Easiest way to convert all my iTunes Protected AAC's to Mp3?

[aphex]

Would the easiest just be to burn em to cd, then rip em via mp3? I know i'll get some quality loss, but is there any other way?

 

[50]

I'm pretty sure that's the only way. No one has cracked the AAC format to be able to directly convert it to mp3.

 

[cryptonomicon]

could try:

digital player program with AAC > sound card > line output

----> 1/4 inch male-to-male connector wire ---->

< line in < sound card < audio recorder program record to MP3

or burn a cd, yeah

 

[50]

I tried that method with protected WMA's and I really couldn't get a good quality mp3 w/my audigy 2. There is a program out there (don't remmeber what it's called, somene posted it in useful programs thread in software) that does it all.

 

[feelingshorter]

burn them to image drive?

 

[aphex]

My bad, they are M4P files (not exactly sure if thats still considered an AAC)

 

[aphex]

Found this, about to try it out

http://www.hymn-project.org/

 

[Gurck]

Why exactly do you want to convert them?

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: Gurck
Why exactly do you want to convert them?

as a mp3 the files are playable outside the iTunes envelope
Here are the steps.
1. Download HYMN from http://hymn-project.org/ and install it to c:\hymn
2. Create the directory c:\hymn\music\
3. Open iTunes and drag your playlist or files to c:\hymn\music
4. At a command prompt (open a MS dos command prompt window start>>accessories>>command prompt ) go to c:\hymn\ and type:
hymn c:\hymn\music\*.m4p
This will convert .m4p files to .m4a files.
5. Download xilisoft audio converter from http://www.topvideopro.com/mp4-m4a-conv.../m4p-mp4-m4a-mp3-wav-wma-converter.htm and convert .m4a files to MP3.

/not an iTunes user

 

[Gurck]

Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon

Originally posted by: Gurck
Why exactly do you want to convert them?

as a mp3 the files are playable outside the iTunes envelope
Here are the steps.
1. Download HYMN from http://hymn-project.org/ and install it to c:\hymn
2. Create the directory c:\hymn\music\
3. Open iTunes and drag your playlist or files to c:\hymn\music
4. At a command prompt (open a MS dos command prompt window start>>accessories>>command prompt ) go to c:\hymn\ and type:
hymn c:\hymn\music\*.m4p
This will convert .m4p files to .m4a files.
5. Download xilisoft audio converter from http://www.topvideopro.com/mp4-m4a-conv.../m4p-mp4-m4a-mp3-wav-wma-converter.htm and convert .m4a files to MP3.

/not an iTunes user

There're no plugins for winamp and such?