Hey Tim, Thanks, this worked just as you described. I'm so glad I'm on this list. Take care, Donna On Feb 26, 2014, at 10:25 AM, Tim Kilburn <kilbur...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, > > To get the iTunes Plus higher quality songs when you are subscribed to iTunes > Match, do the following: > > 1. Go into iTunes. > 2. Select the Songs view. > 3. Select the songs you wish to upgrade. > 4. Press the Delete key. > 5. Pay attention to the dialog that appears and make sure that you don't > delete the songs from the Cloud as well. > 6. Once they've been deleted, there should now be a Download button right to > the right of the song title. Press it for each song. > > The higher quality version will download from Apple. There are quick ways to > manage this sort of thing by sorting your Library by Kind, iCloud Status and > such then doing actions on multiple items.. > > Also, regarding sound quality, note that the sound output devices in iPods > are not to the quality that you can get out of a laptop or Desktop computer, > so sound quality may be less when playing to amplifier units as the less > quality is also amplified. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Feb 25, 2014, at 9:47 PM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: > >> Hi Erik, >> >> Oh, weird! It would never have dawned on me that I have to do that. So, >> how do I go about it? If I delete the local copies, will the match copies >> import automatically? >> >> Thanks both of you, Eric and Lisette. I'll really be glad to have solved >> this. >> Best, >> Donna >> On Feb 25, 2014, at 9:45 PM, Eric Caron <ecar...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >>> Hi Donna, >>> >>> You can use iTunes match to get the higher quality recordings to play >>> but it is not automatic. you will be playing your local copy until you >>> delete them and then import them back from iTunes match. Here is a kind of >>> amazing example. I recorded many vinyl records and then placed them in >>> itunes. Later I noticed that many of them were recognized by iTunes.and >>> showed up as matched. Once I deleted them from itunes I could then bring >>> them back from itunes match. When they came back they were true high >>> quality copies from itunes and not my vinyl recordings! Mostly I was happy >>> with the exchange. For a few albums I missed the album sounds. >>> >>> Eric Caron >>> >>> On Feb 25, 2014, at 8:30 PM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hey Lisette, >>>> >>>> thanks. You know, I didn't look at the bit rate, and I should have. Much >>>> as I would dislike importing my CDs again, the poor sound quality does >>>> bother me quite a bit. One thing I wonder, though, I have iTunes match, >>>> so wouldn't I be playing a higher quality recording, even if my CD was >>>> imported at a lower bit rate? >>>> thanks so much for the help. >>>> Cheers, >>>> Donna >>>> On Feb 25, 2014, at 7:16 PM, Lisette Wesseling >>>> <lisettewessel...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Donna, >>>>> When you import CDS, you can choose to increase the bit rate to a higher >>>>> quality. I always import at 192 kbps as I can hear the degradation and it >>>>> bothers me. >>>>> You can choose all these settings in iTunes prefs under the general tab. >>>>> You'll have to re import your CDs again but maybe it's worth it for you. >>>>> I am not a great expert on all this sample and bit rate stuff, but I do >>>>> know I can hear it when it's too low. By default it's set at 128 kbps I >>>>> think. >>>>> Check it out. >>>>> >>>>> Lisette >>>>> >>>>> On 26/02/2014, at 2:13 pm, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> >>>>>> Recently I have had occasion to compare the sound of my actual CDs >>>>>> juxtaposed with the imported versions of those same CDs played on the >>>>>> same speakers, but played from my 4th gen touch. There's a noticeable >>>>>> degradation in sound quality when the music is played from my ipod. >>>>>> Just wondering if others have noticed this, and what, if anything you've >>>>>> done to compensate? >>>>>> TIA, >>>>>> Donna >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>> an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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