iTunes is probably the world’s most successful online music store which distributes DRM wrapped .m4p music. So the pain-in-*** is that, if you have purchased music with DRM from the iTunes store, you will not be able to play them on any mp3 player other than Apple’s iPod or iPhone.
But no need to be despaired. There are ways to remove DRM license from iTunes music and convert m4p to mp3 wma to play on non-iPod mp3 players. Here this guide will show you how to make it with step-by-step instruction.
Method 1: CD burning & re-ripping
1. To remove DRM from iTunes music, you need a blank CD/DVD at hand, then insert it in the drive and open iTunes on your computer. Select the "File" -> "New Playlist" option, creat a new playlist and name it. Select all the music that you want to remove DRM from and drag them to the playlist that you just created.
2. Right-click the playlist and select the option to "Burn playlist to Disc". iTunes will then pop-up you a dialogue box where you can select CD or DVD that you want to burn. Make sure you select the Audio CD option. Burn, then you get DRM-free music copy on CD.
3. Now make DRM-free digital mp3 copy by re-ripping the CD. Go to iTunes profile, select the "Edit"->"Preferences" option and under the "General" tab, click on "Import Settings".
Select the "MP3 Encoder" from the drop down menu and iTunes will import the tracks on the Audio CD and transcode them as mp3 files. Export the CD from the drive, and insert it back again. iTunes will prompt you to import the tracks from the CD to it’s own database. Let it do so and at the end return you new DRM-free mp3 tracks.
Method 2: DRM m4p wma converter
If you don't have blank CD at hand, there is the best iTunes M4P Converter handy for you to remove DRM license from iTunes music, convert m4p to mp3, or convert m4p to wma in money-time-saving way. All the jobs can be done with only 3 steps.
Step 1: Free download this Protected Music Converter install and luanch it, the default settings work well with your PC, you don't need to make anymore configeration. Then let's start to remove DRM from iTunes music and convert m4p to mp3 wma.
Step 2: Come to the main interface, you can directly drag-drop target media file to the conversion window, or hit the top-left 'Add' button to import the target files. Then click 'setting' to choose output format mp3 wma if you'd like to convert m4p to mp3 or convert m4p to wma, as well as the bit rate and sample rate if you're a Hi-Fi.
Step 3: When finish the first 2 steps, hit 'start' button lower-righted on the main window, the process of removing DRM from iTunes music and converting m4p to mp3 / wma will be soon done.
Hints: If you have more iTunes music / video / movie, protected wma wmv files, as well as other regular media files to remove DRM protection or convert format, you can look into this How-To collection for more tips.
But no need to be despaired. There are ways to remove DRM license from iTunes music and convert m4p to mp3 wma to play on non-iPod mp3 players. Here this guide will show you how to make it with step-by-step instruction.
Method 1: CD burning & re-ripping
1. To remove DRM from iTunes music, you need a blank CD/DVD at hand, then insert it in the drive and open iTunes on your computer. Select the "File" -> "New Playlist" option, creat a new playlist and name it. Select all the music that you want to remove DRM from and drag them to the playlist that you just created.
2. Right-click the playlist and select the option to "Burn playlist to Disc". iTunes will then pop-up you a dialogue box where you can select CD or DVD that you want to burn. Make sure you select the Audio CD option. Burn, then you get DRM-free music copy on CD.
3. Now make DRM-free digital mp3 copy by re-ripping the CD. Go to iTunes profile, select the "Edit"->"Preferences" option and under the "General" tab, click on "Import Settings".
Select the "MP3 Encoder" from the drop down menu and iTunes will import the tracks on the Audio CD and transcode them as mp3 files. Export the CD from the drive, and insert it back again. iTunes will prompt you to import the tracks from the CD to it’s own database. Let it do so and at the end return you new DRM-free mp3 tracks.
Method 2: DRM m4p wma converter
If you don't have blank CD at hand, there is the best iTunes M4P Converter handy for you to remove DRM license from iTunes music, convert m4p to mp3, or convert m4p to wma in money-time-saving way. All the jobs can be done with only 3 steps.
Step 1: Free download this Protected Music Converter install and luanch it, the default settings work well with your PC, you don't need to make anymore configeration. Then let's start to remove DRM from iTunes music and convert m4p to mp3 wma.
Step 2: Come to the main interface, you can directly drag-drop target media file to the conversion window, or hit the top-left 'Add' button to import the target files. Then click 'setting' to choose output format mp3 wma if you'd like to convert m4p to mp3 or convert m4p to wma, as well as the bit rate and sample rate if you're a Hi-Fi.
Step 3: When finish the first 2 steps, hit 'start' button lower-righted on the main window, the process of removing DRM from iTunes music and converting m4p to mp3 / wma will be soon done.
Hints: If you have more iTunes music / video / movie, protected wma wmv files, as well as other regular media files to remove DRM protection or convert format, you can look into this How-To collection for more tips.
