Convert DRM protected iTunes M4P to MP3

TuneClone is a unique audio converter application. Compared with other audio converter programs, TuneClone converts music files via a virtual CD Drive. All you need to do is burn your playlist to TuneClone’s virtual CD drive by using your media player software, such as iTunes, Windows Media Player, RealPlayer, WinAMP, etc. The key step to use TuneClone is to select TuneClone’s virtual CD-RW drive as CD burner. Your music files will be automatically converted during the burning process.

Below are the detailed tutorial about how to burn RM music to TuneClone’s virtual CD drive with RealPlayer:

Step 1. Download TuneClone from http://www.tuneclone.com/ and install it.

TuneClone is fully compatible with Windows XP, Vista. A virtual CD Burner will be installed. This virtual CD-RW will be used to convert music files.

Step 2. Launch RealPlayer and Click Burn/Transfer button. Change the Current Burner/Device to Audio CD Burner.

 
Step 3. Click the Edit Options… button and you will see the dialogue window below:

 
Click the Advanced Options… button. In the following dialogue window, change the default CD burner to TuneClon Virtual_CD-RW.

 
Step 4. Start burning.

Back to the main screen, add music files to the list and click Burn Your CD button.

After the burning gets started, TuneClone will automatically convert the music file to MP3. You can open the manager screen to show all the converted music files.

 
The most important step is to choose the CD burner. Then the software can convert the music files automatically. It is exceedingly easy when you want to batch convert lots of files.

TuneClone M4P Converter(http://www.tuneclone.com ) is a very easy to use program that converts iTunes M4P, DRM-laden WMA music files to plain MP3, WAV and unprotected WMA. Via a user-friendly interface, it is very easy to install and very easy to use.

TuneClone M4P Converter doesn’t bypass the DRM. It simulates the burning, ripping and encoding process by installing a virtual CD burner. All you need to do is burn your playlist with your media player software to TuneClone M4P Converter’s virtual CD Burner, and TuneClone M4P Converter will convert music files in the playlist to MP3, WAV or DRM-free WMA files automatically.

Key features of TuneClone M4P Converter: http://www.tuneclone.com

1. Within a few clicks, TuneClone M4P Converter lets you remove DRM protection from purchased music files by applying the virtual CD burning technology. You can play the converted unprotected music files with Media Player or any MP3 players including Zune, PSP, BlackBerry, Creative Zen, iriver, SanDisk Sansa, Walkman, Cell Phone(Sony Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia N-series, Samsung Anycall, LG, etc.) Pocket PC, PDA…

2. TuneClone M4P Converter supports almost all music formats your media player software can play and burn, whether they are DRM protected or not, including WMA, M4P, AAC, MP4, etc. And it can output audio formats such as MP3, WAV and unprotected WMA.

3. TuneClone M4P Converter can easily and quickly convert DRM protected music and movie files and various audio/video files to MP3, Wav and unprotected WMA at very high speed with very nice CD quality.

4. With TuneClone M4P Converter, the converted songs will have NO DRM restriction any more.

5. TuneClone M4P Converter is very easy to install and and very easy to use with a very handy and clear user interface.

6. TuneClone M4P Converter can preserve ID3 tags for artist, album, title names, artworks, etc.

7. TuneClone M4P Converter is specially designed for batch converting large song collections. Compared with using real CD-R or CD-RW disc, TuneClone’s virtual CD burning can use the maximum writing speed so that your music files can be converted at a very high speed.

TuneClone M4P Converter is available at:
http://www.tuneclone.com/tuneclone_setup.exe

Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, share links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet. And recently, I found Facebook offers an application called Twist me! to help Facebook fans share music with their friends. Below is the brief steps:

First, visit Facebook website and add the Twist me! Application to your profile.

Second, click Twist me! from the Applications list and click Next to import the music files from your local PC. Of course, you can also import videos and images. The supporting formats are various. Here I focus on music. You can add a maximum of 8 audio files here. What’s more, you can leave a message to your friends accompanying the music files.

Third, choose your friends to send the music files to.

It is very easy to share music files with your Facebook friends. However, we always have very classic music on our iTunes accounts and are willing to share them with our Facebook friends. Here comes the headache! The music files under the iTune account are DRM protected. So how to strip the DRM off the protected iTunes music files and output them as Facebook supported unprotected music files? 

