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User profile for user: CTSeaDragon
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Exporting Individual Song From iTunes

I have a question that applies to iTunes Version 12.9.4.94 on my 2018 Mac mini running macOS Mojave Version 10.14.4 (18E226).


How do I export an indivdual song in MP3 format out of iTunes to my HDD? I found sites which show ways to export individual songs from within iTunes, but I think that iTunes 12 obsoleted those methods.


I also found other sites that mention third-party applications for exporting individual songs.


I am sure I am overlooking the obvious answer to my problem.


Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thank you in advance for your help!


Posted on Apr 28, 2019 2:32 PM

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User profile for user: Roger Wilmut1
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Posted on Apr 28, 2019 2:51 PM

Firstly, go to iTunes Preferences>General and click the 'Import Settings' button. Set 'Import Using' to 'MP3 Encoder' and use the next drop-down menu to choose your settings - you can choose 'Custom' and set the bitrate as suits you.


Click OK, then OK again to close the Preferences.


Go to the Music list; select the files you want to convert and from the 'File' menu choose 'Create new version' then 'Create MP3 version' (iTunes 11+ - in earlier versions choose 'Create MP3 version' from the 'Advanced' menu).


MP3 versions will be created and placed in the music list (the AAC versions will remain there). You can drag them out if you want to save them elsewhere (doing this will not remove them from the Library). You can select and delete any files as required in the Music list. (Never tamper with the actual library in the Finder).

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User profile for user: Roger Wilmut1
Roger Wilmut1
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Apr 28, 2019 2:51 PM in response to CTSeaDragon

Firstly, go to iTunes Preferences>General and click the 'Import Settings' button. Set 'Import Using' to 'MP3 Encoder' and use the next drop-down menu to choose your settings - you can choose 'Custom' and set the bitrate as suits you.


Click OK, then OK again to close the Preferences.


Go to the Music list; select the files you want to convert and from the 'File' menu choose 'Create new version' then 'Create MP3 version' (iTunes 11+ - in earlier versions choose 'Create MP3 version' from the 'Advanced' menu).


MP3 versions will be created and placed in the music list (the AAC versions will remain there). You can drag them out if you want to save them elsewhere (doing this will not remove them from the Library). You can select and delete any files as required in the Music list. (Never tamper with the actual library in the Finder).

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