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Originally Posted by sirmaru
I have that program installed but it gives me an error message if I try to import with it and indicates I should use Amazon Song Importer instead. Do you have Amazon Song Importer installed? Maybe that program originates the error messages if one tries to copy songs to the HDX 2013.
However, even with the HD 2012 my "paste" button was grayed out and could not be used with it. Then I used to sync songs using Windows Media Player from the PC to the HD.
Many times I have ended up with TWO copies of a song in the Cloud - one when I purchased it and another from using Amazon Song Importer. Once there, neither can be deleted from the Cloud. I end up with 2 copies on the HDX as well but am able to delete one from the HDX. That may be a bug in the Amazon Song Importer.
One interesting event is, when I Imported "The Blizzard" by Johnnie Cash, which I taped on wire in 1960, Amazon replaced it with the same song from their current Catalog from a Cash Compilation of 16 songs and the quality was upped immensely. The original was moved from wire to tape and then played into a PC where it was converted to MP3.
That upping of the quality happened to many of my songs including songs made in Japan of Vera Lynn from the UK on wire over a short wave in 1942. Its amazing how all the static disappeared on the conversion.
That conversion advantage may be the reason the Amazon Song Importer may be placing those error messages if one tries a direct copy from a PC. I notice the high quality renditions of songs Imported can NOT be downloaded to the PC. One would have to buy them from Amazon to get them. The free sample songs can not be downloaded to the PC either. Maybe that is why Amazon is doing this. It must be increasing their sales of songs.
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It's not a conversion. It's a match service. What it does it scans your copy and see if it matches one of their copies. Amazon then adds their copy to your Cloud. Your copy does not get converted or uploaded. iTunes does this I am told as well for a fee.
It does not need to be a Amazon purchase song for it to be matched. Amazon just needs to have the rights. This is great for older music ripped in 128kbps before our ears knew any better.
Conversions from tapes are always sucky. I tried to buy the CD if it's available but I've had years to replace my tape collection.
I would never use WMP to transfer to the Fire. It sounds to me it may be that program screwing up your ability to drag and drop.
Or if you do not have the correct driver installed so your PC sees the Fire in the right transfer mode. It could also be a Administrator issue with Windows....
That's very odd you can't redownload your music to your PC. I can. Maybe you have to pay for that option. I download from my collections all the time....