For one, converting anything other than lossless audio to your desired format
will reduce the quality of the music. (Examples of lossless audio include
WAV files, Apple??™s lossless AAC, and, of course, audio CD tracks.) Also,
most music purchased online is distributed in protected formats (like
iTunes??™ M4P and Microsoft??™s protected WMA), and neither Apple nor
Microsoft want you converting their content to an unprotected format. But
the good news is that where there??™s a will, there??™s a way.
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Apple??™s iTunes software, (http://www.apple.com/itunes/) is free even if you
don??™t have an iPod or any intention of buying music from the iTunes Music
Store, and it can convert songs easily and quickly. It supports MP3 (all
bitrates), AAC (.m4p, .m4a, and .m4b), AIFF, lossless AAC, and .wav files.
Here??™s how to do it:
1. Start iTunes, and select Music from the Library section on the left.
2. If all your music isn??™t already in the iTunes library, drag-drop your
music files onto the iTunes window.
If you move the files into your iTunes music folder before
dragging them into the iTunes application, iTunes will, by
default, organize them into folders based on their embedded
tag information. If the files are located elsewhere, they??™ll be
left in their current locations.
3. Next, select Edit ??? Preferences, choose the Advanced tab, and then
choose the Importing subtab. Select the file format you want to use
from the Format Using listbox (i.
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