{"id":5956,"date":"2014-08-28T08:49:29","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T08:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/?p=5956"},"modified":"2021-10-08T08:23:33","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T08:23:33","slug":"how-to-convert-m4a-to-mp3-using-free-m4a-to-mp3-converter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/how-to-convert-m4a-to-mp3-using-free-m4a-to-mp3-converter.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Convert M4A to MP3 with M4A to MP3 Converter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>\"A friend of mine burned his demo cd using itunes on his pc. I zipped it up and sent it to myself so I could copy it onto my own computer\/non-iPod mp3 player. It turned out to be a folder of M4A files that I can't play. I'm looking for free, or very cheap, software to convert them to MP3, no spyware, very small footprint, clean install, no iTunes. Google brings up a number of results. I tried a freeware app called Bonk or something and it didn't work. What kind of M4A to MP3 converter should I use?\"<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Like what Google has brought up, there are many M4A to MP3 converting programs for converting M4A to MP3. Here in this post, a professional M4A to MP3 converter program and an online audio converter will be introduced so that you have more than one solution for converting M4A to MP3. Take a look.<\/p>\n<div class=\"anchor-list-dark\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#part1\">Part 1: Convert M4A to MP3 with Leawo Video Converter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#part2\">Part 2: Convert M4A to MP3 with Online Free M4A to MP3 Converter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#part3\">Part 3: Convert M4A to MP3 with Leawo Music Recorder<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#part4\">Part 4: Convert M4A to MP3 with Free Windows Media Player<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#part5\">Extension: Convert DRM-locked M4A to MP3 with Leawo Prof. DRM <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#part6\">Bonus Tip: How to Enjoy MP3 Music on the Go on iPhone<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part1\">Part 1: Convert M4A to MP3 with Leawo Video Converter<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/video-converter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Leawo Video  Converter<\/strong><\/a> could help you easily convert M4A sound files to MP3  format or other audio formats within a few clicks. While acting as a  professional audio converter tool, this video converter could easily convert  audio files between various audio formats like M4A, AAC, OGG, WAV, MP3, etc.  With this M4A to MP3 converter, you can customize output quality settings and  also listen to the track with the help of the built-in player.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rec\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/images\/tutorial\/product\/win\/video-converter.jpg\" onClick=\"if (!window.__cfRLUnblockHandlers) return false; return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/images\/tutorial\/product\/win\/video-converter.jpg\" title=\"Leawo Video Converter\" alt=\"Leawo Video Converter\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<h3 align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/video-converter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Leawo Video Converter<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<ol class=\"ol-inside\">\n<li>Convert video and audio files between 180+ formats without quality loss<\/li>\n<li>Support 720P, 1080P and even real 4K video output <\/li>\n<li>Create photo slideshows from photos stored on camera, computer, camcorder, etc<\/li>\n<li>Built-in video editor to trim, crop, add watermark, apply special effect, etc <\/li>\n<li>2D to 3D converter with 6 different 3D movie effects available<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/video-converter.html\" class=\"rec-dl-win\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Download Win<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/video-converter-mac.html\" class=\"rec-dl-mac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Download Mac<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Download and install Leawo Video Converter on your computer, and then follow the guide below to convert M4A to MP3.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"h3-icon bu\"><span>\u25ce<\/span>Step 1: Import source M4A audio files<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tc2\" style=\"align: middle;\"><a onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/images\/tutorial\/total-media-converter-ultimate\/tmc_convert_add_video.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img_big lazyload\" title=\"import-source-m4a-file\" alt=\"import-source-m4a-file\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/images\/tutorial\/total-media-converter-ultimate\/tmc_convert_add_video.jpg\" width=\"450\"  src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Kick off Leawo Video Converter to enter the main program interface, and click \"Add Video\" button on the sub-menu to load your source M4A audio files.