Ye Olde Napster WMA DRM Licence

Solar Nexus · 26th January 2018, 14:08

I have old tracks that I bought from Napster many years ago, before it merged with Rhapsody. I can't convert them or even play them because of the DRM on them all. I read that I could play them on Winamp, but would need to acquire a licence. The idea here is that if I can play them on Winamp with a licence that I can convert them into WAV files that I can then convert into MP3's. Any help would be appreciated please. Thanks

DJ-Garybaldy · 26th January 2018, 14:19

Try playing the file(s) in a program that will play DRM files and then just re-record (not fade away) with a program such as Audacity...Then save them to your preferred new format.

That's how I'd do it myself at least.

Solar Nexus · 26th January 2018, 14:31

I have Audacity, Winamp, Windows Media Player and Itunes, I cant play these old Napster tracks on any of them. What free software would you recommend?

DJ-Garybaldy · 26th January 2018, 14:57

You tried VLC?

Solar Nexus · 26th January 2018, 15:56

Could not demux ASF stream:
DRM protected streams are not supported.
VLC can't recognise the input's format:
The format of 'file:///E:/Napster%20Music%20%28Old%29/A%20Flock%20of%20Seagulls%20-%20I%20Ran%20%28So%20Far%20Away%29.wma' cannot be detected. Have a look at the log for details.

Thats VLC's error message.

musicf8 · 26th January 2018, 17:28

This is why you never buy music with DRM. Sometime it's more hassle then its worth, but given that you cannot even listen to them again it might be easier to just buy the tracks again. Still you can check to see about reactivating your license, or see if there's WMA DRM breaker tools.

26th January 2018, 14:08	#1
Solar Nexus Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 3	Ye Olde Napster WMA DRM Licence I have old tracks that I bought from Napster many years ago, before it merged with Rhapsody. I can't convert them or even play them because of the DRM on them all. I read that I could play them on Winamp, but would need to acquire a licence. The idea here is that if I can play them on Winamp with a licence that I can convert them into WAV files that I can then convert into MP3's. Any help would be appreciated please. Thanks

26th January 2018, 14:19	#2
DJ-Garybaldy Forum King Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Harpurhey, Manchester UK Posts: 3,944	Try playing the file(s) in a program that will play DRM files and then just re-record (not fade away) with a program such as Audacity...Then save them to your preferred new format. That's how I'd do it myself at least. RadioDJ - Winamp - SAMBC

26th January 2018, 14:57	#4
DJ-Garybaldy Forum King Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Harpurhey, Manchester UK Posts: 3,944	You tried VLC? RadioDJ - Winamp - SAMBC

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musicf8 Major Dude Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 823	This is why you never buy music with DRM. Sometime it's more hassle then its worth, but given that you cannot even listen to them again it might be easier to just buy the tracks again. Still you can check to see about reactivating your license, or see if there's WMA DRM breaker tools. (┛◉Д◉)┛彡ʎɯouoıpɐɹ Current status of Winamp: (Winamp 5.8) is not an ongoing project get wacup 5.8 beta issue quick fix - Install 5.666 (there's no further 5.8 releases)

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26th January 2018, 14:31	#3
Solar Nexus Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 3	I have Audacity, Winamp, Windows Media Player and Itunes, I cant play these old Napster tracks on any of them. What free software would you recommend?

26th January 2018, 15:56	#5
Solar Nexus Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 3	Could not demux ASF stream: DRM protected streams are not supported. VLC can't recognise the input's format: The format of 'file:///E:/Napster%20Music%20%28Old%29/A%20Flock%20of%20Seagulls%20-%20I%20Ran%20%28So%20Far%20Away%29.wma' cannot be detected. Have a look at the log for details. Thats VLC's error message.