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I have a first-generation iPhone that I use for playing music at work (connected to Bose Wave Radio). It only has 8GB of flash memory.
Is it possible to have iTunes transfer music to this iPhone at a lower sample rate than the default? I know that there will be some quality loss, but I would like to fit more music on it.
I would rather not resample my whole library because I want to sync full-quality music onto my iPhone 4.
Video Capture, more photos, larger image sensor and better camera on the iPhone 4S means I'll spring for 32. Even with iCloud and all the music streaming options, I find I always want 4 GB of core music (and another 2.5 of podcasts) with me. Having room for more serious app and book (PDF) storage will be very nice.
The 14 GB iPhone 4 I've used since it launched was sufficient except for maybe a handful of times where I wanted more space. Especially when using iMovie to assemble slide shows and short video updates on a longer trip. Also, if an apple keynote or other hour long video comes out, I don't have the space to accommodate such videos.
Those are the few times when "the 16" wasn't enough for me. I now don't take several databases with me using bento and filemaker pro since I want more space for songs and camera footage.
I initially thought of a white 32 iPod Touch and the smallest black 4S - but having all the space and speed in one package makes it more of a computer to me. I can grab a bluetooth keyboard and get short work done if needed. I'm also quite eager for AirPlay and a 4S.
Is it possible that you have shuffle enabled? The shuffle button in the playlist list is not a toggle, so that wouldn't tell you. Here's how you can find out:
If the shuffle icon is blue, it means your iPhone is playing on shuffle.
Something else you could check is if Shake to Shuffle is enabled:
If it is, you could accidentally activate shuffle without knowing it.
Hope this helps.
Best Answer
There's an option to downrate the sample rate within iTunes when you sync to iDevices, however this has it's issues and advantages:
This option is only available when your iDevice is connected. Select your device from the iTunes left hand side bar, then choose the Summary section from the main window.
The option is labelled (in the English locale) as "Convert higher bit rate songs to..." as in the image below.
In current versions of iTunes, the Capacity bar at the bottom will resize to show your savings if you choose to sync.