KVR Audio

pooshka · Post by **pooshka** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 8:02 am

ok i'm sure this has come up before somewhere and i'm sorry to mention it again, but i'm REALLY in hurry.

I downloaded some songs from iTunes because I need them urgently and couldn't find CDs. I really need these songs on CD but after downloading the songs I realised that they are all in MPEG4 (Protected) format. My question is

1. Can I listen to this 'protected format' songs in other PCs? What do I need to be able to do this? I did a quick search and read somewhere that I have to authorise a PC on which I'm gonna play the songs. How does this process work?

the problem is that I downloaded these songs at my work PC and it doesn't have CD burner so I need to send the files back home to my home PC and burn it from there tonight. So if I can't burn or listen to these files in other PCs than the one I initially installed iTunes on and downloaded the songs, then I'm in trouble.

2. As I said, I need to make audio CD out of them. I read somewhere again that I have to do this within iTune. If this were the case, can I just send these files to my home PC and then install iTunes on my home PC and then burn the audio CD from there? Or is there any 'PC authorisation' process that i need to go through in order to do this?

I need these songs on audio CD in a few hours seriously or i'm in deep shit. If anybody can give me clear answers on above questions or suggest ways for burning these protected MPEG4 files from iTunes to audio CD I would be VERY grateful.

Thank you in advance.

ChrisE · Post by **ChrisE** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 11:18 am

pooshka wrote:....So if I can't burn or listen to these files in other PCs than the one I initially installed iTunes on and downloaded the songs, then I'm in trouble.

I need these songs on audio CD in a few hours seriously or i'm in deep shit.

Thank you in advance.

If your home PC will allow you to put the unzipped MPEG4(AAC) files into the library, then you should also be able to burn them from there. If it won't allow you to get them into the library, you may need some other software to convert them to WAV's, which will remove the protection.

I write this from an Apple Mac perspective so I may be quite wrong as far as the PC behaviours go.

I wish you luck.

If you do end up in the deep shit, make sure you have a good shovel.

TankGirl · Post by **TankGirl** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 11:46 am

http://www.hymn-project.org/jhymndoc/

NPerez · Post by **NPerez** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 12:47 pm

cool link
i guess you could also just record the tracks from the stereo out, but its a pain in the ass & if the hymn thing works then thats not necessary.

ChrisE · Post by **ChrisE** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 3:47 pm

NPerez wrote:cool link
i guess you could also just record the tracks from the stereo out, but its a pain in the ass & if the hymn thing works then thats not necessary.

Seems to work in OS X, lads.

pooshka · Post by **pooshka** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 12:22 am

thank you everyone! in the end i got around to authorise my home PC and just burnt the CD within iTunes so I didn't need the shovel... for future cases though hymn looks the business!

thanks everyone again.

URGENT HELP NEEDED: burning iTunes song to CD