Digital Music

"Codec" is an abbreviation for coder-decoder--a small computer program that converts audio or video data into a compressed format (MPEG, AVI) so the data does not take up too much space on your...

Want to get music and movies on your itunes and ipod/iphone for free. Here is how you can convert your current music files, videos, audiobooks, movies, etc and put them on your itunes and then...

When you need small files to stream online for your website, it is often easiest to convert them to the Real Audio format. This format can shrink a music or video file dramatically to be easily...

There are many kinds of audio compression used by individuals and companies. Two such compression styles are M4A and M4B. The M4 stands for MPEG-4, while the A is an audio file and M4B is an audio...

Most converters work alike. They have the same basic functions, and look generally the same. This is a fairly easy process, but depending on how many times you'll need to convert files, you may...

You can pretty much convert any type of file these days. All you need is the proper file-conversion software. You're most likely to find ADX files attached to video games, but they can be turned...

Converting audio files, specifically MP3s, into WAV or AIFF can be done in almost any audio editor. The problem is, most programs cannot convert multiple MP3s into a different audio format all in...

By converting digital music from Wave to MP3, users can drastically reduce the size of music files. Music albums that once took up a huge portion of your hard drive can be minimized to take up...

For anyone who enjoys the listening experience of vinyl records, but still wants to occasionally listen to them on their computer, in their car, at the gym or anywhere else on the planet, you can...

Even though iTunes has its own software for burning music to CDs, people have reasons to convert the apple music formats (aac, m4a, m4b, m4p, m4v, m4r, 3gp, mp4) to the MP3 format. Here's a...

MP4 is the universal standard for digital TV (all formats), DVDs and video recorders. However, getting a video online is a slightly different prospect. For example, you want to create a video, but...

There are many good reasons for converting audio files into other file types. One reason would be to convert a proprietary file format, such as Real Audio or Windows Media Audio, to a...

To convert a file to an MP3 file, first make sure the file is an audio file. Once the file type is verified as one of the various types of audio files (.wav, .au, .aiff, .wma, .ra, etc.), a simple...

To convert audio files online, you need a web-based audio conversion application. A popular online audio conversion program named Media-Convert is available free of charge. The site is supported...

FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec, and is an excellent way to compress music while maintaining the quality of the original file. FLAC does not change the file format; rather, it compresses...

The Advanced Streaming Format (ASF) is a proprietary file type created by Microsoft to accommodate streaming media. ASF files are similar to Windows Media Video files and may contain audio, video,...

In this article, you will learn how to painlessly convert MPC and other audio files to an MP3 on Mac OS X.

Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) is the standard audio compression format that is generally used in DVDs and videos. It supports a low compression for digital audio signals. MP3 is a digital audio...

With the many file extensions available, your favorite tune may not always match up with your iPod's relatively stringent MP3 formatting. Since iPods are an Apple product, they are most conducive...

If you have been trying to download an AIFF audio file to your MP3 player, chances are it didn't work. MP3 players generally support files in MP3 format, so to upload them to your MP3 player, well...

Many WMA files, especially those that are purchased from such services as Napster 2.0, have DRM protection. DRM stands for "Digital Rights Management," and it is a blanket term for many different...

Files with the extension .m4a" or .aac are audio files that are designed to be the next step up up after .mp3 music files. AAC stands for "advanced audio coding" and is roughly the same thing as...

An iPod is a hand-held device that plays back music files. However, not all file formats are compatible with every computer program. If you want to play an audio file on your computer or put the...

A RAM file is basically an audio (or video) file that streams on a website. These files are then opened by RealOne Player. You may have come across a website that streams music that you would like...

There are numerous reasons why you may need to convert an audio file to an MP3 file. Some portable media players will play only MP3s. You may also need to convert an audio file to an MP3 if you...

Many people download mp3's and would like to convert them to play on a standard CD player. It is a simple process if you know the right procedure.

Have you ever been watching/listening to an informative/entertaining video and wished that you could listen to the audio when you want to, away from the PC? Well you can...its possible to convert...

Learn how to use Apple Logic Pro to record music in this free software tutorial.

Learn tips on how to convert midi tracks to audio tracks in digital performer in this free video clip on how to record music.