AAC files changed to mp3

Hey everyone, this isn't really an issue as I'm sure the files extension changed but it's still the file I want. Anyway.
I downloaded Audacity to make 3 songs, mp3 files, louder and it worked. Once in my itunes library I created AAC versions to make them take up less space on my hard drive plus I couldn't put album art on the WAV files. Once I'd converted them I deleted the WAV files and moved the AAC files to the original location of the mp3 files and located them in the library and then synced them to my phone and all was fine and dandy.
Just now I played one of the songs and it sounded louder than originally but quieter than when I first created the AAC versions. I right clicked on the songs and opened them in a windows folder to see what they were and they are the same sizes as their AAC counterparts but are listed as mp3's.
As I said this isn't too much of an issue as what I wanted to do oringinally has worked I'm just a bit puzzled why the AAC files changed to mp3's all by themselves.

I right clicked on the songs and opened them in a windows folder to see what they were and they are the same sizes as their AAC counterparts but are listed as mp3's.
Hi Mockingjay,
An AAC need not be a different size from an MP3.  If they are the same song duration, and the AAC and MP3 both use the same CBR (e.g., 256 kbps) they will be the same size.
There is nothing in iTunes that would cause an AAC to spontaneously change to MP3.  Is it possible that with all the copying and substituting, something got confused?
Also, pls note that Audacity can export an MP3, which can be added to your iTunes library.  There is no need for the intermediate WAV.

Similar Messages

  • How can i convert an AAC file to an mp3 file on my new 2015 IMAC? The option to convert to mp3 isn't available on iTunes controls anymore.

    How do i convert an AAC file into an Mp3 file on my New 2015 iMac? The option to "convert to mp3" isn't available in controls. Thank you.

    Click here and follow the instructions.
    (121248)

  • Can I convert m4a (AAC) files back to mp3?

    I have like 60 something songs that I want to fit all on one cd and that would definately not happen in AAC so I want to convert each song into mp3.

    Depending on what bitrate you have set the AAC is about the same size as an MP3.
    Do you perhaps have AAC confused with Apple Lossless, which is much larger?
    But anyway, yes you can convert it. Go to iTunes preferences>Advanced (iT6)>importing and set the "import using" to MP3. Click OK
    Now go back and select the song(s) and from the menu bar go advanced>convert to MP3.
    The song will be duplicated, one AAC version and one MP3 version. Delete the one you don't want, or keep both to compare the size difference.
    If your talking about purchased songs, you can't convert them to MP3. You have to burn an audio CD first and then rip it as MP3.
    Just remember that converting a lossy format to another lossy format will reduce the quality. If it is AAC it probably isn't worth converting to MP3 if your only reason for doing so is to save space, because there is not much difference in the two.
    bd

  • AAC files and MP3 Files

    I would like to know if there is an easier way to seperate my AAC file and My MP3 files. When I convert my AAC files to MP3s Itunes puts them in the same folder. So when I go to my Itunes music folder both MP3 and AAC are in the same folder. I was wondering if there was a way I could send my MP3 files to an external hard drive after I convert them from AACs. My hard drive on my computer won't hold all of them so I would have to do it in stages. I wish I could make them go to the external hard drive as soon as they are converted. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I thought about moving the whole folder to the external hard drive, but I would still have to seperate them. thanks

    bwchas,
    - Do whatever conversions you wish. Make sure you understand the potential quality loss issue mentioned by Co-Jeff.
    - In your iTunes library, sort by "Kind." If Kind is not showing, go to View > Options and make sure it is checked (ticked).
    - You will now see all the AACs together and all the mp3s together. Chose the ones you want to copy and highlight them. Then do Edit > Copy.
    - Go to the folder in your hard drive and right-click and "Paste."
    - Anything you don't still want on your main hard drive, delete it.
    I assume you are talking about unprotected AAC files. If not, step 1 will not work.

