How to add songs to an ipod shuffle

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TuneFab Apple Music Converter
Part 1: Why Can't You Play Apple Music on an iPod Shuffle?
Part 2: How to Convert Apple Music Songs to MP3?
Step 1. Launch Apple Music Converter
Step 2. Select the Apple Music Songs
Step 3. Choose Output Format for Playing on iPod shuffle
Step 4. Convert Apple Music to iPod shuffle
Step 1. Import Converted Apple Music to iTunes
Step 2. Connect iPod Shuffle to iTunes
Step 3. Sync Music from iTunes Playlist to iPod Shuffle
Part 4: iPod Shuffle, Not Yet Outdated
How do I manually add songs to my iPod Shuffle?
How do I add music to my iPod Shuffle without iTunes?
Can you still add music to iPod Shuffle?

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Apple's iPod shuffle MP3 player lacks the screen display and touch controls of other iPod models, relegating the interface to a few standard audio control buttons on the click wheel. The different controls don't change how music is loaded to the device. You still need to use iTunes to add music to and remove music from the device. After you load songs into the iTunes library, moving them to your device only takes a few minutes.

Step 1

Download and install the iTunes software (see Resources). ITunes runs on Windows XP and newer Windows operating systems, and comes pre-installed on newer versions of Mac OS X.

Step 2

Open iTunes.

Step 3

Add music to the iTunes library. Insert a music CD. ITunes will automatically display the tracks on the disc. Click the "Import CD" button in the lower-right corner of iTunes to rip the music from the disc into iTunes. Drag music files already on the computer to the "Library" section on the left side of the iTunes program window until the section becomes highlighted, then release the mouse to add the songs to the library. Also import files on the computer to iTunes by clicking "File" and then "Add file to Library." Navigate to a folder containing songs you want to add, select the songs and then click "Open." You can also purchase new music over the Internet from the iTunes Store in iTunes.

Step 4

Click "File" and then "New Playlist." Type a name for the playlist and drag songs from the Library above the playlist icon until it is highlighted and then release the mouse to add the songs to the playlist. Because you can't browse songs on the iPod shuffle, creating a playlist ensures songs play in the desired order. Drag songs up and down within the playlist to change playback order.

Step 5

Connect the iPod shuffle to the computer using the USB cable that came with the device. If this is the first time you've connected the iPod shuffle to a computer, iTunes will prompt you to name the device and set up automatic or manual music syncing. Automatic syncing will fill the device with available songs and playlists whenever it is connected. Manual syncing lets you drag individual items to the onto the iPod shuffle.

Step 6

Wait for the sync to finish if you chose automatic syncing. If you chose manual syncing, click and drag the desired playlists or songs from the Library to the iPod shuffle and wait for the transfer icon to the right of the iPod shuffle frame on the left side of the program window beneath "Devices" to disappear.

Step 7

Click the "Eject" button to the right of the iPod shuffle icon to disconnect the device from the computer.

Step 8

Unplug the charging cable and connect headphones to begin listening to music on the device.

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Writer Bio

Andrew Mikael began writing in 2010. His articles appear on various websites, where he specializes in media and related technology. Mikael has a Bachelor of Arts in film from Montana State University.

As one of the digital audio players from Apple Inc, iPod Shuffle definitely is still a wise choice for music enjoyment. Unlike iPhone, iPod touch, or other devices, iPod Shuffle lets you enjoy Music exclusively, and when you are using it, you are actually listening to the music, without any distractions.

However, Apple Inc discontinues this classic music player, leaving it not supported by a Network connection. Even though you have purchased hundreds of thousands of amazing music on Apple Music, it's disappointingly hard to make it possible to play them on your iPod Shuffle.

Luckily, things can be easy nowadays. You CAN 100% put your Apple Music onto your iPod Shuffle with the best Apple Music converter. And I'll show you how in this post.

TuneFab Apple Music Converter

One click to convert Apple Music songs to MP3/FLAC/M4A, etc.

CONTENTS

Part 1: Why Can't You Play Apple Music on an iPod Shuffle?
Part 2: How to Convert Apple Music Songs to MP3?
Part 3: How to Put Apple Music on an iPod Shuffle?
Part 4: iPod Shuffle, Not Yet Outdated

Part 1: Why Can't You Play Apple Music on an iPod Shuffle?

Although Apple has already discontinued the iPod shuffle and iPod nano in mid-2017, the iPod shuffle is still a great option for playing music offline because of its small size, large storage space, and long battery life. iPod shuffle supports MP3, VBR, AAC, Protected AAC, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), WAV, AIFF, and Apple Lossless.

Obviously, Apple Music's M4P format is not included because Apple Music requires WiFi to authenticate an Apple Music subscription. Unfortunately, iPod shuffle is not built with WiFi and that's the reason why you will come across with the problem of "Apple Music songs cannot be copied to an iPod".

Therefore, if you get a workaround to rip music from Apple Music in MP3 or other formats, you can put Apple Music on iPod shuffle. And a tool like TuneFab Apple Music Converter can be a great help to convert Apple Music to MP3. After that, you can put Apple Music on iPod shuffle via iTunes or other tools easily.

