How to convert a library of DRM'd iTunes ACC songs to unprotected mp3s for free?
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I don't know of any program that does this (I don't buy iTunes tracks). But here's the basic steps, and the absolute-last-resort method to accomplish what you want to do.
Generic method:
- Crack the encryption.
- Decode the AAC data to PCM/WAV.
- Encode the PCM/WAV data to MP3.
Absolute worst-case I'm-not-kidding-find-another-way method:
- Burn the tracks to CDR using iTunes (you may want to use a CDRW, especially if you have a lot of tracks).
- Rip the tracks from the burned disc to MP3, using whatever ripping software you prefer. If you use iTunes for the ripping, set the encoding options to MP3.
- (optional) wipe the CDRW disc and burn the next batch of tracks.
(Note this probably won't work if you can't play the AAC tracks in your iTunes.)
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If you can install a virtual CDR drive to burn an image on the hard-drive which you can virtually mount to rip from, the worst method becomes a little better.– dlamblinMay 21, 2012 at 19:34
Google for a program called Requiem. Last I heard it could decrypt iTunes music.
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1It depends on what version of iTunes is in use. So far as I know (and it's been a few weeks since I looked) there isn't a version of Requiem that works with the latest iTunes, unless you backed up your encryption keys.– emgeeOct 5, 2009 at 1:45
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I'm trying http://www.tuneclone.com - it fools iTunes into thinking that you're burning to a CD when actually you're ripping an MP3 copy. It means that you're not hacking the DRM (which would be piracy) but making a copy to play on any device that you own, which is your right.