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You have purchased lots of music from iTunes Store and want to play your music with other mobile devices, such as MP3 Player, MP4 Player, PSP, Mobile Phone? TuneClone Audio Converter for Mac comes to the rescue! It is the iTunes DRM Removal Software that can help you convert DRM protected iTunes M4P to MP3, M4A to MP3, AAC to MP3 on Apple Mac OS X (including Snow Leopard) with CD quality at high speed.
Below is step by step guide that shows you how to convert DRM protected iTunes M4P to MP3 on Mac OS X with TuneClone Audio Converter for Mac.
Step 1. Download TuneClone Audio Converter for Mac from http://mac.tuneclone.com and run it.
Note: During the startup, a virtual CD burner will be installed, which will be used to convert iTunes music files. The administrator authorization will be needed to install TuneClone virtual CD burner.
Step 2. Open iTunes and burn playlist to TuneClone virtual CD writer
Create a new playlist and add the songs you are going to convert.
Right click the playlist you just created and choose “Burn Playlist to Disc”. Or you can click the “Burn Disc” button at the bottom right corner of iTunes interface.
In the pop-up dialog of “Burn Settings”, you can make settings as highlighted below:
Note: You need to tick the “Include CD Text” option to perserve the music metadata such as name, artist, album names.
Step 3. Start to burn
Click the “Burn” button to start burning. After the burning get started, TuneClone will automatically convert the iTunes music to MP3 files. You can open the TuneClone manager screen to check out the burning status.
Tip: You can easily get the output MP3 files on your Mac machine by clicking the “Reveal in Finder” button on the manager screen.
Note: The most important step is to choose the CD burner. Then the software can convert music files automatically. It is especially easy when you want to batch convert lots of files.
Written by terry007 on October 13th, 2009 with no comments.
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When I saw Hair the Musical, I expected it to be sort of dated and
silly. In some ways it was. The 1960s had a sort of naïve idealism that
was reflected in the attitudes of a lot of the characters. Nonetheless,
the message of Hair the Musical was surprisingly relevant even today.
The hippies were fun-loving, freewheeling kids who were a little bit
reckless but completely well-intentioned. It was the war – an unjust
war being fought overseas – that caused tragedy in the end. Looking
around us nowadays and thinking about what our country is up to, it is
easy to see why it could be a powerful piece for modern audiences as it
was for people in the 60s.
Written by TheArticleWriter on October 10th, 2009 with no comments.
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“Is there a program that can remove the iTunes DRM protection from my purchased M4V files? And be able to convert them to MP4? Does such a software exist? I’m tired of resorting to a screen recorder to get my files into Windows Movie Maker.”
Has this problem frustrated you too? If so, just follow the step by step guide below to learn how to remove DRM from iTunes purchased music and video files so that you can play them on non-Apple portable players like Zune, PSP, BlackBerry, Creative Zen, import them into your Windows Movie Maker project, etc.
The only tool you need is Daniusoft Media Converter Pro, which acts as a DRM Removal, a Video Converter, an HD Video Converter and an Audio Converter.
Step 1. Download Daniusoft Media Converter Pro, install and launch it.
Step 2. Add iTunes M4P M4V files
You can import the DRM M4P M4V files in three ways:
a. Load files by clicking the “Add…” button.
b. Directly drag and drop files to the left main window.
c. Right click on the left main window, click “Add files”.
Step 3. Select the output format
By clicking the “Convert audio to:” or “Convert video to:” box, you can select the output format for the source M4P M4V files. For example, if you want to watch the DRM iTunes M4V on your PSP, you can choose “PSP, PS3? from the profile category list and choose “PSP Video MPEG-4(*.mp4) as the output format.
Note: This DRM Removal Software also allows you to customize the video/audio parameters for the output files if you are not satisfied with the default settings or cannot find the most appropriate output format for your specific mobile player. Just click the “Settings…” button to make the settings.
Step 4. Start to convert M4P M4V files
Click the “Start” button to begin to convert M4P M4V files. Then, you can enjoy the iTunes music and video without any limitation.
