The DSi reads .mp4, .3gp, and .m4a. I think what's going on is that while your music is encoded in AAC (the instructions that tell your computer how to handle and convert the audio), it is placed in the mp4/m4a container.
Think of the AAC as food and mp4/m4a as a plastic baggie. The DSi won't pick up the audio unless it finds the correct container. I won't have my DSi until MAYBE tomorrow when it arrives so I won't be able to try stuff out yet.
For the sake of clarity, mp4 is audio and video (even if there's no video present or vice versa), m4a is just audio, and 3gp is audio optimized for use in cellphones.
I'm still going to assume that the benefits of AAC over MP3 are still in play.
EDIT - Just as I thought. Converted a file to AAC in iTunes and the extension was in .m4a.
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Jul 01, 12 at 5:16pm
rachelhegans
I have a different problem.I downloaded the music already converted to Mp4 then I tried to play it my dsi said"couldn't play track" I don't know why.I download some of the songs and it works but now it dosen't
I use the free youtube downloader
Mar 25, 10 at 2:49pm
Duncan Idaho
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What if I want to convert 86 songs to AAC files? I tried, but I ended up with two of each song. I can't tell whether it's AAC or not. ]:
somewhere on your comp there should be an itunes folder, check it, and seek the song you want, it should show up 2 files, if you are a mac user go to:
User>Music>Itunes>Itunes media>Music
there you should see some folder, thats your libray select the folder of the artis and drag and drop to a diferent folder (for the sake of this example we will use DSi music as the folder) like Dsi music every single song you wish, then connect the USB stcik Drag&Drop the folder on the memroy stick icon, expell it insert the micro SD on the DSi and voila!.
My Tutorial of Itunes files conversion:
Mar 25, 10 at 8:15am
bangkok . 8]
What if I want to convert 86 songs to AAC files? I tried, but I ended up with two of each song. I can't tell whether it's AAC or not. ]:
Apr 08, 09 at 2:25pm
Reenee
MediaCoder Audio Edition.
Apr 08, 09 at 1:27pm
Paper Mario Dude
ok...what about those who don't use Itunes...and rather use Zune is there a converter that...works? i downloaded something that converts music into AAC format but the DSi still didn't recognize it.
so what are the steps on converting your music to a m4a/aac format?
I'm going to address this with iTunes first. This is the way with minimal hassle.
1. Open iTunes. Press Ctrl+B to show the Browser. 2. Select an Album with the Browser. 3. Above the list of songs is the row that says Name, Time, Artist, etc. Right-click on this row and choose Bit Rate. Now, look at your album's song list bit rate. Remember it. 4. Go to Edit > Preferences > General tab. Click the button that says Import Settings... 5. This is the most important dialog box here. The Import Using pop-up should be set to AAC of course. Under Setting, pick Custom. 6. With the new dialog box, set the Stereo Bit Rate to match that of your album's or as close as possible. 7. Check the box for Use Variable Bit Rate Encoding. If your Bit Rate is too low, you cannot use this. It would be redundant anyway (usually if you're going to convert a Podcast). 7.5 If you ARE going to convert a podcast, check Optimize for Voice. 8. Click OK till you're back at the main window. For a test run, right click just one song and choose Create AAC Version. Go do something else. 9. When it's done, find the new song (carefully! it looks identical with the same tags) and right click on it to choose Get Info. Witness the space you've saved...or not. Shouldn't be much either way. 10. Lastly, listen to it. Does it sound as good as the original? Are you happy with the results? If so, do the rest of your album. If not, try different import settings and try again. 11. Go find the new songs and toss them onto an SD card. You can find the correct directory by looking up the Advanced tab in the iTunes Preferences window. You're done.
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yeah and could someone tell me what is the Usb Sd card reader thing for?
In case your computer doesn't have anything to read SD cards with.
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So could AAC's be considered similar to MP3s?
They're still audio files. Just their encoding methods are different.
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Something you guys need to realize that while iTunes is the easy way out, you do it at the cost of time. If you want to do an assload of songs at once (read: more than 100), it's not going to be done briskly. I just used MediaCoder Audio Edition just a few minutes ago to convert a 27-song album to mp4 in about 3-4 minutes. iTunes would probably take 20-30 minutes. MediaCoder is a dedicated audio converter that supports multi-core processors. I highly recommend that over iTunes.
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Okay, nobody seemed to have told me about this before but there IS a shuffle feature! Shuffle either through EVERY song or just the songs in a folder! Damn right.
i havent got a slot in my computer so how am i supposed to put songs onto my memory card ?? do i need to buy a usb stick thing ?? please help ?? thanks.
so what are the steps on converting your music to a m4a/aac format?
I'm going to address this with iTunes first. This is the way with minimal hassle.
1. Open iTunes. Press Ctrl+B to show the Browser. 2. Select an Album with the Browser. 3. Above the list of songs is the row that says Name, Time, Artist, etc. Right-click on this row and choose Bit Rate. Now, look at your album's song list bit rate. Remember it. 4. Go to Edit > Preferences > General tab. Click the button that says Import Settings... 5. This is the most important dialog box here. The Import Using pop-up should be set to AAC of course. Under Setting, pick Custom. 6. With the new dialog box, set the Stereo Bit Rate to match that of your album's or as close as possible. 7. Check the box for Use Variable Bit Rate Encoding. If your Bit Rate is too low, you cannot use this. It would be redundant anyway (usually if you're going to convert a Podcast). 7.5 If you ARE going to convert a podcast, check Optimize for Voice. 8. Click OK till you're back at the main window. For a test run, right click just one song and choose Create AAC Version. Go do something else. 9. When it's done, find the new song (carefully! it looks identical with the same tags) and right click on it to choose Get Info. Witness the space you've saved...or not. Shouldn't be much either way. 10. Lastly, listen to it. Does it sound as good as the original? Are you happy with the results? If so, do the rest of your album. If not, try different import settings and try again. 11. Go find the new songs and toss them onto an SD card. You can find the correct directory by looking up the Advanced tab in the iTunes Preferences window. You're done.
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yeah and could someone tell me what is the Usb Sd card reader thing for?
In case your computer doesn't have anything to read SD cards with.
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So could AAC's be considered similar to MP3s?
They're still audio files. Just their encoding methods are different.
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Something you guys need to realize that while iTunes is the easy way out, you do it at the cost of time. If you want to do an assload of songs at once (read: more than 100), it's not going to be done briskly. I just used MediaCoder Audio Edition just a few minutes ago to convert a 27-song album to mp4 in about 3-4 minutes. iTunes would probably take 20-30 minutes. MediaCoder is a dedicated audio converter that supports multi-core processors. I highly recommend that over iTunes.
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Okay, nobody seemed to have told me about this before but there IS a shuffle feature! Shuffle either through EVERY song or just the songs in a folder! Damn right.