<\/p>\n<div class=\"anchor-list-green-bg\">\n<p>Note:<\/p>\n<ul>  It allows batch  conversion, and more, it also allows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/how-to-combine-two-audio-files-into-one-online-1372.html\"><strong>merging audio files<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>into a big one by clicking  the \"Merge all files into one\" button next to the green convert button.  <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"h3-icon bu\"><span>\u25ce<\/span>Step 2: Set MP3 as output format<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tc2\" style=\"align: middle;\"><a onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/images\/tutorial\/total-media-converter-ultimate\/tmc_convert_profile.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img_big lazyload\" title=\"set-mp3-as-output-format\" alt=\"set-mp3-as-output-format\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/images\/tutorial\/total-media-converter-ultimate\/tmc_convert_profile.jpg\" width=\"450\"  src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Click the drop-down box next to the \"Add Photo\" button. On the drop-down list, select \"Change\" option. Then on the popup  Profile window,  select \"MP3\" from \"Format\" column as output format.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc2\" style=\"align: middle;\"><a onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/adjust-audio-parameters.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img_big lazyload\" title=\"set-detailed-parameters\" alt=\"set-detailed-parameters\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/adjust-audio-parameters.jpg\" width=\"450\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: If you need, you could click the \"Edit\" button on the drop-down profile setting box to adjust detailed audio parameters including audio codec, bit rate, channel and sample rate.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"h3-icon bu\"><span>\u25ce<\/span>Step 3: Convert M4A to MP3<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tc2\" style=\"align: middle;\"><a onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/images\/tutorial\/total-media-converter-ultimate\/tmc_convert_video.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img_big lazyload\" title=\"convert-m4a-to-mp3\" alt=\"convert-m4a-to-mp3\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/images\/tutorial\/total-media-converter-ultimate\/tmc_convert_video.jpg\" width=\"450\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Click the big green \"Convert\" button on the sub-menu bar next to the format setting drop-down box. Then, on the popup sidebar, set output directory. After setting output directory, click the \"Convert\" button right below. Leawo Video Converter would start to convert M4A to MP3 immediately.<\/p>\n<p>After a while, you will get your MP3 files and feel free to enjoy them on  common devices and players. This would be one of the most efficient ways for  you to convert M4A to MP3. Surely, there is also online solution available for  you to convert M4A to MP3 online for free. And there is also Mac version for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/m4a-to-mp3-converter-for-mac-convert-m4a-audios-to-mp3-format-easily.html\"><strong>M4A to MP3 Mac<\/strong><\/a> conversion if you are using Mac. <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-h3 mt10\"><strong>Video guide on how to use Leawo Video Converter:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Here is the video for those who still don't know how to convert M4A to MP3 with Leawo Video Converter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc mt10\"><div class=\"lazyload smush-lazyload-video smush-lazyload-youtube\" style=\"--smush-video-aspect-ratio: 640\/480\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/dkgoVkrH8_4\/sddefault.jpg)\" ><iframe width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dkgoVkrH8_4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\"><\/iframe><span class=\"smush-play-btn\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video\">\n\t\t\t\t<span tabindex=\"0\" class=\"smush-play-btn-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Play<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part2\">Part 2: Convert M4A to MP3 with Online Free M4A to MP3 Converter<\/h2>\n<p>On the other hand, you can use a free M4A to MP3 converter to convert M4A to MP3 free, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/online-audio-converter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Online Audio Converter<\/strong><\/a>. It is a free online app that converts audio files for you. The app supports all formats, processes your files quickly, and does not require installation. Check out the guide below to convert M4A to MP3 free with this free M4A to MP3 converter.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-h3 mt10\">Step 1: Import source M4A audio files<\/h3>\n<p>After entering the page of this online audio converter, click \"Open files\" button to browse and choose source M4A audio files for importing. Alternatively, you can import source M4A audio files via Google Drive, Dropbox or URL.