I like iTunes. I don't like dealing with AAC files when I have a portable MP3 player, a car stereo that plays MP3s, and a home DVD player that plays MP3s. I'm not going for quality here, I'm going for ...

Mounting horror at the choice of AAC as audio codec for EMI's DRM-free music downloads at the iTunes store? See above how to do it in iTunes. Alternatives: WinAMP is the best transcoding software for ...

Just because your MP3 player doesn't support AAC -- the format used by Apple's iTunes Store -- doesn't mean you can't still play those files. It's simply a case of converting the files from AAC to MP3 ...

I'm a little late but I'm finally getting around to "digitizing" my music collection. I can't decide on whether or not to use MP3 or AAC encoding. For the most part, I get the impression that AAC is ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Digital music comes in many different formats – almost everyone knows MP3 thanks to Napster at ...

One of the biggest announcements made by Apple during the recent Macworld Expo was the news that, soon, all music sold by the iTunes Store will be free of digital rights management (DRM) restrictions.

Solution for MP3/AAC files being recognized as QuickTime movies Yesterday we reported on an issue where some MP3 or AAC audio files are interpreted as QuickTime movie files in iTunes 4.9, causing some ...

The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits has officially halted its licensing program for "certain MP3 related patents and software," effectively making the long-standing music format free to ...

Do you know your OGG from your ALAC? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Digital music comes in many different formats – almost ...