Editor’s Pick of DRM Audio Converter: NoteCable Audio Converter

Take a quick look at NoteCable

NoteCable audio converter is reviewed and named as the Good DRM Audio Converter by M2Review. (Download NoteCable Audio Converter)

It’s interesting to find out that NoteCable and NoteBurner are sister programs developed by the same company. Look closely and carefully, can you notice the similarity of the two programs? Take a look of NoteBurner and NoteCable.

But the approaches they adopt are quite different. Applying virtual recording technology similar to Tunebite, other than virtual burning, as adopted by NoteBurner, NoteCable records audio stream from media players like iTunes, Real Player, Windows Media Player, QuickTime and Winamp. The recording is saved as mp3, wav or unprotected wma audio files.

This windows-based DRM audio converter can convert DRM protected music and audio book in wma, m4a, m4b and m4p formats to mp3, wav and unprotected wma. NoteCable audio converter can also convert unprotected audio files to mp3, wav and unprotected wma.

Main window of NoteCable Audio Converter

What can NoteCable do?

NoteCable audio converter can

• Convert protected m4p to mp3, wav and unprotected wma;
• Convert protected wma to mp3, wav and unprotected wma;
• Convert protected aac to mp3, wav and unprotected wma;
• Convert protected m4b to mp3, wav and unprotected wma;
• Convert protected audio book to mp3, wav and unprotected wma;
• Also convert un-protected audio files to mp3, wav and unprotected wma.

Like any other virtual recording application, NoteCable audio converter requires iTunes or Windows Media Player or other media players to playback the audio tracks so that it can record the stream of the audio and save it as mp3, wav or unprotected wma audio files.

NoteCable audio converter can convert all types of audio files that are supported by Windows Media Player and iTunes.

Why do we pick NoteCable?

NoteCable audio converter convinced us as one of the most capable DRM audio converters. It manages to stably convert both protected and unprotected audio files to mp3, wav and unprotected wma formats. Though the result comes a little slow, but it comes surely. Besides, NoteCable is the most beautifully designed audio converters we have ever seen.

• Converting Speed

NoteCable’s biggest disadvantage is its fair converting speed. Otherwise it would be applauded as one of the best DRM audio converters. May the converting speed be accelerated 2 to 3 times, NoteCable audio converter would catch up or even surpass Tunebite. Stay tune with NoteCable.

• Sound Quality

NoteCable must have been very cautious about high-speed-dubbing and the might-be consequence of the loss of sound quality. Without speeding up the play-and-record process, NoteCable audio converter maintains high fidelity conversion. The resulted sound quality is outstanding in mp3 and wav as well as unprotected wma.

• Ease of Use

NoteCable is the most beautifully designed and easiest-to-use audio converter, with nice user interface and clear navigations. Clicking the buttons one by one, Add, Play, Convert, you are guided to manage the conversion step by step. There are no more than three basic and simple settings for every output format. Wonderful user-friendly program it is.

• Stability

One good point of conventional approach is avoiding the risk of scarifying the stability. NoteCable audio converter is a good example. This audio converter performs with outstanding stability. The conversion is carried out slowly but steadily.

• Preserving ID3 Tag and Album Info

NoteCable audio converter can preserve all information that streaming from media players. It can preserve ID3 tag, containing artist name, song title, year and genre, and album name and artwork.

• Additional Features

Characterized by simplicity and clarity, NoteCable audio converter reduces additional features to the minimum. However, this simplism is welcome very much by average users who are seeking an easy solution for converting songs.

• Restructuring Output Folder

Folder Structure determines how your converted files are to be sorted and stored. NoteCable audio converter provides 6 styles of structures for user customizations. The output audio files can be sorted by date, album names, artists, or by a mix of genre, album and artist.

• Playing back

NoteCable audio converter enables you to pre-listen the sound tracks before converting, so that you can determine which titles shall be converted or deleted from the list.

• Support Service

Although it’s a very simple audio converter itself, NoteCable audio converter still offers very detailed and clear built-in Help file for users’ reference. The developer also provides online FAQs and efficient email support service.

Things you must know

• NoteCable audio converter is not compatible with Macs or 64-bit Vista.
• The DRM protected audio files you try to convert must be authorized.
• With the trial version, every converted song will be limited to 3-minute length.