Not from Apple Music though? I thought it's rent only. iTunes sells files, yes.
I still prefer stores that sell FLAC. Apple's aversion to common open audio formats always irritated me.
I still prefer stores that sell FLAC. Apple's aversion to common open audio formats always irritated me.
The iTunes Store is the "purchase the file" store.
The iTunes Store sells M4A, which is a common open audio format.
The iTunes Store does not, however, sell lossless files, as far as I know. Apple Lossless (ALAC) is only available when streaming from Apple Music.
One of which gives you re-downloadable DRM-free files.
iTunes Match lets you "upload" your library to Apple. It matches your library against Apple's catalog. If they have the song, you get a copy of their version of the song. If it doesn't have a match, they retain your uploaded file.
I have a lot of random local music that isn't on iTunes, and which you can't easily find anymore. For years, I was paranoid about losing my ripped copies of the files, but iTunes Match has preserved them for me, in the cloud, for years now.