How to Insert Songs Onto Nintendo 3DS Sound

Last Updated: June 27, 2019

As with many other electronic devices, the Nintendo 3DS has the ability to play music. However, some people don't know how to put songs on the SD card to show up in Nintendo 3DS Sound. This article will help you place songs on your Nintendo 3DS SD card.

Steps

1
Power down your Nintendo 3DS and remove its SD card.
2
Place the SD card into the SD card slot in your PC/Mac. If you're using the New Nintendo 3DS, use the microSD port on your machine. If it doesn't have one, you'll have to use an adaptor for microSD cards.

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3
Use Windows Explorer (PC) or Finder (Mac) and find your SD card. It should be called "Removable Disk".
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Open "Removable Disk" and go to the DCIM folder.
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In the DCIM folder, make a new file and name it "Music".
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Place your music files in the folder you just created.
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Close the window when done. When you have enough songs, close the window completely.
8
Remove your SD card. Reinsert it into your Nintendo 3DS.
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Go to Nintendo 3DS Sound and find the "Music" folder. There on the folder should be your songs you placed in there. You can listen to them, adjust the pitch, and listen to them in different effects.

Warnings

Some songs have issues like not playing audio, skipping back a little when you pause, and starting from the beginning when you pause. If this happens, try a different download of the song.

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Nintendo 3DS Sound only supports .mp3, .m4a, .mp4, and .3gp.

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Don't place the music files anywhere else, otherwise they won't show up.

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