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What is an MP3 player? Traditionally, it refers to a portable electronic device which enables playing MP3 audio files. Many people used to transfer audio files in MP3 format to the MP3 player for offline listening, and this was a popular way to listen to music years ago. However, we have to admit that most of the music now is released on streaming music platforms such as YouTube Music for music lovers to listen to. And we have known that under normal circumstances, tracks from YouTube Music cannot be played offline on traditional MP3 players.
So, can we directly conclude that YouTube Music cannot be played on any MP3 players? NO! Please read the following article, which will carefully reveal the answers to the questions about how to download YouTube Music tracks to an audio format compatible with MP3 players, how to transfer YouTube Music to MP3 players for playback, etc.
Part 1. Is YouTube Music Playable on MP3 Players? Part 2. How to Download YouTube Music? Part 3. How to Play Downloaded YouTube Music Tracks on MP3 Players?
To start with, what's the answer to the question "Is YouTube Music Playable on MP3 Players?" Fortunately, the answer is YES, but it requires help from some third-party tools.
Then, why do we need some third-party tools to make it? It is clear that only within the YouTube Music app or the YouTube Music web player can you enjoy your favorite music. However, typically, there is no way to use the app or web player on traditional MP3 players due to the operating system restrictions and inability to access the network. On the other hand, YouTube Music's tracks are protected by DRM, which makes them impossible to be downloaded into MP3 format, and thus cannot be played on traditional MP3 players. Hence, it is necessary to use third-party tools to download songs from YouTube Music to MP3 format. If you prefer downloading and transferring YouTube Music MP3 files to MP3 players, you can jump directly to part 2 to view the detailed steps.
Another feasible alternative solution is to buy a smart portable music player (similar to an MP3 player), such as the SHANLING M series or iPod Touch that can connect to the Internet and install the YouTube Music app. In this case, you can play tracks within the YouTube Music app directly. Though this method is feasible, you have to consider the following two situations. First, you must ensure that you are always under network coverage to ensure smooth online music playback. Second, if you want to play YouTube Music songs offline, you need to subscribe to YouTube Music Premium and have enough memory to download the songs you want to listen to in advance. In contrast, downloading songs to local storage for offline playback may be a more economical and affordable way. Whatever your preference is, just choose one according to your requirements.
In the first part, we mentioned that we can use some third-party tools to download songs from YouTube Music in a format that is compatible with the MP3 player. There are many effective tools on the market today, such as some professional YouTube Music downloader software or online YouTube Music downloaders. In this part, we will introduce how to download songs using YouTube Music converter and online tools respectively.
TuneCable BeatOne is one of the best YouTube Music Converters that allows users to download songs, playlists, albums, etc., from YouTube Music. As a one-stop solution for downloading music, it also enables downloading music from popular music platforms like Spotify, Amazon Music, Tidal, Apple Music, and more. With multiple free embedded tools like Tag Editor, AI Audio Splitter, Audio Editor, Format Converter, etc, it helps users unlock multiple uses for streaming music files. More amazing functions of this professional tool are listed in the following box.
Here are the detailed steps on how to download music from YouTube Music using TuneCable BeatOne:
Step 1 Launch TuneCable BeatOne Windows version or Mac version on your computer. Select YouTube Music as the download source on the initial page. Then follow the on-screen instructions to log in to your YouTube Music account. Whether you are a Free or Premium user, you can easily use TuneCable BeatOne to download YouTube Music tracks. Moreover, the downloaded songs can be freed from DRM restrictions and permanently saved in MP3, AAC, FLAC, ALAC, AIFF, and WAV formats.
Step 2 When the YouTube Music web player pops up, you can search for your favorite songs, albums, artists, podcasts, etc. directly in the search bar. Once you reach the relevant page, a blue "Click to add" button will appear in the lower right corner of the built-in web player. When it appears, it indicates that the program is ready to analyze the music within the specific page. Just tap on this "Click to add" button and it will start analyzing the downloadable tracks on the page.
Step 3 Next, you need to select the tracks you want to download from another small window that pops up, and then tap on the "Add" icon to add them to the download task list. TuneCable BeatOne supports batch downloading of songs from different albums and playlists. If you want to download songs from different playlists at once, you can first add the songs from one playlist to the download task list, then click on "Add More", open another playlist in the web player, repeat step 2, select songs from the pop-up again and press the "Add" button to add more songs to download.
Step 4 Open the Settings window in the lower left corner. You can set the output format, bit rate/bit depth, sample rate, output folder path, output file name organized way, and other options. We recommend choosing the MP3 format because it is universal for all MP3 players or most music media players. In addition, selecting the MP3 format leads to a smaller file size, which allows the MP3 player to store as many tracks as possible. Usually, a 3 to 5-minute song only needs about 5MB of memory. You can adjust other parameters according to your actual needs.
Step 5 After adjusting the output settings, just close the window and return to the download task list to click the "Convert" button to start the download process. TuneCable BeatOne can run up to 10x conversion speed, depending on the network environment. Please be patient and wait for a while. In the meantime, TuneCable will download your favorite YouTube Music tracks to your local computer as quickly as possible.
Step 6 Once the songs are successfully downloaded to your local computer, by default, the output folder will pop up automatically so that you can immediately view the downloaded music files. In addition, you can also go to the "Converted" module to view the download history. Here, you can also go to the local address of the downloaded music file by clicking the folder icon next to the title.
Y2Mate - YouTube Downloader is one of the online tools that we have tested to download YouTube Music tracks. It has an intuitive and clear interface and only requires several simple operation steps to rip songs from YouTube Music. It is a beginner-friendly online YouTube Music downloader. Below is a detailed description of how to use this tool to download YouTube Music tracks to MP3 format.
At this point, you have completed the most critical step to play YouTube Music tracks on an MP3 player. The next part will walk you through the complete process of transferring YouTube Music songs to the MP3 player to play them freely.
People first used a small MP3 player to listen to music, as the MP3 player is pretty small and easy to carry. Usually, it was only half the size of a palm and could store a large number of songs. If you would like to transfer the downloaded YouTube Music to traditional MP3 players for offline playback, please follow the steps below:
In this article, we discussed whether songs from YouTube Music can be played on MP3 players. Meanwhile, this article also introduced two tools for downloading YouTube Music to MP3 format music files, namely TuneCable BeatOne and Y2mate. Both can download songs from YouTube Music, but the former is obviously a better and more professional tool. In comparison, TuneCable BeatOne stands out for its multiple output format options, support of one-time batch downloads, the ability to save basic meta information, and its convenient and free built-in audio file processing tools. If you haven't tried this powerful tool yet, don't hesitate to click the button below to download and install it. Just start trying it out now!
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Ava Morrison | Senior Writer
