Remove DRM from Audible's audio books (Removing copy-protection from .AA files)

Audio books from Audible come with copy-protection. What if your player is not compatible with .AA format? What if you want to listen to them on any device you have?

• Remove copy-protection from .AA files using DRM removal software like Soundtaxi, Tunebite.
• Remove copy-protection by recording from your sound card using direct sound recording software like freeware sound editor Audacity. Like the above mentioned DRM removal software these programs record sound produced by your sound card.
• Remove copy-protection from .AA files by burning copy-protected audio files to Audio CD and ripping them.
  • Note Burner can burn DRM protected files to a virtual audio CD and rip them. It preservs ID3 tags for artist, album, title names, etc in the ripped audio files.
  • Nero 7 can burn .AA audio files to an Audio CD.
  • Older version of Audible Manager has the ability to convert .AA files to an Audio CD (using Roxio software). You can downgrade to version 3.5 and 4.0 and work with another software (like GoldWave).
• Use DRM free audioboooks

Do you really need those ID3 tags that DRM removal software can save for you? Saving ID3 tags like artist and title is very important when removing copy-protection from music files. And what about audio books? May be it is better to save some cash?

Although DRM removal software usually work faster. Besides many programs allow you not to worry whether any other sounds are played by your sound card or not while you're recording something.

[any ANONYMOUS forum user]

How to convert DRM-protected Audible .AA files to DRM-free .MP3 files so that you can play them on any player.

Goldwave is an audio conversion program. It requires Audible Codecs to perform the conversion. You should install Audible Manager before Goldwave, so that Goldwave can open audible .AA audio files.

You need an older version of Audible to be able to convert with Goldwave. Try to download "audibleMediaPlayerFilter.exe" and install it.
Download audibleMediaPlayerFilter.exe:

http://www.coolutils.com/Downloads/audibleMediaPlayerFilter.exe

When installing Audible software, make sure to select the "Listen on my Computer" option so that the correct files are installed by Audible for your Windows Media player. If you can listen to your .AA files in your Windows Media Player, then your Audible Manager is installed correctly.

Please note, that the newest version of of Goldwave require payment after a trial period. Download Goldwave 5.06 or earlier to get an older full version that never expires.

1. Log into you Audible account
2. Download and install Audible Manager
3. In the Audible Manager select "Edit" -> "Options" and see the "Location of Audio Files". Your .AA files will be downloaded into this folder.
4. Download an .AA audiobook from Audible.
5. Close the Audible Manager.
6. Run Goldwave
7. Select "File" -> "Open" and load the .AA audiobook from the audible download directory (see above).
   
   Note that Goldwave may require the ID and password of the Audible user who originally purchased the file before it can be opened.
8. Select "File" -> "Save". Select MP3 format, 128kbps, 44100 Hz.
9. Save the MP3 file into the target directory.
   
   Note: If you get the "Encoder not found. A recent version of the MPEG Layer 3 encoder LAME MP3 cannot be found" error, then you need to download the LAME encoder. You can usually click the "Download" button in the Goldwave window to download and install it.
10. You can use Goldwave to split MP3 file into several files:
    1. In step 8, instead of doing the "File" -> "Save", click on "Options" -> "File Format".
    2. Select the "Default Save Format" tab and select the format you need (MP3, WMA, etc.)
    3. In the attributes box, select which attribute you want and then make sure to check the "Use this format for Save As, Save Selection As, and Copy To" box. The Auto Cue setting discussed next won't work unless you set the Default Save format first.
    4. Click on "Tool" -> "Cue Points" -> "Auto Cue". Select the "Spacing" tab.
    5. The "Starting at time" should be 0.00. In the "Interval" box, select the length you want your tracks to be.
       Note that 1.0, 2.0, 5.0 etc. are seconds, not minutes! Five minutes is shown as 5:00.00, thirty minutes is shown as 30:00.00. One hour is shown as 1:00:00.00.
    6. Click on "OK" and the "Cue list" will be shown.
    7. Click "Split File". In the Destination Folder navigate to the folder where your files will be be saved.
    8. In the "Base filename" box, it will show track# or track##. The number of number (#) signs is how digits will be in the track number.
       If there will be 9 or less tracks, it should be "track#".
       If there will be 10 to 99 tracks, it should be "track##".
       If there will be 100 to 999 tracks, it should be "track###".
    9. In the "First number" box, put whatever number you like the first track to have. (This is handy if you are converting a book that has multiple parts)
    10. When you are done, click "OK" and Goldwave will start processing the tracks.
    You can also split MP3 with MP3DirectCut as well as other programs.

