Looking for free DRM removal tool

[aecdesign]

I'm so frustrated, I can't se straight. I bought Tunebite to remove the DRM from the purchased audio files from Rhapsody. This in It's self was great, but now since Rhapsody has seemed to have changed Tunebite has too changed. Well, I hate to sound like I'm whining but I can't afford to buy an upgrade to Tunebite. You ask why, it's not that much, and you're correct, but my wife is going through breast cancer, she is in her 3rd year as a survivor, and I had 2 strokes in 97 so I was disabeled and all the money we have coming in right now is very little. If it wasn't for this hobby, I think I'd go nuts, but as you see I just don't have the money. Is ther a free version of software that will do the same a Tunebite and work as easy as it does out there? Any help would greatly be apperciated.
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Nick

[Ghitulescu]

http://mp3.about.com/od/essentialsoftware/tp/best_drm_removal_software.htm
Next time stay away from DRMed music.

[aecdesign]

OK. what other kinds are there, and where do I look.

[aecdesign]

BTW, what don't you understand? I would like something free, read first post again for problem, but thanks for replying.

[Ghitulescu]

If you have access to doom9, you have access to google.com as well. Look what I got from the simplest query:
http://undrm.info/remove-DRM-protection/Automate-unDRM-free-DRM-removal-from-WMV-ASF-WMA-Windows-Media-files-Included-in-the-download-drmdbg-drm2wmv-DecryptIt.htm
http://undrm.info/remove-DRM-protection/AnalogWhole-Convert-any-music-from-Windows-Media-Player-to-MP3-Freeware.htm
http://undrm.info/remove-DRM-protection/FairGame-free-MacOSX-software-for-converting-iTunes-music-to-unprotected-format.htm

and of course where you should have gone in the first place:
http://stream-recorder.com/forum/removing-copy-protection-like-drm-aacs-f25.html
and
http://undrm.info/remove-DRM-protection/



Aparently you prefer to ask questions instead of doing a little bit of your homeworks.

[aecdesign]

Boy you sure are critical. I've never even come close to what you got, that's why I asked for help. The one's I found seem a little hard to handel, so again I asked for help. I am sorry that I pissed you off some how. I'll try your suggestions and not bother you anymore, ok?
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Nick

[setarip_old]

@aecdesign

Unless I've misinterpreted something, it sounds like your problem disappeared almost two years ago:

http://www.wired.com/listening_post/2008/06/rhapsody-to-sel/

JUNE 30, 2008

As of today, you no longer have to use the Rhapsody application to purchase music from the company, and all of the single song downloads in its store are available as unprotected MP3s. Rhapsody’s offering differs from that of Amazon MP3 because prospective buyers can preview full tracks — up to 25 of them per month — before deciding whether or not to purchase them on Rhapsody or one of its partner sites

[mariush]

Isn't it possible to burn an Audio CD with your tracks? Then, you could just use a CD grabbing program to rip them to FLAC. The benefit is that it should be relatively lossless compared to Tunebite which records the analogue audio (with all the noise in the system)

Also, you might want to try something like Virtual Audio Cables (http://software.muzychenko.net/eng/vac.html), which creates a virtual sound card in your computer. You'd be able to play the DRMed songs on the output of one of these virtual cables and at the same time record them with an application like SoundForge or Audacity or Audition (Cool Edit Pro).... the benefit should be the fact that as the virtual driver receives the waveform of the DRMed song, it's not affected by any analogue noise in the system and passed directly to the recording application.

The first option would still be better as long as you'd be able to grab the audio tracks faster from the CD.

[aecdesign]

Remember, I don't have any money to be doing any of this.

[Ghitulescu]

Well, Rhapsody is DRM-free not money-free :p

[mariush]

The solutions I gave you all are shareware, trial and so on. So you don't need money.

[aecdesign]

Then when I run Tunebite, why does it tell me that Rhapsody music has DRM? And as far as trial goes, the one's that I've tried only give a partial clip of the music. I'd like to know which ones you are talking about that will let me convert the whole track. As far as Rhapsody not being free, your correct, but my subscription was a gift from my son!

[setarip_old]

Then when I run Tunebite, why does it tell me that Rhapsody music has DRM?Likely a different structure (DRM-free) for actual song PURCHASE and DRM-included under a "rental only agreement"

Which type of agreement did your son get for you?

[aecdesign]

I don't know. All I know is that I can go there an download music. It also says that I can buy music, but I thought that was besides the point sine I can download it.