Comments on: How do I unlock a downloaded podcast?

Question: How do I unlock a downloaded podcast?

kristymcj — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:01:01 -0800

How do I unlock a downloaded podcast?

I was interviewed on my local NPR station and I'd like to send my spot to my ma without the preceding story. I uploaded it with Orbit and opened it in Audacity but it's not letting me allowed to edit it. Any idea how to unlock it?

By: sharkfu

sharkfu — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:12:25 -0800

What format is the audio file in?
What operating system are you using?
Which error message do you see?

Do you happen to have the audio player open at the same time as you're trying to open it in Audacity?

By: ledenes

ledenes — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:26:10 -0800

What I usually do to unlock audio files that I download on iTunes is burn them onto a CD and then import back into my computer as mp3, and they're now protection-free! As long as you don't mind using up a blank CD, it'll work. I usually do several files/songs at a time to make it worth it.

There may be an easier way to do it, but I'm not all that tech-savvy, so that works for me.

By: AmbroseChapel

AmbroseChapel — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:46:08 -0800

You "uploaded" with Orbit? Maybe you meant "downloaded"? I don't think it's locked in any DRM-type way, anyway.

I believe Audacity won't let you edit or save MP3s unless you've downloaded and installed LAME. Perhaps that's the problem?

By: tomble

tomble — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:46:33 -0800

If you using windows XP, right click the file, click `properties', and make sure `read only' is not checked.