Will it take mp3 files directly from a computer? Does it take mp3 files directly from a computer or does it only take files from CDs and subscriptions?
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It will take mp3 files from computers much like a usb drive will take a file off a computer. In fact you can use this mp3 player as a usb drive. It will only play files that it recognizes.
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Actually on Windows, I convert my CD's to mp3 using the included Microsoft Media Player. Under the "rip music" tab in the preference you can select the format as "mp3" and dial up the "Audio Quality" to as much as 320 bps. Once set in preferences it runs automatically every time I stick in a CD. You don't need to add software to do this. For me the sound quality seem great ... but do note I am no longer a young person and my hearing is not what it used to be ... so this particular part of my opinion should be taken with that in mind.
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I am not sure if it plays mp3 discs as I don't use them. It does play regular CD's.
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I actually have my mp3 music on the computer and download it there. Then I hook up the mini usb to the USB and I can open the folder to view contents (you should get a windows pop-up) and then just drag music from my music folder to and/or from this folder.
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Hi, this Sony CD Walkman only supports music CDs (can be CD-R/CD-RW). However, it doesn't support mp3 playback. -Ely
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I have never used this one to play CDs. However I owned the previous version of this player that played them without a problem. You should have no problem playing CDs with this unit. You will have to check the manual but I believe this will also play MP3 files on data CDs as well as regular audio CDS.
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I'll assume you're asking how do you put music from your computer onto it? You use a usb connection and just take whatever audio you want and put it in the appropriate folder.
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Correct. It interfaces only with a tablet application. That's part of the problem. You cannot edit the sound files (easily) or store the files on your PC. Livescribe is reasonably clear about that, but even knowing that up front you may find it very limiting and frustrating in practice.
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It is as simple as plug it into your computer via USB cable then drag and drop songs into the music folder, I have almost a gig of music on mine and not half used.... this is probably the best little MP3 player I've seen.
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I purchased as a gift for someone else. However, It will play CD's burned from a computer and I believe it plays them if coded as an MP3 file as well.
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Dear Gene, I don't have an MP3 CD that I can try and play to answer your question. The Sony box says it has CD-R/RW playback capability, but there is no mention of MP3 anywhere, so I am pretty sure it does not.Katia
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It plays audio through either a USB, a headphone jack or Bluetooth. So yes of course you can play mp3s; I wouldn't recommend it as a CD player
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Not much, I put it on my Ipod and it was like any other playlist. However, when I transferred it - from my computer to ipod, all the tracks had weird blips so I listened to the CDs instead. Not sure if it was my computer (it was old) or the actual CDs as it says you can transfer them no problem. I tried it twice and it always had the same problem. I think you can buy the MP3s directly on the website, so might do that to avoid any frustration with a good transfer. Or go to radio shack for a portable CD player =)
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Yes, but not mp3's that are on cd. It will only play copies of a digital cd and not a rip to mp3.
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I can only give a guess because I dislike iTunes. I had it once on my computer and it took over everything. Possibly the program to play the songs on your mp3 have to be played through a program on your computer, provided by iTunes. I have loaded hundreds of songs off CD's and never had a problem. Can you make a CD from your iTunes on your computer, and then do a 'copy of that CD to your mp3?
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Yes, you'll have to rip the CDs into a music file format like mp3, FLAC, etc. depending on the quality you want, although you say they're on your computer, so you may have already done that. The mp3 format should be adequate for listening on the go. They don't take up much room. FLAC files will work, but they're much bigger and leave less room for more music.
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It comes with a usb cable which you charge your device and you also load your music from you computer with this cable. And also when you connect your device with computer It ask you to update a converter program which allow you to convert your videos to device's video format. This is a really nice mp3 player. I am using it about 4 mounts. I am charging it once a week to use it a lot(I do not know how much :D).