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App to batch convert audio files to .Aac

yoyo5280

yoyo5280

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Feb 24, 2007
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Hey,

My phone only plays .aac files, and I would like to convert all my DRM free iTunes songs to .aac so I can...well play them on my phone...

Any ideas on an app that does this?
 
I honestly don't know any converters that convert to raw AAC, but if your phone also accepts 3gp then you could convert to that using QTAmateur.
 
You do know that DRM free iTunes songs = AAC?

Perhaps your phone cannot handle higher bit rate files?

Search macupdate for "switch" or convert audio
 
Do you need .aac to be the filename extension? The extension on itunes AAC files is .m4a. I think a program like Max should be able to do what you need.
 
Transcoding results in degraded sound quality, but if you're not much of a connoisseur (or connoisseuse), you probably won't notice.

To do so, just change your import settings in iTunes to AAC, then select the songs you want to convert and go to Advanced -> Create AAC Version. Once it's done, you can just drag and drop the songs from iTunes into a folder to copy them there. You'll probably want to delete the copies you created, so create a smart playlist with only the songs created today, select them, and press option+delete, confirming that you want to move the files to the trash.
 
I just went into iTunes to see where the audio conversion options were, and I couldn't find them for the life of me, so they must've moved them somewhere.( on a display machine with no music).

Anyway, whatever your format is set to in iTunes, you can right click on a song to select an option to convert it. If you convert many at a time, the original files will still be highlighted/selected in the library, so once it finishes converting you can hit delete to get rid of the original, "duplicates" if you want.

After that, Max is a great opensource audio conversion tool that I have always used and loved, and hopefully will be able to help you.
 
Yeah, Max is also a good choice. I just figure there's no point in downloading a new app for something you can do perfectly well with the software you have.

They have indeed moved the import settings page, if that's what you were looking for. It's under iTunes -> Preferences -> General -> Import Settings.
 
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