Spotify Music Can't Be Played on Sony Walkman Directly
Aug 10, 2018 Hi, if you're having trouble in transferring tracks in your Sony mp3 Walkman with Mac OSX, try using other digital music library applications. The reason is, you cannot use iTunes in conjunction with Sony Walkman devices but Windows Media Player is capable of it. Just run the Windows Media Player and under the 'Library' tab choose 'Add to Library.' 'Content Transfer for Mac' is a software to transfer your music, video, photos, podcasts and playlists in an easy way. You can use the 'Drag & Drop' function to move the files from iTunes to your Walkman. The software will automatically sort the files to the appropriate folders on the player.
Sony Walkman is renown for its excellent audio quality and high-res audio compatibility. Dispite of other factors, if audio quality is what you are most concerned, then Sony Walkman will be absolutely the best choice. As of March 2018, there are some Sony Walkman models like NW-A30 SERIES, NW-A40 SERIES, NW-ZX300, NW-WM1A and NW-WM1Z you can find out Sony's official website. NW-A40 SERIES starts from $199.99 while NW-WM1Z costs $3199.99, so you can choose desired model depending on your budget and requirements.
All models above are compatible with high-res audio and supports all mainstream music formats like MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC, etc. You can use different play modes like Shuffle Playback, Repeat Off, Repeat 1 Song, Repeat All and Playback Range, enjoy different sound effects and use different music search methods. However, most models of Sony Walkman are only portable media players and can't connect to internet while streaming music services ususally need internet connection. Even some models of Sony Walkman are web-enabled, it's still not a smart device and Spotify app is not available.
Spotify user 'joleneb' asked on Spotify community with the question 'Transfer spotify music to Sony Walkman' as below
'Can anyone please help? I am not technically savvy and am having difficulty finding out how to transfer my Spotify music onto my Sony Walkman. Sony have said I cannot transfer the music directly from Spotify onto my Walkman, nor can I use Media Go to help me do it. They have said I need to transfer the music from Spotify directly onto a drive on my laptop first. Not sure how to do this though and have been trying for hours.. :)'
Using Sony MediaGo or other music management tools to transfer Spotify to Sony Walkman isn't a feasible way. The Ogg files downloaded from Spotify Premium can't be recognized by Sony Walkman while Spotify Free users are not enabled to download. But you can easily get the job done by Spotify Music Converter no matter you are using Spotify Free or Spotify Premium.
Spotify Music Converter: Best Help for You to Play Spotify Music on Sony Walkman
Spotify Music Converter can easily help you download favorite songs, albums and playlists from Spotify to computer, convert to Sony Walkman compatible audio formats like MP3, M4A, WAV and FLAC. All ID3 tags like song title, artist, album, genre, year, artwork, etc. will be preserved in the output files.
Spotify Music Converter is very intuitive and easy-to-use, you only need to use links of songs, albums or playlists as input, and Spotify Music Converter will get the rest done. You can either use drag & drop or copy & paste operation to add Spotify Music to the program.
Spotify Music Converter is available for both Windows and Mac OS X, and fully compatible with latest Windows 10 and macOS Catalina. Now you can get the free trial version to have a try.
Easy Guide to Convert Spotify to MP3/M4A for Sony Walkman
Follow the steps below, and you can easily download Spotify music as MP3/M4A playable on Sony Walkman.
Step 1: Launch TuneMobie Spotify Music Converter
Download and install this Spotify to Sony Walkman Converter first, then launch it. Spotify program will be automatically launched as well. Please keep running Spotify when running the converter.
Step 2: Add Your Favorite Spotify Songs, Albums or Playlists
Let Spotify and Spotify Music Converter display on the screen, and you can drag Spotify songs, albums and playlists to Spotify Music Converter, or you can browse your favorite song, album or playlist in Spotify, and right-click to get the link of the song, album or playlist, then paste the link in the search bar at the bottom of the program and click + or Add button.
Spotify Music Converter will show you all the songs in the album or playlist. By default, all the songs in the album or playlist will be checked, but you can simply uncheck the songs you don't want to download. Click Add button to add the songs to conversion list.
Step 3: Choose Output Music Format
Spotify Music Converter provides MP3, M4A, WAV and FLAC as output formats and use MP3 by default. All the output formats can be played on Sony Walkman, so just choose the one you need. You can click Options button to change output folder and outptu format.
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Step 4: Start Converting Spotify Music
Now, simply click Convert button to start converting Spotify music to specific format. Spotify Music Converter will keep 100% original streaming audio quality and preserve all ID3 tags as well.
After conversion, you can click History button and open the output folder to check the output songs.
