How to Convert Apple Music to Unprotected AAC (M4A) with Apple Music Converter?

Is there any way to convert DRM-restricted Apple Music files to unprotected AAC?

Apple Music is a streaming music service that allows you to listen to any song available in the iTunes library. The service includes the curated Internet radio station Beats 1, the blog platform Connect that allows artists to share their posts, photos, videos and tracks with fans, and Radio which incorporates some aspects of iTunes Radio. Apple Music provides music recommendations based on user's taste and is integrated with Siri voice commands.

• Part 1: Why We Need to Convert Apple Music to M4A (Unprotected AAC) Format?
• Part 2: How to Convert Apple Music to M4A (Unprotected AAC) Format?

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Part 1: Why We Need to Convert Apple Music to M4A (Unprotected AAC) Format?

Many people have trouble in telling the difference from AAC, M4P and M4A. From what Wikipedia said, AAC stands for advanced audio coding and is the logical successor to MP3 (ISO/MPEG Audio Layer-3) for audio coding at medium to high bit rates. However, unlike MP3, which has a unified .mp3 extension, AAC encoded audio files can have a variety of extensions that include .aac, .m4p and .m4a. So, M4P and M4A are just file extensions for an audio file encoded with advanced audio codec (AAC). All in all, AAC is an audio encoding scheme, while M4A and M4P are only file extensions.

In 2003, Apple announced that its iTunes and iPod products support songs in AAC format and the music downloaded by customers from iTunes are in DRM-restricted form of AAC. But since 2009, nearly all music on the iTunes Store became DRM-free. However, things changed with the release of Apple Music, DRM returned back. The DRM-free music you download from iTunes are in m4a format, while the music with DRM protection are in m4p format.

In other words, you are not allowed to copy and transfer the Apple Music you buy or stream it on anything other than the Apple device. All downloaded Apple Music songs are DRM protected AAC audio files in M4P format, and M4A is the unprotected AAC audio format which you can use widely without any limitation. That's why we need to convert Apple Music to M4A (Unprotected AAC) Format.

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Part 2: How to Convert Apple Music to M4A (Unprotected AAC) Format?

So, is there any way to convert protected M4P Apple Music to DRM-free M4A (Unprotected AAC) format?

The Apple Music to M4A Converter is designed to convert Apple Music songs, audiobooks and other iTunes supported audio formats to M4A, MP3, WAV, etc. easily and fast. To convert Apple Music to M4A (Unprotected AAC) Format, you don’t even need to download Apple Music songs to your PC or Mac, just add it to your iTunes library and Apple Music Converter can directly convert to M4A with an internet connection. This Apple Music Converter also boasts high conversion speed, lossless conversion and other practical functions.

This tutorial will show you a way to easily convert Apple Music M4P songs to M4A (Unprotected AAC) format your Mac/Windows without downloading them.

What do your need to convert Apple Music to unprotected AAC (M4A) format:

1. The latest version of Apple iTunes.
2. Apple Music subscription.
3. Add the Apple Music to iTunes library.
4. The Apple Music to AAC Converter (For Windows or For Mac).

Steps to convert Apple Music to unprotected AAC (M4A) format

Follow the next guide and you can get the DRM-free Apple Music files in M4A format.

Step 1 Download and Install Apple Music to AAC Converter.

Download and install the Apple Music to AAC Converter. Then launch the Apple Music Converter on your Windows PC or Mac.

Your iTunes media library will be loaded and displayed as playlists in the left panel. This is because Apple Music converter can not only remove DRM from Apple Music songs and then you can keep Apple Music forever even after unsubsciption, but also DRM protected songs purchased from iTunes Store before April, 2009 and Audiobooks from iTunes Store or Audible.

Step 2 Select Apple Music You Want to convert to M4A (Unprotected AAC) format

You don’t have to download your favorite Apple Music tracks or playlist to PC first, Apple Music Converter can effortless convert them as long as you added them to iTunes music library. Click on the music or playlist on the left and select the main songs you want to change the main interface.

Tick the top checkbox to choose whole playlist. You can also use provided search box to locate your favorite Apple Music songs quickly. Or sort all songs by name, artist, album, type, etc.

Step 3 Select M4A as Output Format

The program provides MP3, M4A, AC3, M4R, WAV, FLAC, AU and MKA output formats. For general usage, MP3 or M4A will be good enough. To convert Apple music to unprotected AAC (M4A) format, simply choose M4A.

The profile settings will be adjusted automatically according to the chosen output format. You can also set your own output parameters. You can also adjust audio parameters like sample rate, bit rate, etc.

Step 4 Start to Convert Apple Music t Unprotected AAC

After all the settings, click on "Convert" and start converting Apple Music to AAC. After conversion, you can get the DRM-free iTunes and Apple Music songs.

With three simple steps, you can remove DRM from Apple Music files and convert Apple Music streams to unprotected AAC format. After converting, your music files are free from any restriction.

In iTunes Store, you can still purchase favorite songs one by one. After purchasing, you will get DRM-free M4A audio and you possess the ownership of your purchased songs forever, however, it may cost plenty of money if you want to download tons of music. So subscribing Apple Music service and converting Apple Music to M4A with Apple Music Converter is a good way of money saving for music fans.

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