Part 2: How to Convert Apple Music Songs to MP3?

TuneFab Apple Music Converter is one of the best Apple Music to iPod converter that can remove Apple Music DRM restriction and convert Apple Music songs to high-quality MP3, M4A, WAV and FLAC in the embedded Apple Web Player.

More importantly, this powerful converter will keep all original ID3 and metadata information accurately after conversion. When you complete converting Apple Music to MP3, you can transfer the music to iPod shuffle easily via iTunes.

Step 1. Launch Apple Music Converter

Launch TuneFab Apple Music Converter, and then log into the built-in Apple Web Player by your Apple ID.

Step 2. Select the Apple Music Songs

After entering the main interface of TuneFab Apple Music Converter, you can choose the songs you want to convert from playlist or library. Then you can drag and drop them to the red "Add" button.

Step 3. Choose Output Format for Playing on iPod shuffle

From the "Convert all files to", you can choose the final output of your Apple music, including MP3, M4V, WAV and FLAC. As MP3 is one of the most compatible formats for you to transfer to any other personal device including iPod Shuffle, here you can choose MP3.

Step 4. Convert Apple Music to iPod shuffle

Simply click on the "Convert" button, then the program will start converting immediately. If you want to add more songs to the converting list, just click "Library" and select the songs you want to add and click "Convert" again, then the items will be added to the converting list.

Remember how fast the conversion speed it has? Yes, you won't wait for a long time even if you want to download a plethora of Apple music onto iPod Shuffle. When the conversion finished, you can go to "Finished" > "View Output File" to find the converted songs on your PC or Mac.

After getting all your favorite Apple Music songs converted to MP3, you can them from PC to iPod shuffle. Before you get it started, you'd better get your PC charged to avoid music transfer interruption.

All tools you need:
-A PC with your Apple Music downloaded
-Your iPod Shuffle and its USB cable
-iTunes

Now I'll show you how to put Apple Music onto a iPod Shuffle with iTunes:

Step 1. Import Converted Apple Music to iTunes

Launch iTunes, and then create a new music playlist in iTunes. The next step is to add the converted songs from the computer to the iTunes playlist. You can simply drag and drop all the songs from your PC into the new playlist in iTunes.

Step 2. Connect iPod Shuffle to iTunes

Connect your iPod shuffle to iTunes and then go to the iPod shuffle window in iTunes. Simply click on the "Device" icon in iTunes then you can get to the management interface.

Go to "Settings" > "Music" and check "Sync Music". Because one device can only sync with one iTunes library at a time, if you see a pop-up window asking you to confirm your action, please select “Remove and Sync” to continue.

Step 3. Sync Music from iTunes Playlist to iPod Shuffle

Now under the "Sync Music" tab, select "Selected playlists, artists, albums, and genres". After that, go to "Playlist" and select the newly created playlist in iTunes. When all is set, click "Apply" to start syncing DRM-free MP3 to iPod shuffle. The process will be done within minutes and you can get your brand new iPod Shuffle music successfully.

Part 4: iPod Shuffle, Not Yet Outdated

No matter which generation of iPod Shuffle you are using, it's not outdated to listen to music on this pocket music player. And it still has some features that other iOS devices can't bring to you.

Convenience - 4 generations of iPod Shuffles are all tiny and light. You can easily carry them in your pocket even when you are exercising, or walking.

Recycling - iPod Shuffles are designed for better recyclability and are with great power efficiency. On one hand, they are Brominated flame retardant–free, PVC-free and Beryllium-free and they can intelligently manage power consumption. On the other hand, its only function is music listening which reduces much energy for the monitor consumption.

Focus - When you are listening to Apple Music on other iOS devices, you may still use other apps, making the songs background music. But listening to music on iPod Shuffle makes you focus on the music itself.

Overall, listening to Apple Music on an iPod Shuffle is a quite wise choice and it shouldn't be outdated in this era of rapid change.

Conclusion

Above is the simplest and most reliable way to help you download Apple Music to an iPod Shuffle perfectly. Once the DRM protection is removed, you can enjoy Apple Music on iPod Shuffle, iPod classic, and iPod nano as well. Through effortless clicks, you can listen to Apple Music whenever you want. Now just download the trial version of Apple Music Converter for free and give it a shot!

How do I manually add songs to my iPod Shuffle?

To sync songs manually, connect your iPod Shuffle to your PC using a cable > launch iTunes > select your device (iPod Shuffle) > go to Summary > click on “Manually manage music and videos” > Select “On this iPod” > click on “Add to” > drag your desired tracks and transfer them to your iPod Shuffle > click on “Done”, ...

How do I add music to my iPod Shuffle without iTunes?

There are three ways you can use to put music on iPod without iTunes. You can transfer songs to iPod with a data transfer tool or you can directly transfer music to iPod via a USB or you can sync music to your iPhone via iCloud.

Can you still add music to iPod Shuffle?

Connect your iPod shuffle to iTunes and then go to the iPod shuffle window in iTunes. Simply click on the "Device" icon in iTunes then you can get to the management interface. Go to "Settings" > "Music" and check "Sync Music".