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By Justin SabrinaUpdated on December 16, 2022

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Wanna convert iTunes M4P Music to AC3 format? This article will show you how to convert iTunes M4P music to AC3 format with lossless audio quality, so that you can add demonstrate surround into your video.

"I have purchased some wonderful songs from iTunes store, I want to use these songs as my sophisticated video’s BGM. But iTunes music can’t work. How to convert iTunes M4P music to AC3 format so that I can make a wonderful video?" Asked by Emma

"I have tried many ways to convert the downloaded Apple Music songs to AC3 format audio files, but I failed. How to convert iTunes library to AC3? Can anybody tell me how to do it?" Jasika

Perhaps many Apple Music fans have the same problem. You don’t have to worry, please keep reading, I would like to introduce a simple method to convert iTunes M4P music to AC3, so that you can put AC3 audio in your video project as BGM, or playing iTunes M4P music on any players.

What is AC3 Audio?

The AC3 file format was created by Dolby Labs used in a Dolby Digital audio on DVD, Blu-ray and other digital video formats. Actually, the AC3 is a compression technology term and a file extension for surround sound audio. In short, it is essentially Dolby Digital.
Due to AC3 provides only full range channels, its sound quality is really good and it is also backward compatible, AC3 becomes the industry standard for DTV and DVD media so that almost all new DVD movies come with a Dolby Digital soundtrack program. Therefore, more and more iTunes Music lovers prefer to convert iTunes M4P songs to AC3 format for enjoying on media players.

What is iTunes M4P Music?

Maybe iTunes Store is no longer the first choice with the emergence of some better music streaming service platform in nowadays, but it is used to be one of the largest music sellers in the world. Originally all songs you buy from iTunes Store or download from Apple Music are in AAC (Advanced Audio Coding format), which is an audio encoding scheme, M4P is file extension. If you have M4P files that purchased during 2003-2009 and tried to save these M4P files to other music app or non-Apple devices like QuickTime Player, MP3 Player, Windows Media Player etc. But it can’t be worked.

Because iTunes M4P is an encrypted music format, it has the DRM (Digital Rights Management) protection and format incompatibility issue. It is used to avoiding copy of purchased M4P music without authorization. When you add Apple Music songs to iTunes library, you will find the kind of the songs is Apple Music AAC audio file. Worse, the songs you have downloaded can only be played via iTunes or authorized Apple devices. In order to add iTunes music in your well-made video, you need to convert iTunes M4P songs to AC3 audio format.

Here, we will show you how to convert iTunes M4P songs to AC3 format, so that you can put your high quality iTunes M4P songs in your video for playing on your smart TV like LG CX OLED, TCL 6 Series/R635 2020 QLED, Sony Bravia A8H, etc. Besides, if you have purchased DRM-protected songs from iTunes before 2009, you can follow this guide to rip the DRM off and convert iTunes M4P songs to AC3.

How to Convert iTunes M4P Music to AC3?

When it comes to converting iTunes M4P Music to AC3 or other formats, you need to use a professional iTunes M4P to AC3 Converter.

UkeySoft Apple Music Converter is not only a powerful DRM Removal for iTunes, but also a professional iTunes Music to AC3/MP3 Converter. It is capable of removing DRM from iTunes M4P format and converting iTunes Music, Apple Music to DRM-free AC3, MP3, M4A, AAC, FLAC, AU, AIFF format. After conversion, you can transfer converted iTunes AC3 songs to QuickTime Player, VLC Media Player, Windows Media Player, etc for playback.

Also, it is a multi-functional converter, and it can be used to extract audio from iTunes videos, and convert Apple Music songs, iTunes purchased songs, Audible audiobooks to AC3, MP3, AAC, WAV, etc. If you want to convert iTunes videos to MP4, UkeySoft M4V Converter can hep you, this iTunes Video Converter not only can remove DRM from iTunes videos, but also can convert iTunes protected M4V (iTunes M4V movies, TV shows and music videos) to MP4 with high original quality preserved. It can remove the DRM from iTunes video files by a kind of special recording technology and encode the DRM files into another free format.

Key Features of UkeySoft Apple Music Converter:

  • Remove DRM from iTunes M4P Music, Apple Music M4P songs and audiobooks.
  • Convert iTunes M4P songs to AC3/MP3/AAC/WAV/FLAC format.
  • Convert Apple Music M4P tracks to AC3, MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC losslessly.
  • Convert iTunes M4P Music at 16X faster speed with 100% lossless quality.
  • Keep ID3 Tags & metadata information including Title, Album, Artist, Artwork, etc.
  • Play iTunes M4P Music on QuickTime Player, VLC Media Player, Windows Media Player, etc.
  • Convert iTunes M4V Videos to MP3, M4A with high original quality.
  • Fully compatible with the latest iTunes app, Windows 10 & macOS 11.

Tutorial: How to Convert iTunes M4P Music to AC3 Format

Follow the detailed tutorial to learn how to convert iTunes M4P Music as AC3 files with using UkeySoft iTunes Music Converter (Apple Music Converter).

Step 1. Add iTunes M4P Music to iTunes Library
Open iTunes on your computer, and add or download songs/playlists you want to convert into to iTunes library. Then exit the iTunes program.

download apple music to itunes

Step 2. Launch UkeySoft Apple Music Converter
Download, install and launch UkeySoft Apple Music Converter. Launch the converter on PC or Mac and you will see its iTunes-like user interface. At the same time, the iTunes program will launch automatically, you will see all iTunes playlist, iTunes Music library will be synced into the converter automatically.

Apple Music to AC3 Converter

Step 3. Select the iTunes M4P Music to Convert
Choose the "Playlist" section, and you will see the songs display in the right side. Please select the protected iTunes songs that you want to remove DRM from, just click the checkbox before each songs, or click the top checkbox to select the entire playlist.

Select Apple Music

Step 4. Choose AC3 as Output Format
MP3 is the default output format. In the bottom of the interface "Output Settings" section, select AC3 as your output format. The converter can convert iTunes M4P songs and Apple Music tracks to different audio formats: AC3, MP3, WAV, M4A, AIFF, AU, FLAC, etc. You can also change the Output Path, Output Quality, Bitrate, Sample Rate, Channels as needed.

AC3 As Output Format

Step 5. Start to Convert iTunes M4P Music to AC3
At last, just click "Convert" button to start removing DRM from iTunes M4P Music and converting purchased iTunes songs to AC3 audio files.

Convert iTunes M4P Music to AC3

Just wait a few minutes, you can find the converted AC3 iTunes Music by clicking "Open Output File" button.

Conclusion

Common quality audio can’t match elaborated video. If you are looking for a method to convert iTunes M4P Music to AC3 for a audio-visual feast, Ukeysoft Apple Music Converter would be the best option. It can convert everything that iTunes can play, including iTunes M4P Music, Apple Music, iTunes M4B/M4P audiobooks, Audible AA/AAX audibooks, etc. as for caters  your particular needs. In a word, UkeySoft Apple Music Converter is worth to purchase, please free download and have a try before purchasing.

Apple Music to AC3 Converter
Justin Sabrina

Justin Sabrina

Justin Sabrina has over 10 years of content writing experience. She specializes in product reviews, how-to guides, tips and tricks, top lists, etc. on data encryption, multi-media conversion, screen recording and iOS unlocking. At UkeySoft, she performs in-depth research SEO copywriting and collaborates with our R & D team to offer effective software solution, most of her articles on software are helpful and easy to read, helping our reader easily solve problems through using software or apps.

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