M4P and MP3 File Formats
M4P is the Protected AAC File. AAC is the audio layer from the follow-on format to MP3. The .M4P extension is AAC purchased from Apple's Music Store (iTune) and is protected by a Digital Rights Management scheme. MP4 files encrypted by FairPlay DRM as sold through Tunes Store use .m4p extension. M4P is for the DRM protected content in iTunes Store, while m4a is for the DRM-free, unprotected content.
From the first half of 1995 through the late 1990s, MP3 files began to spread on the Internet. MP3's popularity began to rise rapidly with the advent of Nullsoft's audio player Winamp (released in 1997), and the Unix audio player mpg123. The small size of MP3 files has enabled widespread peer-to-peer file sharing of music ripped from compact discs, which would previously have been nearly impossible.
Despite the popularity of MP3, online music retailers often use other proprietary formats that are encrypted (known as Digital rights management) to prevent users from using purchased music in ways not specifically authorized by the record companies. The record companies argue that this is necessary to prevent the files from being made available on peer-to-peer file sharing networks. However, this has other side effects such as preventing users from playing back their purchased music on different types of devices. The audio content of these files can be converted into an unencrypted format, however, because often the user permissions include "burn to audio CD". NoteBurner M4P to MP3 Converter is the program that ulitizes this permission in a virtual way.
iTunes Store sells billions of M4P songs every year, accounting for more than 80% of worldwide online digital music sales, most of the songs are in the format of m4p. And these m4p songs are limited by Apple on the usage. Thats why so many m4p music owners are seeking solutions to free their purchased songs.
Using NoteBurner M4P to MP3 Converter
Basically, NoteBurner M4P to MP3 Converter is able to convert all types of audio files that can be played by your media players, such as converting M4A to MP3 and WMA.
NoteBurner M4P to MP3 Convertercan preserve MP3 ID3 tag, containing Artist name, Song title, Year and Genre of the current audio file. The latest version of NoteBurner can also preserve album name and album art to the converted audio files.
NoteBurner M4P to MP3 Converter utilizes virtual CD burning mechanism to convert audio files between different format. NoteBurner M4P to MP3 Convertersimulates the CD burning and ripping process, but in a virtual way. Due to its working mechanism, NoteBurner must work with media player to complete the conversion.
On NoteBurner M4P to MP3 Converter:
1. Choose output format (mp3, wma or wav)
2. Get converted music files (after burning playlist)
On music player(editor):
1. Create playlist in iTunes, Real Player, WMP 10, Adobe Audition, etc.
2. Select NoteBurner Virtual CD-RW as CD burner
3. Burn the playlist, and the audio files will be converted
NoteBurner M4P to MP3 Converteris an audio tool that removes DRM copy protection from audio files. Purchased songs from digital music services like Napster, or the iTunes Store often come with DRM restrictions that stop you from using other portable devices. NoteBurner installs a software driver that emulates a CD-RW drive which works with your media player software to remove DRM protection.
The Interface of NoteBurner M4P to MP3 Converter
NoteBurner M4P to MP3 Converterhas a clean and simple interface that is easy to learn. When first run, you will be greeted with a startup screen that gives you basic tips on how to get started. At the top of the screen there are four icons to click on that quickly get you to all the features of NoteBurner; incidentally, hovering your mouse pointer over each one displays a tooltip that describes what each icon is for. On the main screen there is a convenient feature where you can click on an icon to launch your default media player. Overall the interface is user-friendly, and efficient to use.
Configuration: The settings menu has a reasonable set of configuration options so that you can tweak how NoteBurner M4P to MP3 Converterdeals with your audio files. You can set the default folder that music is saved to, change audio formats, choose various CBR and VBR encoding bitrates, select ID3 tag versions 1 and 2, and enable NoteBurner to automatically run every time you start Microsoft Windows.
