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Convert m4p files? (iTunes DRM?) (feddit.it)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Until a decade ago I was one of those blind Apple users that was using iTunes as the only way to organize my music.

Now I've liberated my collection using navidrome and/or direct syncing the whole library via syncthing.

Today I noticed that I have about 20 m4p files that can't be played with anything. Seems like one day I was drunk and I purchased an album on iTunes, so I guess it's DRM.

There's a way to convert those files to something with more freedom?

I don't have iTunes but in some box in my garage I have a 15 years old iMac with some ancient os version that can't be updated because Apple's marketing team said I should buy a newer one

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I believe that VLC should be able to convert this for you. If not then maybe try Audiocity.

VLC Player Audiocity

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

VLC shows the right length, but then plays 3 seconds of garbage audio and stops

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It might just be easier to find a copy on the high seas than dealing with the DRM.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

some obscure true crime series are only on itunes so not always possible

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Looks like, I tried three m4p converters online and they all failed

Maybe it's just going to be faster to search those 20 songs on soulseek