ALAC to AAC Converter

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Sets how the audio is encoded. "Auto" suits most conversions. "Copy" reuses the audio as-is, so it is fast and keeps full quality, but only when the output format supports it.
100% represents the original volume. To double the volume, increase it to 200%. To reduce volume by half, select 50%
Fades the audio in at the start of the output.
Fades the audio out at the end of the output.
Enable if you want to reverse audio stream
Specify the start position of trim (HH:MM:SS.MS). Leave at 00:00:00.00 to disable.
Specify the end position of trim (HH:MM:SS.MS). Leave at 00:00:00.00 to disable.


How to Convert ALAC to AAC?

  1. Click the “Choose Files” button to select your ALAC files.
  2. Click the “Convert to AAC” button to start the conversion.
  3. When the status change to “Done” click the “Download AAC” button

Easy to Use

Simply upload your ALAC files and click the convert button. You can also batch convert ALAC to AAC format.

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We use both open source and custom software to make sure our conversions are of the highest quality. In most cases, you can fine-tune conversion parameters using “Advanced Settings” (optional, look for the icon).

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Our ALAC to AAC Converter is free and works on any web browser. We guarantee file security and privacy. Files are protected with 256-bit SSL encryption and automatically deleted after 8 hours.


Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) is Apple’s lossless audio format, stored inside an M4A container. It compresses a recording to roughly half its original size while preserving every sample, so decoding returns audio identical to the source CD or WAV. ALAC is the natural choice for lossless libraries in the Apple ecosystem, and Apple released it as open-source in 2011, which broadened support well beyond its own devices.

 

How to open an ALAC file?

On Apple devices, ALAC plays directly in the Music app, iTunes, or QuickTime with no setup at all.

 

Elsewhere, VLC media player, foobar2000, and Android all read ALAC. Since ALAC files carry the .m4a extension, they look identical to lossy AAC files in a file listing — check the track properties to tell them apart. To free up space or play the music on limited hardware, convert it with our M4A to MP3 tool.

 

Developed by: Apple Inc.

Initial Release: 2004


Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) is a digital audio file format that reduces file size via lossy compression. Its primary uses are digital TV, digital radio, and Internet streaming. It is the standard audio format for iOS, YouTube, Nintendo, and Playstation. ISO/IEC designated the AAC codec as an improvement to MP3, due its ability to compress file size more efficiently while providing quality similar to uncompressed audio.

 

How to open an AAC file?

For best results, use VLC media player to open AAC files. Alternatively, AAC also opens by default in iTunes. AAC files are ubiquitous, however, and open in many other programs and software.

 

Additionally, since AAC files often serve as the audio files for video games, they open on most popular gaming consoles, such as Nintendo 3DS and Playstation 4.

 

Developed by: ISO/IEC MPEG Audio Committee

Initial Release: 1997

Useful links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Audio_Coding

https://www.iso.org/standard/43345.html?browse=tc


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