iTunes Connection to Music Players or DAPs

DREW BAIRD | MOON AUDIO STAFF/

iTunes Connection to Music Players in 2 steps.

iTunes Connection to Music Players, Daps or Digital Audio Players is simplified into 2 steps below.

As a MAC or Windows user, iTunes catalogs your music and syncs directly to Apple iPhone, iPad, iPod or other iDevices.  However, if your music player, DAP or audio player is not made by Apple, you need another software to sync your music to your player or DAP.

1. Sync, store and organize your iTunes music with JRiver Media Center.

JRiver logo

JRiver, much like iTunes, is a music catalog. It is simple to use and allows you to sync music from computers or MacBooks (MACs) to music players, daps, or hi-res audio players made by Astell & Kern, Calyx, HiFiMan and Questyle.

Note: JRiver will not connect AK players or the Calyx M to a MAC but they do connect to Windows computers.

iTunes Connection to JRiver with One Time Sync - Sync your iTunes library once and use JRiver Media Center to manage your music files.

    1. Under File, click Library then Import.

      JRiver Import

    1. Choose the “Import a single folder’ and click Next.

      Jriver one time import

    1. Click the Browse button and locate your iTunes library under User/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music.

      JRiver Import one time browse

      Note: You need to double click the folders to get to the desired path location.

      Music Folder

      Double click the iTunes folder under the user Music folder.

      iTunes folder

      Note: Double click iTunes Media under the iTunes folder.

      iTunes Media folder

      Note: Highlight the Music folder under iTunes Media but DO NOT double-click.

    1. Click Open when the final music folder is highlighted.

  1. Click Finish and the import will begin.

    JRiver Import one time finish

2. Auto Import iTunes Library for Future Updates

If you want to continue iTunes as your main music catalog or source, you can setup JRiver to auto sync with iTunes. Therefore, when you add to your iTunes Music library, JRiver will automatically sync & update your music.

    1. Under File, click Library then Import.

      JRiver Import

    1. Choose “Configure Auto-Import” and click Next.

      JRiver Auto import

    1. Click Add.

      JRiver Auto import add

    1. Click the Browse button and locate your iTunes library under User/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music.

      JRiver Auto import Browse 1

    1. Click Open when the final music folder is highlighted.

      iTunes Media folder

    1. Click OK. You will now see the file path added to the list.

      JRiver Auto import finish

  1. Click Finish and your iTunes library will start to sync to JRiver.

Now, you can easily browse and organize your music.  Have fun and HAPPY LISTENING!

Have any questions about this process?  Please leave us a comment below on the blog and we'll be happy to answer them LIVE on the blog.

Thank you.

Drew Baird

When Drew Baird, P.E., put his first audio system together, he found himself dissatisfied with the audio cables available in his price range -- so he decided to make his own. He's an engineer, after all, with the expertise to dabble in this sort of thing. He studied the types of materials that went into the big-name audio cables and figured out how to improve upon what was out there. After making his first batch of custom audio cables, he offered the extras to fellow audiophiles. They were a hit, and Silver Dragon cables were born. At the time, Drew was working full time as an engineer and nurturing his burgeoning cable business on the side. In 2010, Drew quit his day job to run Moon Audio full time, with his wife, Nichole, taking on the marketing and administrative demands of the business. In the decade since, Drew has expanded the Dragon Cable line and developed customizations for just about every headphone on the market. He's passionate about music -- ask him about the Pixies if you've got a few hours -- and every day at Moon Audio is a chance for him to help bring audiophiles and music pros closer to the sounds they love. Drew has an engineering degree from Penn State and maintains rigorous certification through the National Society of Professional Engineers.

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