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Old 07-05-2009, 18:32
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All the music I have bought off itunes is AAC formats, how can I convert these to mp3. Only ask because my car CD/USB port plays mp3 only. Iwant to play them directly from the ipod if possible. Advice please?
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Old 07-05-2009, 21:12
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Try SUPER ©.
It converts files into almost everthing you will ever need and its free.
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Old 07-05-2009, 21:13
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If you set your Rip Format to MP3, under Edit>Preferences>Import Settings, then you can right click on the songs and go to "Create MP3 Version"

This is all within iTunes by the way.
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Old 07-05-2009, 21:16
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You can do it in iTunes. Just go to preferences, change your import preferences to be MP3. THen you can right click on any track and get the option 'Convert to MP3'. Note this will only work with non-protected tracks (ie those in iTunes Plus format) - other store downloads can't be converted (without burning to a CD and importing or some similarly convoluted way).

You can't play direct from the iPod via USB AFAIK.

If your car stereo had a line-in port (like a headphone socket) then it'd be much simpler, just playing music directly from the iPod and not worrying about formats. If it's got USB then it should have line-in, I'd have thought.
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Old 08-05-2009, 10:21
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All the music I have bought off itunes is AAC formats, how can I convert these to mp3. Only ask because my car CD/USB port plays mp3 only. Iwant to play them directly from the ipod if possible. Advice please?
You can't.

Convert protected AACs to anything else, that is - they can only be read by the iTunes/iPod they're assigned to.

If they aren't protected, you can use Super (which is good, but a tad weird at times), dbPowerAmp, or a variety of other convertors.
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Old 08-05-2009, 10:48
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You can't.

Convert protected AACs to anything else, that is - they can only be read by the iTunes/iPod they're assigned to.
yes you can I have one word for you DoubleTwist it reads your iTunes library and any paid for songs are liberated and converted to mp3 automatically
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Old 08-05-2009, 13:04
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Can SUPER and doubletwist also be used to convert WMA files to MP3?
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Old 08-05-2009, 13:20
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yes you can I have one word for you DoubleTwist it reads your iTunes library and any paid for songs are liberated and converted to mp3 automatically
This may seem a silly question but once i have converted the songs to MP3 will they play on the ipod? As in does the ipod play mP3 tracks?
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Old 08-05-2009, 16:10
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yes the iPod plays mp3 all my music is MP3 I have about a dvd's worth of songs loaded all in MP3 form, when you use doubletwist all the mp3's it converts will be in the same folder as the purchased tracks which will be in the my music folder if you have windows as your OS.
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Old 08-05-2009, 16:44
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are you an itunes user by any chance??? you can do it in itunes
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Old 08-05-2009, 16:54
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You can't.

Convert protected AACs to anything else, that is - they can only be read by the iTunes/iPod they're assigned to.
Yes you can - burn them to an audio CD, then rip it back as mp3.
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Old 09-05-2009, 10:03
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All the music I have bought off itunes is AAC formats, how can I convert these to mp3. Only ask because my car CD/USB port plays mp3 only. Iwant to play them directly from the ipod if possible. Advice please?
Does your car stereo also have an aux. input because you then simply save yourself time and use one of these. http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/autopilot

I use it in my car and the sound quality is even better than going from the headphone output of the ipod to the aux. of the car stereo as it connector connects through the the dock connection which charges it at the same time. You'll also have the same interface as your ipod because you'll, of course, be using your ipod.

Here are 2 other variations of the same set up.

http://www.griffintechnology.com/pro...ith-smartclick

http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/tuneflexaux
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