Source from http://www.softdiggs.com/howto/remove-drm-from-itunes-m4p-m4v.php
Written by danke on September 25th, 2009 with no comments.
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This guide is going to show you how to remove DRM protection from iTunes music, convert DRM protected iTunes M4P to MP3, M4A to MP3, AAC to MP3 and transfer iTunes music to Zune HD. First, let’s take a look at the video/audio formats Zune HD accepts:
Video Support:
WMV
MPEG-4 (MP4/M4V) (.mp4) Part 2 video
H.264 video
DVR-MS
Audio Support:
Windows Media® Audio Standard (WMA) (.wma)
WMA Lossless
Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) (.mp4, .m4a, .m4b, .mov): .m4a and .m4b files without FairPlay DRM
MP3 (.mp3)
So, if you want to play DRM protected iTunes M4P, M4A, AAC music on your Zune HD, you just need to use TuneClone Audio Converter to convert the iTunes music to MP3 format and then transfer the output MP3 to your Zune HD.
Now let’s take a look at how it performs to convert the iTunes music to MP3 format for Zune HD using TuneClone Audio Converter:
1. Create a new playlist in iTunes.
2. Add the iTunes songs to the playlist.
3. Launch TuneClone Audio Converter. Click the “Settings” tab. In the pop-up window, you can specify output folder, output file name format, output format, etc for the output files. Note: You can check whether TuneClone virtual CD drive is successfully installed and where it is installed at the bottom left corner of the interface.
4. Switch to iTunes. In iTunes, select the playlist you just created and click the “Burn Disc” button.
5. In the pop-up window of “Burn Settings”, select “TuneClon Virtual_CD-RW” from the “CD Burner” drop-down list, click the radio button next to “Audio CD” and tick “Include CD Text” option. Click “Burn” to start burning.
6. Upon the completion of burning the disc and encoding the music, you can open the TuneClone manager screen to show all the converted music files. To locate the output folder, simply click the “Folder” tab on the interface.
7. After you get the output music files, connect your Zune HD to computer via the USB cable, drag and drop the converted MP3 files to the Zune Software, then you can sync the iTunes M4P music to Zune HD with the help of Zune Software at ease.
Extracted from http://www.tuneclone.com/transfer-itunes-music-to-zune-hd.php
Written by terry007 on September 16th, 2009 with no comments.
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It was reported that a segment of a slice of toast, half eaten by George Harrison, was sold on an auction site! This shows the lengths some people will go to in order to possess Beatles collectibles. The items range from toast to guitars and other musical instruments, once owned by band members, and sold at famous auction houses. Anything associated with the band has its value. Some memorabilia is genuinely rare and keen collectors get to know where the best dealers are. In addition to web sites and auction houses, Beatles fan conventions are another source of treasure. More Music Articles.
Written by TheArticleWriter on September 9th, 2009 with no comments.
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The music downloaded from iTunes is DRM protected as M4P, or “protected AAC”. If you want to play this kind of music beyond Apple environment (iTunes, iPod, iPhone, Apple TV), you need to remove the DRM and convert it to (DRM free) MP3, WMA, WAV format or else. The following guide is going to show you how to convert iTunes M4P to MP3 for non-Apple mobile players like Zune, PSP, BlackBerry, mobile phone, Creative Zen, Sansa Fuze, G1/Gphone, xbox 360, PS3. It introduces three methods for converting M4P to MP3:
1. Burning and ripping CD in iTunes
2. Convert M4P to MP3 using Digital Music Converter
3. Convert M4P to MP3 using M4P to MP3 Converter
1. Burning and ripping CD in iTunes
a. Insert a CD-R or CD-RW disc into your CD-ROM drive.
b. Burn the iTunes M4P playlist to make an Audio CD. You cannot select the “MP3 CD” option since it requires the DRM protected iTunes M4P files be converted to MP3.
c. After the Audio CD is successfully burned, insert the disc into your CD-ROM drive again. Then you can use iTunes or Windows Media Player to import the music tracks on the burned disc as MP3 files.
2. Convert M4P to MP3 using Digital Music Converter
It is very easy and fast to convert M4P to MP3 using Digital Music Converter (free download):
a. Add iTunes M4P files.
b. Choose “MP3″ as the output format
c. Press the “Start” button.
