Converting AAC (MP4) files to AIF or WAV on a Mac

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(MAC OSX 10.3.9)
I downloaded some songs from the Apple iMusic store, and now I want to open one in Peak so I can select a sample to make a loop. The Peak application will open the document, but it appears to be all silence. I know they are using some anti-piracy software trick on me, but there must be a way to go around it, right? Help a brother out...

― Bobby Peru (Bobby Peru), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 21:37 (twenty years ago)

Not sure if possible on Mac but:

Burn to CD than rip as WAV.

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 21:42 (twenty years ago)

Oooh! Thanks!

― Bobby Peru (Bobby Peru), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 21:45 (twenty years ago)

You can't convert MP4s to MP3s with iTunes?

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 21:46 (twenty years ago)

go into itunes - preferences

click on importing, chooose "import as" - select WAV or AIF

close the dialoge box

highlight the tunes you want to convert so they are blue.

itunes drop down menu - advanced then click "convert selection to WAV/ AIFF

bingo

― jed_ (jed), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 21:51 (twenty years ago)

xpost

you can convert anything to any mac compatible file in itunes.

― jed_ (jed), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 21:52 (twenty years ago)

xpost

result: "the selected song could not be converted because protected files can not be converted to other formats"

― Bobby Peru (Bobby Peru), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 22:00 (twenty years ago)

i didn't realise it was protected.

― jed_ (jed), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 22:02 (twenty years ago)

Yeah if it is, I'm pretty sure that the burn to CD, rip to WAV thing is the easiest way.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 22:04 (twenty years ago)

or just play the tune and record the bit you want to sample using wiretap.

― jed_ (jed), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 22:06 (twenty years ago)

http://hymn-project.org/

― shanecavanaugh (shanecavanaugh), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 22:15 (twenty years ago)

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