Getting around DRM in Audio

[Saint Nick]

Lets say that you download a song from iTunes or some other pay-to-play service. Now, they don't let you burn those to discs or transfer them to other mediums... so...

What I'm wondering is could you just "re-record" the song? What I mean by that is... go into the Windows Recording Mixer, set the recording input to "Wave" and then open up the recording program of choice, hit play on the DRM'd song and record into the application?

Would this work? I haven't tried it as I don't use any of these pay-to-play sites. Just wondering if maybe someone out there could give it a shot.

 

[DaveSimmons]

The ones that sell music instead of renting it do let you burn CDs, so there is no need for this.

If you mean "how do I warez a rental service" that's an entirely different question. Too bad no one ever thinks about Advanced Search . . . .

 

[jlbenedict]

one word for you, TUNEBITE

this program allows just what you are inquiring about...

you load a list of DRM protect files into the work queue.. this program will play them in real time, while in the background record the file into the specified format that you configure in the program settings.. It will keep the naming convention of your files as well..

 

[sourceninja]

Um, itunes lets you burn unrestricted cd's. I suppose if you wanted to you could pipe the output and record it, but it seems a waste when you could just burn a cd. However there are a few programs that have possible legal issues in the USA for removing DRM, or even buying songs from itunes without any drm.

 

[jlbenedict]

Originally posted by: sourceninja
Um, itunes lets you burn unrestricted cd's. I suppose if you wanted to you could pipe the output and record it, but it seems a waste when you could just burn a cd. However there are a few programs that have possible legal issues in the USA for removing DRM, or even buying songs from itunes without any drm.

Why does everyone assume when someone mentions paid music services, that the user is using iTunes?
The OP could possibly be using another service.. such as Yahoo Music Engine. Subscription access to it is $59.99 per year, but it uses "Janus" DRM protection. The subscription fee is only for access to download the songs and listen to them. An additional fee applies to download to "keep" the song and burn.

As far as I know, and from what research I've done.. DRM will/would be hard to bypass. It seems to operate on a server/client type of architecture. It would have to be cracked on the server level.

 

[jdport]

Why does everyone assume when someone mentions paid music services, that the user is using iTunes?
The OP could possibly be using another service.. such as Yahoo Music Engine.

Since the OP actually SAID I-tunes, I think it was a fair assumption

 

[jlbenedict]

Originally posted by: jdport

Why does everyone assume when someone mentions paid music services, that the user is using iTunes?
The OP could possibly be using another service.. such as Yahoo Music Engine.

Since the OP actually SAID I-tunes, I think it was a fair assumption

Actually.. we are both wrong.. the OP mentioned that he/she doesn't use any of the services!

"Would this work? I haven't tried it as I don't use any of these pay-to-play sites. Just wondering if maybe someone out there could give it a shot. "

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: jndietz
Lets say that you download a song from iTunes or some other pay-to-play service. Now, they don't let you burn those to discs or transfer them to other mediums... so...

What I'm wondering is could you just "re-record" the song? What I mean by that is... go into the Windows Recording Mixer, set the recording input to "Wave" and then open up the recording program of choice, hit play on the DRM'd song and record into the application?

Would this work? I haven't tried it as I don't use any of these pay-to-play sites. Just wondering if maybe someone out there could give it a shot.

Yes, re-recording and burning/re-ripping methods do work, but you lose quite a bit of sound quality in the process.

lossy -> lossless -> even more lossy

 

[Saint Nick]

Yeah, I don't use any of those pay-to-play sites. I still rip CDs from my friends and maybe download them occassionally :roll: But, yeah, I was using iTunes as an example... I guess really any pay-to-play service. Napster, or any others (can't think of any others really!).

 

[sourceninja]

Originally posted by: MrChad

Originally posted by: jndietz
Lets say that you download a song from iTunes or some other pay-to-play service. Now, they don't let you burn those to discs or transfer them to other mediums... so...

What I'm wondering is could you just "re-record" the song? What I mean by that is... go into the Windows Recording Mixer, set the recording input to "Wave" and then open up the recording program of choice, hit play on the DRM'd song and record into the application?

Would this work? I haven't tried it as I don't use any of these pay-to-play sites. Just wondering if maybe someone out there could give it a shot.

Yes, re-recording and burning/re-ripping methods do work, but you lose quite a bit of sound quality in the process.

lossy -> lossless -> even more lossy

So dont rip to lossess again. Just go lossy, lossless, then flac nice and lossless. Or do what I do, use some software on the internet that lets you use itunes with linux and you dont have the problem.

 

[Hacp]

Download BT.
Download song torrents.
Profit.

Download Napster online for 14 day trial.
Download Tunebite.
Keep your computer on while recording all those songs in 14 days.
Profit.