Posted by fred-bloggs on 10/21/06 17:27

"Sla#s" <phil@KNOTslatts.fsworld.co.uk> wrote in news:453a295b$0$8743
$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net:

> fred-bloggs wrote:
>> "robert" <centro.gamma@gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:1161435636.890258.97110 @h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
>>
>>> how do i convert a file just bought from itunes into an mp3 one?
>>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>>
>> You can't, itunes music store downloads are copy-protected and will
>> only play on ipods...however you *can* burn a CD with and rip that to
>> mp3.
>
> Or play it then record it as an Mp3 with Audacity.
>

This will give a lower quality conversion because of the digital-to-
analog and analog-to-digital conversions. Burning a CD, you stay digital
and only get the losses due to the mp3 encoding.


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fred

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