Exporting songs to an Mp3 player.

[Johanbgoot]

I have received a Goodmans GMP32000s 2g Mp3 player.  The manual says that it is not compatible with Macintosh but I am sure there must be a way to export some songs from my iTunes library, I'm using version 9.2.1. I do have Parallels on my iMac so I know that if I need to I can use it but is there a simplier way?

Thanks,

Johan

[krissel]

Does it show up on the desktop when you plug it in via USB?  If so, then you may be able to just drag and drop mp3s into the drive. iTunes doesn't have to be involved.

If there is software that needs to be installed to run it... fire up Parallels.

[Highmac]

If your iTunes library music is not MP3 (most of mine are AAC), you can convert tracks, though setting it up is slightly convoluted. I'm on 9.2.1 as well.

Launch iTunes, go into Prefs/General/Import settings (next to "When you insert a CD")/Import using... use the dropdown menu to choose MP3. Go back to the main iTunes window, highlight a song and go up to Advanced in the top menu. The dropdown will now give the option to "Create MP3 Version".

If you have the main window set to Names it will create the new version above or below the original. Conversion will take a few moments and will show as greyed out while creating it. When the chimes tell you it's ready you can drag the file on to your Desktop (it will actually create a new copy) or into a folder.

After that, it's back to Kris's advice. I'd tend to agree that if you can connect by USB the player should show up on the desktop. Goodmans probably just don't want to provide phone support for Mac users

HTH

[Johanbgoot]

Yes the Mp3 player appears on my desktop using its USB cable and I can open it. I dragged a song from itunes on to it and that did not work, so I dragged a song to my desktop and it appeared as a Mp3 so I then dragged it to the Music file on the player and the song copied.  I open the music file and it is there and says it is a Mp3.  If I click on the song it opens iTunes and plays just fine. If i disconnect the player and open the music file it says no songs.

Any other suggestions?

Johan

[Highmac]

Were the songs you tried bought from iTunes? If so they may be locked. Might be worth trying a track you've imported from a CD.

If that doesn't work I'm afraid you'll have to wait for someone more knowledgable than me  

[Paddy]

Johan, I know that this probably isn't what you're going to want to hear, but are you sure you want to spend any time on this?

http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/portab...ns-gmp32000.asp

http://www.recommendedbuys.co.uk/electroni...ns-gmp32000.htm

I'm assuming someone gave you this? They were released in 2006 in the UK...

You could try reformatting it using Disk Utility - using FAT 32, of course. But it doesn't really sound like a winner of an MP3 player and even if you do manage to get it working, it may be short-lived.

[Xairbusdriver]

Maybe not a 'winner' but it sure has a catchy name!!

Seriously, it probably has a proprietary OS/database system to keep track of all the files. So dragging and dropping probably won't do the trick. The files probably have to be imported by the software 'behind the scenes' that probably only works with some form of Windows. If it came out in 2006, I doubt it would even be Vista and you can hopefully find a simple method by firing up Parallels...after all, that's why you have that installed, right? If you're lucky, it will start up the app on the player and welcome you to the wonderful world of MP3's.

Good luck, but don't get too close to the monitor while Windows is running!