Downloading from Itunes but not to an Ipod

[thefarmer]

So what's the best way to convert a song downloaded from Itunes into something my cheap mp3 player can play? Or, alternatively another site that I can straight download that has cheap songs.

[Numbers]

Burn the Apple tracks to a CD, rip the CD. I think Apple's going to start selling all of it's music tracks DRM free, though.

Otherwise, BitTorrent or Limewire.

[Paradii]

itunes has a mp3 converter built into it. Check under the advanced tab

[thefarmer]

Cool. Thanks, I'll check out both.

[thefarmer]

itunes has a mp3 converter built into it. Check under the advanced tab

So I tried looking and couldn't find what you were talking about. Can you paste a link?

[thefarmer]

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[thefarmer]

So I've managed to burn a track from itunes to a blank cd. I tried to drag/drop the file from the cd into the mp3 player, but I guess it won't play .cda files.

Any suggestions now?

[Bobmuhthol]

You need to rip the CD after you burn it. The files you see on a music CD are basically instructions on where the songs are on the disk; they aren't music files.

Do yourself a favor and don't give Apple the satisfaction of inconveniencing another person.

[thefarmer]

You need to rip the CD after you burn it. The files you see on a music CD are basically instructions on where the songs are on the disk; they aren't music files.

I've heard the phrase, but never done it myself. I normally just stream internet radio, so I wouldn't even know how to begin. What do I do?



Do yourself a favor and don't give Apple the satisfaction of inconveniencing another person.


What do you suggest then? The MP3 is for my daughter, not me. Where else can I download things like the Highschool musical soundtrack and disney songs?

[Bobmuhthol]

Ripping a CD: http://reviews.digitaltrends.com/guide/83/how-to-rip-cds-with-windows-media-player-11

MP3 downloads: http://www.amazon.com/MP3-Music-Download/b/ref=sa_menu_dmusic1?ie=UTF8&node=163856011&pf_rd_p=328655101&pf_rd_s=left-nav-1&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=507846&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0RTS1TTQSZK63VY8SS1S

[thefarmer]

I didn't realize Amazon had Mp3s. Also, for some reason I thought a lot of what Itunes had was only on itunes. Glad to know I was wrong.

Thanks Bob

[Nilandia]

I think Apple's going to start selling all of it's music tracks DRM free, though.

Yep, and it will start charging different prices for various songs, too. It made me a very happy girl.

http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/mac/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212700886&subSection=News

Gretchen

[septus]

Yep, and it will start charging different prices for various songs, too. It made me a very happy girl.

http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/mac/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212700886&subSection=News

Gretchen

Yeah, until you find out that they want to charge 1.29 for everything you actually want to get.. I dunno, we'll see what happens..but yay no drm!

[Nilandia]

Yeah, we'll see. Most of the stuff I listen to is not very high on the popularity list, so I'm hoping it'll be cheaper.

Gretchen