Conversion oF AIFF file to MP3 on a macbook.

I CANNOT DO THE CONVERSION OF AIFF FILES ON MACBOOK TO MP3. " CONVERT TO MP3" DOES NOT APPEAR IN THE :ADVANCED" MENU USING ITUNES 8.1 VERSION ON MY MACBOOK. "CREATE IPOD VERSION" IS ON THAT MENU, BUT NEVER AVAILABLE FOR USE.
I can convert AIFF MUSIC AND AUDIO FILES IN iTunes , on an old G3 USING ITUNES 8.1, TO MP3 FILES
USING ITUNES ADVANCED MENU.

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Zice wrote:
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Then why are you converting iTunes purchases?
You cannot get higher resolution by converting the original. This goes for converting anything, not just iTunes purchases.
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Thanks, Joe, that was very useful!
For other people with my problem I should add some of the missing puzzle pieces —
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