Convert iTunes music to plain music

If you bought music from iTunes, but don't have an iPod, then how could you play these DRM protected music on your normal MP3 player?

There are other two methods to bypass the DRM control.

The first method is to burn a copy to an audio CD and then rip/encode it. Some software products take a smarter method which allows user to burn music to a Virtual CD-RW disc and then automatically rip/encode the music stored on the Virtual CD-R. This makes the whole conversion process automatically and faster. NoteBurner (www.noteburner.com) is the typical example which uses this Virtual CD-RW drive method.

The second method is to use a recording software and sound card. TuneBite (www.tunebite.com) is one of the most popular software.

These two software can convert WMA or even protected itunes music (M4P) to MP3. They worked perfectly on my computer. The only difference between TuneBite and NoteBurner is that TuneBite uses recording technique while NoteBurner burns music onto a virtual CD-R. I cannot tell any difference in terms of the music quality. But I would agree that NoteBurner is faster and more reliable than TuneBite.

What is DRM?

DRM is Digital Rights Management (DRM); in basic terms, it's the ability to brand your digital media, either music or video, with attributes that ensure copy protection in the way in which your media is played back.

DRM is used to protect Legal music downloads to stop people to share them. It forces people to play purchased music only on DRM capable personal MP3 player, but if you would like to play your DRM music on other players, you have to burn the music on CD and then rip theme from CD. However, this way is not ecumenical at all. You need too many discs if you need to burn 1000 music files.

With the stunning global success of Apple's iPod music player and iTunes online music store, some have called for Apple to "open" the digital rights management (DRM) system that Apple uses to protect its music against theft, so that music purchased from iTunes can be played on digital devices purchased from other companies, and protected music purchased from other online music stores can play on iPods. Steve Jobs argues that people should persuade the music companies to sell their music DRM-free not Apple. Then what shall we do except embracing this wholeheartedly.

A tool for audio convesion

If you have any music needed to convert to mp3, wma or wav, just try this useful tool, NoteBurner.

Using a virtual CD burning technology, NoteBurner simulates the burning and ripping process and can convert M4P files to MP3. So NoteBurner is a M4P converter software.This amazing CD burner emulator easily automates the whole workflow for converting protected music or audio files to normal music files: ripping, burning, encoding are within only ONE click. This unique All-in-One feature helps NoteBurner convert any DRM protected WMA, M4P music and M4B, AA, AAC, MP3, rax, MP4, WAV, RA, snd, OGG, aif music or audio books to unprotected MP3, WAV, WMA formats at fast speed and high quality.

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