Transfer songs from Zune Marketplace to iTunes

If you have ever been a Zune user, you should be familar with everthing about Zune, Zune software, somewhat like iTunes, allows users to manage files on the Zune player, rip audio CDs, manage music, and buy songs, music videos, and TV shows at the Zune Marketplace online store(just like iTunes Store, provide online music, video, tv shows and podcast downloads) using Microsoft Points or a Zune Pass, which allows the subscriber to download unlimited songs temporarily and permanently keep ten favorite songs each month.

Outside Zune World

But now if you want to switch from Zune to other player such as iPod, you must aware that each song/video/podcast bought from Zune Marketplace can't load to iPod directly, Songs downloaded from the Zune Marketplace are protected by Microsoft DRM, meaning that songs purchased from the Marketplace could only be playable in Zune Software or on the Zune device but can't transfer to iTunes for Apple iPod Players.

Note:Most Music is offered in DRM-restricted WMA format (2-pass CBR @ 192kbit/s) or non-DRM MP3 format (up to 320kbit/s) for a per-song or per-album fee, or via a Zune Pass monthly/quarterly subscriptions.


That's a pity I pay for the music video, but I can't use it as I like, we can't change the fact, but we can try other method to, the best solution to put music songs from Zune Marketplace to iTunes for iPod iPhone,etc media player is to remove Zune DRM and convert DRM WMA Music from Zune marketplace to regular MP3

The tool what we need to strip Zune DRM is Daniusoft DRM Converter, which is expert at removing drm from protected music video and convert them to the media files as you want, you can learn More about is from its official site:
http://www.wmatomp3-converter.com/digital-media-converter-pro.html

And it's really easy to remove Zune DRM and convert drm protected wma to mp3

Step 1.Click "Add" button to add protected music files
downloaded from Zune Marketplace

Step 2. Choose convert Audio to"MP3 - MPEG Layer - 3 Audio(.mp3)" as outout format, and the default setting will work great or you also can click "Settings" to set output options

 

Step 3. Click "Start" to strip Zune DRM and convert WMA to MP3

How to transfer the unprotected mp3 music files to iTunes for iPod

1. Open iTunes and click "File" to add your music to iTunes library.
2.Then plug in your iPod to computer, iTunes will detect your iPod as a device. select your iPod device on the left panel of iTunes, click "Music"tab, check the music you want to sync and click "Apply", done.

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