APE to MPA: Convert Audio from APE(Monkey Audio) to MPA(MPEG Audio) with River Past Audio Converter, APE2MPA converter, conversion
What is
APE?
Monkey’s Audio is a fast and easy
way to compress digital music. Unlike traditional methods such as mp3,
ogg, or lqt that permanently discard quality
to save space, Monkey’s Audio only makes perfect, bit-for-bit copies of your
music. That means it always sounds perfect – exactly the same as the original.
Even though the sound is perfect, it still saves a lot of space. (think
of it as a beefed-up Winzip™ for your music) The other great thing is that you
can always decompress your Monkey's Audio files back to the exact, original
files. That way, you'll never have to recopy your CD collection to switch
formats, and you'll always be able to recreate the original music CD if something
ever happens to yours.
To convert Monkey Audio APE files to another format, you can either install Radlight
APE DirectShow Filter, or DC-Bass
Decoder.
What is
MPA?
There are three "layers" in the MPEG-1
Audio specification.
In MPEG Audio Layer-1, a simple 32-subband audio compressor using a floating
point representation for subband samples. Resolution and scale factor are stored
for groups of 12 subsamples. MP1 is only used for Philips DCC Digital Compact
cassette with data rates of 384 kbps.
Both MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 files use MPEG-1
Audio Layer-2.
MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3 becomes
the widely popular MP3.
MPEG.ORG is an excellent source for additional
information on MPEG format and usage.
To encode MPEG Audio, you will need River
Past MPEG-2 Booster Pack in addition to your audio software.
Additional Requirements
To convert from APE(Monkey Audio) to MPA(MPEG Audio) audio with River Past Audio Converter, you must have River Past MPEG-2 Booster Pack installed.
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 "APE - Monkey Audio" 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 you cannot add the file, please verify that you have DC-Base Decoder installed.
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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 "MPA - MPEG Layer-2" as the "Audio Type".
You can change the sample rate, channel (stereo or mono) and bits/sample, and bitrate.
Note: The MPEG-2 Booster Pack must be installed for the "MPA - MPEG Layer-2" output option to show.
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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