  • Converting AAc files to mp3

    I loaded all my CDs into iTunes as AAC files. There are a select few somgs that I'd like to turn into mp3s to be loaded into another device. Is there a simple way to do this within iTunes, or am I just better off re-importing them (there aren't that many).
    Thanks in advance
    Steve Denvir

    Steve.
    If your CDs were imported as AAC files, you can convert them to MP3 as follows:
    1. In the iTunes menu, go to Preferences > Advanced and change Import Using AAC Encoder to Import Using MP3 Encoder. That setting controls both importing and converting.
    2. Select the song you want converted and go to the advanced menu and select "Convert Selection to MPs". You will end up with both an AAC version (AAC audio file) and an MP3 version (MPEG audio file).
    3. After you are finished converting, go back to the Preferences > Advanced and change back to Import Using AAC Encoder.

  • HT1349 cant change start and stop time on aac file using PC

    I am trying to create a ringtone for my iphone.   So i created a AAC file of the song i wanted as a ringtone.  And I am doin exactly what the videos say.  So when i click Get INfo on the AAC file, it says i am supposed to be able to change the start and stop type. but it doesnt allow me to do so. 

    Set the start/stop where you want. Then right-click on the song in your library and choose "Convert Selection to mp3." This creates a new shorter file, files it by artist/album, and adds it to your library. It will play correctly inside or outside of iTunes.
    After you've confirmed the new one plays OK, you can either keep or delete the longer original, as you wish.
    Note that the above assumes that the source file is unprotected, which is true in your case, since you are starting with an mp3.

  • Convert .aac files to .mp3 in itunes 11.0

    How do I convert files from .aac to .mp3?  I've changed my 'import as' settings to .mp3, and when I select a file, and click File->Create New File, all I can select is .aac format.
    Thanks.

    Janice.
    You can convert AAC files to MP3 by using the Advanced > Convert menu. However, you must first go to the Preferences > Advanced menu and change "Import Using AAC Encoder" to "Import using MP3 Encoder". This setting is used for both importing and converting. When you are finished converting, change the Preferences setting back to the encoder you prefer for importing.
    You can burn an MP3 CD if your CD player can play that format. You can fit a lot more songs on an MP3 CD than an Audio CD, but not all CD players can play an MP3 CD. Just go to iTunes > Preferences > Advanced >Burning and select the type CD you want. Note that songs must first be converted to MP3 format to burn to an MP3 CD. If your songs are in AAC format, iTunes converts them on the fly to AIFF when burning an Audio CD, but cannot burn them to an MP3 CD unless you convert them to MP3 files first.
    Hope this helps.

  • Convert AAC files to MP3 in iTunes?

    On my Mac, I can download from the internet in either MP3
    or AAC. I can also change MP3 files to AAC. But, can I
    change AAC files to MP3? I'm sure Apple had me do this one
    time to override some iTunes error, but I can't seem to do
    it now. I used this MP3 format for a long time so a lot of
    my downloaded songs are in this format. Now I'd like to
    change them back to AAC because it says I can't make a CD
    from MP3 files. Can I change the format or is there some
    way I can make a CD with MP3 files? I think I did it before
    on my old computer....I MUST have done it before because so
    many songs are in MP3 but it says I can't do it on the new
    mac.

    Janice.
    You can convert AAC files to MP3 by using the Advanced > Convert menu. However, you must first go to the Preferences > Advanced menu and change "Import Using AAC Encoder" to "Import using MP3 Encoder". This setting is used for both importing and converting. When you are finished converting, change the Preferences setting back to the encoder you prefer for importing.
    You can burn an MP3 CD if your CD player can play that format. You can fit a lot more songs on an MP3 CD than an Audio CD, but not all CD players can play an MP3 CD. Just go to iTunes > Preferences > Advanced >Burning and select the type CD you want. Note that songs must first be converted to MP3 format to burn to an MP3 CD. If your songs are in AAC format, iTunes converts them on the fly to AIFF when burning an Audio CD, but cannot burn them to an MP3 CD unless you convert them to MP3 files first.
    Hope this helps.

