WAV audio files can be as large as 4GB, and even smaller files need a lot of space. While WAV format files are of excellent quality, not all users can afford to store them in their devices.

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 ...

WAV and MP3 are two of the most commonly used audio formats. The difference is that they serve different purposes. The first one is known for its high quality because it stores uncompressed audio data ...

Well, PowerShell itself doesn’t come with a feature to allow you to convert your files. Instead, you will need to use third-party popular tools like FFmpeg and HandBrakeCLI. A lot will also depend on ...

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 ...

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Anybody had any problems with Windows Data Execution Prevention? I was trying to convert a WAV to mp3 using (!) MP3WAV Converter, and DEP shut me down. Doesn't matter if I have DEP turned on or off, ...