Now you can get the DRM free music by clicking the “Browse” button next to “Output path” and play it on your mp3 player, cell phone, windows media player and other portable players without any restriction
3. Convert M4P to MP3 using M4P to MP3 Converter
Unlike Digital Music Converter, M4P to MP3 Converter (free download) utilizes the virtual CD technology to convert M4P to MP3. Let’s take a look at the steps:
a. Make sure the virtual CD drive is successfully installed.
b. Choose output format in M4P to MP3 Converter.
c. Set burning options in iTunes
Written by danke on August 26th, 2009 with no comments.
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There are many ways to remove DRM protection from iTunes music. On Windows OS, you can remove the DRM from iTunes music using the burn-and-rip method or you can turn to programs like TuneClone and DoubleTwist. On Mac OS X, iMovie is the perfect solution to removing DRM from iTunes music. Besides, freewares like FairGame is also a pretty good choice. So this article is dedicated to introducing several methods of removing the nasty DRM from iTunes music on Windows and Mac OS X. It is divided into the following two parts:
Remove iTunes DRM on Windows using TuneClone
A. Download TuneClone from http://www.tuneclone.com and install it.
It is compatible with Windows XP and Vista (except Vista 64 bit). A virtual CD Burner will be installed. This virtual CD-RW will be used to convert music files.
B. Launch TuneClone. Click the “Settings” tab. In the pop-up window, you can specify output folder, output file name format, output format, etc for the output files. Note: You can check whether TuneClone virtual CD drive is successfully installed and where it is installed in the bottom left corner of the interface.
C. In iTunes, create a new playlist and add the iTunes music files you want to remove DRM from to the playlist.
D. Select the playlist and click the “Burn Disc” button. In the pop-up window of “Burn Settings”, select “TuneClon Virtual_CD-RW” from the “CD Burner” drop-down list, click the radio button next to “Audio CD” and tick “Include CD Text” option. Click “Burn” to start burning.
Upon the completion of burning the disc and encoding the music, you can open the TuneClone manager screen to show all the converted music files. To locate the output folder, simply click the “Folder” tab on the interface.
Remove iTunes DRM on Mac using iMovie
In the iMovie window, select the ‘Media’ tab located between ‘Themes’ and ‘Editing’. You will notice that the top right portion of the interface now offers a media browser. Select the ‘Audio’ tab and locate the playlist which contains purchased music, or search by artist/title.
Select the DRM-laden song and drag the file from the media browser into the iMovie timeline where it says “Drag audio here to build your project.”
In order to export the song, iMovie requires that a visual image be associated with the audio track - iMovie thinks that it is going to be exporting a movie. Simply drag a blank image (or any other image) to the track above the previously imported audio file. Once iMovie has processed the image, select the ‘Share…’ sub menu item from found inside ‘Share’ in iMovie’s menu bar.
Ensure that ‘Expert Settings’ is selected in the “Compress movie for:” drop-down menu. Selecting ‘Expert Settings’ mode will provide the options to export the file as an audio file. Select the ‘Share’ button.
In the Save as… dialogue, select “Sound to AIFF” in the Export drop-down menu, Choose an appropriate directory for iMovie to export to, title the file, and select ‘Save’. Depending on your machine configuration, iMovie will compress and export the movie project as an audio file in 15-40 seconds.
Locate the exported AIFF audio file and drag to your iTunes Library. Right-click on the file and select “Convert Selection to AAC”. Once completed, ‘Get Info’ on the new file, edit meta data, add album art, and trash the originally purchased and AIFF audio files from your iTunes library.
Written by terry007 on August 5th, 2009 with no comments.
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TuneClone M4A to MP3 Converter is a DRM remover for converting M4A to MP3 for playback on non-Apple MP3/MP4 players and mobile phone players including Zune, PSP, PS3, BlackBerry, Creative Zen, iriver, Walkman, Pocket PC, Xbox, Nokia, LG, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Google Phone, etc.
Q: Why Use M4A to MP3 converter?
