn't show up on the iPod.

You didn't specify which apps you used to transfer the files to your iPod, so it's hard to know what might be wrong.

If you want to stick with Winamp, you should use the new ml_ipod plugin that is able to transfer *.m4a files ripped with new Winamp versions to the iPod, as far as I know. It cannot transcode from input files on your HDD to *.m4a though, and I'm not sure if the MP4 tags are handled correctly either. In any case you have to synchronize the new files on the iPod with the ones in your file transfer application, too, if this isn't done automatically.

http://mlipod.sourceforge.net/