How to decrease the size of your music collection

If there is one thing Richard Saunders likes it music. Especially: 2Pac, Mos Def, Dead Prez, The Offspring, and so many others. I love music so much I got that 120 GB ipod. Yeah, its like that.

But having lots of music on your computer can take up a lot of space. With many CD's being at least 90 MB's some even over 150 MB's. But I'll tell you how to convert that CD so it only takes up around 30 MB's with no noticeable loss in quality, and the files can still be put on your Ipod/MP3 player and played on Itunes and Windows media player. Doing this will allow you to put MUCH MORE music in your library and Ipod especially if you got a nano (step your game up to that 60 GB Classic at least).

This process is somewhat time consuming and can be annoying but I believe its worth it.

NOTE: if you want to convert music that you have on your Ipod but not your computer you have to download a program to copy the music from your Ipod to your PC (can't use Itunes for this, Damn you Itunes). I use Sharepod for this, its free, easy to use, and I've never had a problem with it
http://download.cnet.com/SharePod/3000-2141_4-10794489.html?tag=mncol

Open Itunes:
In top menu, Choose EDIT, choose PREFERENCES. Go the tab that says General. Click the the IMPORT SETTINGS: Under Import Using: AAC Encoder. Under settings choose Custom, and you want it to say under Details: 32 kbps (Mono)/ 64 kbps (Stereo), and so on.

When you've done that, your ready to start. Go through your Itunes and select everything you want convert. After selecting what you want to convert left click and choose Create AAC version. If you have a lot of things to convert it may take a while to finish but when its done you'll have the same music with no noticeable loss in quality that takes up at most half that of the original.
Now delete the original MP3 files from yours Itunes/Ipod/PC.

If you want to go one step further and get some good karma points create torrents for the AAC versions and upload them to the internet (I prefer the Pirate Bay), and seed.
Now you can put more music on your MP3 player and computer.

Always remember to support the artists who put out good music (not Souljah Boy, Plies, other crappy rappers, and most importantly those corporate designed acts like Hannah Montana). There are more ways to support the artists then buying their CD's you can go to their concerts or find out their address and sent them like $5.00, which is much more then the 10% they get from their CD's.

And always remember Wu-Tang Clan is for the children


Let the good music never stop playing