I agree that Tunebite is an excellent product--they deserve about $20 to $30 out of our pockets for their product. I tested this with Zune Pass DRM protected content, and using its virtual sound cards it was able to "play" the audio-out to audio-in virtual sound cards, therefore being pure digital and not digital-analog-digital, and because it supports up to 9 virtual sound cards simultaneously the software can play and record 9 tracks simultaneously, so 9 tracks played at 1x speed takes as much time as one of the tracks to convert to a non-DRM format (maybe 4 to 8 minutes an album). Although Tunebite allows for highspeed dubbing at 2x or 3x (therefore cutting the conversion time in half or to a third), and is again all virtual--therefore pure digital--I am personally sticking with 1x and just waiting longer, as I read somewhere that some people had problems with the resultant files having problems if your computer's CPU is overwhelmed with other tasks.
With thousands (millions?) of songs available via the Zune Marketplace Zune Pass service, I wonder if unlocking these files is considered legal in terms of "fair use" for personal in-home media enjoyment. According to Wikipedia ( search Google or Wikipedia for "Audio Home Recording Act" ) the definition of a "digital audio recording device" for making personal copies of broadcast or streamed music is in question. Similar arguments are being had by the RIAA as it concerns XM satellite radio devices being able to capture digital audio streams straight to MP3 files.
KCMD
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