iTunes music for your Blackberry Playbook

“If music be the food of love, play on” – William Shakespeare.

Music is the first thing I check out on any device I use. I am almost always plugged into my music, so if I can’t have my music on the device I’m not very likely to favour it. My music is stored in iTunes as it is, for me, the best way to sort and manage my music. This of course causes an issue with my new playbook. Luckily you can turn to some iTunes music conversion software to convert iTunes music m4p, m4a, aac to PlayBook compatible format and then transfer the output files to your PlayBook.

I will show you how to remove DRM copy protection from iTunes music and convert iTunes music m4p to mp3, aac to mp3 and m4a to mp3 for sync with BlackBerry PlayBook using TuneClone M4P to MP3 Converter.

To download TuneClone go to: http://www.tuneclone.com.

To start off create a playlist in iTunes for your Playbook, adding all the music you want for this specific device. Launch TuneClone M4P to MP3 Converter and click the settings tab. A window will pop up, where you can now specify where you want your music to be saved to, the output fine name format, output format and so on.

Convert iTunes music for BlackBerry PlayBook using TuneClone

Now go back to iTunes. Right click the playlist you created and choose “Burn Playlist to Disc”. A menu will pop up called “Burn Settings”. Select “TuneClone Virtual CD-RW” for the “CD Burner” Drop down menu, click the radio button next to “Audio CD” and tick the “Include CD Text” option. Finally select “Burn” to begin your burn process.

Burn iTunes music to TuneClone virtual CD drive

Once the burning has finished and the music has been encoded you can simply open the TuneClone manager screen to show all the converted music files. To locate the output folder, just click on the “Folder” tab.

After you get the output music files, you can transfer them to your BlackBerry PlayBook and your done!

Source from http://www.twofruitsonerobot.com/itunes-music-for-your-blackberry-playbook/ by NicciV

How to sync iTunes music to BlackBerry Torch 9800

This guide is going to show you how to remove DRM from iTunes music, convert DRM protected iTunes M4P to MP3 and sync iTunes music to BlackBerry Torch 9800. First, let’s take a look at the multimedia support of BlackBerry Torch 9800:

Video Playback: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV3

Music Player: MP3, AMR-NB, AAC-LC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WMV, Flac, Ogg Vorbis

So, if you want to play iTunes M4P, M4A, AAC music on your BlackBerry Torch 9800, you just need to use some software to convert the iTunes music to BlackBerry Torch 9800 compatible format and then transfer the output files to your BlackBerry Torch 9800.

Now let’s take a look at how it performs to convert the iTunes music to BlackBerry Torch 9800 compatible format using TuneClone Audio Converter:

1. Create a new playlist in iTunes.

2. Add the iTunes songs to the playlist.

3. Launch TuneClone Audio Converter. Click the “Settings” tab. In the pop-up window, you can specify output folder, output file name format, output format, etc for the output files. Note: You can check whether TuneClone virtual CD drive is successfully installed and where it is installed at the bottom left corner of the interface.

4. Switch to iTunes. In iTunes, Right click the playlist you just created and choose “Burn Playlist to Disc”.

5. In the pop-up window of “Burn Settings”, select “TuneClon Virtual_CD-RW” from the “CD Burner” drop-down list, click the radio button next to “Audio CD” and tick “Include CD Text” option. Click “Burn” to start burning.

6. Upon the completion of burning the disc and encoding the music, you can open the TuneClone manager screen to show all the converted music files. To locate the output folder, simply click the “Folder” tab on the interface.

After you get the output music files, connect your BlackBerry Torch 9800 to computer via the USB cable, drag and drop the converted music to the music folder, then you can play the iTunes M4P music on your BlackBerry Torch 9800 at ease.

Source from http://www.tuneclone.com/how-to-play-m4p-with-blackberry-torch-9800.php

Tuneclone also works on Mac OS, for Mac users who want to convert m4p for your blackberry, Mac version can be downloaded from http://mac.tuneclone.com

How to play iTunes M4P on BlackBerry Tour 9630

“The BlackBerry Tour 9630 itself is really a mash-up of RIM’s BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry Curve 8900 and BlackBerry Storm.”

One of the greatest new features I am starting to enjoy on my BlackBerry Tour is the ability for it to play multimedia files and specifically audio (music).

First let’s take a look at the video and audio formats supported by the newest BlackBerry Tour 9630:

Video format support: MPEG4 H.263, MPEG4 Part 2 Simple Profile, H.264 (encoding and decoding 30fps), WMV ( Note: If you want to transfer iTunes M4V movies or TV shows to BlackBerry Tour 9630, you may get Media Converter Pro to help you. )

Audio format support: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WMA ProPlus

Basically, when you purchase music from iTunes Store, you actually get DRM protected content (in protected AAC or M4P format), which you will not be able to play on MP3/MP4 players and other non-Apple mobile players. In such case, the option is to burn those tracks to an audio CD and then rip them once again to your computer hard drive wherein the DRM will be removed and you will get the tracks in (DRM free) MP3 format. After this you will be able to transfer them to your BlackBerry.

In case you have purchased a great amount of music from iTunes Store, you can go ahead and use TuneClone M4P to MP3 Converter which acts as a Virtual CD-ROM drive on your PC and lets you remove the DRM element without having to waste actual CD’s, with the music ID3 tags info well preserved.

You can follow this tutorial to learn how to convert iTunes M4P to MP3 for your BlackBerry using TuneClone M4P to MP3 Converter:

How to Convert iTunes M4P to MP3?

