Now, let’s learn how to use NoteBurner NoteBurner Free M4P Converter and iTunes together to convert m4p to mp3:

Step 1: Download NoteBurner Free M4P Converter, and then install and run it.

Step 2: Choose mp3 as the output format in NoteBurner Free M4P Converter.

1. Click Setting button on top of NoteBurner Free M4P Converter’s GUI

2. Browse a folder for storing the converted mp3 songs

3. Choose MP3 as the output format

4. Check the ID3Tag options

5. Click the OK button to save the changes

Step 3: Set NoteBurner Free M4P Converter as the default CD burner for iTunes

1. Run iTunes (Notes: In order to convert DRM protected m4p file to mp3, you have to run NoteBurner Free M4P Converter and iTunes simultaneously)

2. Click menu Edit and choose Preferences

3. Follow tabs Advanced>Burning, and set NoteBurn Virtual_CD-RW as the CD burner

4. Click to choose your preferred burning speed (Note: select a slower burning speed here may help you to avoid skips, shutters, gaps in mp3 audiobooks converted by NoteBurner Free M4P Converter)

5. Choose Audio CD as the Disc Format

6. Check the Include CD Text check box

Step 4: Create playlist to contain songs for converting to MP3

You can burn the existing iTunes playlist, or create a new playlist, and then add selected protected m4p files to the playlist for converting to MP3.

1. Choose the menu File > New Playlist

2. Select protected m4p files or audiobooks in your iTunes library

3. Right-click on the selected protected m4p files, and choose “Add to Playlist > untitled playlist 3 (The playlist you create)”

4. Click the playlist (untitled playlist 3) you would like to burn under the PLAYLISTS on the left panel, and you will see all the selected protected m4p files.

Tips:
It’s suggested that one playlist shall not contain more than 700 MB protected m4p files, that’s approximately 60-minute length music. NoteBurner Free M4P Converter utilizes virtual CD burning mechanism to converting audio files. And as you may know, a CD-R disc can only hold 700 MB files in maximum.

Step 5: Burn the iTunes playlist

Click on the Burn Disc button to start burning the playlist.

After iTunes finishes burning, NoteBurner Free M4P Converter will start encoding the MP3 files on the bottom right window.

Tips: Audiobooks usually are large audio file with the playtime up to 2-3 hours. In this case, NoteBurner Free M4P Converter will convert the audiobook into several separated MP3 files.

Step 6: Get the output MP3 files

The converted playlist and songs will show up on the main window of NoteBurner Free M4P Converter.

1. You can double-click any song to preview the music, or click the Play button to play selected song

2. Click the Folder button to open the output folder, where you will find the converted MP3 files

Now that the conversion is finished, let’s learn how does NoteBurner Free M4P Converter function in the whole process.

NoteBurner Free M4P Converter installs a virtual CD-RW, it helps you burn any unprotected or DRM protected M4P, M4a, WMA music files onto the virtual CD, rips tracks on the virtual CD, encodes tracks onto MP3, WAV or WMA music files. It can repeat this audio converting procedure until your whole music collection is done.

The basic requirement for NoteBurner Free M4P Converter is that you have the ability to burn your purchased music or audio files to a normal CD-R disc on iTunes, Windows Media Player, Real Player or Napster. If you can burn your purchased m4p music files to a normal CD-R disc, NoteBurner Free M4P Converter will definitely capable to help you convert these m4p music files. Download NoteBurner Free M4P Converter here to start your pleasant journey at once!