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Mac & iTunes geniuses... help

I have an iTunes library of CDs ripped to AIFF in a peripheral hard drive.

AIFFs are great when storage space is no problem, but it is a problem on my iTouch. AIFFs take up the gbs pretty quickly.

So I’m thinking that a work-around would be to rip cds that I’d want to have on my iTouch into Apple Lossless. The quality on an iTouch with Ultimate Ears would be about the same, but with more music on the iTouch with A’ Lossless.

So how do I create a second library of ripped CDs in A’ Lossless and how do I toggle easily between the two libraries?

And how do I create a playlist for the iTouch in iTunes that reflects the A’ Lossless files in the new library?

This seems like a simple problem, but my experiments haven’t panned out. Describing the want seems easier than realizing its satisfaction!
Your help is appreciated.

:) listening,

Ed
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istanbulu OP
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Hi guys,

Thanks for your thoughts. Much appreciated all around.

I just realized, duh, that I could re-rip the CDs in A'Lossless (or I'll check out 320), save them in the library (but not copyover the AIFF files), load the A'Lossless files onto the iTouch; then in iTunes, identify which files are the not-AIFFs (good old get info), delete them from the library (which takes them out of the peri-HD as well). A little "steppy" but it works.

Sometimes I wonder about my ability to over-think things like this... maybe that applies to other areas as well LOL.

All the very best over the holidays and into the new year,

and again,

thanks, &

:) listening,

Ed
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