How to Sync Spotify Music to iPod [Proven Solution]
“My iPod Shuffle can’t be connected to Spotify any more. Have been using it in this way for years with out problems. What happened and is there any way to solve it? I am really grateful for any assistance” iPod is a series of best MP3 players including iPod Nano/Shuffle/Classic/Touch. With it, we can easily enjoy music when we are doing excise outside, waiting a bus, taking a train etc. The general way to buy and download music to iPod is through iTunes. But can you play music from other sources such as Spoitfy? Please don’t worry. Here I will show you the top ways to move Spotify songs to iPod players. Please read on.
Part 1. Can You Transfer Spotify Music to iPod Part 2. Steps on Downloading Songs from Spotify to iPod Part 3. Transfer Spotify Songs to iPod Nano/Shuffle/Classic
Part 1. Is it Possible to Import Spotify Playlist to iPod If you try to search the answer from Google, you may see different ones. Some people says that is so easy while others say no. This is really confusing. Which is right? Well, they are all right in terms of different time period. Previously, Spotify is compatible with all kind of iPod players including iPod Shuffle/Nano/Classic/Touch. iPod Shuffle is targeted as small, compact audio player without display, Nano is similar to Shuffle with touchscreen, Classic is well-know for its large capacity player, iPod Touch is the most expensive device with powerful features. You were able to connect an iPod and follow the similar instruction of syncing Spotify music to Android many years ago. Then things changed. Due to the popularity of mobile devices, Apple announced to discontinue most models of iPod except the iPod Touch. As a result, Spotify app also ditched the support of iPod Nano/Shuffle/Classic. The only way you can still play Spotify songs on iPod Touch now is by installing the Spotify mobile version app.
Although these devices are discontinued, they still play an important role on music lovers for their pure audio experience. So is there any alternatives for iPod Shuffle/Nano/Classic users? Sure, you might use a free online audio recorder or converter to record the songs. The shortcoming is that the music quality would be reduced, that is why I don't recommend. To keep the best quality, I'd suggest you to use DRmare Spotify to iPod Converter for Mac/Windows to download the Spotify music files directly.
DRmare Spotify Converter for Windows/Mac
Filter out the Ads from Spotify free account and enhance the bit rate to 320Kbps Batch download any songs at a 5X speed while keeping original meta data Convert Spotify songs to MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, M4A, M4B for any portable devices Automatically archive the output music and shut down the computer when it is done
Download Download Part 2. Steps on Downloading Spotify Tracks to Your Local Computer DRmare Spotify Music Converter works well on both Windows and Mac computers. You can convert music either from the Spotify free for premium account.
Step 1import the Spotify music Launch DRmare software, Spotify app will be launched automatically. Then simply drag and drop any playlists, artists, songs, radio to the main screen of DRmare music downloader.
Step 2Set output format for iPod The best audio formats fully compatible with iPod are M4A, AAC, M4B, MP3, WAV, you can simply select the format you want from the preferences window of DRmare Spotify music recorder. For a free Spotify account, the original tracks are with 160Kbps bit rate, please adjust the "Bit Rate" and "Sample Rate" to higher values to enhance the audio quality.
Step 3Download Spotify songs offline
Before converting, you can also select the output folder. Then you can one click to save the files to the folder which you have just selected. Once it is done, you can find all the audio files which are ready to be transferred to iPod.
Part 3. Play Spotify Music on iPod with Different Models When it goes to transferring files for iPod, the requisite you can't bypass is iTunes. Fortunately it is as easy as 1, 2, 3. Before you do this, please make sure you have . If you haven't done that, you can simply go to iTunes > "Add File to Library" , then select all the music to import. Step 1. Connect your iPod to your computer via the USB cable. When it is done, you will see a device icon from the top on iTunes main screen. Step 2. Click the icon, you should see the iPod show up on the sidebar and the digital media contents which are on the iTunes. Step 3. Select all the converted Spotify songs you like and then click "Sync" to transfer Spotify playlist to iPod Shuffle/Nano/Classic. After getting the Spotify music on your computer, you can simply follow the tips to move the Spotify songs to iPod. Step 1. Launch iTunes, then click the top “File” menu and then choose “Add File to iTunes”, then you can import all the converted songs to the iTunes music library. For more tips, you can visit: transfer the Converted Spotify files to iTunes Step 2. Connect your iPod to your computer via the USB cable. There should be an device icon appear on the top of iTunes. Step 3. Click the device icon to select the iPod device, it should show you the device from the sidebar of your iTunes. Step 4. Select all the converted Spotify songs from iTunes and then click “Sync” to sync the music files to Spotify. It may take a few minutes depends on how much files you have. Please wait a few minutes patiently.