Mp4 to mp3

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MP4 is video and MP3 is audio..what sort of conversion are you trying to do? There is Handbrake, a free converter, that can do some conversions..
 
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Items you will need

QuickTime Player
iTunes

Step 1

Download and install QuickTime Player. Drag the QuickTime icon into your "Applications" folder. Right-click your MP4 file in Finder and open it in QuickTime Player.
Step 2

Click "Apple-E" to bring up the export window. Click the "Export" icon and choose "Sound to AIFF." Your file extension should now read ".aif." Rename your file if needed, and click "Save."
Step 3

Download iTunes, agree to the user terms and install. Drag your new AIF file into the iTunes Library, or click "File" and "Add to Library" in iTunes and select your AIF.
Step 4

Click "iTunes" at the top of your screen and hit "Preferences." Click "Import Settings" in the lower right side of the window. Click the icon bar "Import Using" and select "MP3 Encoder." Click "OK" twice to exit back to the iTunes Library.
Step 5

Right-click your AIF file in iTunes and select "Create MP3 Version." Your new MP3 will appear below your AIF file.

Warnings
An MP4 is an audio/video file. An MP3 is just audio. No video will accompany your MP3.


Taken from How to Convert MP4 to MP3 Files for a Mac | Tech Tips - Salon.com
 
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First of all, contrary to everyone above, MP4s can most certainly be audio files.

Second, that tech tips must be out of date. If the MP4 audio file is in iTunes, change your iTunes preference for importing files to MP3. Then just right-click the MP4 audio file you want to convert and choose "Create MP3 version." That's it.
 

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chas_m is correct. We do all our recordings as MP4 and then distribute them by creating an MP3 in iTunes. Afterward we load them on Shuffle iPods for give away gifts.
 

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