Burning an MP3 CD's with protected AAC content

I'd like to burn MP3 CDs to play in my car stereo. The songs I have in iTunes are in a variety of formats MP3, aiif, and AAC stuff bought thru iTunes.
iTunes wont let me burn the AAC songs. I tried to select an AAC song and convert it to MP3 but iTunes wont let me do that either.
Anyone out there have any suggestions on how to do this easily? Third party software?

iTunes: Music purchased from iTunes Store cannot be burned to MP3 format CD
"Songs purchased from the iTunes Store are in AAC Protected format. You cannot convert them to other formats, including MP3. You can, however, back them up to a data CD or DVD, or you can burn them to an audio CD."

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I have tried every converting program (free or shareware) that I can find and nothing will allow me to convert, burn, or play this music. I've got over 70 songs that won't play.
When I try to play one of the songs, I keep getting the message that this computer is not authorized to play this song and wants me to authorized the computer, when I do, the same message pops up again and again.
What do I do?? I've reseached the internet and it seems others are also having this issue. I do not want to buy software to convert songs that I already own and have paid for!

i am having the same problem... have you found the solution?

Burn mp3 cds with protected AAC?

i noticed the new itunes site said "Play them anywhere
Create audio CDs to play in CD players like the one in your car or home stereo. Or make MP3 CDs to play on Mac and Windows computers and in MP3-compatible car stereos and CD players.".....does this include music you buy? why would they put this if it isnt even for music you can buy from them?

No, I imagine that nothing has changed, and you can still only burn audio CDs from purchased music, not mp3 CDs.

How many times can you burn "protected AAC" to CDs...?

How many times can you burn Apple iTunes Store's music files (Protected AAC) to a CD? Seven?

I can put any of the individual songs onto a playlist and burn it to a CD and do it an infinite number of times?
You don't get unlimited burns of a single playlist including any tracks from the iTunes Music Store, no,
Any given playlist that contains a track or tracks purchased from the iTunes Music Store can be burned a maximum of seven times. After that, you either have to alter the playlist (add or remove a track of any type, iTMS or imported) or create a new playlist with the iTMS track(s) you wish to burn. That playlist can also be burned up to seven times. Etc. etc.
Note that this only applies when you're burning an audio CD. You can burn your iTMS tracks as data for backup an infinite number of times. Though of course those data disks won't play in a CD player.
Hope this clears things up.
Message was edited by: Dave Sawyer

PLEASE HELP! QUICK WAY TO CONVERT ENTIRE PROTECTED AAC TO MP3

Hello,
What is the fastest way to convert about 350 songs to MP3 from the protected AAC format. All songs were purchased from the iTunes Music Store, but I want to burn then all onto a DVD to play in my DVD player. Thank you for your super fast responses!

Well to answer your question, I do not know of any.
But also it is against the terms of use for these forums to discuss ways in which the protection of iTunes purchased songs can be circumvented. Likely, as soon as one of the moderators runs across this thread, it will be locked from further posts.
Sorry,
Patrick

Can't burn MP3 cd's with folders

just wondering if i'm the only one that has this problem...
my car stereo reads mp3 cd's, and folders make it a dream to navigate thru 130 songs.
problem is i can't get iTunes to burn a cd with folders. it dumps my entire playlist of approximately 130 songs in the root, leaving me to manually thumb thru all 130 songs, instead of being able to skip by folders (ie, a folder for each artist, and a subfolder for each album from that artist).
since i seriously cannot find any way to make that happen, i would assume that iTunes just doesn't give you that option, but i believe that should definitely be an option, giving you the choice to either burn it automatically, or manually configure a folder tree and manipulate all the files in any and every way.
that problem aside, iTunes is by far the best app to rip and burn flawlessly--no coasters. why can't all cd-r/dvd-r apps do this in windows? apple isn't writing the software.
however, apple leaves out a few too many advanced options in my opinion.
please let me know if there's any solution to this--if i'm doing something wrong or not finding it...
or if it's something they might work into the next version.
thanx

I tried to burn an MP3 CD with folders by artist, and something funny happened.
iTunes arbitrarily designates some albums as "compilation" albums.
On my CD, half the artists/albums went into their own folders, and half the artists/albums went into a folder called "Compilations" which contained yet another hierarchy of sub-folders. In this folder, sub-folders were organized by album name and not artist name.
None of my albums seemed to be "compilation" albums and I could find nothing in the MP3 tags that indicated that they were a "compilation".
Albums automatically thrown into the "compilations" category included:
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
Magazine by Heart
Everything was ripped from commercial CDs that I own, but of course the MP3 tags came from CDDB/Gracenote and I didn't modify any of their designations.
Any insight into why this happened?
BTW, disregard the information below about my Mac. I did this burning on a Dell running Windows XP.