Note: audibleMediaPlayerFilter.exe doesn't seem to support Windows 7, so you need to use other methods mentioned in the previous post to remove DRM protection from .AA files (for example: DRM removal software like Soundtaxi works in Windows 7 x32 and x64).

[Lexie]

Note: audibleMediaPlayerFilter.exe doesn't seem to support Windows 7, so you need to use other methods mentioned in the previous post to remove DRM protection from .AA files (for example: DRM removal software like Soundtaxi works in Windows 7 x32 and x64).

I have win 7x64 premium and successfully installed audiblemediaplayer.exe by running in windows xp compatibility mode as admin and copying msvci70.dll to the windows\system folder.
To run it in compatibility mode, right click the audiblemediaplayer.exe installation file, hit properties, check run this program in compatibility mode and keep it windows xp sp3. Then go to the bottom of that window and tick run program as administrator and it works like a charm. You also need to run Goldwave un the same mode during installation and possibly when running the program. Have not run it yet so I'll let you know when I do.

[slappHappe]

I had to dig a bit deeper to find a complete solution for Apple Mac users which, very simply, is: The audiobook will play in iTunes on your Mac. Soundflower will route the speaker audio to the microphone where Audacity+LAME will pick it up and re-record it and export and .mp3 file.

[joelsephus]

I followed these instructions to the letter, but I still can't get Goldwave to see my .aa files. I don't think it recognizes that as a valid format yet. I am running 32 bit XP, Goldwave 5.06, installed the audible filter, the missing dll and LAME, but still no dice. Any suggestions?

[toXiclabs]

Updated for Windows 7 using GoldWave & Audible Download Manager. 10/11/2011

I have managed to get it working for Windows 7 x32. I will post a guide with everything. No searching for Programs, dlls, serial. It will be posted in a nice .winrar file. It will be extremely detailed, step by step. Their will never be torrents files, it will be linked to mediafire and 20 other file hosts. I promise that their will be no dead files.

I had a 2008 Audible account that I purchase a copy of eragon audiobook. I wanted to remove the drm this year (2011) and saw this site and many others. However, with dead links and painful headaches trying to figure out everything and put everything together.I tried everything from using virtual cd burner using itunes (it works however it take just to long) from spam programs *claiming* that it will convert to mp3. Too much bullshit going on the internet and I decided to write updated guide for Windows 7 users.


Please be patient as I try to finish this guide. Will be posted I hope later this week
Thanks

P.S Finished converting eragon to .mp3.

Download Sample Proof:
_http://www.mediafire.com/?7g839kdlvaxeck0

Read Me:

INSTRCTIONS: INSTALL IN ORDER. YES IN ORDER!

-Step 1: Extract the provided dlls from .rar to C:\\Windows
-Step 2: Install ActiveSetupN.exe (this is v5.5.05)
-Step 3: Install AudibleMediaPlayerFilter.exe
-Step 4: Install GoldWave (gwave506.exe)than close it.
-Step 5: Login to your audible account and download you audiobook (.aa). Open up admhelper. It will begin to download the file.
-Step 6: Open up GoldWave. Insert serial by going to Options-Register than go to File-Open-search-All files for your .aa. (If it asks for your audible username and password, provide it and proceed to the next step.)
-Step 7: It will decompress. Once that finishes, Go to File-Save-YOURFILENAME.mp3. 100MB will take aprox 30 Mins depending on your system.

Download: http://localhostr.com/file/r96iJHb/Toolkit.rar

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?9fygexafebbccym

Also posted here _http://forums.afterdawn.com/t.cfm/f-37/guide_audible_aa_to_mp3_for_windows_7_10_11_2011-912740/#5558829

[martienne]

This worked brilliantly for me on Windows 7, 32 bit.

Thank you so much for helping everyone else out after you had already solved your own problem.

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[jdollar]

Where can I get the toolkit (.rar file)? The links posted above no longer seem to work.

Thanks!

[andrewhe]

Amazing. It works on Windows Vista! Thanks a lot - saves me playing 80 hours of audio books so I can record directly with freecorder!

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