Converting Itunes Songs....

[Guest Chaser81]

Hello guys!

My contract is up in June after which I will get a new phone. I love my Iphone but like to keep my options open so have started looking into converting my Itunes purchased songs into a DRM free format so I could use them on any new device I decide to purchase. I have flirted with Soundtaxi but it takes ages to convert songs and I understand that the way it does it doesn't preserve the quality of the songs.

Anyone got any better ideas for how to free my music?

Just to be clear before people start screaming at me about this being illegal; I am aware of the issue of DRM being a shady area, but all I am looking to do is play my music, which I purchased, on my device, whatever device that may be. Any ideas would be most welcome.

Cheers!

[Guest Paul (MVP)]

I believe Apple literally just announced they were removing DRM from all their songs... :rolleyes:

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[Guest Neil5459]

I believe Apple literally just announced they were removing DRM from all their songs... :rolleyes:

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..but they are quoting about 30 cents per tune to upgrade existing DRM tracks to the new non-DRM higher sampling rate tracks. Not all the catalogue is being offered DRM free just yet. Details Here

In the meantime, I've found TuneBite to be a fairly capable iTunes (and all other formats) converter. It does have to use the same virtual CD technology as some of the other programs to avoid legal conflicts, but it seems to do a better, faster job. Depending on the spec of your PC it will create up to 8 virtual CD's for parallel conversion. Costs €20

[Guest bentley]

I would not rush into saying that apple is gonna remove everything from the music they sell,as far as I read your id or email address would be tied to all the music u buy from them,so sharing those would really not be a good idea.Btw,that Tunebite what's it exactly for,works only on audio files?

[Guest maccolar]

I always use this DRM converter to remove the DRM protection from iTunes song, it works pretty well for me.