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Can you download from itunes to a non-ipod mp3?
Ever Elegant
27-11-2006
sorry this question must come up so often, just wanted to quickly confirm before I set up by account with itunes.

Thanks

Leya
russellelly
28-11-2006
Originally Posted by soap_soap:
“sorry this question must come up so often, just wanted to quickly confirm before I set up by account with itunes.

Thanks

Leya”

Not easily - you've got to burn the tracks to a CD, then rip them into a format your MP3 player will like (probably MP3 or WMA). Most non-iPod MP3 players will work with places like Napster without needing to go through this process.
moisie
28-11-2006
The simple answer is no. If you look at their ads apple advertise iPod + iTunes, they see them as one combined product. You can use iTunes in isolation but it is supposed to be the interface for the iPod. This is arguably a big part of why they've been so successful.
muranka
28-11-2006
You can Convert music purchased from Itunes using Itunes itself. Click on the edit menu and choose preferences, then on advanced, then the importing tab. Change import using drop down menu to MP3 encoder and click ok. Highlight the required songs and click the advanced menu and choose convert selection to MP3. The songs will be converted into the library.
moisie
28-11-2006
Originally Posted by muranka:
“You can Convert music purchased from Itunes using Itunes itself. Click on the edit menu and choose preferences, then on advanced, then the importing tab. Change import using drop down menu to MP3 encoder and click ok. Highlight the required songs and click the advanced menu and choose convert selection to MP3. The songs will be converted into the library.”

Protected iTunes store files cannot be converted.
mikeydb
29-11-2006
You can download many podcasts free, many are already in mp3 format, some will be in AAC which you can convert to mp3, however if you buy music from Itunes it will be in DRM'ed mp4/AAC format which won't be so easy to convert.
ahoneymonster
29-11-2006
it doesn't make much sense to use a mp3 player other than ipod to use itunes - ie there are better and cheaper places to get music than i tunes

i have ipod so do use itunes to store music - have bought the odd album which have converted either by converting in itunes or burning to cd and into different format or using another conversion program - someone in previous post says u can't convert protected files in itunes, which i havent' noticed, but may be true

store all my music in mp3 format and don't like buying itunes music is sooooooo expensive, not an extensive range and don't like the idea of copy protection
mikeydb
29-11-2006
Originally Posted by ahoneymonster:
“store all my music in mp3 format and don't like buying itunes music is sooooooo expensive, not an extensive range and don't like the idea of copy protection”

I've been using EMUSIC lately, you pay a monthly sub and you can download a fixed number of tracks depending on your subscription package. The up side of this is you get excellent value for money MP3 files that do not carry DRM which allows you to use whichever player you want to play your files, also you can store them however you want without complications, the down side is however there isn't a great selection of artists, it's mostly a selection of indies and not always the latest stuff is available, it's not going to suit all tastes.

Also you could download your music from BLEEP.COM, another mp3 store, but more expensive than EMUSIC, you can expect to pay £0.99 per track, but you can get a discount for downloading a whole album rather than individual tracks, also the selection is a little bit more up to date but still is populated by indies and not catering for all tastes.

The itunes music store in comparison has access to many mainstream artists, and many indies but not always a good selection, some of the more obscure stuff found on EMUSIC is not to be found on itunes, some mainstream artists are suspiciously absent, like 'guns and roses' for example. The downside is buying into Itunes music will effectively lock you into owning an ipod to play and listen to your purchased music, you can still use your PC, and you can burn your purchased tracks to CD but you'll not be able to play itunes music on another mp3 player without going through several steps and wasting a CD-R to do it, also you'll be paying around £0.99 per track..
Sue_C
30-11-2006
If your player supports DRM there are loads of sites with a similar selection to iTunes e.g. Napster, HMV, Virgin Digital, Tesco, Woolworths, Orange etc. etc. I like Napster and Virgin.
Ever Elegant
30-11-2006
Originally Posted by ahoneymonster:
“it doesn't make much sense to use a mp3 player other than ipod to use itunes - ie there are better and cheaper places to get music than i tunes

i have ipod so do use itunes to store music - have bought the odd album which have converted either by converting in itunes or burning to cd and into different format or using another conversion program - someone in previous post says u can't convert protected files in itunes, which i havent' noticed, but may be true

store all my music in mp3 format and don't like buying itunes music is sooooooo expensive, not an extensive range and don't like the idea of copy protection”

Thats what I have always thought but have had trouble finding one. My mp3 is a creative zen micro. Any suggestions of cheaper places? Preferably subscribtion bit whatever you were thinking?

Thanks for everyones help.
Havelock Vetinari
30-11-2006
The biggest probelm with subscription models is, if you stop your sub the tracks can no longer be listened too.

I used to use napster for my music, but got hacked off with having nasty DRM in it. So I used allofmp3, but as the Yanks want it closed, I'll have to find another way of getting music without DRM in it.
ahoneymonster
01-12-2006
well the second most popular site to use in the uk is allofmp3.com

it is v good value 1-2 usa dollars per album and has a program that allows easy downloading if u have a pc

there seems to be an ongoing argument about whether it is legal / or if it will be closed down

technically not legal to use from the uk - but it is if u are physically in holland ( i think ) for some obscure reason

funnily enough it was a site recommended in the guardian by one of their journalists, then a month or so later they decided not to recommend it cos they weren't sure if legal

back to the itunes saga - even if u have to burn tunes to cd and then back to mp3 not that much hassle to do - infact i would argue necessary ie good idea to have a hard copy of music if u are buying the album, and who wants music with all sorts of copy protection/restrictions on it - cd r discs are only about 10p so not expensive

yes emusic seems better value than many sites and with out restrictions/controls i got some free tracks from their site when they had a offer on - some brian jonestown massacre albums - although some punter on their site said u could get all their albums for free from bjm website - so went there and downloaded the lot - bargain !
blueboy
01-12-2006
Found emusic to be limited in content. Ok for the more unusual genres or artists but any new top 40 tracks could not be found.

Cancelled without downloading a single track.
moisie
01-12-2006
Personally for albums I still buy cd's, that way I own them and can get them in as good a quality as I decide to encode them in plus I get the inlays etc. For individual songs that I wouldn't get normally I find iTunes very convenient, easy to use, reasonably priced (for the convenience of getting songs I wouldn't normally be able to get in isolation) and basically am willing to put up with the drm since I've never been restricted by it.
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