The program called TuneClone I talked about in my previous post How to convert iTunes M4P to MP3 with TuneClone can be the perfect solution. It can be used to batch convert DRM protected iTunes M4P to MP3. It uses a virtual CD burner for converting the music files. Compared with using real disc, it is much faster. Moreover, this cute program can keep the information about artist, title and album intact. It can even save the artworks of the album. It is a very good software for iTunes users who have hundreds of M4P files ready to be converted.

TuneClone is a unique audio converter application. Compared with other audio converter programs, TuneClone converts music files via virtual CD drive. All you need to do is burn your playlist to TuneClone’s virtual CD drive by using your media player software, such as iTunes, Windows Media Player, RealPlayer, WinAMP, etc. The key step to use TuneClone is to select TuneClone’s virtual CD-RW drive as CD burner. Your music files will be automatically converted during the burning process.

Below are the detailed tutorial about how to burn DRM protected WMA music to TuneClone’s virtual CD drive with Windows Media Player:

Step 1. Download TuneClone from http://www.tuneclone.com/index.php and install it

TuneClone is fully compatible with Windows XP and Windows Vista. A virtual CD Burner will be installed. This virtual CD-RW will be used to convert music files.

Step2. Set “Burn” option at Windows Media Player

Launch Windows Media Player and click “Burn” button in the main window to enable the burning function of Windows Media Player. From the drop-down list, please tick “Audio CD” option if it is currently unchecked.

Step 3. Select TuneClone’s Virtual CD Burner

Click the “Next Drive” button to select TuneClone’s Virtual CD Burner.

Step 4. Start burning

Drag your music files to the “Burn List”, and click the “Start Burn” button to burn the playlist.

After the burning gets started, TuneClone will automatically convert the music file to MP3. You can open the manager screen to show all the converted music files.

The most important step is to choose the CD burner. Then the software can convert the music files automatically. It is exceedingly easy when you want to batch convert lots of files.

Note: Under Windows Vista, Windows Media Player 11 may not be able to choose the TuneClone’s virtual CD burner.

Source from: http://www.iphoneatlas.com/2008/07/09/iphone-3g-reviews-reviewed/

Three journalists have reviewed the iPhone 3G prior to its release on Friday. Rather than postulate a general consensus, we’ll present a series of salient data and points of insight gleaned from the newly published reviews.

David Pogue | The New York Times

• The new iPhone feels better in your hand due to the “gracefully curved” back.
• The 3G network “brings you Web pages in less than half the time.“
• Audio quality for calls takes a “gigantic leap forward” and is “crystal clear” on either end of the call — something that only a few other phones can claim.
• Apple claims that the GPS receiver’s antenna is too small to replicate turn-by-turn navigation of a standalone GPS unit.
• As with most GPS devices, downtown buildings can block reception.
• Battery replacement will still cost $86.
• The AppStore is “drop-dead simple,” “hundreds (of apps)” available at launch with “thousands” in the wings
• Gaming on the iPhone is “dazzling”

Walt Mossberg | The Wall Street Journal

• The new phone “mostly keeps its promises.”
• The iPhone 3G “is much, much faster at fetching data over cellphone networks” than the original iPhone.
• Email and Web access were typically “between three and five times as fast on AT&T’s 3G network.” “In Washington and New York [...] 3G speeds ranged between 200 and 500 kilobits per second compared to 70 and 150 kbps on EDGE.”
• The iPhone 3G frequently dropped calls in New York City while a “cheap Verizon phone” had “perfect reception.”
• While 3G was enabled, the iPhone 3G’s battery drained much more quickly than the original iPhone during a typical day of use.
• Audio is greatly improved for the iPhone 3G — the built-in speaker was louder for music and speakerphone conversations were better. There were some echoing issues while using the built-in Bluetooth system in a car.
• Setting up Exchange ActiveSync was quick and easy. Changes on the iPhone were instantly reflected in Microsoft Outlook. Push email was fast and instant.
• Exchange calendar sync will erase personal calendars and contacts in iPhone OS 2 software.
• Tested Apps: AOL Instant Messenger, AOL Radio, etc. on an original iPhone with OS 2.0 installed.

Edward Baig | USA Today

• “No equal among consumer-oriented smartphones.”
• Claims that it was a “relative cinch” to setup access to Exchange and works well.
• Mentions issues where even in New Jersey 3G coverage is not available or spotty.
• Popular Web sites take 10 to 30 seconds to load through 3G, which is a lot faster than on EDGE
• The iPhone 3G feels “perfectly comfortable” in the hand because of the plastic back.
• The plastic backing should improve reception versus the original’s aluminum backing.
• “Pretty impressed” by the GPS accuracy, but wants the phone to have voice turn-by-turn directions.
• Audio quality is better overall, particularly the speakerphone.
• Parental controls not only block access but remove icons from the home screen.
• Daily charging of the phone will be required if used regularly.
• Conclusion: an “enthusiastic thumbs up.”

