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Q: “In the past, most of the iTunes music I imported on my Mac was in ALAC format. AAC format is fine now, so I don’t mind using 256 AAC. Will iTunes convert my ALAC music on Mac to 256? AAC?on my iPhone If so, how can I configure it to do this?<\/p>\n
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Before doing the audio format conversion between ALAC and AAC, do you really understand the difference between these two formats? Do you know which one sounds better, which one is more compatible and which one is smaller? If not, please read this article. Then you will find the answer.<\/p>\n
CONTENTS
\n1. A brief introduction
\n2. ALAC or AAC
\n3. Summary<\/p>\n
1. brief introduction
\n1.1 What is ALAC?
\nA THE C<\/p>\n
ALAC for Apple Lossless Audio Codec is also known as Apple Lossless and Apple Lossless Encoder (ALE). It is an audio coding format developed exclusively by Apple Inc. ALAC was developed for lossless data compression for digital music storage.<\/p>\n
1.2 What is ACC?
\nAAC format<\/p>\n
AAC stands for Advanced Audio Coding, which is a lossy digital audio coding standard developed by companies such as AT&T Bell Labs, Dolby, Sony, and Nokia. Therefore, AAC can be played on non-Apple devices. A successor to the MP3 format, AAC generally provides higher quality audio tracks, even if they are based on the same bitrate. However, compared to ALAC, it is a bit worse.<\/p>\n
1.3 How to view the format
\nALAC files have the .m4a file extension, the same extension as the AAC format. This can be confusing, so you have no way of knowing which songs were encoded with ALAC or AAC. To see the format of an audio track, the option in the “Type” column must be enabled in iTunes.<\/p>\n
2. ALAC or AAC
\n2.1 Advantages of ALAC
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By ripping a CD with the ALAC option, you can get a perfect copy because ALAC will not cause any quality loss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"