BGN wrote:
> Hello kiddies.
>
> I have a vast music collection but fancied listening to a track I
> didnt own. FrostWire was playing up too so I couldnt download it
> from there so I downloaded and installed iTunes.
>
> I couldnt think of any other online song purchasing sites so stumped
> up 79p for the track I required which I now have. It plays in iTunes
> but the software is a real resource hog and I much prefer WinAmp.
Not surprising really iTunes is a media managment package, and will be
well OTT just for playing the odd track.
> I dumped the m4p file into WinAmp which didnt like it. After a
> quick hunt around it looks like a protected AAC file @ 128kbps.
Correct, all the tracks on iTMS are encrypted.
> How can I convert this encrypted AAC file into a non-encrypted AAC
> file?
>
> A short-term workaround was opening GoldWave, hitting record (sound
> card to sound card so lossless) and then hitting play in iTunes, then
> saving the file as an uncompressed .wav so that I may convert it to an
> ogg or something later on, but its not an ideal solution but will
> work in my iRiver.
The easiest workaround is to burn it to an audio CD, then re-import it
back again.
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Andy Hewitt
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