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How do i convert protected AAC files to MP3 files on a Mac?

There has to be another way.
No, there isn't.
You can use a CD-RW instead of CD-R.
It will not play on most CD-players, but should play fine on your computer.
M

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When I try to import some songs I purchased from iTunes into GarageBand so I can create a customer ringtone a window pops open stating that I cannot import a rights-protected AAC audio file? I bought the song from iTunes and can play it on my iPhone iPod application. Does not make sense except from a mercenary perspective why I cannot create a custom ringtone from the song and play it on my iPhone when the phone rings. Is there a solution?

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How do I convert Protected AAC to Purchased AAC songs?

I have several songs that are Protected AAC files that won't burn to CDs. I'd like to convert them to Purchased AAC files. (All of these Protected files were Purchased at some point through iTunes over several years using one iTunes account.)
Not sure if this is relevant info, but I have moved/transferred iTunes libraries from a PC to a MAC. Currently trying to do convert the files on the MAC in my only iTunes Library.
One thing that is frustrating is that a song shows up in the iTunes/Purchased folder and doesn't have the option to Download it again from the cloud because it's the version currently in my Library.
I have read a couple support articles but they all are too old (2011) to be relevant. Interesting to note from the articles is that if an Artist subsequent to your purchase took their catalog/song off iTunes, it becomes a Protected AAC file. I think this happened to at least one of the songs I'm having a problem with. How is that fair?? I paid for use of the song when it was available.
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My suggestion is to back up the files to a safe location, then remove them from your iTunes Library. At that point, the option to download the files again from the iTunes store under your purchased content listing should become available. The new version of the files should be "Purchased AAC" instead of "Protected AAC", as long as they are just music files. If the files are video content, they may still be protected. If for some reason you are still unable to download the tracks, I'd contact apple through the "Report a Problem" link on your purchased content listing (you may have to go to the account view rather than the store view for this).

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I have many protected aac audio file on my Mac that I want to convert to MP3. Any suggestions? Most sites suggest right-click on song and select upgrade, but no such option appears when I follow those directions. Thanks.

iTunes Store: iTunes Plus Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1711 - extra tips at: https://discussions.apple.com/message/20001723
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iTunes Match - http://www.apple.com/itunes/itunes-match/ - see FAQ at end too
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Message was edited by: Limnos

My itunes isnt burning discs. some of the songs are AAC audio and others are MPEG??

my itunes isnt buring discs. some of the songs say they are AAC audio and others say MPEG audio. i dont know if that has anything to do with why its not burning but i dont know what else could be wrong

If you're burning an audio CD, it shouldn't matter. If you want to burn an MP3 CD, then all the tracks must be in MP3 format. iTunes will not convert them on the fly.
Regards.

Can't download music in anything but protected AAC audio file.

When I download music it always comes as a protected AAC audio file. Previously I could download as AAC audio file and copy to a CD to play on Car Stereo. Can't seem to do that any more. All protected AAC audio files will only play on itunes and will not convert. Any ideas?

Sounds like you have your burn options set to "MP3 CD" Instead of "Audio CD" if its wanting to convert a file.
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I have bought some songs from the AppStore. I want to trnasfer them to an MP3 disc so I can play them in the MP3 player in my car. I have been unable to do so. When I follow the instructions at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1550?viewlocale=en_US it still won't burn them. How can I get them onto a disc I can play in my car?

dltom wrote:
When I checked the files that cannot be burnt, I found that they were all those I had bought from the iTunes Store.
Are these listed in the 'Kind' column as 'Protected AAC audio file'? - this would apply to songs bought from the Store before it changed to selling unprotected versions. You cannot convert protected files to another format.
There are two options:
a) You can burn them to an audio CD and rip that back into iTunes.
b) You can convert the songs to unprotected ('iTunes plus') for a fee: go to the Store and click on 'iTunes +' in the right sidebar.

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