A: When you purchase music from iTunes Store, they are actually DRM protected content (protected AAC or say M4P) and you will not be able to play the protected AAC (M4P) files on MP3 players which do not support their formats. In such case, the option is to Burn those tracks to a CD and then Rip them once again to the computer hard drive wherein the DRM will be removed and you will get the tracks in (DRM free) MP3 format. After this you will be able to transfer them to a memory card or to most MP3 players.
In case you have purchased a great amount of music from iTunes Store, you can go ahead and use M4A to MP3 Converter which acts as a Virtual CD-ROM drive on your PC, and lets you remove the DRM element without having to waste actual CD’s.
Step by Step: Convert M4A to MP3, AAC to MP3, M4B to MP3, M4P to MP3, iTunes to MP3, AA to MP3
Step 1. Download and install M4A to MP3 Converter. Run it. In the main interface, click the “Settings” button. In the pop up window, you can choose the output folder, output file name format, output format (actually you can choose MP3, WMA or WAV), etc for the output files.
Step 2. Create a new playlist in iTunes and add the M4A/AAC/M4B/M4P/iTunes/AA files to the playlist.
Step 3. In iTunes, select the playlist and click the “Burn Disc” button. In the pop-up window of “Burn Settings”, select “TuneClon Virtual_CD-RW” from the “CD Burner” drop-down list, click the radio button next to “Audio CD” and tick “Include CD Text” option. Click “Burn” to start burning. Note: You can check whether TuneClone virtual CD drive is successfully installed and where it is installed in the bottom left corner of the TuneClone interface.
Step 4. Upon the completion of burning the disc and encoding the music, you can open the TuneClone manager screen to show all the converted music files. To locate the output folder, simply click the “Folder” tab on the interface.
Written by terry007 on July 22nd, 2009 with no comments.
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When you purchase music from iTunes Store, you actually get DRM protected content (in protected AAC or M4P format), which you will not be able to play on MP3/MP4 players and other non-Apple mobile players. You cannot directly transfer the M4P files to Zune, PSP, BlackBerry, either. In such case, the option is to burn those tracks to an audio CD and then rip them once again to your computer hard drive wherein the DRM will be removed and you will get the tracks in (DRM free) MP3 format. After this you will be able to transfer them to Zune, PSP, BlackBerry.
In case you have purchased a great amount of music from iTunes Store, you can go ahead and use TuneClone M4P to MP3 Converter which acts as a Virtual CD-ROM drive on your PC and lets you remove the DRM element without having to waste actual CD’s, with the music ID3 tags info well preserved. Below is the detailed steps:
Step 1. Create a new playlist in iTunes and add the M4P songs to the playlist.
Step 2. Download and install TuneClone M4P to MP3 Converter. Run it. In the main interface, click the “Settings” button. In the pop up window, you can choose the output folder, output file name format, output format (choose MP3 here), etc for the output files.
Step 3. Back to iTunes. Click the “Burn Disc” button. In the pop-up window of “Burn Settings”, select “TuneClon Virtual_CD-RW” from the “CD Burner” drop-down list, click the radio button next to “Audio CD” and tick “Include CD Text” option. Click “Burn” to start burning. Note: You can check whether TuneClone virtual CD drive is successfully installed and where it is installed in the bottom left corner of the TuneClone interface.
Step 4. Upon the completion of burning the disc and encoding the music, you can open the TuneClone manager screen to show all the converted music files. To locate the output folder, simply click the “Folder” tab on the interface.
P.S. Burn and Rip iTunes M4P to MP3 for Zune PSP BlackBerry
1. Insert a CD-R or CD-RW disc into your CD-ROM drive.
2. Burn the iTunes M4P playlist to make an audio CD. You cannot select the “MP3 CD” option since it requires the DRM protected iTunes M4P files be converted to MP3 or WMA files for Zune, PSP, BlackBerry.
3. After the audio CD is successfully burned, insert the disc into your CD-ROM drive again. Then you can use iTunes or Windows Media Player to import the music tracks on the burned disc as MP3 or WMA files.
Written by terry007 on July 6th, 2009 with no comments.
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