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 Have you wanted to   to convert to MP3, M4A, WAV or some other audio format?

What we are going to do is show you exactly how to solve that problem, because now it is an easy task to convert music to any type of format. You can easily convert DRM protected files and non protected audio into any type of audio format.

Getting through this tutorial will take about 6 minutes and you only need one small application. Once you are setup, you can batch convert any audio files into any output format, for your favorite MP3 player, iPod etc.

Probably the quickest and easiest way to perform the conversion is with suitable software. For this tutorial we recommend SoundTaxi, but there are many others that will do an equal task. We prefer SoundTaxi because it is so simple to use. The steps are listed below.

To convert your music and DRM protected audio:

1. Download SoundTaxi Audio Converter
2. Install the software and follow the wizard. The total installation time will only be a couple of minutes.
3. Start-up the software, you then need to choose the music to convert. The great thing here is that you can select one or more files. We recommend that you put all the files you want to convert into a folder, that way you can grab them all at the same time. You don’t even need to be concerned about the format of the files. You can select music of different formats to run in the same batch. Now you just click open to get started.
4. The conversion process will start automatically. You can also choose more files while the conversion is running, or you can delete existing files in the conversion queue.
5. By default, the audio will be converted to unprotected MP3s. You can change the audio output in the properties window.

Your audio files are now converted into very usable MP3s. If you wish to move these to your iPod, that is very simple. There is a button at the top of the application that will do this for you automatically. Just click the “Copy to iPod” button and it’s all done. Alternatively, you can burn the MP3 files to a CD.

This is probably the easiest technique we have used for converting audio, especially if it is DRM protected. You can also convert video files with this software, so you should have no problems setting up your cool new media library. For more guides on video and audio conversion, have a look at DVD User.