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-h3 mt10\">Step 2: Set MP3 as output format<\/h3>\n<p>Click on \"mp3\" to set MP3 as output format, and at the same time you can perform advanced settings to set Bitrate, Sample rate, Channels, etc.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-h3 mt10\">Step 3: Start converting M4A to MP3<\/h3>\n<p>Click on \"Convert\" button to start converting M4A to MP3.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc2\" style=\"align: middle;\"><a onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/convert-m4a-to-mp3-free.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img_big lazyload\" title=\"convert-m4a-to-mp3-free\" alt=\"convert-m4a-to-mp3-free\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/convert-m4a-to-mp3-free.png\" width=\"500\"  src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\"><\/a><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part3\">Part 3: Convert M4A to MP3 with Leawo Music Recorder<\/h2>\n<p>Except for the professional M4A to MP3 converter and the free online  converter, you can also record the M4A audio files and save as common MP3  format as you like with professional recording software. And Leawo Music  Recorder would be the most commonly used recording tool which is powerful but  easy-to-use music recording software program that lets you record music from  any built-in input audio, computer audio and online music sources, like  YouTube, Spotify, AOL Music, Last.fm, etc. and then save in MP3 or WAV format  with lossless quality. Moreover, it could even automatically add music tags when  recording music and allows you to manually edit music tags via music tag  editor. It has a built-in library so that you could find and manage all the  recorded music files. Ever more, you could share recorded music files to iTunes  within one click if necessary. Therefore, with Music Recording downloaded and  installed, you are able to record the M4A files and save them as common MP3  files simply in couple of steps.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rec\">\n<li><a href=https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/music-recorder.jpg onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/music-recorder.jpg\" title=\"music-recorder\" alt=\"music-recorder\" width=\"\" height=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-111298 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/music-recorder.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/music-recorder-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 align=\"left\"><a title=\"Leawo Music Recorder\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/music-recorder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Leawo Music Recorder<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>- Record any sound from computer stream audio and built-in input audio.<br \/>\n- Record music from 1000+ music sites like YouTube, Facebook, Veoh, VEVO, etc.<br \/>\n- Schedule music recording via the internal recording task scheduler.<br \/>\n- Automatically\/manually add and complete music tags like artist, album, cover, genre, etc.<br \/>\n- Save recorded musicfiles into either WAV or MP3 format for wide uses.<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"rec-dl-win\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/music-recorder.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a><a class=\"rec-dl-mac\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/music-recorder-mac.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"h3-icon og\"><span>\u25b3<\/span>Step 1. Run and enter Leawo Music Recorder<\/h3>\n<p>Launch the recorder on your PC by clicking Music Recorder  icon on the start navigation bar on your PC, and Music Recorder will start to run.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc2\" style=\"align: middle;\">\n<p><a onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/recording-music-7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/recording-music-7.jpg\" title=\"Edit output file (optional\" alt=\"Edit output file (optional\" width=\"500\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"h3-icon og\"><span>\u25b3<\/span>Step 2. Adjust recording settings<\/h3>\n<p>Now you can click on the \"Audio Source\" icon to pop up the audio  source setting panel where you could select \"Record Computer Audio\" option to  record your downloaded M4A files. It is for online audio and record streaming  audio. Surely, you should choose \"Record Audio Input\" option if you are going  to record audio from built-in input audio like Mic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc2\" style=\"align: middle;\">\n<p><a onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/audio-source-setting-8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/audio-source-setting-8.jpg\" title=\"Edit output file (optional\" alt=\"Edit output file (optional\" width=\"500\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>What's more, on the setting  panel you are also allowed to set the output path on the \"General\" option,  choose output format on \"Format\" option and set the start time and duration of  the recording under \"Scheduler\" option if you need.