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Q: Make a disc with Apple music purchased

I want to create a disc with purchases I made after subscribing to apple music.  I OWN the music but I can't burn it to a disc....GRRR...Flaw in the system, I believe! 

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Posted on Jul 20, 2015 1:51 AM

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  • by Limnos,Solvedanswer

    Limnos Limnos Jul 20, 2015 6:58 AM in response to lisafromcrookston
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    Jul 20, 2015 6:58 AM in response to lisafromcrookston

    You probably need to make sure the protected version of the track from Apple Music is replaced with the non-protected version from the iTunes Store. I can't provide specifics because I don't use iTunes 12

  • by lisafromcrookston,

    lisafromcrookston lisafromcrookston Jul 20, 2015 7:18 AM in response to Limnos
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    Jul 20, 2015 7:18 AM in response to Limnos

    That makes sense...but how?  Anyone?  I tried "adding to library" thinking that would get me there...it did not!  Same error message: 

     

    The song cheerleader is an apple music song and cannot be burned to disc.

     

    BUT I purchased it!!!!  I have ALWAYS been able to burn my purchases.  I need to make a cd to use in my workout center as they don't have a way for me to use my iPhone to hook up to the room I workout in.  Plus, I have an old car...only plays CDs!  I don't have a usb port (makes you feel sorry for me, right? and want to help me, right?)

  • by foxcub 6,

    foxcub 6 foxcub 6 Jul 20, 2015 7:49 AM in response to lisafromcrookston
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    Jul 20, 2015 7:49 AM in response to lisafromcrookston

    So what happens if you drag the tracks to make a play list then attempt to burn?

  • by Limnos,Helpful

    Limnos Limnos Jul 20, 2015 7:49 AM in response to lisafromcrookston
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    Jul 20, 2015 7:49 AM in response to lisafromcrookston

    My car has AM and FM radio (it's the deluxe model for that year so it has both). That's it.   To play music files the passenger sits with a set of battery powered computer speakers plugged into the mp3 player and responds to driver voice commands .

     

    Did you have the Music copy available for offline use?  I am wondering if you need to delete it from your computer first and then do as you would normally do for downloading past purchases.

  • by lisafromcrookston,

    lisafromcrookston lisafromcrookston Jul 21, 2015 11:59 AM in response to lisafromcrookston
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    Jul 21, 2015 11:59 AM in response to lisafromcrookston

    @fox:  I was using a playlist I created.  But thanks for trying!

    @limnos:  I will try to do as you suggest but I needed an afternoon to attempt!

  • by ntomallen,

    ntomallen ntomallen Jul 21, 2015 12:07 PM in response to lisafromcrookston
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    Jul 21, 2015 12:07 PM in response to lisafromcrookston

    So a few people were having as similar problem, especially if they used Match before.. And Apple issued a 12.2.1 update. Check this out and see if it helps. If some songs that were previously matched by iTunes Match show up as Apple Music songs in iTunes - Apple Support

     

    edit: I'm assuming you can do the same with purchased songs, since we've been able to keep purchased songs in the cloud for years now with iTunes.

  • by lisafromcrookston,

    lisafromcrookston lisafromcrookston Jul 21, 2015 12:12 PM in response to lisafromcrookston
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    Jul 21, 2015 12:12 PM in response to lisafromcrookston

    Well holy crap that's a lot of work....but....

     

    I had to delete the song from my library in my iTunes.  Then go to my purchases and download it again.  Then, put it back on the original playlist.  I think that the next time I will purchase through iTunes and not through Apple music.  That may (or not?) eliminate this process...UGH!  Thanks for your answers!

  • by ntomallen,

    ntomallen ntomallen Jul 21, 2015 12:18 PM in response to lisafromcrookston
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    Jul 21, 2015 12:18 PM in response to lisafromcrookston

    No problem! If you still have the free trial, I'd suggest sticking with it for a bit. The update was supposed to fix the problem, so I hope we won't see it again in the future!

  • by lisafromcrookston,

    lisafromcrookston lisafromcrookston Jul 21, 2015 1:27 PM in response to lisafromcrookston
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    Jul 21, 2015 1:27 PM in response to lisafromcrookston

    I am using the most current update (12.2.1) so it didn't quite fix the issue 

     

    I am a Match subscriber so that's sounds like my situation.  Am I still a match subscriber if I subscribe to Apple Music?  It appears that with Music everything shows up on each device without my turning Match on and off.

  • by ntomallen,

    ntomallen ntomallen Jul 21, 2015 7:31 PM in response to lisafromcrookston
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    Jul 21, 2015 7:31 PM in response to lisafromcrookston

    Yeah, you're still an iTunes Match subscriber if you subscribe to Apple Music. They are supposedly complimentary, according to Apple. However, everything I've read indicates this:

     

    Apple Music and iTunes Match do the following when you rip an album to your iTunes library:

     

    -album imports.

    -Apple's software analyzes the albu metadata and compares it to (with Apple Music) the Apple Music library and (with iTunes Match) the iTunes Music library.

    -If it finds a match to the album, it makes the album available for download on all your devices as either (with Apple Music) a DRM protected 256kbs AAC file or (with iTunes Match) a DRM free 256kbs AAC file.

    -If it doesn't find a match to the album, the original files are uploaded DRM free to the cloud and are then available for download across all your devices.

     

    (note: the iTunes Music library is larger than the Apple Music library due to legal junk and whatnot. For instance, Beatles music is unstreamable through Apple Music, but buyable through the iTunes Store. So a Beatles CD wouldn't (I think) match with anything through Apple Music, but it would match with iTunes Match.)

     

    TL;DR the primary difference between the two is a) size of the matchable library and b) DRM on matched music. Your purchased music will always be available DRM free. (double checked my library on that just to make sure.)

     

    So essentially, in my view, there is no need to have iTunes Match for an additional $25 per year.