What is my best way to achieve this seemingly simple task? Been living in a post CD world for a long time now and I am stumped how to get this done without mailing him the CD (although he doesn’t have a cd drive)…
On my side I have:
Original music CD (orchestral, not on Spotify, iTunes, etc)
New Windows 10? based Laptop with CD Drive
iPad
Google Drive
Gmail
Spotify
iTunes
Son has:
iPad
MacBook
Google Drive
Gmail
Spotify
iTunes
Can you import the CD into itunes and then use the same itunes account?
You can import the songs to your computer using iTunes or another program, make sure they are standard .mp3 files (iTunes can export in this format), zip them all into a .zip file, and email that to him.
You can import the cd into I tunes library then son can get it from there … here is how to import it into windows I tunes from Apples website https://support.apple.com/kb/PH20501?locale=en_US
I like poblob14’s solution, that way your son can do whatever he wants with the files including adding them to his own iTunes. I’m not sure about the other solutions offered — I’ve never put my iTunes files anywhere other than my own computer. Sharing with him would require some type of server solution or access to your computer via a network.
A tweak on the zip solution…put the resulting .zip file on your google drive for him to download and unzip. (Or if zipping is an issue, then don’t zip them at all…just put them on your drive)
@ClaremontMom I agree w your solution - I was just posting the link from Apple on how to get a CD into the iTunes library using Windows … wasn’t sure If he knew how to do that first step… Once the cd is in iTunes library then definitely can follow poblob14 and your advice… or maybe they can use the same iTunes account (if they have set that up)- as bopper says
PS -On the above link it shows you the encoding and gives a link to change formats by clicking on import settings
@runswimyoga - just curious though…does iTunes have an option to put your music “out there” somewhere? Sharing an account doesn’t seem to be enough. You would have to have the music you just downloaded from a CD somewhere where others can access it. I’ve not saying it’s not possible, I’ve just never used such an option with iTunes.
http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/01/amazon-autorip.html
If you buy a CD on Amazon I believe you also get the mp3 files for the songs to use in your Amazon cloud player.
@ClaremontMom … hmm not sure -when we first set up apple accounts our family had 1 apple Id and credit card linked used for 3 family member’s separate IOS devices and each IOS could synch the library… rules might have changed …and there is the I cloud…
the wrench here is Dad is in windows on another device but has an iPad and son has an IPad not sure how they have their Apples IDs iTunes and I Clouds Ids set up
on Apples website it says they have family sharing https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201060
“Family Sharing makes it easy for up to six people in your family to share each other’s iTunes, iBooks, and App Store purchases without sharing accounts. Pay for family purchases with the same credit card and approve kids’ spending right from a parent’s device. Share photos, a family calendar, and more to help keep everyone connected.”
"You can use Family Sharing on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 8 or later, your Mac with OS X Yosemite or later and iTunes 12, or your PC with iCloud for Windows.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to Settings > iCloud, tap Set Up Family Sharing, then follow the onscreen steps.
On your Mac, go to Apple menu > System Preferences > iCloud, click Set Up Family, then follow the onscreen steps. "
“To get started, one adult in your household—the family organizer—invites up to five additional family members and agrees to pay for any iTunes, iBooks, and App Store purchases they initiate while part of the family group. Once family members join, the features of Family Sharing are set up on everyone’s devices automatically.”
You can also do it through Google Play. Upload files, download at the other end (or play streaming).
Found it. http://www.apple.com/itunes/itunes-match/
Didn’t read it but it appears to have a cost. I also don’t like the idea of sharing an iTunes account. An appleId has so much more personal info associated with it. I think easiest solution for OP is downloading to own computer and copying to google drive for S to download.
Of course, there is always the issue of copyrights and music sharing. But we will stick with the technology question.
Is it a CD of music that you made? A compilation of songs? Make a playlist on Spotify of those songs and then share your playlist with him.
Thanks for all the suggestions. How would I upload these songs onto Spotifiy?
Or I will check how to use the Google Play option.
For spotify it says
https://community.spotify.com/t5/forums/searchpage/tab/message?q=how+to+upload+a+cd+onto+playlist
https://community.spotify.com/t5/Accounts-and-Subscriptions/CD-Importing/td-p/221586
“The easiest way to do it would be to rip the tracks from the CD using Windows Media Player and save them on your hard drive. Spotify should then automatically see them as local files if you have Windows Media Player selected as a source in your Edit > Preferences menu.”
Google Play option is prob easier though -
On Spotify just choose “New Playlist” on the left hand column. Give the playlist a name. Then in the search bar, search for each of your songs on the CD that you want to share. When you find a song, click on the title and drag it to that playlist. Do that for each song on the CD you have created. Then you can share the playlist with your son or he can search for that title (or be friends with you on Spotify) and play it or save it to his own favorite playlists.
I was hoping that this was about the songs you are sharing!
If you want to know HOW to share then the fastest way is to ask your son probably.
I get dizzy just listening to all the answers here!
I’m an old-fashioned own-my-tunes kind of gal. Is this a CD available for sale or a custom one? Honestly I’d just have the other person buy the songs off iTunes.
I have never done this, but can’t you also set up a YouTube account and put in the songs of your choice? That’s free.
@Pizzagirl This cd is not available for purchase.
FYI, I am pretty good with technology, especially Apple, it’s the wrinkle of a CD that’s the complication. And then bringing it back from Windows to iOS.
You can make playlists on Spotify for free - you just can’t listen to them if you are out of wifi.
Keep in mind that there are some potential security implications with sharing itunes or other accounts and it may violate their TOS.
Also, considering you both have itunes and gmail, one “oldschool solution” to consider is to rip the CD using itunes and then locate the files under Windows by going to the music folder under your profile user directory -> itunes -> itunes media -> music -> and the folder of the album you ripped.
Once you located that folder, after checking to see all the songs are there, zip up the entire folder, upload it to your google gdrive(part of your gmail account), search for a chain on the top right hand side to get the link, send your son the link for him to download the zipped album, and then he can import it back to his itunes account. Done this countless times not only for music albums, but also large zip files of documents to/from clients across the country/around the world when regular email would be insufficient due to security considerations(sending emails is akin to sending a postcard where info…including file attachments are easily readable) or due to large file sizes involved(Anything larger than say…10-30 MB).
Out of curiosity, is the album classica/jazz or a genre which has a wide dynamic range?
Just wondering as some audiophile friends who had me rip CDs for them in the past preferred I ripped them in lossless formats like “Apple lossless” or flac because they felt lossy formats like mp3 compressed the dynamic range too much for them. Vast majority of people, however, wouldn’t care and wouldn’t have the equipment* to notice the difference.