How to remove DRM from DRM protected music with streaming audio recorder ?
Have you ever download music from Windows Media Player, iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, AccuRadio , or Pandora? As we know, most music provided here are DRM protected music. Have you record DRM music to remove the DRM limitation ?
What is DRM?
DRM (Digital Rights Management) - The anti consumer copy protection that prevents you from using music or movies in a way that suits you. For example, if you purchased a m4v music from iTunes that has DRM, you can only play it back on a compatible device, so if every piece of music had DRM on it you would need to buy the same track on CD to listen in your CD player or car, as a ms store download to play on your Zune etc, but since you paid for it once you shouldn't be forced to pay for it again and again.
If we remove DRM from DRM music files then we can play the music on phone, iPod, Zune, PSP, CD player, pc, and anything else that you can listen to music on.
How to remove DRM from DRM protected music?
Recently I have tested many different ways and several tools to remove DRM from DRM protected music. Then summarize 3 main ways list as below.
1. Virtual Sound Card to remove DRM from DRM protected music.
As the technology development, the application of virtual sound card is wide for popularity. With a virtual sound card in your PC, it is possible to record DRM music in the background. So a new way to remove DRM from DRM music is coming out.
Record DRM music while it is playing in your PC. Discard the DRM of course. It’s completely legal.
Wondershare Streaming Audio recorder can remove DRM and record DRM musi for you. Here it is the step by step instruction on how to record DRM music with streaming audio recorder.
Step1 Download and install Streaming Audio Recorder.
You can have 15 days full function trial.
Step 2 Launch Streaming Audio Recorder and your DRM protected music.
Remove DRM, record DRM music with Streaming Audio Recorder.
Step 3 Enjoy the music till the end.
Streaming Audio Recorder will record the any DRM protected music from your virtual sound card while it is playing. During the recording, you can listen to the music or do any other things you like. The noise around you can not affect the recording quality.
Tips in recording DRM music:
Do not play any other sound in your PC while recording DRM music, or it will mix with the DRM music.
Want to record several songs. Just add them into your media player; streaming aduio recorder can split the DRM music one by one automatically.
You can change the output music format such as mp3, m4a, ac3, ape, ogg, etc. The default format is "mp3".
In addition, you can use streaming audio recorder to record any streaming music from internet, such as music on all Radio stations, iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, MySpace, etc.
What you are listening is what you will get.
2. Hook
Hook is a complicated technology which can be used to remove the DRM from protected DRM music. It can analyze the basic audio structure and remove the DRM parts away.
Comparing to "Burn and Rip" method, this way has much higher conversion speed and quality.
Comparing with recording process, these sorts of DRM Removal have much higher conversion speed.
As far as I know Daniusoft and TuneBite are the top two vendors in this area. They provide DRM Media Converter, DRM Music Converter to remove DRM with Hook. These converters can support all popular DRM formats such as WMA, WMV, M4A and M4B, M4P, M4V, etc.
What’s a pity; these tools are a little expensive. Generally it will cost you from $30 to $ 40.
3. Burn DRM protected music into DVD and then rip
Actually, this is the original and crude way to remove DRM from DRM protected music such as WMA M4A M4B M4P ASF AAC etc. Generally it needs 2 steps,
Step 1: Burn the DRM protected music to a DVD.
Step 2: Rip the DVD to your computer, and then the DRM protection must be removed.
It not very convenient and may wear out your CR-ROM. And windows media player can only burn and rip the WMA. What you need: DVD copy, DVD ripper for other formats
Do you want to remove DRM and enjoy DRM music without limitation? Record DRM music with streaming audio recorder,Hook and burn DRM protected music into DVD and then rip, 3 different ways for your choice.
Streaming Audio Recorder is the newest way to remove DRM, record DRM music.