After you get the output MP3 files, you can now begin to transfer them to your BlackBerry Tour:

1. Connect your BlackBerry to you computer via the USB cable.
2. If you have properly enabled your Blackberry as a Mass Storage Device, your Blackberry’s microSD card will show as a removable drive on your computer.
3. Double click on the Blackberry folder.
4. Double click on the music folder.
5. Copy your music files to your BlackBerry.
6. Disconnect your Blackberry from the USB cable and go to the “Multimedia” icon on you Blackberry. You need to disconnect when you use the Mass Storage device method as it disables direct access from the BlackBerry when connected to the PC via the USB cable.
7. Click on the Music icon.
8. Click on the Media Card folder.
9. Select your Music folder.
10. Select your Song.
11. Play and enjoy.

Done.

Transfer DRM protected iTunes M4P music to BlackBerry Storm

“With a unique touch screen and cutting-edge multimedia capabilities, the BlackBerry Storm smartphone makes a great impression as you travel across town or to almost any corner of the world.”

One of the great new features I am starting to enjoy on my BlackBerry Storm is the ability for it to play multimedia files and specifically audio (music).

First let’s take a look at the video and audio formats supported by BlackBerry Storm:

Video format support: MPEG4 H.263, MPEG4 Part 2 Simple Profile, H.264, WMV
Audio format support: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WMA ProPlus

Basically, when you buy music from iTunes, it comes with a copyright protection called DRM. These DRM-protected songs are locked so that they only work with Apple MP3 players. That means that if you have a BlackBerry Storm, you cannot use iTunes music.

So, what is the solution? You have to burn a CD. When you do this, the DRM is removed (because the music is converted to a non-DRM-compatible media). After you burn the CD, you can rip it to your PC as an MP3 file which no longer has DRM.

Alternatively, you can use TuneClone. TuneClone makes a virtual CD-ROM drive, tricking your PC into believing that you are burning a CD. Therefore, the DRM is removed without wasting a CD.

Here is a link to a tutorial using TuneClone and iTunes 8:
http://www.tuneclone.com/itunes8-m4p-to-mp3.php

After you get the output MP3 files, you can now begin to transfer them to your BlackBerry Storm:

1. Connect your BlackBerry to you computer via the USB cable.
2. If you have properly enabled your Blackberry as a Mass Storage Device, your Blackberry’s microSD card will show as a removable drive on your computer.
3. Double click on the Blackberry folder.
4. Double click on the music folder.
5. Copy your music files to your BlackBerry.
6. Disconnect your Blackberry from the USB cable and go to the “Multimedia” icon on you Blackberry. You need to disconnect when you use the Mass Storage device method as it disables direct access from the BlackBerry when connected to the PC via the USB cable.
7. Click on the Music icon.
8. Click on the Media Card folder.
9. Select your Music folder.
10. Select your Song.
11. Play and enjoy.

Done.

How to transfer iTunes M4P music to BlackBerry Pearl and BlackBerry Storm

One of the great new features I am starting to enjoy on my BlackBerry is the ability for it to play multimedia files and specifically audio (music).

And below are the formats supported by BlackBerry Pearl and BlackBerry Storm:

For BlackBerry Pearl:

  ACC - audio compression formats AAC, AAC+, and EAAC+
  AMR – Adaptive Multi Rate-Narrow Band (AMR-NB) speech coder standard (Supported AMR-NB rates are 4.75 KBps, 5.15 KBps, 5.9 KBps, 6.7 KBps, 7.4 KBps, 7.95 KBps, 10.2 KBps, and 12.2 KBps)
AMR files must conform to the standards specified in Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Request for Comments (RFC) document RFC3267, Section 5, on the the Internet RFC Archive web site.
  MIDI – Polyphonic MIDI (.mid, .midi, or .smf)
  MP3 – encoded using MPEG Part 1 and Part 2 audio layer 3 (Supported sample rates are 16Khz, 22.050Khz, 24Khz, 32Khz, 44.1Khz and 48Khz.)
  WAV – supports sample rates of 8 kHz, 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, and 48 kHz with 8-bit and 16-bit depths in mono or stereo (Supports WAV files created using audio codec GSM6.10.)

For BlackBerry Storm:

Video format support: MPEG4 H.263, MPEG4 Part 2 Simple Profile, H.264, WMV
Audio format support: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WMA ProPlus

However, I bet there are not a few people who’d like to enjoy music songs from iTunes on their BlackBerry phones. What frustrates them most is the fact that the iTunes tracks they purchased or downloaded are in a “protected” AAC or M4P audio format and they are unable to play them beyond iTunes environment. The DRM-ed iTunes music songs are not recognized by BlackBerry devices at all. 

Never give up, anyway! The post I previously wrote How to convert DRM protected iTunes M4P music songs to MP3 is right there helping you get rid of the headache. You can choose either the burn-and-rip method or that of using TuneClone Audio Converter elaborated in that post.

After you get the output MP3 files (actually you can also output M4P to WAV), you can now begin to transfer them to your BlackBerry:

1. Connect your Blackberry to you computer via the USB cable.
2. If you have properly enabled your Blackberry as a Mass Storage Device, your Blackberry’s microSD card will show as a removable drive on your computer. For this guide, it happens to be on “Removable Disk” G:. Double-Click.
3. Double-click on the Blackberry folder
4. Double-click on the music folder
5. The folder should be empty.
6. Copy your music files to your Blackberry. Depending on the size, transfer time may vary.
7. Disconnect your Blackberry from the USB cable and go to the Multimedia icon on you Blackberry. You need to disconnect when you use the Mass Storage device method as it disables direct access from the Blackberry when connected to the PC via the USB cable.
8. Click on the Music icon.
9. Click on the Media Card folder
10. Select your Music folder
11. Select your Song
12. Play your music and enjoy!

Done.