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Yes, of course! I should've mentioned that. <L> On 2021-11-01 10:11, Jon Roren wrote: > Lou, wouldn't the iPad also be able to use the dropbox app? > > On Mon, Nov 1, 2021 at 12:53 PM Lou Judson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > There is an easy solution for this, but it does not involve putting > audio files on an iPad (not I-pad). Apple has made that nearly > impossible (and I am a Mac user only!) > > I collected a lot of music in iTunes and was often frustrated at how > difficult it is to find a selection with the click-wheel design. Took > forever! > > Lately I have been happily using my iPhone for this, by putting the > audio on Dropbox (or any other cloud storage of your choice) and using > the dropbox app to listen from the cloud. You have to have an account > and the app, and pretty much unlimited data access on your phone, but it > works wonderfully, sounds great, and is easily searchable, no more > clicking the wheel. > > I also use Amazon Music HD and can access practically any tune at any > time in seconds. > > I took a drive from SF to Seattle soon after I had set this up, and had > nonstop music all the way, except for in one tunnel. > > I'm 71 and thought iTunes and iPod were going to be the last music > player I'd ever need. Now it is just the phone and the cloud! > > <L> > > Lou Judson > Intuitive Audio > 415-883-2689 > > On 2021-11-01 08:36, John Haley wrote: > > Funny thing. Somebody recently just said to me "Oh I hear you're an audio person..." and had the same problem. She had a large archive of I-Tunes > on her I-Pod that she wants to just put on her I-Pad. Sounds easy, right? Both Apple devices. As she explained, not easy at all. I was not able to help. I suggested first looking for a You-Tube how-to on it, and otherwise see if she could load all of the files onto a thumb drive or SD card, and > just transfer the files. It ought to be that simple, right? Obviously, it isn't. But there has to be a way. I was never into lossy formats and now I am grateful for that. > > She also asked what device should she use to listen to music when she goes out for a walk or a jog, and I said her cellphone. I don't do that either, so I'm not much help. I have to assume that I-Pods are truly obsolete by > now. It's like who buys small digital cameras now that we cam just use our phones? Remember Walkmans and MP3 players? All gone. > > Best, > John Haley > > On Mon, Nov 1, 2021 at 10:36 AM John Gledhill <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Apple I-pad question > > I apologize for perhaps the wrong forum however, I am hoping someone who > knows the answer can pass me his or her number and I will call offline. > > About 12 year ago I digitized a few hundred cassette tapes and records > for a gentleman after making him aware of online sources and yes he > wanted his cassettes / records digitized. > > Kept copies of all of the original 16 bit files and generated ACC or m4v > and loaded the files to one of those old brick ipods with a 75 Gig HD > (audio takes 45 gig) and a sleek nano device > > I used I-tunes at the time and was dismayed by the way the ipods messed > up (hashed, and hacked up the file names). > > Fast-forward a decade and more. Customer who is old is still alive and > very active. He has a good sense of humour. He brought me his old ipods > and a brand new ipad and wants the audio loaded to the ipad and > eventually his iphone 13. > > Should be a no brainer. Except now we have cloud storage. He already has > other music and albums on his ipad (and they don't show up when > connected to a pc with itunes). I guess I would have to sign in to his > account? > > My son also warned me about something called "syncing" where Apple > decides to obliterate material on your device if you load material from > a local drive. I told him there is no way a company could do this and be > taken seriously let along convince people to buy their product. > > Silly me. Even when I turn off automatic syncing in itunes and think > about moving audio to the I-pad I see warning about only being able to > be sync'd to one source. I stop at this point, as the material already > on the ipad is not mine to erase. > > Also worrisome was a pop-up about "trusted device" and only being > allowed 5. I have used up two for him so far. > > A google search leads me to a couple of software applications that claim > to allow me to add music to the ipad without erasing what is already there. >> I wonder. >> >> What computer OS would ever expect you to buy a separate programme to >> simply copy a file. What am I missing? >> >> Even if I succeed, will this gentleman undo everything next time he >> accesses music on-line? >> >> I really do not want to load 45 Gig to some cloud server so he can sync >> to that. This just seems ridiculous when the material is already on a >> local drive.. >> >> Ques) If I did put 45G on the icloud from a PC and used this load his >> ipad then what happens when he signs onto itunes from his iphone13 on a >> cellular network. Does he unwittingly have 45G of cellular network >> traffic arriving? >> >> If anyone knows of a way to simply place audio files on an ipad (from a >> PC) so they will stay there, be playable, and will not erase what is >> already present then please pass me your telephone number. >> >> P.S. The old brick of an ipod he had with the older battery technology >> and a hard drive was recharged and still works a week later. >> >> The very sleek nano ipod he passed me was charged for a day and last 2 ½ >> min and now won't recharge. Improved design for who's benefit. And no, I >> am not advocating carrying gramophones in backpacks. >> >> -- >> John Gledhill >> BIT WORKS Inc. >> 905 881 2733 >> [log in to unmask] >> www.bitworks.org [1] [1 [1]] >> < https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/ceeed89eb06404eac5b1ee2ac5b8ab31bfa7cf14?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bitworks.org&userId=6890612&signature=50b5e883e0992765 Links: ------ [1] http://www.bitworks.org Links: ------ [1] http://www.bitworks.org