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 ...

Audio files come in different formats, sizes, and quality. Many media players cannot play every type of format, and there are certain functionalities that are limited to a few audio formats. Thus, it ...

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.

Editor’s note: The following review is part of Macworld’s GemFest 2013. Every day (except Sunday) from mid-July until late September, the Macworld staff will use the Mac Gems blog to briefly cover a ...

EZ CD Audio Converter converts music files with top audio quality using an ultra-precise engine and professional sample rate conversion. Supports 50+ formats for seamless audio conversion. EZ CD Audio ...

Quite possibly the best free audio converter available, Freemake Audio Converter is certainly the easiest to use. Not everyone needs to convert their audio files, but if you do, you’ll be hard-pressed ...

EZ CD Audio Converter converts music files with top audio quality using an ultra-precise engine and professional sample rate conversion. Supports 50+ formats for seamless audio conversion. EZ CD Audio ...

There are quite a lot of file formats in this world which are supported by numerous devices. It is very usual to surround yourself in a situation where you need to convert one format to another. To do ...

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 ...