Great, except your average 30GB iPod’s capacity is just not adequate, and neither are all the current iPhones, iPads etc. When we finally bought a car with a native usb iPod interface, I decided that instead of more cursing about FLAC, it was time to investigate ALAC, the Apple loss-less format – so I batch-converted all my FLACs into ALAC format too, and tried them out on an old iPod I bought. Home hifi wasn’t an issue as our HTPC could play FLAC out via its digital interface through the receiver, and much good quality music listening was done, but portable audio wasn’t happening. I spent a while back in 2008 ripping every single CD I owned to FLAC loss-less audio format, and then promptly started to curse every car stereo maker in the world for the lack of FLAC support for 6 freaking years, until some finally started appearing on the market. I did it because I care that when listening to music, I can enjoy the deep bass and high highs of the music, which are thrown out with the bathwater by your average mp3. So I guess the first question is, why would anyone in their right mind want to be using an iPod which is nine years old!? Its bigger than an iPhone, has no touch screen, and small kids would probably point at it and laugh, if they weren’t too busy staring at the device in their hands to actually notice the real world go by. In August of last year I mentioned in passing that I fitted a solid state drive to an old 2006 iPod Video (aka 5th generation). I needed a kick up the arse to get back to this blog thing. If you've deleted your original rips for whatever the reason, and replaced them with either Apple Music Match or iTunes Match copies, then they won't copy over.First off, thanks to reader “Goats” for poking me. The OS does support the older devices fine. I will review more videos on YouTube and try to make heads or tails on how to remove the DRM from my music library, of over 45 GB, of music mostly purchased by myself in CD form dating back to 1983, and added to by Apple Music purchases. I guess at this point, it's as some say "It's all about the Benjamins". I know a solution would be just to use a newer iPod Touch, and I do have 2 of them, however that is a violation of the Bluetooth rule, and yes, I do know I can use them without the Bluetooth, with wired earphones.but that is not the point. As far as I know, most are still operational. I still have most of my computers purchased and used along the way. I have been an avid supporter of Apple products since 1983. Maybe if I purchased the program from them with confidence it would work smoothly, an in an "Apple" kind of way, not a "PC-pray it'll work kind of way" then I would feel better about this situation. One is "TuneF*b" (I altered it as to not promote it). There are programs which can be purchased which supposed allow the devices to continue to be used. There are not millions of these devices out there being used any longer, however I bought into them and had been using them as the place that signs my paychecks does not allow us to use newer devices with Bluetooth for our music (earphones allowed/music allowed as the environment is bordering on OSHA decibel violation). I understand that the move is a financial based one. I believe Apple no longer supports the older devices. How about a nice article that clearly talks about the lack of support from the latest OS to recognize and allow one to smoothly continue using the no longer supported models such as the iPod Classic.
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