AIF to WMA: Convert Audio from AIF(AIFF/AIFC Apple Audio) to WMA(Windows Media Audio) with River Past Audio Converter, AIF2WMA converter, conversion

What is AIF?

Short for Audio Interchange File Format, a common format for storing and transmitting sampled sound. The format was developed by Apple Computer and is the standard audio format for Macintosh computers. It is also used by Silicon Graphics Incorporated (SGI).

The AIFF format is uncompressed so AIFF files tend to be large. However, there is another format called AIFF-Compressed (AIFF-C or AIFC) that supports compression ratios as high as 6:1.

AIFF files generally end with an .AIF or .IEF extension.

AIFC files generally end with an .AIFC extension.

AIFF and AIFC are standard audio format used on MacOS systems. AIFF is not compressed. AIFC is compressed.

Windows can decodec uncompressed AIFF. However, to decode AIFC, you need to have Apple QuickTime installed.

What is WMA?

Short for Windows Media Audio, a Microsoft file format for encoding digital audio files similar to MP3 though can compress files at a higher rate than MP3. WMA files, which use the “.wma” file extension, can be of any size compressed to match many different connection speeds, or bandwidths.

Additional information is available on Microsoft Windows Media page.

Launch River Past Audio Converter

Once River Past Audio Converter is installed properly, launch Audio Converter.

Add File

Click on the "Add File" button on the tool bar. The standard file open dialog appears. Select "AIFF/AIFC - MacOS AIFF" in its "Files of type" combo box.

Select the file you want to convert and click "Open". The file will be added to the conversion file list.

If the AIF file is uncompressed (normally with "aif" or "aiff" file extension), Windows should be able to decode it without any problem. However, compressed AIFC files may require QuickTime.

If you cannot add the AIF file, you may need to install QuickTime. We use QuickTime to decode compressed AIFC files.

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Select output format

Use the setting panel on the bottom of the window to control the output format. Click on the toggle to the left of the "Format" label to expand the panel. Select "WMA - Windows Media Audio" as the "Audio Type".

Note: To convert to WMA files, you must have Windows Media Format 9 runtime installed.

You can change the compressor, and depending on the compressor, you can change the sample rate, channel (stereo or mono), bits/sample, and bitrate.

Select output directory

Expand the "Output Directory" panel. Use the "Browse" button to select an output directory.

Convert

Click the "Convert" button on the tool bar.

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