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc2\" style=\"align: middle;\">\n<p><a onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/settings-9.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/settings-9.jpg\" title=\"Set directory for recordings\" alt=\"Set directory for recordings\" width=\"500\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"h3-icon og\"><span>\u25b3<\/span>Step 3. Start  Recording M4A files and save as MP3 files<\/h3>\n<p>Click the red \"Start\" button and  then click to play the M4A audio file right away. Make sure that you initially  let this music recording software start recording before you play your M4A file  to avoid any unnecessary content missing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc2\" style=\"align: middle;\">\n<p><a onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/music-recorder-recording-10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/music-recorder-recording-10.jpg\" title=\"Set recording audio source \" alt=\"Set recording audio source\" width=\"500\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>When the recording  process completes, you will find the recorded MP3 audio files listed on the  Media page on the program and you can manually edit the music tags, add  recorded music to iTunes if necessary and play the lossless music as you like. Definitely,  you can transfer MP3 files to any portable devices or get them played on common  audio players as well.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"part4\" class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\">Part 4: Convert M4A to MP3 with Free Windows Media Player<\/h2>\n<p>To convert M4A to MP3 without iTunes but via Windows Media player is also a good method. Windows Media player can play various kinds of media files, like WMV, WMA and MKV and MP3. This player is also useful when it comes to converting M4A to MP3. You can read through this part to see how to make it. <\/p>\n<h3><span style=\" background-color:#1E90FF \">Step 1.<\/span> Add music file<\/h3>\n<p>Run Windows Media player on your PC and then add the M4A files to this program via dragging and dropping directly. Thus, the files will be shown in the library of this software. <\/p>\n<h3><span style=\" background-color:#1E90FF \">Step 2.<\/span>  Go to \"Options\" panel<\/h3>\n<p>Hit on the \"Organize\" button at the top left of the interface and then choose \"Options\" tab to click on. <\/p>\n<div class=\"tc2\" style=\"align: middle;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/how-to-convert-m4a-to-mp3-without-itunes-options-6.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/how-to-convert-m4a-to-mp3-without-itunes-options-6.jpg\" title=\"how-to-convert-m4a-to-mp3-without-itunes-options-6\" alt=\"how-to-convert-m4a-to-mp3-without-itunes-options-6\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h3><span style=\" background-color:#1E90FF \">Step 3.<\/span>  Find \"Rip Music\"<\/h3>\n<p>On the panel that shows up, you need to hit on \"Rip Music\" and then drag down to hit on the \"Change\" button to choose a proper folder for the converted MP3 files. <\/p>\n<div class=\"tc2\" style=\"align: middle;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/how-to-convert-m4a-to-mp3-without-itunes-change-7.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/how-to-convert-m4a-to-mp3-without-itunes-change-7.jpg\" title=\"how-to-convert-m4a-to-mp3-without-itunes-change-7\" alt=\"how-to-convert-m4a-to-mp3-without-itunes-change-7\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h3><span style=\" background-color:#1E90FF \">Step 4.<\/span>  Start to convert<\/h3>\n<p>Move to the \"Format\" area and then click on the box under it to choose \"MP3\" as the target format via scrolling down. You are also able to set the bit rate for the output MP3 audio files. Click on \"OK\" button to confirm your settings. <\/p>\n<div class=\"tc2\" style=\"align: middle;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/how-to-convert-m4a-to-mp3-without-itunes-format-8.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/how-to-convert-m4a-to-mp3-without-itunes-format-8.jpg\" title=\"how-to-convert-m4a-to-mp3-without-itunes-format-8\" alt=\"how-to-convert-m4a-to-mp3-without-itunes-format-8\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part5\">Extension: Convert DRM-locked M4A to MP3 with Leawo Prof. DRM<\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes we purchase songs in M4A format from iTunes Store and might want to listen to these iTunes songs on other MP3 players. However, we will be told that we can't play these iTunes M4A songs on other players due to DRM protection. What should we do then? Don't worry. You could actually turn to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tunescopy\/\" title=\"Leawo Prof. DRM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leawo Prof. DRM<\/a><\/strong> to convert DRM-locked M4A songs to DRM-free MP3 format in simple clicks. As a professional iTunes music converter, Leawo Prof. DRM could perform as iTunes music converter to help you remove DRM protection and convert DRM-M4A files to DRM-free MP3 format easily. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/tunescopy.