How to Change Apple Music Sound Quality and Bitrate

"What bitrate does Apple Music stream at?" Now, many streaming services online offer 320Kbps bitrate. Some even provide an accurate digital sound of 16-bit depth or 24-bit depth. Yet, Apple Music seems an exception. It has only a 256Kbps bitrate. That is a bit lower than the mainstream music platforms in the market. But, does it mean that Apple Music falls behind music quality?

Today, we'd like to share more details about the Apple Music bit rate and how to increase Apple Music quality. Let's learn more about it now.

• Part 1. Apple Music Audio Quality: More Details
• Part 2. Apple Music Quality Settings Mac/Windows
• Part 3. Increase Apple Music Bitrate on Mobile Phone
• Part 4. Change Apple Music Quality via Apple Music EQ Settings
• Part 5. Adjust Apple Music Quality by Enabling Apple Music Lossless
• Part 6. In Conclusion

Part 1. Apple Music Sound Quality: More Infos

If you are a music fan, you should have already heard about the words like "lossless", "lossy", "bitrate", and more. But do you know what they mean? Is there a big quality difference between low-bitrate and high-bitrate songs?

In general, "bitrate" refers to the amount of data that is processed over a certain amount of time. In the audio industry, this is known as kilobits per second.

"Lossless" means there is no data lost during encoding. The original waveform file from CD is thought of as "lossless" and it has a large size. To make it easier for distribution, some lossy formats MP3, AAC, and OGG are introduced for online streaming.

Apart from the bitrate, there are many factors that affect the quality, such as sample rate, codec, and format. So, what bitrate does Apple Music use? Apple Music is encoded in AAC codec which has better quality compared to the same bitrate files in MP3, OGG, and others. Also, the listening experience has pretty much to do with the playback devices.

Part 2. How to Change Apple Music Quality Settings Mac/Windows

"What is the bitrate of Apple Music?" Apple Music is in AAC format with 256Kbps. But you can use a third-party music converter to increase the bitrate and get Apple Music 320Kbps songs.

DRmare Audio Converter is designed to change Apple Music sound quality. It supports tracks from Apple Music/iTunes, and even audiobooks from Apple Books/Audible. It can help change Apple Music bitrate, sample rate, codec, and format and adjust the parameters in an easy-to-use interface.

Also, it supports to convert Apple Music to plain audio files like FLAC, MP3, WAV and more. So, you can then use Apple Music on the device or player you like to enjoy Apple Music songs. And you don't need to connect to the internet to listen to Apple Music tracks anymore.

DRmare Audio Converter

• User-friendly interface and useful features, get your job done easily and quickly
• Convert Apple Music to WAV, FLAC, MP3, M4A, etc. for different devices
• Set Apple Music quality like bit rate, sample rate, codec, channel and so on
• 100% lossless output quality, 30X faster speed which save you a lot of troubles

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How to Change Sound Quality on Apple Music with DRmare Audio Converter

Here in this section, we will show you how to get Apple Music audio quality settings by DRmare Audio Converter. Before that, you need to download your favorite Apple Music songs on iTunes first. Also, you need to download & install the DRmare Audio Converter to your computer.

Step 1. Open the DRmare Audio Converter from your desktop. Click on the Add Files button on the DRmare program to import your downloaded Apple Music 256Kbps bitrate M4P songs to the DRmare software main screen.

Step 2. Now, you can start to change Apple Music sound quality via the DRmare program. Touch the Audio icon and it will open the Format Setting window. In the Settings window, choose the Apple Music kbps to 320Kbps, sample rate to 48,000Hz and set the output format as MP3. If you want a lossless format, you need to choose "FLAC" or "WAV".

Step 3. Once set, then click the "Convert" button to convert Apple Music to higher quality songs. When the conversion is done, click on the History icon to check the local Apple Music tracks.

Part 3. How to Improve Apple Music Quality on iPhone/Android

Some users may find that Apple Music may stutter if they are using cellular data instead of WiFi on their mobile phones. Well, this is because Apple Music will automatically reduce the bitrate on mobile phones when using cellular data. Is there a way to change Apple Music sound quality?

Apple Music doesn't allow to change the bit rate of 256Kbps on computers with iTunes. But it does offer an option to change Apple Music audio quality settings on mobile phones. Please follow the tips.

On iPhone/iPad

• Launch the Settings app from your iPhone or other iOS devices.
• Scroll down to find and touch 'Music'.
• Click on 'Cellular Data' and allow Apple Music to use both 'WLAN & Cellular Data'.
• Toggle the 'High-Quality Streaming' option on. Then you will always stream Apple Music at the highest sound quality.

On Android

• Start the Apple Music app on your Android device.
• Choose 'Menu' > 'Settings'.
• Head to 'Playback' and click both 'Use Cellular Data' and 'High Quality on Streaming' to on. You will see the switch button turns green.
• After then, you can change music quality Apple Music to the higher quality you want.

Part 4. How to Increase Apple Music Quality by Apple Music EQ Settings

On the Apple Music app for iOS devices, there is a built-in Apple Music equalizer. You can customize EQ settings to change Apple Music sound quality. You can choose the EQ presets you like, such as Deep, Latin, Dance and more. Now, let's check how to improve Apple Music bit rate via EQ on the Apple Music app.

Step 1. Open the Settings app on your iOS device. Then touch the 'Music' option.

Step 2. Scroll down to locate and touch the 'EQ' option.

Step 3. Choose the sound effect you like from the list of EQ options. And then you can stream Apple Music at your desired audio quality.

Part 5. How to Change Apple Music Sound Quality by Enabling Apple Music Lossless

Apple Music has released the lossless option for users to increase streaming audio quality. Now, let's see how to set music quality in Apple Music by enabling Apple Music lossless.

Step 1. Go to the Apple Music app on your device.

Step 2. Move to the menu bar and choose 'Music' > 'Preferences'.

Step 3. Choose the 'Playback' tab.

Step 4. Under the 'Audio Quality' section, enable or disable the 'Lossless Audio' option.

Part 6. In Conclusion

In this post, you learned how to change Apple Music sound quality. You can follow the guide above to do the Apple Music quality settings Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android, etc. Besides, using the DRmare Audio Converter would be better. It not only can help change Apple Music quality but also save Apple Music as local files. You can use it to convert Apple Music to common audio files with ease. And then you can enjoy Apple Music songs with the desired audio quality on the device you want.