MP3 players allow you to bring your favorite music with you, whether you are driving to work or taking a late evening jog. There is a wide variety of MP3 players available, from inexpensive devices with small memory units to the popular Apple line of iPods, which can stores thousands of songs for your listening enjoyment.
Adding Music to Standard MP3 Player
If you are using a device other than an iPod, you will add music a little differently. To start, you need to connect the MP3 player to the computer through the USB cable which came with the mobile device. Your computer will detect it as a "Removable Storage Device." Open "My Computer" ("Computer" in Windows Vista) and select the "Removable Storage Device." This will open the MP3 player's music catalog. You can now add music by clicking the song you want (wherever it is on your computer) and dragging it into the open window. Once this is completed, the song will be placed onto the MP3 player and you can listen to the song on the go.
Adding Music to iPod
Adding music to your Apple iPod is different because the iPod uses iTunes, which is a media player used on computers (it can be downloaded for free from iTunes.com). Like the other MP3 players, attach it to the computer via USB cable. In a moment, iTunes will load and your iPod will be synced with the computer. When the sync has completed the iPod information will appear. Select the "Music" tab and all the albums and play lists will be displayed. Select the music you want on your device by checking the box next to the music. Click "Sync" in the bottom right corner of iTunes and the music will be added to the iPod.
Listening to Music.
Whether you are using the iPod or another MP3 player, playing and listening to music is generally done the same way. Once you have the earphones inserted into the device and in your ears you can power on the player (although you can insert the head phones at any point in the playing process). A menu will appear with different selections, such as "Artists," "Albums" and "Songs." Scroll through the options by pressing forward or backward. Click the "Play" button when you find something you would like to hear. You can also use these buttons to adjust the music while it is playing. Pressing the "Play" button will pause the song, and pressing the forward/backward buttons will either advance to the next song or move back to the previous song.
Add Music to Computer
In case you're not sure add music to your computer, you can do this rather easily. Insert the CD into your computer. Wait a moment and your default media player will open. The player will detect the new CD and ask if you would like to burn it onto the computer. For Windows Media Player, click "Yes" and you will be allowed to select where on the hard drive you save it. As for iTunes, click "Yes" and it will be saved into your iTunes library, but you can easily access the music from your iTunes playlists. The music will now be ripped from your CD to your computer (a process which will take several minutes).
Downloading your music from the Internet isn't much different from burning. When you select a song to download from any particular site, you will be asked where you would like to download it to. Select the location on your computer and click "OK." The song will now be downloaded to that location.
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