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"download prof. drm\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/images\/icon\/Trial_win1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/tunescopy-mac.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"download prof. drm mac\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/images\/icon\/Trial_mac1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\" background-color:#FFE4BE  \">Step 1:<\/span> Add iTunes M4A music<\/h3>\n<p>Launch Leawo Prof. DRM. It will automatically launch your iTunes. Then click the button of \"Add Files\" on the toolbar. On the popup \"Add Files\" window, consecutively open \"Library > Music\" to choose and add M4A music from your iTunes library.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"tc2\" style=\"align: middle;\">\n<p><a onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/add-m4p-music-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/add-m4p-music-2.png\" title=\"Add iTunes videos\" alt=\"Add iTunes videos\" width=\"500\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\" background-color:#FFE4BE  \">Step 2:<\/span> Set parameters for the output music files<\/h3>\n<p>Leawo Prof. DRM will convert iTunes music to MP3 files by default. And it allows you to set the MP3 parameters like channel, bit rate, sample. To do these, click the pencil edit icon in each loaded iTunes music title.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc2\" style=\"align: middle;\">\n<p><a onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/edit-m4p-music-3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/edit-m4p-music-3.png\" title=\"Set output MP3 parameters\" alt=\"Set output MP3 parameters\" width=\"500\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\" background-color:#FFE4BE  \">Step 3:<\/span> Set an output folder<\/h3>\n<p>At the bottom of the interface, open the \"Output\" box to set output directory. <\/p>\n<div class=\"tc2\" style=\"align: middle;\">\n<p><a onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/set-output-directory-m4p.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/set-output-directory-m4p.png\" title=\"Adjust file parameters\" alt=\"Adjust  file parameters\" width=\"500\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\" background-color:#FFE4BE  \">Step 4:<\/span> Remove DRM from iTunes music and convert M4A to MP3<\/h3>\n<p>Click the \"Convert\" button at the bottom right corner to begin to remove DRM from iTunes M4A music and convert iTunes M4A music song to MP3 at the same time.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"tc2\" style=\"align: middle;\">\n<p><a onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/convert-music-4.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/convert-music-4.png\" title=\"Set output directory  \" alt=\"Set output directory  \" width=\"500\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\" background-color:#FFE4BE  \">Step 5:<\/span> Check the converted MP3 music files<\/h3>\n<p>When the conversion completes, tap the \"Converted\" tab to check the converted music files. Click the option of \"Open file\" to open the output MP3 music file.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc2\" style=\"align: middle;\">\n<p><a onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/converted-m4p-music1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/converted-m4p-music1.png\" title=\"Check the converted Music files \" alt=\"Check the converted Music files  \" width=\"500\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>After  converting with Leawo Prof. DRM, you could then freely transfer the converted  iTunes music to Sony Smart TV and other non-Apple devices for unlimited  listening. <\/p>\n<p>With  Leawo Prof. DRM, you could not only convert iTunes DRM music to DRM-free MP3  files, but also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tunescopy\/remove-drm-from-itunes-m4v-and-convert-m4v-to-mp4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">convert iTunes DRM M4V video to DRM-free MP4  video<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tunescopy\/remove-m4p-drm-and-convert-m4p-to-mp3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">convert  iTunes\/Audible audiobooks to DRM-free MP3 audio files<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tunescopy\/remove-drm-encrypted-ebook-from-adobe-digital-editions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">convert  eBooks from Kindle, Kobo and Adobe Digital Edition<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tunescopy\/remove-drm-from-spotify-music.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download  and convert Spotify songs<\/a> freely. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part6\">Bonus Tip: How to Enjoy MP3 Music on the Go on iPhone<\/h2>\n<p>When you have saved many great pieces of music on your computer, you may want to import them to your iPhone for you to enjoy on the go. In order to make it come true, you can resort to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/itransfer\/\" title=\"Leawo iTransfer \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leawo iTransfer<\/a><\/strong>, which is one powerful and effective tool for you to use. It can deal with the file <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/how-to-transfer-music-from-iphone-to-iphone-without-itunes-1114.html\" title=\"transferring among iOS devices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transferring among iOS devices<\/a><\/strong>, iTunes and computers. The following contents will demonstrate you how to transfer MP3 files to iPhone from computer. You can free download this program to give it a go.