Hello all, I recently bought a DAP and I want to put music on it using my Apple Music subscription. I quickly found out that this isn’t possible, all music offered under Apple’s Music subscription is DRM-protected which means you can’t just get a file of a song and put it on an SD card. I searched the web and have possibly found a solution, it is a software called NoteBurner. It essentially bypasses the DRM protection and allows you to download all your music into different high-quality audio formats while keeping the original data (artist/album name, album cover, etc). I thought this was a bit suspect at first so I decided to download it and give it a try since they have a free version. After I downloaded the song using NoteBurner I loaded up Spek to authenticate the quality of the file. I have another file of the same song that I torrented a while ago that I used to compare, the uploader claims that it was a CD rip. The files look similar but I’m still doubtful. I’m not too experienced in this field so I was hoping I could get some advice on whether or not NoteBruner is legit and truly produces high-quality FLAC files from Apple Music. I’ll attach images of the spectrograms for 3 files, the CD rip, NoteBurner, and a free mp3 of the same song for comparison. The NoteBurner file is only 1 minute long because the free trial limits the time.
I bought a Sony NW-A55 which uses Sonys custom software. I originally was going to torrent all the albums I listen to but that’s not working out for various reasons. If I were to get one of the nicer ones that run on android, could I install Apple Music and download my music onto an SD card? I assume the answer is yes, but the real question is if I can download the music in a lossless format like I can do with my iPhone. I’m not sure if the google play version of Apple Music allows for lossless audio, I have yet to figure that out.
Sorry, I’m not sure about the A55, but I have a Sony Walkman NW-A306. It runs on Android, so I can install and use most streaming services (using Tidal), and it allows me to store music locally on my SD card. I think you need an Android version to be able to use the major streaming services. I wouldn’t have the patience to rip music in real-time, as I believe that’s the only way to do it. There may be more advanced methods, but I assume the software needs to be quite sophisticated to hack into the app and its encryption. I would be a little worried about the software going rogue when you probably have to get permission to hook into your operating system deeply. For quality, I think the real-time rip could be bit-perfect, but you will never know since you won’t have access to the original stream. I use Tidal and have my old CD collection ripped, along with some additional HD downloads and some rogue files from the internet. To be honest, I love the new streaming world for discovery, but it also feels a bit overwhelming with all the choices.