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Just connect your iPod, iPhone, or iPad to your computer and iTunes automatically syncs your music. Or you can select which songs to take with you.</p> </div> <div class="column"> <img id="clutter" class="across" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130621033153im_/http://images.apple.com/itunes/digital-music-basics/images/clutter.jpg" width="122" height="129" alt=""/> <h3>Reduce clutter.</h3> <p>You probably have more shelf space devoted to CDs than to photos. With iTunes, you can import your entire CD collection into your computer — so all your favorite music lives in one place, ready to search, organize, and play in a click. And no CDs mean no packaging and no waste — which also means going digital is better for the environment.</p> </div> <div class="column"> <img id="gratification" class="across" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130621033153im_/http://images.apple.com/itunes/digital-music-basics/images/instant.png" width="102" height="129" alt=""/> <h3>Get instant gratification.</h3> <p>Spare yourself a trip to the record store. Stop waiting for CDs to arrive in the mail. Buying music online from the iTunes Store means you can shop any time, day and night. Buy songs, starting at 69¢, one at a time — or buy whole albums — and they start downloading immediately.</p> </div> <div class="column last"> <img id="mix" class="across" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130621033153im_/http://images.apple.com/itunes/digital-music-basics/images/playlists_09212010.png" width="216" height="129" alt=""/> <h3>Mix and match music.</h3> <p>iTunes lets you organize and play your music in a whole new way. Take playlists, for example. Create a new one and drag songs into it, ready to play or burn to a CD. Or create a Smart Playlist that iTunes fills automatically according to your preferences.</p> </div> </div> <div class="grid2col" id="musicintro"> <img class="left flushleft" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130621033153im_/http://images.apple.com/itunes/digital-music-basics/images/itunesstore_itunesgrid.jpg" width="437" height="253" alt=""/> <div class="column last"> <h3>Learn how to go digital with iTunes.</h3> <p>iTunes is a music player and a music store all in one. Use it to import songs from CDs you already own. Or add new music to your collection from the iTunes Store. All your music in one place and a built-in music store on your computer means no more rifling through jewel cases, no more trips to the megastore, and an easy way to get everything from your computer to your iPod — ready to play on the go.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <footer id="globalfooter"> <div id="breadory"> <ol id="breadcrumbs"> <li class="home"><a href="/web/20130621033153/http://www.apple.com/">Home</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130621033153/http://www.apple.com/itunes/">iTunes</a></li> <li>Digital Music Basics</li> </ol>  <div id="directorynav" class="itunes"> <div id="dn-cola" class="column first"> <h3>iTunes</h3> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20130621033153/http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/">Download iTunes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130621033153/http://www.apple.com/itunes/whats-new/">What’s New?</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130621033153/http://www.apple.com/itunes/what-is/">What is iTunes?</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130621033153/http://www.apple.com/itunes/charts/songs/">iTunes Charts</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="dn-colb" class="column"> <h3>More iTunes</h3> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20130621033153/http://www.apple.com/itunes/digital-music-basics/">Digital Music Basics</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130621033153/http://www.apple.com/itunes/gifts/">iTunes Gifts</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130621033153/http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/">iTunes U</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130621033153/http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/">iPod + iTunes Support</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130621033153/http://www.apple.com/airplay/">AirPlay</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130621033153/http://www.apple.com/accessibility/itunes/vision.html">Accessibility</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="dn-colc" class="column"> <h3>Working with iTunes</h3> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20130621033153/http://www.apple.com/itunes/sellcontent/">Sell Your Content</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130621033153/http://www.apple.com/itunes/content-providers/">Content Providers</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130621033153/http://www.apple.com/itunes/companies/">Market with iTunes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130621033153/http://www.apple.com/itunes/affiliates/">Join the Affiliate Program</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130621033153/http://www.apple.com/itunes/link/">Link to iTunes</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="dn-cold" class="column last"> <h3>iTunes Store</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130621033153/http://itunes.apple.com/us/browse/">Browse iTunes Store</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130621033153/http://itunes.apple.com/us/genre/mobile-software-applications/id36?mt=8">Browse App Store</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130621033153/http://itunes.apple.com/us/store">Buy Music Now</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130621033153/http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/giftcards/itunes/gallery">Buy iTunes Gift Cards</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130621033153/https://buy.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZFinance.woa/wa/redeemLandingPage">Redeem iTunes Gift Cards</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130621033153/http://www.apple.com/itunes/corporatesales/">iTunes Corporate Sales</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130621033153/http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewFeature?id=365729306">Free Single of the Week</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130621033153/http://www.apple.com/itunes/inside-itunes/">Inside iTunes</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="capbottom"></div> </div>  </div> <p class="gf-buy">Shop the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130621033153/http://store.apple.com/us">Apple Online Store</a> (1-800-MY-APPLE), visit an <a href="/web/20130621033153/http://www.apple.com/retail/">Apple Retail Store</a>, or find a <a href="/web/20130621033153/http://www.apple.com/buy/">reseller</a>.</p> <ul class="gf-links piped"> <li><a href="/web/20130621033153/http://www.apple.com/about/" class="first">Apple Info</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130621033153/http://www.apple.com/sitemap/">Site Map</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130621033153/http://www.apple.com/hotnews/">Hot News</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130621033153/http://www.apple.com/rss/">RSS Feeds</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130621033153/http://www.apple.com/contact/" class="contact_us">Contact Us</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130621033153/http://www.apple.com/choose-your-country/" class="choose"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130621033153im_/http://images.apple.com/global/elements/flags/22x22/usa.png" alt="Choose your country or region" width="22" height="22" data-hires="true"/></a></li> </ul> <div class="gf-sosumi"> <p>Copyright © 2013 Apple Inc. 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