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iamdw · 02/14/2005, 12:45 PM

here's what you can do:
Open Toast and,

1. select the "Audio" tab on the main interface.
2. select and drag from either iTunes, or the finder the songs you would like to convert into the empty space in the Toast interface.
3. instead of clicking the "Burn" button, look to the bottom left and click the "export" button (which is to the right of the add+ remove- buttons...).
4. choose a location where you would like to keep the exported files. Keep in mind, theses will be large .aiff files and are only used temporarily. I recommend creating a temporary folder on say, the desktop, and call it "tmp".

Wait for Toast to finish writing the the exported tracks and:

5. Go back to iTunes, select the import settings you want to use from the "importing" section of the preferences.
6. This step can be done a few different ways but, i like to create a "tmp" or "import" playlist and drag from the finder the exported .aiff files.
Note: you may want to uncheck the "copy to iTunes music folder when adding to library" button in the "Advanced" preference pane in the iTunes prefs.
7. Select all the songs from your you want to convery and select "Convert Selection to Mp3(or whatever format you choose)" from the "Advanted" toolbar menu.

Sit. back and wait for the conversions to finish and:

8. Go into your iTunes music library and find newly created files (prolly in the same folder they game from ie: ArtistName>Album..) and sync them onto your mobile device.
9. After all the files are onto your mobile device, i recommend cleaning up the temporary files: the temporary location you used for the conversions and the converted files from your iTunes music library.
10. No step 10 .. just wanted to end with an even set... >=]

You can also replace the DRM protected files if you like, but keep in mind that all the artwork is removed and the new files are of lesser quality than the originals (though it really is not noticable but it ) since you have gone through and exported and re-encoded which which naturally creates a more lossy file.

hope this helps

-dw

02/14/2005, 12:45 PM	#19 (permalink)
iamdw Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	no need to burn a cd if you have Toast. here's what you can do: Open Toast and, 1. select the "Audio" tab on the main interface. 2. select and drag from either iTunes, or the finder the songs you would like to convert into the empty space in the Toast interface. 3. instead of clicking the "Burn" button, look to the bottom left and click the "export" button (which is to the right of the add+ remove- buttons...). 4. choose a location where you would like to keep the exported files. Keep in mind, theses will be large .aiff files and are only used temporarily. I recommend creating a temporary folder on say, the desktop, and call it "tmp". Wait for Toast to finish writing the the exported tracks and: 5. Go back to iTunes, select the import settings you want to use from the "importing" section of the preferences. 6. This step can be done a few different ways but, i like to create a "tmp" or "import" playlist and drag from the finder the exported .aiff files. Note: you may want to uncheck the "copy to iTunes music folder when adding to library" button in the "Advanced" preference pane in the iTunes prefs. 7. Select all the songs from your you want to convery and select "Convert Selection to Mp3(or whatever format you choose)" from the "Advanted" toolbar menu. Sit. back and wait for the conversions to finish and: 8. Go into your iTunes music library and find newly created files (prolly in the same folder they game from ie: ArtistName>Album..) and sync them onto your mobile device. 9. After all the files are onto your mobile device, i recommend cleaning up the temporary files: the temporary location you used for the conversions and the converted files from your iTunes music library. 10. No step 10 .. just wanted to end with an even set... >=] You can also replace the DRM protected files if you like, but keep in mind that all the artwork is removed and the new files are of lesser quality than the originals (though it really is not noticable but it ) since you have gone through and exported and re-encoded which which naturally creates a more lossy file. hope this helps -dw