Download Music To Zune
Just got your Zune player and wondered how to download music to Zune. Well, it is positively pretty easy particularly if you already own other types of mp3 players such as the iPod.
To download music to Zune is pretty similar to the iPod. However instead of using itunes software, we use the windows media player. If you want to rip Cd and download music to your Zune, all you need to do is place your Cd into your computer. Open windows media player. select Your Cd and a list of songs should appear.
Select the songs you want and click on the Rip button or you can right-click and the selection should appear. The ripped songs should appear in your windows media player library. Next, plug in your Zune via the Usb cable. By default settings, the Zune player will automatically synchronize with the media library and download all songs to the Zune player.
If it does not synchronize properly, you may need to manually copy the music files to the Zune player. It will show up regularly as a removable drive on your computer. regularly it is E drive but will depend on your computer configuration.
Do note that the Zune player only plays windows media player supported formats such as Wma, Wmv, Mp3, Mp4 and Mov. It will not retain Rm (Realmedia) or Divx format so make sure you select the precise music format when ripping Cd.
The other way to download music to your Zune player is to purchase it from a web store. Examples are itunes and Napster. Microsoft has also set a Zune marketplace where there are more than 2 million soundtracks you can purchase and download. The prices ranges from .99 to .49 each.
There is an additional one selection if you plan to download music to Zune which is to join a paid Zune membership site. These websites have millions of soundtracks for you to download all for a one time fee or a one year period. It is without fail more cost sufficient and economy in the long run.
As you can see, it is not difficult to download music to your Zune player. All you need to do is click a few buttons and synchronize and it's done.
