Converting iTunes to zume

inmnbob · #1 (**permalink**) 04-20-2011, 09:12 PM

I have the Arrive and little by little moving everything to this phone. One remaining move issue is my iTunes library and playlist. I upgraded all my songs so there are no DRM issues and I did move some songs from iTunes to Zune and then the Arrive, but what I find challenges is moving all the songs and more importantly the playlists. When I moved from IPod to an Android the Doubletwist program was excellent and in a very simple process I was able to synch all my songs and playlists to the Android. Is there anything similar in the windows phone 7 solutions

**Dr.8820** · #2 (**permalink**) 04-20-2011, 09:23 PM

i'm hoping someone has an easier way also, all of my mp3s from rhapsody and bearshare had to be burned to a cd, then ripped before zune would store them.

eric12341 · #3 (**permalink**) 04-20-2011, 09:29 PM

there's a program that converts files from .mp3 to wma format called Microsoft windows media encoder, download that and then set the converted files to go into a different folder then set Zune to only look at that folder in options. all my songs that I downloaded from limewire and ripped from CDs I made in HS all transferred without a hitch. to convert without losing information and to avoid compression artifacts u can convert to .wav first then to .wma.

**Dr.8820** · #4 (**permalink**) 04-20-2011, 09:55 PM

is it at microsoft.com?

eric12341 · #5 (**permalink**) 04-21-2011, 01:24 AM

yea it may be somewhere bing for it. u can also use the dbPoweramp converter

EDIT: right HERE

inmnbob · #6 (**permalink**) 04-23-2011, 03:24 PM

How to convert iTunes playlists ?

**Certs** · #7 (**permalink**) 04-23-2011, 04:33 PM

I use the Windows Phone Connector for Mac and it transferred all of my playlists. I think there was some DRM content that wasn't transferred though.

The PC equivalent should be the Zune software, Zune doesn't carry over the playlists? I had to select 'transfer all music' AND check off the playlists I wanted to sync, maybe try that.

inmnbob · #8 (**permalink**) 04-26-2011, 08:32 PM

Finally figured it out. There is a third party app that creates playlist from iTunes and makes them Zune software compatible. It worked great. I had 75 playlists.

Now I can dump the apple iPod and the android. The windows phone is better.