DRM Free iTunes

[Anonymous]

I've just had a look at Winamp's site, and I'm sure they say they can integrate with an ipod (5.54).ÿ

ÿDo you really use all the apps, isn't there duplication with the ones you listed.

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Just thought of something else.... couldn't you just connect your mp3 to the visited pc by connecting the "line in" port on the PC to the headphone jack of the MP3 player (no software footprint at all on the visited PC then). That way you don't have to worry about transferring files off your MP3 and you can controll everything via the portable MP3 player interface.

ÿThe other way of course is just to listen with your headphones

 

[Anonymous]

but of course, whether you love Apple, hate Apple, or fall somewhere in between.....

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I hope you feel that through the biggest retailer of downloadable music doing a deal with the record companies to see the largesale removal of DRM from bought content can only be a good thing for the industry as a whole. Hopefully the end for DRM in purchased (not subscription) music is nigh!

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[jerryyeatman]

Dr Mcr:

Do you really use all the apps, isn't there duplication with the ones you listed.

Yes there is duplication, winamp and foobar do the same thing, as do EAC and audiograbber. I like a bit of variety though

Foobar is great for ASIO by the way (google ASIO), I don't know if many people on here have experimented with it, but you can achieve true hi-fi from your PC and a decent DAC if your music is in lossless format. Worth investigating.

 

[John Duncan]

jerryyeatman:
I would say it probably isn't easier to use the tools I use, but I prefer them noneltheless. I appreciate many people prefer the itunes way of doing things.

At the end of the day, if itunes was optional I would be the happy owner of an ipod. Whilst it's essential I won't be buying another one.

I did investigate RockBox when I got my nano 2G, but unfortunately it isn't compatible.

Understood - though by removing DRM they may have paved the way for making iPod media player-agnostic...

 

[Anonymous]

JohnDuncan:It's less the DRM issue which excites me, more the "better quality iTunes Plus"...

256 kbps tracks have been available on itunes plus for a while now, or are they raising the bar a bit?ÿ

 

[John Duncan]

Octopo:
JohnDuncan:It's less the DRM issue which excites me, more the "better quality iTunes Plus"...

256 kbps tracks have been available on itunes plus for a while now, or are they raising the bar a bit?

That's what I'm inferring - so it's 320 or lossless I'd guess.......

 

[AlmaataKZ]

no, it's 256. I upgraded the tracks yesterday. What I do not like is that you cannot choose which ones to upgrade - it has to be done in bulk. Not fair.

 

[John Duncan]

AlmaataKZ:no, it's 256. I upgraded the tracks yesterday. What I do not like is that you cannot choose which ones to upgrade - it has to be done in bulk. Not fair.

That must be the current iTunes plus - I don't think the new "all drm-less and better itunes plus" can be implemented yet, shirley?

 

[idc]

Anything to encourage Apple/Amazon etc upping the bit rates is fine by me. I too am unhappy with the cost of upgrade now on itunes to get the plus versions. I will wait to see if they become free.

To John Duncan - I do own my music collection, the licensing issue you raise is pure semantics. My point was that I do not see how I am so beholden to Apple as the quote used suggested I was. DRM is a way of controlling supply, not ownership.

 

[Alec]

AlmaataKZ:What I do not like is that you cannot choose which ones to upgrade - it has to be done in bulk. Not fair.

I agree. Bit cheeky imo.

 

[Anonymous]

It is more than a bit cheeky!

But lets not forget, at least you have the opportunity to upgrade. I can't ever remember HMV offering to allow me to upgrade my purchased tape/vinyl to CD singles, either in bulk or singularly! Christ, remember those ? Audio cassettes! ÿ

 

[Anonymous]

The charge is because they are supplying new files at 256K AAC without DRM to replace the ones you've already bought, most of which will be 128K and DRM'd.

Previously only EMI and related labels offered 256K, but now there are 8 million tracks available with all 10 million switching soon.

I paid and I'm happy with the result.

Ash

 

[Anonymous]

As a Walkman owner with a general dislike of Apple I use 7 Digital for the majority of downloads who provide MP3 (with no DRM of course) at 325kbps and they are excellent!