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TrailerTrailer Posts: 1,431
edited August 2007 in Technical Stuff and Help
What format are the music files that you buy from iTunes? Mp3's, aiff, etc...

If they are Mp3's, does that mean that some 'quality' gets lost in the file transfer?

So basically, are CD's a better investment because they will sound better?
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  • Indian SummerIndian Summer Posts: 2,296
    it defaults to AAC format or mp4 or something like that...but you can convert it to mp3 if you wish.

    I think CD's are a waste anymore....I can't tell the difference between digital formats vs. actual CD's...some people are anal about it though....its all in what you want.
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    Trailer wrote:
    What format are the music files that you buy from iTunes? Mp3's, aiff, etc...

    If they are Mp3's, does that mean that some 'quality' gets lost in the file transfer?

    So basically, are CD's a better investment because they will sound better?


    128kbs m4p with drm.....yes cd's are the best quality....itunes are the most convenient...:)
  • mrwalkerbmrwalkerb Posts: 1,015
    cutback wrote:
    128kbs m4p with drm.....yes cd's are the best quality....itunes are the most convenient...:)


    wait Itunes is only 128? I thought they were 224 or 256
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    Purchased songs are encoded using MPEG-4 Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) format, a high-quality format that rivals CD quality.

    Songs purchased and downloaded from the iTunes Store are AAC Protected files and have a bitrate of 128 kilobits per second (kbit/s).

    The purchased song should sound as good as or better than a 160 kbit/s MP3 file. Because the bit rate is lower, though, the AAC file takes less disk space than the MP3 file.

    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93034
  • TrailerTrailer Posts: 1,431
    cutback wrote:
    Purchased songs are encoded using MPEG-4 Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) format, a high-quality format that rivals CD quality.

    Songs purchased and downloaded from the iTunes Store are AAC Protected files and have a bitrate of 128 kilobits per second (kbit/s).

    The purchased song should sound as good as or better than a 160 kbit/s MP3 file. Because the bit rate is lower, though, the AAC file takes less disk space than the MP3 file.

    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93034

    So does AAC mean that there was no loss in the transfer?
    Whoa, chill bro... you know you can't raise your voice like that when the lion's here.
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    Trailer wrote:
    So does AAC mean that there was no loss in the transfer?


    acc is apple's music file format......the songs you d/l from itunes are 128kbs which is lossy.....a cd is the best quality digital format
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