Sturmvogel Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 (edited) Being fed up with corrupt files on Kazaa, I decided to put the Itunes program to use and buy a song for a buck. I didn't know that it would be in MP4 format. So I did some googling and found some resources. Generally the easiest thing to do is to burn the file as an audio cd, then rip it back into mp3. Tried doing this using the software with my comp. I then attempted to rip it with WMP but it didn't work (file was unplayable). I found a thread dealing with this issue. Someone reccomended this program Xilisoft Audio Converter as a solution. Just wanted to know if anyone else has any tips or solutions, or else I'll go ahead and try Xilisoft... EDIT: Sorry...the file type is M4P. I tried the Xilisoft program along with Solution three (refer to the instructions on the page). After executing in cmd, the message said "Only works on files for which you have a valid playback key." Don't know what exactly that means, as I aquired the song legally... Edited March 14, 2005 by GameCop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Here is a nice tutorial: http://www.bpurcell.org/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=1036 Or even better: http://www.topvideopro.com/mp4-m4a-convert...a-converter.htm Hope that helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 No, just no. Never rip with Windows Media Player, Never. I don't care what you say, never, EVER rip with it. Use EAC or in fact, use Itunes it self. Just change the settings from AAC to MP3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmvogel Posted March 14, 2005 Author Share Posted March 14, 2005 Well, I just burned it with Itunes. Then WMP started ripping it (thought it was disabled, apparently not K'). It's in mp3 format so problem solved. Thanks for the help, and I'll be sure to grab EAC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weirdy Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 pffft...I did this instead bought from itunes, burned with itunes, ripped to WAV using db cd grab, then used db music converter to convert to mpc and now it sounds gooder the m4p files worked on winamp, but the plug ins wouldn't work on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmvogel Posted March 14, 2005 Author Share Posted March 14, 2005 Which is better. WMP ripped it at 320kbps. I also ripped it using Itunes, and it did it at 192kbps. I honestly can't hear any difference...but technically speaking what has better quality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weirdy Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 MPC (musepack) set to "extreme" profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agozer Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Higher bitrates are usually better, because mor data is pushed per channel. True though, i don't hear the difference. I use VBR almost exclusively, so what would I know.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Most new codecs are VBR now. Ogg = VBRAAC = VBRMPC = VBRMP4 = VBR*FLAC = VBR*APE = VBR Saves on space because it cuts down the unused frequencies during the song. Too bad it sucks for MP3, but MP3 sucks anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmvogel Posted March 14, 2005 Author Share Posted March 14, 2005 Yo K' which version of EAC should I get. It's kind of weird. I'm not an "experienced" user so I don't want the beta. But it looks like all the versions there are beta or prebeta...kind of confusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 just the latest beta. It's one of those programs that aren't 100% complete yet, But functionality is great and it supports a handful of features that you can read about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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