How to Convert Apple Music to AU Format

By Justin SabrinaUpdated on December 16, 2022

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What Is .AU Format?

MP3 is a popular and common audio format, but have you ever heard or used the .AU audio format?

The AU file format is a audio format developed for UNIX systems, this AU audio format developed by Sun Microsystems, so AU format is often called SUN AU format. The SUN AU format is very similar to WAV. These common AU audio format are also supported with most audio/ video editing software and media players, such as Microsoft Windows Media Player, Apple QuickTime Player, RealNetworks RealPlayer and Adobe Audition CS6. The AU audio files can playable in JAVA's own class library. In additional, AU file format allows the storage of audio files, typically in three parts: a header with maximum size of 24 bytes, a narrative block with a flexible length, and the audio data itself. this file format is used mainly by Sun or other Unix-based machines, but it can be accessed with various software programs that handle audio files.

Apple Music is a popular streaming music service developed by Apple Inc. After downloading songs from Apple Music, you will find the downloaded Apple Music songs come it DRM-ed ACC file format, it also named M4P format, so Apple Inc limited to play Apple Music songs on iTunes or Apple Music app. In additional, if you cancel your Apple Music membership or trial on iOS, Android, PC and Mac, all streaming music you've added or downloaded to your library from the Apple Music catalog will no longer be playable, even missing!

In order to keep Apple Music forever or transfer them to other devices for offline listening, many users looking for a way to convert Apple Music to MP3, AU, M4A, AAC, AC3, FLAC, AIFF, MKA, or convert Apple Music to M4R to make Apple Music as iPhone ringtone. In market, most Apple Music converter supports convert Apple Music to MP3, but few software supports convert Apple Music songs to AU format. Today, we recommend you a popular Apple Music to AU converter to remove DRM from Apple Music and convert songs to SUN AU format.

Tool Your Need: UkeySoft Apple Music Converter

UkeySoft Apple Music Converter is a powerful and popular Apple Music DRM Removal, iTunes M4P Music Converter, Audible Audiobook Converter and iTunes Audiobook Converter. It not only can help you remove the DRM from Apple Music and convert them to AU format, but also can help you convert Apple Music songs/playlist/albums, Audiobooks and iTunes M4P audios to MP3, M4A, AAC, AC3, FLAC, AU, AIFF. What’s more, the UkeySoft Apple Music Converter(Mac version) also allows you convert Apple Music songs to MKA and M4R format.

Key Features:

• Unlock DRM from Apple Music, Audiobooks and iTunes M4P music;
• Convert Apple Music & Audiobooks & iTunes M4P music to AU and other non-DRM audio formats;
• Download songs from Apple Music to local computer;
• Keep song title, artist, album, composer, track number, disc number, genre, etc. in output files;
• Keep 100% original audio quality after Apple Music conversion;
• Directly convert Apple Music tracks online without downloading to the computer;
• Convert Apple Music up to 16X faster speed or adjust from 1X ~ 16X(For Windows version);
• Support the iTunes 12.9, Windows 11/10/8/7/Vista/XP, Mac OS 10.9-10.14 and the latest macos.

Download UkeySoft Apple Music Converter (the older version) at first, the trial version allows you Free to convert the first three minutes of each audio files;

Convert Apple Music M4P Songs to AU Format in 4 Simple Steps

UkeySoft Apple Music Converter is easy-to-use for Apple Music users convert M4P songs to AU, MP3, M4A, etc. in 3 simple steps without any hassle.

1.Step 1. Launch the UkeySoft Apple Music Converter

Launch UkeySoft Apple Music Converter and iTunes will be opened in the same time. Purchased M4P tracks and Apple Music M4P tracks will be listed as playlists in left panel. Tick the checkbox to choose the M4P Apple Music tracks you want to convert.

2.Step 2. Choose AU as output format

In the output format list, you can see AU, MP3, M4A, non-drm AAC, FLAC, AC3 and some other audio formats. Here we choose “AU - SUN AU Format” as output format. In the profile list, you can select audio quality. If you want to keep original M4P quality, choose 256kbps for M4A output format as the M4P songs provided by Apple are 256kbps.

3.Step 3. Start Apple Music to AU Conversion

Now you can simply click “Convert” button to start convert Apple Music tracks to AU file format, you also have a chance to change conversion speed and specify output file name by clicking Options and make necessary changes.

4.Step 4. Get Apple Music in AU Format

When the conversion is done, you can simply click “Explore Output File” to get output .AU Apple Music songs. Now you can transfer the converted Apple Music songs to MP3 player, iPod Nano/ iPod Shuffle, or listening to Apple Music on computer without iTunes, or making it as background music for a created video.