ARCHOS suppports MP3, WAV, WMA and protected WMA music files. With optional software plug-ins, ARCHOS can also play AAC stereo audio files and AC3 stereo sound files. So, it's really easy to play unprotected iTunes music on Archos.

But the iTunes M4P music you purchased is under DRM-protections. If you want to play these songs on your Archos, you will need to remove the DRM off to be unprotected format. In another word, you need to convert M4P to MP3 or unprotect WMA format to play on your ARCHOS.

Share DRM Music is designed to convert any DRM protected music files (such as M4P, M4A, WMA, M4B), unprotected music files (such as WAV, MP3, WMA) and audio books to plain MP3, WMA, WAV files. Then you can transfer to and play the converted music files on ARCHOS.

will ARCHOS play .m4a files

iTunes supports audio format conversion. But it doesn't support converting the DRM protected music files to MP3 or WMA directly. However, iTunes allow you to burn the protected music files to blank CD to make a standard Audio CD. Many people use the method below to convert M4P to MP3 or WMA:

• New a playlist in iTunes.
• Select the protected songs you want to convert, add them to the new playlist.
• Click Edit -> Preferences.
• Select the Advanced tab.
• Click the radio button next to Audio CD on the Burning tab.
• Click the Burn Disc button.
• Rip the burned CD to MP3 with a CD Ripper software.

The method works. But you'll need lots of blank CD, and the whole procedure is time consuming.

Share DRM Music will automatically do the whole procedure for you:

> Burn protected audio tracks to a virtual audio CD.
> Rip that new Virtual audio CD to MP3 files.

Share DRM Music simulates the Burning, Ripping and Encoding process by installing a virtual CD burner. It allows user to burn music to a Virtual CD-RW disc on iTunes. It will then automatically rip / encode the music stored on the Virtual CD. The whole conversion process automatically and faster.

• No extra hardware or blank CD needed.
• Batch converts any M4P, M4A, WMA files to MP3, WMA or WAV.
• Convert all kinds of audio or music files (such as M4P, M4A, WMA, M4B) to unprotected MP3, WMA or WAV format in a few clicks.
• ID Tags intact after conversion. Preserves information for artist, album, title names and artworks etc.
• With Virtual CD-RW burning tech to simulate the whole procedure of burning, ripping & encoding.
• Music files converted with ShareDRMusic have CD quality.
• Very easy to use.
• Super fast converts music file with virtual CD burner technology.


Supported Archos models:

• Archos MP3 Players

ARCHOS 1.5" Silver 4GB MP3 Player 104, ARCHOS Generation 5 1.8" White 2GB MP3 Player 105, ARCHOS 3.5" 2GB MP3 / MP4 Player 405, ARCHOS 1.5" Black 4GB MP3 Player 104, ARCHOS Generation 5 1.8" Red 2GB MP3 Player 105, ARCHOS Generation 5 1.8" Black 2GB MP3 Player 105

• Archos 04 Series

Archos 504 Portable Media Player 80GB, Archos 404 Portable Media Player with Camcorder 30GB, Archos 604 30GB Wi-Fi, Ultra-Slim Portable Digital Media Player and Recorder

• Archos 705

Archos 705 WiFi 80 GB Portable Media Player, Archos 705 WiFi 160 GB Portable Media Player

• Archos 605 WIFI

Archos 605 Wi-Fi 4 GB Portable Media Player, Archos 605 Wi-Fi 30 GB Portable Media Player, Archos 605 Wi-Fi 80 GB Portable Media Player

• Archos 405

Archos 405 2 GB Portable Media Player

• Archos TV+

Archos TV+ 80 GB Multimedia DVR, Archos TV+ 250 GB Multimedia DVR

will ARCHOS play .m4a files

• 1. On your Archos 104, go to the Setup menu by pressing the "Menu" button, then "Enter."
• 2. Select "System" and press "Enter." In the System menu, change the "USB Port" setting to "Hard Disk" (if it's not already set).
• 3. With your computer on, plug a USB cable into an empty USB slot on your computer and plug the other end of the USB plug into your MP3 player.
• 4. On your computer, look on "My Computer" for a new hard drive icon called "Archos 104." Click to open.
• 5. Find the "Music" folder and double click to open.
• 6. Open your iTunes program and find the files that you want to copy to your MP3 player.
• 7. Drag the music files from your iTunes program into the open "Music" folder on your MP3 player hard drive.
• 8. When you are finished, close the iTunes program and any open Archos files that are running in any application.
• 9. Right click on the USB icon. On your Start menu toolbar, click on "Disconnect Archos 104 MP3 Player" and then click on the "OK" button. Or click on the safe remove icon in the system tray at the bottom right of your desktop.
• 10. Remove the device by unplugging the USB cable when the computer instructs you do to so.

Archos is a French consumer electronics company that was established in 1988 by Henri Crohas. Archos manufactures portable media players and portable storage devices.

The product line of ARCHOS range from standard MP3 players to portable video players, USB flash and hard drives Digital video recorders to a Portable Media Assistant (PMA) with media players and WiFi applications. ARCHOS devices feature the highest quality screen resolution, highest quality video, touch screens and WiFi.

The models of generation 4 and generation 5 include ARCHOS 704 WiFi, ARCHOS 604, ARCHOS 504, ARCHOS 404, ARCHOS Camcorder, ARCHOS 204 and ARCHOS 104, ARCHOS 105, ARCHOS 405, ARCHOS 605 WiFi, ARCHOS 705 WiFi.

ARCHOS suppports MP3, WAV, WMA and protected WMA music files, JPEG, BMP, and PNG picture files, and MPEG-4 and WMV video files. With optional software plug-ins, ARCHOS can also play AAC stereo audio files and AC3 stereo sound files.

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