Can iPod play any mp3 file or just from iTunes? Will that work?
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Yes, any mp3 can be put on the iPod line, you use iTunes fir the connection to the iPod, iTunes will also let you buy music from the apple owned iTunes store but you need nit do that if you already have the cd, it will put the songs in iTunes and then let you add to an iPod.
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I'm not sure, but I have this unit and the manual has a listing of "Compatible iPod and iPhone". Nothing about other MP3 players. The unit does have a AUX input for a 3.5 mm plug (1/8") stereo plug, so if you can get an audio cable from your MP3 player into the AUX jack, that should probably work. The AUX cable is not supplied with the unit.
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Yes. There is a USB dock in the back of the unit that allows you to play all iPod/iPhone products.
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If you have a usb mp3 player it will not read the music files. If you copy mp3 files to a usb drive (no folders) it will play them.
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You can drag music files over to you iPod, but you won't be able to play them. iTunes or another program is required to changed the files the way the iPod likes them and to update it's internal database. Another option is to use RockBox. It replaces the firmware that the iPod came with and allows you to drag files over to it, leaving them unchanged. RockBox is also VERY customizable.
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hi, no you can play music from any app. i stream music from my synology ds audio and works perfectly
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I am not sure and they might have changed but isn't iTunes for IPods only as they use a different format. The Mac OS X version of iTunes can also synchronize with a small number of discontinued digital music players,[47] while the Windows version will support only the iPod.[48] The synchronization is limited, however, in that the iPod is the only digital music player compatible with Apple's proprietary FairPlay digital rights management technology, and thus most music purchased through the iTunes Store can only be played on an iPod.
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I just wanted to make a quick correction. iPods can certainly play 192kbs files (and higher) as well as Apple Losseless, unprotected mp4s and a few other things I've probably forgotten. The iTunes store, at this moment, only sells 128 kbps protected AAC files (though that should be changing soon) which may be the source of the confusion.
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It does not require an iPod, you can use a USB flash drive with music on it and it will play just fine. or you can connect whatever device of your choosing to it via USB.
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It will only play mp3. I had to convert all my wma files to mp3. I was unaware of this at the time of purchase.
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Yes, you can play your music from your iPod, iPad, or iPhone, or any music device that has Bluetooth, stereo cables (which you could use from the headphone jack of your iPod), or optical cables (which won't work on an iPod).
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Only Apple stuff works with iTunes. Media player or File Explorer (drag & drop) are much easier to use than iTunes anyway.
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Just to clarify, music purchased from the iTunes Store will not work with this player. However, the iTunes software itself will probably work fine for managing a library of ripped music and other MP3's. (Just make sure and change iTunes' preferences to rip in a MP3 instead of AAC, if this player doesn't support AAC.) But the gift card isn't worth anything for this player.
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This device only works with the older Apple iDock interface (before iPhone 5); if your "mp3 player" is not a iPhone, iPad, iTouch or iPod it will not work with your device.
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So can you just drag your computer's MP3 files over to load them into your iPod? Or at least specify which files rather than getting the Winamp program and plugin?
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What format are your files in? If MP3 then there will be zero problem. I have all of my MP3's on an external hard drive as well & all of my tag info was kept intact when I imported the tracks into iTunes. If the format is WMA then iTunes will want to convert the files into a format that the iPod will play. Tags will likely remain intact but the files will be changed I believe.
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No. And, I can't get mine to play ANY mp3 on sd card or usb stick. May be operator error, a fluke or whatever - but now it's my fluke :-(.