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In this article, I will discuss softwares that can remove DRM and convert DRM. DRM stands for digital rights management. It claims to protect digital media from piracy. However, DRM does nothing to stop copyright pirates. The main purpose of DRM is financial. It prevents lawful user from making back up of purchased music and enjoying music on third-party players. It may also cause some security issues, because DRM controls your computer, automatically connects to Internet.
I prefer to remove DRM from my purchased music so I can enjoy my music without estrictions. Here are some softwares that can help you remove DRM and convert DRM.

Daniusoft Media Converter Pro

DRM Removal - Remove DRM protection, Remove DRM from WMV



This is my favorite DRM removal software. In fact, I only use this application to convert DRM files now. It can perform all types of conversion including video to video, video to audio, and audio to audio. It is the only software that can remove DRM without recording and the conversion speed is very fast. Highly recommend.


Tunebite

TUNEBITE converts protected WMA, M4A, M4B, M4P, WMV, M4V. Converter MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, AC3, AU, MPEG4, MP4, AVI, 3GP, MOV, FLV ASF, DV, H.264, XVID, DIVX, 3IVX.



I used to use Tunebite before I found Digital Media Converter. Supporting many formats is its advantage. Its disadvantage is it can only remove DRM by recording, so the conversion speed is slow and I can’t do anything else on my computer during the conversion process.



SoundTaxi

Convert DRM Music: Copy protected WMA music to MP3, iPod and other MP3 players


Another software that uses the recording method. I think there is a bug in SoundTaxi. It starts converting even though the convert button is not clicked.



NoteBurner

NoteBurner M4P Converter - M4P to MP3 Converter - Convert iTunes M4P, protected WMA to MP3



NoteBurner acts as a virtual CD burner. It adds an icon to the system tray and can only be used within a player.


In summary, SoundTaxi and Tunebite work by recording while Digital Music Converter directly converts. The results of this difference are Digital Music Converter needs less time to finish converting and you can perform other tasks when using it. Tunebite and Digital Music Converter both support many formats, however, Tunebite needs lame_enc.dll to support mp3 or it can't work with mp3. In my opinion, Daniusoft Mediao Converter Pro is the best choice to remove DRM and convert DRM.

[bananajim]

I prefer to use another one from the ones mentioned by you, Tunebite.I like the fact that it's easy to use and efficient

[dillonsmith9147]

The only reason that tunebite and the others take awhile is because they are LEGAL. and i prefer the whole Audials One Combo, very nice, since i dont buy from itunes and the way it works is legal, also has ID3 Tag finder, very handy

[bananajim]

I was thinking, a couple of weeks ago to upgrade to audials one, I already use tunebite, but I read that that one is more complex and has some new features besides removing drm and converting files.What othr things does it do , besides the functions that I already know from Tunebite?