Digital sound is nothing more than numbers. What separates one container from another is how those numbers are packed, how much data (if any) is thrown away, and which devices understand the result.

Audio files come in a number of different formats. Some are lossy, such as AAC and MP3; they save space compared to the original files, but some of the original data is lost during compression. Some ...

In previous installments of the AudioFile, we've talked about basic PCM audio, which encodes audio into a series of numbers that a computer can play or manipulate. We've also discussed the process of ...

Scenario: You’ve obtained an audio or video file that’s either in a format unsupported by the device you intend to play it on—an iOS device, traditional iPod, or your Mac, for example—or in a form ...

MP3 is the most commonly used file format for audio files, but did you know that the OGG file format offers better audio quality? An OGG file is a compressed audio file similar to an MP3 file but with ...

When an app is literally called “Any Format” it will support any format. This is your go-to app if you have small and large files of various formats lying around ...

EZ CD Audio Converter converts music files between all audio file formats in the highest audio quality with the ultra-precise audio engine and the professional quality sample rate converter. Over 50 ...

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Apple Music can still connect to the iTunes store on the internet and download music and multimedia files and it can also easily convert CDA music to an MP3 format. In this article, we'll walk you ...

Converting YouTube videos into MP3 files is a commonly practiced method for people who wish to enjoy audio content from videos offline. This can be particularly useful for listening to music, podcasts ...