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**MeeveStesia** · 07-15-2011, 05:05 AM

Just bought an album from iTunes, expecting to get .mp3's, but the file format is .m4a.
The stereo in my car won't play .m4a

Can I convert them to mp3 or am I screwed?

**scemHeish** · 07-15-2011, 05:10 AM

Just bought an album from iTunes, expecting to get .mp3's, but the file format is .m4a.
The stereo in my car won't play .m4a

Can I convert them to mp3 or am I screwed?

I've never bought any music from iTunes for that very reason. I thought they went to a DRM-free standard a while ago, but I don't know how it works.

I buy all my MP3s from Amazon.com. 320kbps and plain ol' .mp3 format.

**Kk21pwa9** · 07-15-2011, 05:15 AM

Fun fact, m4a isn't a fileformat, just what apple thought an audio only mp4 file should be named.
Anyway, it's DRM free you can convert it easy enough with anything that'll convert mp4s.

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MeeveStesia Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 540 Senior Member	need some mp3 help Just bought an album from iTunes, expecting to get .mp3's, but the file format is .m4a. The stereo in my car won't play .m4a Can I convert them to mp3 or am I screwed? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-15-2011, 05:10 AM	#2
scemHeish Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 442 Senior Member	Just bought an album from iTunes, expecting to get .mp3's, but the file format is .m4a. The stereo in my car won't play .m4a Can I convert them to mp3 or am I screwed? I've never bought any music from iTunes for that very reason. I thought they went to a DRM-free standard a while ago, but I don't know how it works. I buy all my MP3s from Amazon.com. 320kbps and plain ol' .mp3 format. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-15-2011, 05:15 AM	#3
Kk21pwa9 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 506 Senior Member	Fun fact, m4a isn't a fileformat, just what apple thought an audio only mp4 file should be named. Anyway, it's DRM free you can convert it easy enough with anything that'll convert mp4s. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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