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rec\">\n<li><a href=https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/itransfer.jpg onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/itransfer.jpg\" title=\"itransfer\" alt=\"itransfer\" width=\"\" height=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-111319 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/itransfer.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/itransfer-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 align=\"left\"><a title=\"Leawo iTransfer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/itransfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Leawo iTransfer<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>- Transfer files among iOS devices, iTunes and PCs with ease.<br \/>\n- 6x faster than iTunes<br \/>\n- Transfer up to 14 kinds of data and files without iTunes.<br \/>\n- Support the latest iOS devices like iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, etc.<br \/>\n- Play back, view, and delete data and files on iOS devices.<br \/>\n- Support Windows & Mac OS<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"rec-dl-win\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/itransfer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a><a class=\"rec-dl-mac\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/itransfer-mac.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\" background-color:#48D1CC \">Step 1.<\/span> Launch Leawo iTransfer and Connect iPhone <\/h3>\n<p>Run Leawo iTransfer and then insert iPhone into computer with matched USB cord. Your iPhone info will be detected by this tool and shown in the right part of the window.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc2\" style=\"align: middle;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/how-to-enjoy-mp3-music-on-the-go-on-iphone-start-12.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/how-to-enjoy-mp3-music-on-the-go-on-iphone-start-12.jpg\" title=\"how-to-enjoy-mp3-music-on-the-go-on-iphone-start-12\" alt=\"how-to-enjoy-mp3-music-on-the-go-on-iphone-start-12\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h3><span style=\" background-color:#48D1CC \">Step 2.<\/span> Check iPhone Songs<\/h3>\n<p>  Click on the name of your iPhone at the top left of the interface and then hit on the \"Music\" tab under the menu of \"LIBRARY\" in the left sidebar to view all songs on your iPhone in the right part of the screen. <\/p>\n<div class=\"tc2\" style=\"align: middle;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/how-to-enjoy-mp3-music-on-the-go-on-iphone-music-13.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/how-to-enjoy-mp3-music-on-the-go-on-iphone-music-13.jpg\" title=\"how-to-enjoy-mp3-music-on-the-go-on-iphone-music-13\" alt=\"how-to-enjoy-mp3-music-on-the-go-on-iphone-music-13\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h3><span style=\" background-color:#48D1CC \"> Step 3.<\/span> Import Files to iPhone <\/h3>\n<p>Hit on \"Add &gt; Add File\" or \"Add &gt; Add Folder\" tab to choose MP3 files from your computer and import them to your iPhone by clicking on the \"Open\" button. <\/p>\n<div class=\"tc2\" style=\"align: middle;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/how-to-enjoy-mp3-music-on-the-go-on-iphone-add-14.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/how-to-enjoy-mp3-music-on-the-go-on-iphone-add-14.jpg\" title=\"how-to-enjoy-mp3-music-on-the-go-on-iphone-add-14\" alt=\"how-to-enjoy-mp3-music-on-the-go-on-iphone-add-14\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>After you read through this tutorial, you will be able to convert M4A to MP3 files and transfer them to your iPhone for free listening on the go. It is quite a pleasant experience for you to transfer great songs or other files from computer to iPhone or from iPhone to computer for your convenience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\"A friend of mine burned his demo cd using itunes on his pc. I zipped it up and sent it to myself so I could copy it onto my own computer\/non-iPod mp3 player. It turned out to be a folder &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/how-to-convert-m4a-to-mp3-using-free-m4a-to-mp3-converter.html\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[275,336,424],"tags":[416,14],"class_list":["post-5956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audio-to-audio","category-convert-audio","category-convert-itunes-music","tag-prof-drm","tag-video-converter"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":13495,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5956"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":124714,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5956\/revisions\/124714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}