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Wednesday, April 18

Mais Um Lamento

I've not mentioned the iTunes US free tracks for quite a while, in the main because they have lately been so unmemorable that I've forgotten them within moments of hearing them. However, this week's 'Discovery Download' is very good, and since it's by a Brazilian singer it's topical too. The track Mais Um Lamento ("one more regret") by Céu is laid back, sultry and very Brazilian (even if it stretched my Portuguese to the limit!). If you've a US iTunes account go get it before it expires next Monday.
Labels: iTunes, Music

posted at 8:27 PM (UK) | |

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Try this and see if it works for you.

I had some issues with my iTunes-managed music collection after I installed the new drive. Some tracks refused to play, so I have to assume the DRM mechanism does some hardware testing on more than just the logic board.

What I have found is that the DRM on some files is not as airtight as on others, reflecting when/what version of iTunes/the music store was in use when purchased. Specifically, if you select a protected AAC file and choose “Convert Selection to [MP3|AAC|Lossless|AIFF|WAV]”, whatever you have in your prefs, you may be able to do just that: you’ll end up with an unlocked file. It works for some files, but not for others, so I assume this is one area where the arms race has gone our way.

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