Jordy
12-04-2009, 06:21 PM
Here's a little guide telling you about iTunes Plus, how to tell if tracks are iTunes Plus, upgrading your library to iTunes Plus and converting purchased tracks to MP3s.
iTunes Plus is a service by iTunes which only offers songs which are DRM-Free meaning that they're not protected so you can convert them to popular formats and play them with out restrictions unlike normal iTunes songs.
Since March virtually all iTunes songs are now iTunes Plus, I've so far struggled to find a song which isn't iTunes Plus. You can tell if it's iTunes Plus cause of the little '+' sign next to it in the iTunes Store.
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If you've purchased iTunes Songs in the past you can get nearly all of them DRM Free now, if the upgrade to DRM was free then they'll of already made the songs in your library DRM Free. Some songs however it costs to upgrade them to iTunes Plus, you can view the songs/albums which you've bought and you can pay to upgrade them by going here:
http://my.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZPersonalizer.woa/wa/upgradeMyLibraryPage
Simply pay for the upgrades if you want them and it'll quickly download them and update the songs in your library.
Despite them being DRM Free they're still in AAC format which can't be played easily outside iTunes and iPods, however it is worth noting AAC has excellent audio quality. You may want to convert them to a much more easily accessible format such as MP3.
If you wish to convert them to MP3, make sure in your preferences you rip your CDs in MP3, to do this go to Edit > Preferences > Import Settings > MP3 Encoder.
Right click the song(s) you wish to convert to MP3s and then click 'Convert to MP3', it'll take a few seconds to convert the song to MP3...
http://www.tehupload.com/uploads/873775dd1ce69a92.png
It makes a duplicate of the song so remember once you've converted it you need to delete the old version of the song.
http://www.tehupload.com/uploads/2907475dd1ce69a3.png
iTunes Plus is a service by iTunes which only offers songs which are DRM-Free meaning that they're not protected so you can convert them to popular formats and play them with out restrictions unlike normal iTunes songs.
Since March virtually all iTunes songs are now iTunes Plus, I've so far struggled to find a song which isn't iTunes Plus. You can tell if it's iTunes Plus cause of the little '+' sign next to it in the iTunes Store.
http://www.tehupload.com/uploads/0292775dd1ce69a1.png
If you've purchased iTunes Songs in the past you can get nearly all of them DRM Free now, if the upgrade to DRM was free then they'll of already made the songs in your library DRM Free. Some songs however it costs to upgrade them to iTunes Plus, you can view the songs/albums which you've bought and you can pay to upgrade them by going here:
http://my.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZPersonalizer.woa/wa/upgradeMyLibraryPage
Simply pay for the upgrades if you want them and it'll quickly download them and update the songs in your library.
Despite them being DRM Free they're still in AAC format which can't be played easily outside iTunes and iPods, however it is worth noting AAC has excellent audio quality. You may want to convert them to a much more easily accessible format such as MP3.
If you wish to convert them to MP3, make sure in your preferences you rip your CDs in MP3, to do this go to Edit > Preferences > Import Settings > MP3 Encoder.
Right click the song(s) you wish to convert to MP3s and then click 'Convert to MP3', it'll take a few seconds to convert the song to MP3...
http://www.tehupload.com/uploads/873775dd1ce69a92.png
It makes a duplicate of the song so remember once you've converted it you need to delete the old version of the song.
http://www.tehupload.com/uploads/2907475dd1ce69a3.png