Coverting Itunes music to MP3

I have bought a CD and a few individual songs from Itunes music store. Now I want to use them in my MusicMatch player with many other MP3 songs I have. I have tried everything but have been unable to do this.
Can anyone help this old man?

As you have discovered, your purchases contain DRM on the files which prevents a direct format change. What you can do is burn your purchase to an audio CD, that audio CD can be used in the same ways that you would use any CD you might purchase at your local store.

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Hey Ed2345;
Followed the instructions to convert songs to MP3. Quite cumbersome. You would think Apple would have detailed instructions on how to keep the different formated songs separated, filed or whatever would be best to manage them. Not sure if I need to create a separate playlist for them or library and how? I tried to export a playlist of 16 converted songs to an SDHC card. Thought I did but when I put it into the car stereo, nothing happens! Wow, I may as well give up. Would you be so kind as to possibly help? Your time and efforts appreciated. Joe
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I have a small question about the new iCloud that was introduced.
I listen to music both on my notebook and on my desktop PC. At the moment I use an external hard drive that I keep with me so my music library exists on both computers. If I'm correct the new iCloud means I no longer need the external hard drive.
But,
Not all my music was purchased through iTunes. Some things are converted from CD's I bought and the CD is different from the iTunes version. (More songs, other songs,...) What happens with the songs that are different, or music that does not exist (I have a QOTSA CD which is not available outside the US iTunes store, or several LE bonus discs)?
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Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive: Apple Support Communities
Yes, the 1G works with the latest iTunes.
To transfer iTunes purchases:
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer
In iTunes 11 use Control+B to show the Menu bar then go to iTunes>File>Devices>Transfer Purchases

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The article is outdated and has not been updated.
In iTunes 7, *Import Settings* were on the Advanced tab.
In iTunes 8, *Import Settings* were moved to the General tab and click the *Import Settings* button.
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1. Go to iTunes Preferences>General and click the 'Import settings' button.
2. Choose 'MP3 Encoder' in the 'Import Settings' menu and use the 'Settings' menu to choose your bitrate as required.
3. Go to your Library and select the files you want to convert.
4. From the 'Advanced' menus choose 'Create MP3 version'
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Note that this Preference setting also affects the format of files ripped from a CD.

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iTunes 6.0.1 has destroyed a significant amount of my 35,000 song library. Not just the library, but the SONG FILES. Take a look:
http://riggswerks.com/itunes/diy_gaps.gif
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http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=1308121#1308121
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=1308060#1308060
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BCHeller wrote:
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No idea what this folder is. Sounds like it is something you created & named.
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