Converting songs to mp3s

I just tried to convert all the songs on one of my playlists to mp3 format. I followed all the directions, and when I went to burn a mp3 cd it wouldn't let me. Then I looked at the info on the songs they said that they were in AAC format. WHAT DO I DO TO BURN A MP3 CD?
Windows XP Dell

I don't know if iTunes for Windows is exactly the same as for Mac. But this is what you need to do.
1) change your preferences>importing from ACC to MP3
2) under the tools? menu there will be command "convert to MP3"
3) Select the songs you want and then select the "convert to MP3"
4) Put the converted MP3 files in a separate playlist and burn your MP3 (data) disk.
Hope this helps
emac Mac OS X (10.3.9)

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Another brilliant job Apple!!! (note sarcasm)
Like an inept buffoon I purchased an album from the iTunes store... That was easy and simple... Fantastic... However, like every other Apple product, it looks great, is easy to use but there is little to no substance to it when you look under the hood!!!
I purchased a brand new car yesterday that can play mp3's.
I copied the songs in their raw format to a CD and put it in the car... Why are only half the songs visible??? Where's my new album? After investigation, I find that the file format is m4a which of course is not mp3 and is unreadable to my in-car CD player... After much searching I out I can just use itunes to convert it to mp3... perfect, not such a disaster after all... Until I try to execute it...
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That is awesome!!!
How do I get my songs, which I purchase legally, into a format that I can use on my in-car CD player (mp3 format)...
I am struggling to understand why I would ever purchase from the iTUnes store again after this when I can just buy the CD from the shop without any restrictions or I can just download them in mp3 format directly from the Bigpond Music store????
Can someone please advise if there is some feature or benefit I am missing from using iTunes??? Because right now I just see it as a restrictive, inferior and useless mechanism for purchasing my music???

I am now aware of this restriction and will refrain from purchasing music from iTunes in the future however, I was uneducated when I made my first few purchases...
I have got around it as ed2345 suggested by using the already burnt CD's and ripping them to mp3 format... So all iTunes is doing is making it difficult, not stopping it altogether...
The problem I have now is that I have 2 singles I've purchased that I want to convert and it would be a waste to burn them to CD just to convert them back to mp3...
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2. Look at purchasing some software that converts protected music
All in all though... Apple appear to be working hard to match Microsoft in the dictatorial stakes... That's why we left Microsoft for Apple in the first place...they tried to dictate how we did everything... Apple, please don't follow Microsoft's mistakes!

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or
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The sooner we get the preamble out of the way, the sooner we can answer your question. So ...
The iTunes Store is in the business of selling songs made with the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) Codec, otherwise referred to as MPEG-4 files or .m4p's. That's what they sell and, excepting Audiobooks, Podcasts, Videos, TV Shows, Movies and Games (I think I've covered everything) that's all that they sell.
Furthermore, the songs purchased from the iTunes Music Store are copy-protected . As a result of this, these songs cannot be converted to other formats, specifically they cannot be converted to the MP-3 format.
There is a workaround, though, for those who may want to make use of purchased songs in a non-AAC compatible application such as an mp-3 player or Windows Movie Maker.
A reminder about your obligations with songs you've bought from iTS is in order before proceeding. First a disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer, although I am old enough to have watched a few episodes of Perry Mason when I was a kid.
Among the Terms of Service agreed to in opening an account with the Music Store is:
9 b. Use of Products. You acknowledge that Products contain security technology that limits your usage of Products to the following Usage Rules, and you agree to use Products in compliance with such Usage Rules.
And among the Usage Rules referred to above:
You shall be entitled to export, burn or copy Products solely for personal, noncommercial use.
Any burning or exporting capabilities are solely an accommodation to you and shall not constitute a grant or waiver (or other limitation or implication) of any rights of the copyright owners in any content, sound recording, underlying musical composition, or artwork embodied in any Product.
One final point before getting to the answer to your question, the Software License Agreement with Apple for iTunes that you agreed to states in part:
This software may be used to reproduce materials. It is licensed to you only for reproduction of non-copyrighted materials, materials in which you own the copyright, or materials you are authorized or legally permitted to reproduce. ... If you are uncertain about your right to copy or permit access to any material you should contact your legal advisor.
The purpose of the agreements and the security technology referred to is to deter music piracy. This fits in with the advice offered on all our iPod boxes: Don't steal music.
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Alternatively, the importing of the Audio CD can be done with the media player of your choice.
That's it. You will now have files that you can use with an MP-3 application. It is important to emphasize you are still limited to "personal, noncommercial use" of the songs as per your agreement with iTMS.
Please note that as a result of this process the copies will suffer some loss of audio fidelity compared to the original files.
Any further questions, please post back.
I promise to keep the answer short.
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Yes.
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Hello @MK,
This functionality has been moved under the File menu in iTunes 11, where you will find a submenu labelled "Create New Version." From here you can choose the format you would like it converted to. Do keep in mind that most music purchased from the iTunes Store (unless they're iTunes Plus purchases) cannot be converted.
iTunes 11 for Mac: Save a copy of a song in a new file format
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12167
Cheers,
Allen

I have converted a number of songs to mp3 format on my iMac, is there a way to view just the songs that have been converted in iTunes?

I have converted a number of songs to mp3 format on my iMac, is there a way to view just the songs that have been converted in iTunes?

You can view tracks in a given format by selecting to show the Kind column. If you mean you want to determine which specific MP3 tracks you have that were converted by iTunes as opposed to being imported in MP3 format, Get Info on a track and look at the "encoded with" field.
Regards.

Problems converting song from AAC to MP3 in iTunes

hi,
I have just downloaded some songs from the iTunes store and they download in the AAC format, I usually right hand click on a song and convert it to MP3 file, however I have one song "animal by neon trees" that it keeps coming up with an error but it says it is an unknown error. this is what it says
error occured while converting the file "animal". an unknown error occurred (-3)
has anyone else encountered this issue??
please help
ps. i have the latest version of itunes, i have also converted other songs today not a problem.

Hi affilgraph,
Yes, it can be done. First, go to iTunes preferences, choose "Advanced", click on the "Import" Tab and select "MP3 encoder" next to "Import Using". Close the window. Now select the files in questions, go to the "Advanced" menu and choose "Convert selection to MP3". However, if your files are already encoded to AAC this will not decrease the size of your library significantly AND you will lose sound quality. In addition, converting your library in one go might bring your computer to its knees risking data loss. So, I would recommend buying a bigger HD instead.
-Petra

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