Mp4 conversion

meep_audio · Post by **meep_audio** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:22 pm

I was bored of the music i had at work this morning so decided to but something new.

A girl at work put Itunes on my computer (didn't want it but hey) but i thought i'd try the itunes store to buy a new album. I normally use Bleep which i think is great.

Now i've downloaded the files i realise i can only play them in itunes? I sent them to my home email and can't open them in any of the media players i have.

Is there any way to convert mp4 audio files to mp3 or something i can play?

Hope someone can help.

Spackled Bat · Post by **Spackled Bat** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:33 pm

You can burn an audio cd of the album and then reimport the cd into itunes as mp3. Make sure that import as mp3 is selected in the advanced prefs. Also, something I learned is that if you are burning a playlist with songs from itunes on it you can only burn it 7 times. Stick with Bleep.

meep_audio · Post by **meep_audio** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:41 pm

The problem i have is that the burn playlist is greyed out for the track i want to burn.

Am i missing something here?

Spackled Bat · Post by **Spackled Bat** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:55 pm

You have to burn the playlist from itunes. Other media players will not recognize Apples m4a format. I'm assuming you are trying to play the files you sent yourself from work. You can download itunes for free, burn a disc and then import the audio files in your usual media player as mp3. Hope this helps.

meep_audio · Post by **meep_audio** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:03 pm

Thanks for you help.

However, I have sent the files to myself and am playing them in itunes library that i have had to download to play them.

When i highlight them and thrn go to the file menu. the burn playlist to disc is greyed out so i can't burn them to anything.

The files are mp4 files. I can't import them into anything. Itunes will not let me export them in any way. I keep getting a window telling me that the files are copywrite protected.

I can't believe Itunes is this rigid. I didn't want an ipod. I certainly don't want one now.

Michael Hatsis · Post by **Michael Hatsis** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 8:35 pm

Never tried it but supposedly Sound Taxi can get rid of DRM stuff.

philipbarrett · Post by **philipbarrett** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:31 pm

mike@TrackTeam Audio wrote:Never tried it but supposedly Sound Taxi can get rid of DRM stuff.

No I've NEVER, EVER, EVER tried it either. Nudge,nudge, wink, wink...

PB

Michael Hatsis · Post by **Michael Hatsis** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:17 pm

philipbarrett wrote:
mike@TrackTeam Audio wrote:Never tried it but supposedly Sound Taxi can get rid of DRM stuff.
No I've NEVER, EVER, EVER tried it either. Nudge,nudge, wink, wink...

PB

THAT WOULD BE WRONG!!.

4am · Post by **4am** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 9:17 am

http://www.dbpoweramp.com/

download the (free) audio converter and install the codecs from

http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central.htm

meep_audio · Post by **meep_audio** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 10:09 am

Cheers for the help

I still can't decode the files.

I think i'm stuck with a buch of tunes that i can only play on Itunes?!

wilxon · Post by **wilxon** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 10:14 am

meep_audio wrote:Cheers for the help

I still can't decode the files.

I think i'm stuck with a buch of tunes that i can only play on Itunes?!

What do you mean, you can play them from your ipod as well.

wilxon · Post by **wilxon** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 10:17 am

another way is by recording them.

Can you get the sound to record in live?

In windows basic soundcard modeyou can enable the wave out to record on wave in.

I use Emu 1616M, with the patchmix you can insert a send into the channel strip send to asio in1/2, record the file in live.

I use Audition. because im forever burning 1 track to CD and then importing it and throwing the disc away. What a waste.

meep_audio · Post by **meep_audio** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 10:33 am

wilxon wrote: What do you mean, you can play them from your ipod as well.

I don't own an ipod.

Thanks for your idea. I 'll give it a go.

wilxon · Post by **wilxon** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 10:40 am

no probs