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Learn How to Download Music to Your PSP

By Zarqoo Zaimoo

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The Sony Playstation Portable never fails to amaze everyone. It is filled with amazing functions that anyone can enjoy. It offers the ability to play games, watch movies and videos, and listen to music in one console.

Launched in the United States on March 24, 2005, the Play Station Portable (PSP) changed the face of the gaming world. It has become one of the best Christmas or birthday present ever, and if you already own one, chances are you'll want to fully maximize its use by downloading music onto it. If you don't how to do it yet, read on to learn how to download music to PSP. Here are the steps you have to follow in order to be able to listen and enjoy music from your PSP.

The first step is to organize your own catalogue of music. There are different sources available to get the music files you want for your PSP, regardless of the format. Select the music you want and organize them in a folder on your computer. You have the option to rip the music from your own CD collection or download mp3 music files from the Internet.

Now that you have your music collection compiled in one place, it's time to convert the files into the right format in order to play for the music on your PSP PSP music files should be in the mp3 format. If your music collection is not in this format, you should use a converter, like the Sony image converter to convert the music files to mp3 format. Other types of formats, like WMA or Windows Media files, may be supported on the latest PSP version.

Next, connect your PSP console to your computer using a USB cable and press your PSP's home button. Use the 'Up' and 'Down' buttons to locate the USB connection. Press the X button to have USB connection displayed. Your PC will indicate that a new USB device is connected and will automatically install it, depending on your PC's version of Windows. After the installation, the USB will appear as a new drive on the PC.

This time, you may copy or download the music from your computer to your PSP. Identify the file or folder on your computer and copy this to the the correct drive that corresponds to the USB connected to your PSP. After browsing, locate the folder named "PSP" and double-click to open it. Inside the folder, you'll see another folder named "MUSIC"--- this is where you'll store your music files.

If your PSP doesn't have these folders yet, follow these instructions: Open the file system of PSP and create a new folder there, naming it 'PSP'. Open this new folder you created and inside it, create another called 'MUSIC'. Through your computer, download and copy all the music files into the music folder in your PSP. After you have finished downloading/copying the files, disconnect the PSP from the PC by pressing the "o" button on your PSP. You may now safely unplug the USB cable from the PC and from your PSP.

Now that you know how to download music to PSP, all you need to do now is play and listen to the music on your portable console.

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