 Music File Formats (for Newbies) |
 Tue 16 May 2006, 22:09
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Hey everyone, I'm new here and new to computer based recording. I've had iTunes for awhile, but never paid attention to what was going on "behind the scenes" until I recently started using GarageBand. My basic newbie question is this: What is the difference between .mp3, .m4a, and .aif files? All the files uploaded from my CDs on iTunes are .m4a and the ones transferred from GB are .aif. The .aif ones are much bigger file size, and I just found out how to change them to .mp3, which are much smaller. What am I losing/gaining by using the different formats? If there is a primer or tutorial I should check out please lead the way. I tried a search but didn't come up with much. Thanks for any info...
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Wed 17 May 2006, 16:42
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 25-Nov 03 From: London - UK Member No.: 29,649 |
The Wikipedia entry on audio files format is a useful start
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_file_format |
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Fats Schindee Music File Formats (for Newbies) Tue 16 May 2006, 22:09
monkeyboy23 .mp3 is a lossy compression scheme...pretty univer... Wed 17 May 2006, 02:50
Fats Schindee Thanks for the info. The wikipedia was a pretty g... Thu 18 May 2006, 04:44 |
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