The music files you purchased from iTunes store are under DRM protection. You cannot play them on your own mobile devices other than iPod and iPhone. You cannot directly convert the DRM protected M4P music to MP3 with iTunes, either. However, you can burn the protected music to CD-R or CD-RW disc to make an audio CD and then use some CD ripper software to convert the audio CD track back to MP3. iTunes allows you to burn the protected iTunes music to CD-R or CD-RW disc to make a standard audio CD:

1. Insert a CD-R or CD-RW disc into your CD-ROM drive. You’d better use CD-RW disc as it can be used for more than once.
2. Burn your playlist to make an audio CD. You cannot select the “MP3 CD” option since it requires the protected M4P music be converted to unprotected MP3 files.
3. After the audio CD is successfully burned, insert the disc into your CD-ROM drive again. Then you can use iTunes to import the music tracks on the burned disc to MP3 files.

The steps seem very simple, however, it is a time consuming process if you have a library of iTunes M4P files ready to be converted. Moreover, the music metadata information like title, artist and album will be lost after burning and ripping back to MP3 files.

TuneClone is the software you are looking for if you have a big collection of iTunes music to be converted. It automatically generates a virtual CD drive and simulates the burning and ripping process. All you need to do is install TuneClone and then burn your playlist to TuneClone’s virtual CD drive. TuneClone will directly convert the protected iTunes music playlist to MP3 for you. It is very fast and the information about artist, album and title will be well preserved.

Attention please: If you are using iTunes 8.0 or above, please skip to How to convert iTunes 8 protected AAC (M4P) music to MP3 with TuneClone.

1. Download TuneClone from http://www.tuneclone.com/ and install it.

TuneClone is fully compatible with Windows XP and Windows Vista. A virtual CD drive will be installed. This virtual CD-RW will be used to convert music files.

2. Set the default CD burner to TuneClone virtual CD-RW at iTunes.

Click menu “Edit”, select menu item “Preferences…”, and then select “Advanced” tab.

In order to keep the music metadata information, the “Include CD Text” option should be checked.

3. Create a playlist, and then add to the playlist the files you want to convert.

4. Click “Burn Disc” button at the bottom right of iTunes. 

While the burning gets started, TuneClone will automatically convert the music file to MP3. You can open the manager screen to show all the converted music files.

The most important step is to choose the CD burner. Then TuneClone will convert the music automatically. It is exceedingly easy when you want to batch convert lots of songs.

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TuneClone Audio Converter – Quickly Convert iTunes M4P to MP3

TuneClone Audio Converter is a very easy to use program that can convert iTunes M4P music to MP3 format, easy to install and easy to use via a simple user interface.

TuneClone Audio Converter doesn’t bypass the DRM (short for Digital Rights Management). It simulates the Burning, Ripping and Encoding process by installing a virtual CD drive. All you need to do is burn your iTunes M4P playlist to TuneClone’s virtual CD drive, and TuneClone will convert music in the playlist to MP3 files automatically.

Key features of TuneClone Audio Converter:

1. TuneClone Audio Converter lets you remove DRM protection from purchased iTunes music within a few clicks by using the virtual CD burning approach. You can play these converted DRM-free music files with media players or MP3 players including Zune, Cell Phone, Pocket PC, etc.

2. TuneClone Audio Converter supports almost all music formats your media player software can play and burn, no matter they are DRM protected or not, including WMA, M4P, AAC, MP3, M4B, M4A, etc. It creates MP3, WAV, unprotected WMA as output format.

3. Convert DRM protected music files and various audio files to MP3, WAV, unprotected WMA at high speed with CD quality.

4. Converted songs have no DRM restriction anymore.

5. TuneClone Audio Converter is easy to install and easy to use with a very handy and clear user interface.

6. Preserve ID3 tags for artist, album, title name, artwork etc.

7. Batch convert large song collections.

8. Compared with using real CD-R or CD-RW disc, TuneClone’s virtual CD burning uses the maximum writing speed and your music files can be converted at very high speed.

Free Download TuneClone Audio Converter here:

http://www.tuneclone.com/tuneclone_setup.exe