Why I can’t Convert MP4 to MP3 on the Mac using iTunes?
“I downloaded some videos about Huangmei Opera for my grandpapa. What a pity, I found my grandpapa just want to listen to the audio because of his eyes can't see things clearly. So, is there any way that can help me to only extract the audio from Huangmei Opera on my Mac computer? These videos are .mp4 format.”
Do you know iTunes? Have you ever tried to extract the audio from MP4 in iTunes? Did you succeed? iTunes is famous for playing music which supported by Apple. But, do you know iTunes also can sync music from Mac to iPhone or convert MP4 video to MP3 audio, keep reading to find more information.
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Part1: How to free convert MP4 to MP3 with iTunes
To make a long story short, here are the detail steps about how to convert MP4 to MP3 with iTunes.
Connect Wi-Fi, and then run the latest iTunes on your computer.
On the upper-left of the interface, click Edit/iTunes button, you will see a drop list, click Preferences.
There will pop-up a window name General Preferences, click Import Settings, there will have another window: General. Choose MP3 Encoder in the Import Using box, and then click OK button.
Click the File button beside Edit/iTunes, in the drop list click Convert > Create MP3 Version.
Only a few steps, you finish your task, it seems a good way to convert video or audio with iTunes. However, we have to face the truth that iTunes can only convert several video/audio formats. If you have some video formats can't be accepted by iTunes, such as MKV format. . What’s more, we often encounter video conversion failures and don't know why. If you are troubled in these situations, you can move to Part2.
Part2: How to convert MP4 to MP3 on Mac with the best MP4 to MP3 converter
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Step1 Load MP4 Video.
Single file. Click Add File button on the top of interface.
Batch conversion. Click the inverted triangle drop-down button beside Add File, you can see Add Folder in the drop list, click it.
Step2 Edit MP4 video by clicking Edit button. Below are the detail steps.
Click Effect to improve output video/audio effect. Like adjusting audio volume.
After you do each adjustment, remember to click Apply button.
Step3 The most important step: set output format MP3. On the bottom of the interface, click the Profile, you will see a pop-up list, choose General Audio > MP3.
Step4 Convert MP4 to MP3. Do the same actions as the below picture. Click Preview > Merge into one file > Convert button.