Convert m4p to MP3

LostOverThere

Hi, I use iTunes music store to buy my music, but I want to be able to convert it to MP3 so I can play it on my MP3 Player.
(Yeah, I've already told Apple how dumb they are selling it in m4p Format)

Is there anyway to convert m4p's to mp3s?

Discovery

Try out GoldWave. http://goldwave.com/ Use the free version just in case that format is not supported. Let me know if it works.[/url]

tenoranin

Yeah Goldwave is pretty much easy to work with.
I use imTOO converter, its an amazing program.. You can convert almost any kind of media into anything you want.

LostOverThere

Thanks Guys, I'm trying GoldWave out now.

achene

I used a small and free (else it was a trial) program called switch. it was easy and worked pretty well.

Achene

JBotAlan

This is a great method, but you lose (a ridiculously small and unnoticable) a small amount of quality when converting it, and this method wastes CD-Rs but they are dirt cheap anyhow:

Open iTunes. Make a playlist with the songs you want to convert in it. Open the playlist. Hit Edit > Preferences > Advanced tab > Burning tab > Make sure that "Audio CD" is checked. Press the OK button, and press Burn Disc with a blank CD-R in the drive. Wait for it to finish burning. Now, you can either use your favorite CD-ripping program (*cough*Exact Audio Copy*cough*) to rip the CD, or use iTunes to import the CD. If you're using Exact Audio Copy or anything besides iTunes, there will be no tags--CDDB and Gracenote cannot recognize burned CDs unless the order of the tracks is the same as a commercial CD. I used Musicbrainz (from http://musicbrainz.org/ , you have to sign up for free) to figure out what the tracks were and to tag them correctly. Musicbrainz analyzes the frequencies of the songs and matches them to their database, so without any metadata (title, artist, year, album name, etc.) it is possible to tag the song correctly. The tagger is pretty buggy from what I've seen so far, but it works. In iTunes, if you want to use it to import the freshly burned CD, you'll want it in mp3 format, so hit Edit > Preferences > Advanced tab > Importing tab > "Import using" box set to "MP3 Encoder". iTunes will do the job just fine, and it will tag all the songs correctly.

Good luck, and I hope that that post was a little clearer than mud...
JBot

EDIT: stupid forum software added the comma after the Musicbrainz URL to the link so the link was bad. Fixed by adding a space. Dumb computer.

bulek

I use Logipole Konvertore - it can convert almost all audio files. Try it, you won't be dissapointed.

lovemp3

I have used a similar tool called Protected Music Converter

Nutteloos

Personally I'm using a copy of DBPowerAmp, and it hasn't failed me to date.

takashiro

I have never heard the music file type before. Why not use .rm?

pudovkin

Protected Music Converter and DRM Converter for Mac looks great!
Does anyone knows if Foobar2000 can do the job too?

lukand

I used ALL CONVERTER from rapid share, this converter is made for all extensions and for 3gp and mp4 or mov

fifiward

personally, I use NoteBurner

it uses virtual burner to burn protected music on virtual CD-RW disc

it works very fast

Ankhanu

Your iTunes doesn't have a "Convert to mp3" feature if you (right or ctrl) click your selection?

I don't use iTunes for Windows, I use Winamp, but iTunes for my Mac has that handy feature.

charisco

Here is a great site I found that can do what you want done right online.

http://media-convert.com/convert/

Sphaerenkern

pudovkin

thelastunicorn

RUMyBoyfriend

I use converter TuneCab. It easily convert almost all files with high speed and quality!

poly

There are hundreds of free programs out there, just search google or use one mentioned here..

liljp617

=/ My songs always automatically converted to mp3 when I dragged them into iTunes.

Agent ME

ddukki

This method might seem a little over-complicated, but it works for me.

I use a program (sorry, can't remember which one) feature to burn a CD image of the song onto the computer. Then, I use a mp3 ripping software to rip the song back onto the computer as an mp3 file.

Of course, you have to redo the meta-data, but hey, it's the simplest way I could figure out, without actually burning something or paying for another mp3 converter that usually doesn't have a good encryption.

Tasio

The best AUIDO/VIDEO format converter is SUPER from Erightsoft. It's simple and it's free. It have all the codecs you need to convert any type of audio or video. You can download it from http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html

asim

hi buddy,

you can use this link to convert any format to any vice versa..... and it is gr8.... and convert to mobile, ipod anything just have a try
http://www.effectmatrix.com/total-video-converter/

misterXY

Josso

Personally I would just open up Audacity and record it while it's playing, if you've got a good enough soundcard you shouldn't be able to tell that it's been ripped that way. I'm not sure that if your looking for quality you should do that but with tricky formats like m4p I always take the easy way out Laughing

anotheraddict

If you have Foobar and have the LAME encoder on your machine, you can simply right click > convert any of your music to mp3 files. I personally find LAME to be the best MP3 encoder and try to use it exclusively.

SUPER is also a very good encoder, if I'm not mistaken it also uses the LAME encoder for its MP3 conversions, so I can highly recommend it, also like previously stated it is 100% free so no reason not to try it Wink

frih

there are various softwares avalible for this,like----

Super
I am too mpeg encorder

or
you can search for ohter softwares on the internet

have a nice time!!!!!!!!!

regards
abhi

Aiuspaktyn

Best program for me is Nero Wave Editor! Very Happy

You can convert all audio formats!

hiquality

Goldwave is an easy to use editor...Still if you want to convert to MP3 you also need to download the Lame library ,extract the archive and copy the lame dll to your goldWave Folder...

You can also use the Pro version of Winamp ( registered one ) or some plugins of winamp like Transcoder...

Have a nice week!

jiefeafa

iTunes plus music and free iTunes music is drm free. Just right click your music, and convert to mp3 directly.
If your purchased iTunes music is drm-protected, you need to convert it to unprotected MP3 legally using the tools listed at http://www.convertitunestomp3.org/
There are solutions for both Windows and Mac.
Works nice for me.

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