I need to upgrade my mp3 player but all of my music is on iTunes. Is there a program that will convert my iTunes music so that I can use it with something other than an iPod? the only solution I've come up with so far is to burn a cd and then copy it into windows media player. I'm sure there has to be something more efficient.
Fredric
· 2 years ago
glad you asked. there is a program called jhymn that will automatically convert your encrypted m4p itunes files to whatever format you'd like, including mp3. these daps usually play other types including ogg vorbis, aac, m4a, etc. which are generally easier to convert from m4p.
only problem is that itunes and the hacker who created jhymn having been going at it for sometime. so far, the jhymn hacker has a solution for music bought before itunes 6.0.
if you have music that was purchased in itunes 6.0 or later, you're right. apple sucks and it will take a few other creative hacks.
1.) download an older version of itunes, open the music in that, and see if jhymn works from there. i think it will since jhymn uses the log-in method from itunes to decrypt.
2.) something like burning to a cd and then re-ripping to the computer to get that music off will always work, but is a PITA.
3.) the only other option, and you'll find this even if you google 'm4p to mp3' is to record your music live. peep my post on that and it could save you time from the burning, etc.
welcome to another reason why i do not like apple. you can't 'keep' the stuff you own.
stephenomenal
· 2 years ago
the low tech/cumbersome solution that worked for me is to burn your album to CD from iTunes and rip it back to MP3 using CDEX (http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/).
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only problem is that itunes and the hacker who created jhymn having been going at it for sometime. so far, the jhymn hacker has a solution for music bought before itunes 6.0.
if you have music that was purchased in itunes 6.0 or later, you're right. apple sucks and it will take a few other creative hacks.
1.) download an older version of itunes, open the music in that, and see if jhymn works from there. i think it will since jhymn uses the log-in method from itunes to decrypt.
2.) something like burning to a cd and then re-ripping to the computer to get that music off will always work, but is a PITA.
3.) the only other option, and you'll find this even if you google 'm4p to mp3' is to record your music live. peep my post on that and it could save you time from the burning, etc.
welcome to another reason why i do not like apple. you can't 'keep' the stuff you own.