Electronics Music conversion help

Great Expectations · 04-06-2009, 04:02 PM

I recently purchased an external hard drive and loaded a bunch of songs to it. A small percentage of the songs are in M4P format (I believe protected by i-tunes). Is there a free way I can convert them into MP4 or MP3 format?

**gblowfish** · 04-06-2009, 04:07 PM

Rip the songs to a CD, burn them out, re-import them as MP3. That'll beat the encryption.

ZepSinger · 04-06-2009, 08:03 PM

Another way I do this is to fire up SoundForge or Soundbooth (wav editing programs), get a good level, hit Record, then start the tune. This will record it to your PC thru the soundcard- it remains entirely in the digital domain. Then just clip the beginning and end of the wav, normalize if necessary, and save as an mp3. A much more involved process, yes, but infallible.

Great Expectations · 04-07-2009, 07:14 AM

Thanks, I have about 1000 songs to convert. I was hoping to find some sort of software that would take care of it, but there doesn't seem to be any available. This will help for the ones I "have" to have.

ZepSinger · 04-07-2009, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Great Expectations

Thanks, I have about 1000 songs to convert. I was hoping to find some sort of software that would take care of it, but there doesn't seem to be any available. This will help for the ones I "have" to have.

Yes, there is software that can do a batch conversion; but even with this, 1000 tunes will take a looooong time to convert.

I use a program called WinXMedia CD/MP3 Converter. It both rips CDs to various formats, as well as doing mass conversions from one format to another. I have no idea if it'll work on protected ITunes, tho- my guess is that it will not. I'm sure you can find a free trial version of the program on the Web to see if it'll work for your purpose....

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04-06-2009, 04:02 PM
Great Expectations MVP Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Joplin, MO Casino cash: $10722338	Music conversion help I recently purchased an external hard drive and loaded a bunch of songs to it. A small percentage of the songs are in M4P format (I believe protected by i-tunes). Is there a free way I can convert them into MP4 or MP3 format?
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04-06-2009, 04:07 PM	#2
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $16886178 VARSITY	Rip the songs to a CD, burn them out, re-import them as MP3. That'll beat the encryption.
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04-06-2009, 08:03 PM	#3
ZepSinger Veteran Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $10004900	Another way I do this is to fire up SoundForge or Soundbooth (wav editing programs), get a good level, hit Record, then start the tune. This will record it to your PC thru the soundcard- it remains entirely in the digital domain. Then just clip the beginning and end of the wav, normalize if necessary, and save as an mp3. A much more involved process, yes, but infallible. __________________ test
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04-07-2009, 07:14 AM	#4
Great Expectations MVP Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Joplin, MO Casino cash: $10722338	Thanks, I have about 1000 songs to convert. I was hoping to find some sort of software that would take care of it, but there doesn't seem to be any available. This will help for the ones I "have" to have.
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