APE to RA: Convert Audio from APE(Monkey Audio) to RA(RealAudio) with River Past Audio Converter, APE2RA 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
RA?
RealAudio was developed
by RealNetworks and supports FM-stereo-quality
sound. To hear a Web page that includes a RealAudio sound file, you need a RealAudio
player or plug-in, a program that is freely available from a number of places.
More information is available on RealNetwork
web site.
To convert other audio formats to RealAudio, you will need River
Past RealMedia Booster Pack in addition to your audio software.
Additional Requirements
To convert from APE(Monkey Audio) to RA(RealAudio) audio with River Past Audio Converter, you must have River Past RealMedia 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 "RA - RealAudio" as the "Audio Type".
Note: To convert to RealAudio, you must have River Past RealMedia Booster Pack installed.
You can change the audience, mode, complexity, sample rate, channel (stereo or mono) and bits/sample.
The audience specify the target audience of your video. Normally, it is based on the bitrate of quality. For example, to enable users of 256k DSL connection to play the video from internet, set the audience to "256k DSL or Cable". The choices for "Mode" are "Music" or "Voice".
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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