M4P file format

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.

M4P converter

An M4P converter allows the owner of protected audio files such as those purchased from Apples' iTunes to either remove the DRM protection from the file or convert the file into a variety of other audio formats such as MP3 or WAV. These formats can then be used for creating audio CDs or opened for listening by other media players or devices.

There are mainly two methods used by M4P Converters. The first method is to burn a copy to an audio CD and then rip/encode it. Some M4P Converter software takes an even smarter method which allows user to burn music to a Virtual CD-RW disc and then automatically rip/encode the music stored on the Virtual CD-R. This makes the whole conversion process automatic and faster.

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NoteBurner's big advantage is that once you have set it up you can use your favorite media player (iTunes, Realplayer, Winamp, Windows Media Player etc.) to queue the music up for conversion. When using your media player all you have to do is configure it to use the virtual CD burner rather than the physical one that is installed inside your computer. Output Audio Formats: MP3, WAV, WMA, WMA Pro, WMA Lossless.

NoteBurner M4P to MP3 Converter does not crack DRM control. It bypass DRM control with a virtual CD-RW drive. Basically, protected files should not be copied and handed over to third parties. NoteBurner qualifies to copy DRM protected music files. NoteBurner acts as a virtual CD burner (CD-RW drive) and speeds the converting procedures by ripping any music files protected with the WMA, M4P, M4B formats and saving the music in NoteBurner as unprotected MP3, WMA and WAV files. NoteBurner for Mac supports AAC as output format. It's faster than any real CD or DVD burners. Through this process, a private copy is easily created only for personal use.

NoteBurner Audio Converter has been used and praised by numerous users around the world as an ideal solution for converting various audio or music files format to MP3,WMA or WAV format.

editor's review

"NoteBurner's simplicity makes it a joy to use and it does an excellent job of converting different audio formats, including DRM protected music. When compared to Tunebite 5 though, it does fall short on features. Tunebite 5 has a built-in CD burner, ringtone maker, streaming audio capture tool, more output audio formats, and can synchronize tracks with your MP3 player. That said, NoteBurner beats Tunebite 5 easily on speed when converting DRM protected files and so if you have a lot of DRM'ed downloads that you need to convert, then NoteBurner will save you a lot of time and is worth considering." ----TopTenREVIEWS Editor's Review

NoteBurner is one of our favorite programs in our review of audio conversion software, and its reliability in converting music files, even DRM protected songs, earned it our TopTenREVIEWS Bronze Award. -----TopTenREVIEWS Award Editor's Review