Converting one audio file from one file format to another is super easy, and that is due to the many options we have. Many operating systems come with at least one tool designed for converting audio, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Converting audio files in bulk can save you a lot of time and effort, especially when dealing with large libraries ...

Connect your stereo amplifier to your PC's sound board and use the free, open-source Audacity audio-conversion software to create MP3s, WMAs, or other digital copies of your analog tunes. Dennis ...

If you want to use an audio file as a ringtone in iOS, you can use Terminal and iTunes to convert and import tones to your device. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a ...