This is ridiculous. I PAID for these songs (and many others), but some won't allow me to burn to MP3 CD (iTunes says I cannot burn iTunes Store songs to MP3 CD), and I can't convert them to MP3 either. This is NOT Apple Music. I OWN these files.
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Oh no. iTunes Match has WRECKED the music libraries for several people I know. You're telling me I have to PAY for the SAME SONGS AGAIN to be ablet o do this?
I tried the right-click method. It won't let me do that either.
Oh no. iTunes Match has WRECKED the music libraries for several people I know. You're telling me I have to PAY for the SAME SONGS AGAIN to be ablet o do this?
I tried the right-click method. It won't let me do that either.
If this were just a streaming service, or if it were similar to Apple Music, I would wholeheartedly agree. But it's not. I legally purchased a copy of the file, which I was able to download and use at my discretion. It was promoted as being able to listen to your music ANYWHERE. Well, that's a lie. The idea that I should now have to pay Apple AGAIN for the exact same music is absolutely absurd.
I just purchased a song today (9/22/2017). The "Burn Playlist to Disc" is grayed out. When I try to convert this same song to MP3, I get the following error message: "So Will I (100 Billion X)" could not be converted because protected files cannot be converted to other formats.
Are you an Apple Music subscriber? Music purchased from the iTunes store should be in a 256k AAC DRM-free format. Tracks downloaded with Apple Music will have DRM. Occasionally a corrupted store download may indicate that it contains DRM. If you made a purchase, and if redownloading is permitted where you are, then you could remove the download, then download again. If the issue persists you can contact iTunes Store Support starting from https://reportaproblem.apple.com/.
tt2
Did you download the track before buying it from the store? You may have the DRM version in the library instead of the purchased version. If you go into the Songs view and enable the Kind column, what does this track show as its Kind?
tt2
When were the songs purchased? Older purchases use DRM and can't be converted - you'll need to subscribe to iTunes Match to replace the protected version with unprotected. Otherwise, you should be able to set Import Settings (Edit > Preferences > General) to MP3 then right-click on the AAC files and convert them to MP3. Having done so you should then be able to create an MP3 CD from a suitable playlist.
Songs bought from the iTunes Music before September(?) 2009 may have DRM. What exactly does iTunes report in the Kind column for these tracks?
tt2
turingtest2, I get that already. My point is that I OWN these files, and they are restricting how I can use them. That's absurd.
Actually you've purchased a license to those songs and are subject to the conditions of that license at time of purchase. DRM restriction was applied to all iTunes Store purchases pre-2009; free upgrades to non-DRM "iTunes Plus" files were available for a considerable period of time thereafter, though now replaced by the equivalent function within iTunes Match.
If they were bought with DRM you can burn to audio CD and then rip back to a format of your choice, but there will be some degradation of audio quality. Whether or not it is noticeable or significant only you can tell.
tt2
I read that somewhere and tried it. I'm not allowed to burn them to an audio CD. It tells me that "songs purchased from the iTunes Store cannot be burned to CD."
Were these songs purchased prior to 2010 and downloaded in the old 128 Protected AAC format, or have you used any aspects of Apple Music or iCloud Music Library? I guess it is possible that Apple might have removed the burning ability for protected DRM in recent builds to simplify the management of protected tracks delivered using Apple Music, i.e. nothing can be burned, whenever you bought it. A workaround might be to temporarily install an older build of iTunes, create a temporary library, import your DRM tracks, burn them all out to CD, then reinstall the current version of iTunes and restore your main library. Or you could copy the physical files to any new computer that you want to play them on and authorize it to your account.
tt2
There's a significant difference between using the streaming service of Apple Music and BUYING songs from the iTunes Store.
Here's a perfect example. I have MOVIES I PURCHASED from the iTunes Store at the same time as the songs. Guess what? I can BURN those movies to disc and WATCH THEM on non-iTunes software and devices.
blazerone29 wrote:
BURN those movies to disc and WATCH THEM on non-iTunes software and devices.
No you cannot.
You can burn them but they will not play.
You cannot burn iTunes music purchases as an MP3 CD because you must first convert them to MP3.
Then you will be able to burn them fine.
How are you trying to convert them to MP3?
Actually, YES, I can. I've done it - many times.
These SONGS, however, CANNOT be converted to MP3 or burned to disc. I've tried converting them internally in iTunes as well as using a protected music converter. It simply cannot be done.
I am unable to burn songs I have purchased through iTunes store to MP3 CD, and I am unable to convert these songs to MP3 as well.
