The audio quality of Apple Music is also 256kbps. However, although the term encrypted AAC or protected AAC is often seen, it currently mainly refers to M4P files downloaded from Apple Music, Apple's streaming music service. Music files purchased from the iTunes Store are unprotected 256kbps AAC files in *.m4a extension. AAC is a generic term, AAC files we mentioned daily are actually the unprotected AAC files in M4A (*.m4a) extension. Established as the successor format to MP3, AAC is irreversible codec as well, but AAC delivers higher audio quality and is replacing the older MP3. The audio codec AAC is an abbreviation for Advanced Audio Coding. Steps to Convert Apple Music Protected AAC Files to Unprotected AAC (M4A) Files It Makes No Sense to Change Apple Music M4P Extension to M4A Extension TuneKeep Audio Converter: Best Apple Music to M4A Converter 4. AAC Encoder of iTunes or Music App Can't Convert Apple Music to AAC (M4A) 3.

It Makes No Sense to Change Apple Music M4P Extension to M4A Extension 2. In this article, we will introduce TuneKeep Audio Converter which can convert protected Apple Music AAC songs to all-purpose M4A files which are the unprotected AAC files.

In other words, you can't convert Apple Music songs to M4A with simple file extension change or using AAC encoder of iTunes or Music app. Also, if you use the built-in conversion function of iTunes or Music app by specifying the AAC encoder and create an AAC version of an Apple Music song in your music library, you will encounter a failure as well. If you want to convert Apple Music AAC files to normal AAC/M4A files, changing the *.m4p extension of the downloaded Apple Music M4P files to M4A (*.m4a) won't work. Songs purchased and downloaded from the iTunes Store is are unprotected AAC files and M4A file extension (*.m4a) is used. Posted to Audio Converter Tutorials by Phil Hanks on Febru| Buy Now from $14.95Īpple Music songs downloaded in iTunes or Music app are protected AAC files and M4P file extension (*.m4p) is used.

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