Convert M4A to AIFF

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M4AAIFFQuality Note

Converting from M4A (lossy) to AIFF (Uncompressed) will increase file size but will NOT improve audio quality. The quality lost during the original compression cannot be recovered.

About M4A

M4A

MPEG-4 Part 14 Audio

M4A is an audio-only MPEG-4 container format, commonly used by Apple devices and iTunes. It typically contains AAC or ALAC encoded audio.

Extension

.m4a

Developed By

Apple Inc.

Released

2001

Compression

Lossy

Typical Use Cases

iTunes musicApple devicesAudiobooksPodcasts

Pros

• Better quality than MP3 at same bitrate
• Good Apple ecosystem support
• Supports chapters

Cons

• Less universal than MP3
• Some older devices incompatible
• Requires specific codecs

About AIFF

AIFF

Audio Interchange File Format

AIFF is an uncompressed audio format developed by Apple, similar to WAV. It is commonly used in professional audio on Mac systems.

Extension

.aiff