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Step 5: Transfer Converted Spotify Songs to Sony Walkman
Now, connect your Sony Walkman to computer with USB cable and Sony Walkman will be recognized as removal storage device, open the device and you should be able to see 'MUSIC' folder. Locate the songs in the output folder of Spotify Music Converter and copy them to Sony Walkman's MUSIC folder. Or directly drag the songs and drop into the folder.
Iphone data recovery software mac. You can also use Media Go provided from Sony to transfer the converted Spotify songs to Sony Walkman in Windows OS, however, using Windows Explorer should be much easier and you don't need to install extra management programs.
Now, enjoy your favorite songs on Sony Walkman as you like.
Final Words
If you have subscribed Apple Music and want to enjoy Apple Music songs in Sony Walkman, you will face similar problems. In that case, you can use Apple Music Converter to convert Apple Music songs to MP3 or M4A first.
By using Spotify Music Converter to convert Spotify songs to MP3 or M4A, you can not only enjoy Spotify songs on Sony Walkman, but also on PSP, PS3, PS4 and other Sony music devices.
Sony Walkman has been always recognized as the synonym of portable music player since the first release of cassette Walkman in 1979. There are different types of Sony Walkman had been released in the past over 30 years. Until now, though cassette, CD, MD Walkman were discontinued, many MP3 Walkman still exist and some of them are rated as the top MP3 players for dedicated audiophiles for their luxurious appearance and incomparable audio quality. Some new models such as the NWZ-ZX2 even comes with Android streaming music apps Tidal and Spotify etc., allowing music lovers to enjoy streaming music online. However, none of them can play the Apple Music currently. In this tutorial, I will walk you through to find an alternative way to transfer and play Apple Music on your Sony Walkman MP3 Player.
What is Apple Music and Why it Can't be Played on Sony Walkman
Apple Music is a music streaming service developed by Apple company which owns a collection of over 30 millions song tracks. When you sign up the Apple first for the first time, you can get a 3 months free trial. By subscribing to the service, you can play any music you want through the Apple Music app or iTunes on iPhone, iPod or iPad etc. It works just like what Apple advertises 'All the ways you love music, all in one place.' , the entire music collection is at your fingertips.
But things will be different if you don't have an Apple device or a device which supports Apple Music app. You will be not able to play Apple Music in any other players or devices such as Walkman.That is because Apple Music M4P files are protected with FairPlay DRM. Under this mechanism, it requires the media files to be authorized by the specific DRM server before it can be played. Also, If you unsubscribe the service, all the music will disappear automatically, you don't really own the music. The second reason is that generally Sony Walkman only support formats WAV, AIFF, ALAC, FLAC, MP3, AAC and WMA etc. and the Apple Music format M4P is not on the support list.
How to Remove DRM from Apple Music to Play on Sony Walkman
While Tidal and Spotify are great apps to enjoy music on your Sony Walkman, sometimes you may still want to try other new things like Apple Music. To do so, you have to take the DRM off from the Apple Music and convert the M4P files to a more popular format for Sony Walkman. It seems like a rather complicated process, but it is fairly easy. Thanks to the development of TunesKit Apple Music Converter for Windows/Mac, now you can do that within a few minutes. Afters thousands of test by the customers, the software have been proved to be a most reliable DRM unlocker. Even if you have hundreds of songs, TunesKit Apple Music Converter Mac/Window can convert them in batch within one click.
Please just follow this quick tutorial to convert Apple Music for your Sony Walkman:
Step 1Download Apple Music Songs on your iTunes library
After subscribing to the Apple Music, you can listen to any music you want, please just download the music you want to the iTunes library first.
Step 2Start the software and load Apple Music files
Simply launch the software and then click 'Add Files' to load all the M4P music files which are already in the iTunes library.
Step 3Change the output format for your Sony Walkman
The software supports to convert M4P to DRM-free MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, M4A, M4B etc., you can select the format you want. Different Walkman may support different formats, but MP3 is a common format which works for any MP3 Walkman.
Step 4Convert the Apple Music files
Next, you can click 'Convert', the software will get rid of the DRM protection from the Apple Music files and convert them to the common songs with the extension you selected.
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In the end, you will have the DRM free Apple Music files backed up to the folder you specified. Even if you unsubscribe the service, you can still keep the music forever. To play the music on your Sony Walkman, you can transfer the Apple Music to your Sony Walkman in several ways. For instance, you can sync the Apple music via the Sony media manager software Media Go or Windows Media Player. They are very easy to use, you just need to follow the screen wizard to add the music, select the destination device and finally sync the music from computer to the Sony Walkman. Or you can opt to open the Walkman player folder on your computer to copy and paste the music to it straightly. That is it. When everything is done, you can enjoy the Apple Music in the Walkman player with beautiful natural sound.
Adam Gorden is an experienced writer of TunesKit who is obsessed about tech, movie and software.