  • Burning mp3 cds using AAC files

    How can I burn mp3 cds using AAC files from iTunes?

    You can't burn MP3 CDs from MP4 (AAC) files. You have to convert the AAC files in in iTunes to MP3 before you can burn them to MP3 disc.
    You can use iTunes to convert any copy protection free songs in your library another format. When you convert a song in iTunes it will be converted to the format that you have set to import your CDs in. Converting creates a second copy of the song in the format you have chosen which gives you the opportunity to either keep or delete the original. If you are using iTunes 8 go to iTunes>Preferences>General and click on Import Settings, change your option to MP3 for example. Go back to your library and highlight the songs you want to convert and go to the Advanced menu at the top of your iTunes window and choose "Create MP3 version": iTunes: How to convert a song to a different file format
    One exception to this are standard copy protected songs (if you haven't upgraded to iTunes Plus versions) purchased from the iTunes Music Store which can't be directly converted due to the DRM (Digital Rights Management) copy protection. However you can burn these to an Audio CD which will work like any regular CD.

  • MP3 and AAC files mixed in burned Audio CD???

    Here is the story. I am new to iTunes and I have a 400Mhz G4 AGP Machine running OS 10.2.8 and have Quicktime 6.5.3 installed. I also have a 93 Gig HD and 512 megs of RAM and a Sony CRX160E iLink CD burner. I was running iTunes 3.0.1 for a little bit and just upgraded to 4.7.1 about a week or 2 ago. Can I mix "MP3" encoded tracks with "AAC" tracks. I think that I read in the help menu that I had to use the "Data CD" option instead of the Music CD option. But, if this is so, can I still play this CD in a regular CD player? since was encoded with MP3 and AAC and it is formated as a Data CD??? The reason I am asking is because I encoded a bunch of songs as MP3s in 3.0.1 as default and I understand that AAC files are of slightly better quality so, I wonder if it would be worth it for me to re-import my songs in "AAC" for consistency. Consistency is my main concern. I want to be able to burn CDs with little problems (although I have some issues but, that is a different story) and mix formats if I can.
    Thanks,
    Larry

    Thanks for your help! I just burnt a CD with mixed formats and it played fine in a "newer" CD player. My home CD player is older (Circa 80s or 90s?) and I have been told that the older CD players either can't or, don't like CDRs. So, it played fine in my son's newer CD player but, not in my "older" player. I am not too sure about the difference in sound quality yet. I'll have to do some more testing. The MP3 files and AAC files both sounded well when played. One annoying thing, though is the volume issue. Most of the songs played at a similar volume but, one played quite softly. An annoying thing but, I understand that even if you use the "Sound check" option, the sound can vary due to the fact that iTunes has a "fast" way of reading the sound levels and could be inefficient. I will try "iVolume" to see if that helps. It is supposed to be pretty good for iTunes except for the version 7 that just came out.
    Thanks again,
    Larry

  • Change in AAC file format?

    I have a 3rd party music player (the Archos 604 WiFi) with the podcast plug-in (which includes support for non-protected AAC files). I can play AAC files created (i.e., ripped) with iTunes 7 just fine, but it has trouble with AAC files created with older versions of iTunes. Has the AAC file format changed? Is there a way to convert older AAC files to what seems to be a newer AAC format? I don't want to have to re-rip my entire library (26 GB) again when I am not even changing the format.
    iMac (Intel)   Mac OS X (10.4.8)   Archos 604 WiFi

    It doesn't matter which adapter you are using that approach will work. Any custom modification of the output column order which overrides the calc sequence can be done in the Export Action script. Be aware though that any changes to Action script will affect your support agreement with Oracle if you have one. Therfore it may be best to put any custom output in the AftExport event script.

  • Making MP3 CDs (and issues with AAC files)

    Hello All,
    I like to burn MP3 CDs so I can play several hours worth of tunes while riding my motorcycle or in the car. I have a large collection of songs that I purchased from the iTunes store. When I burn a CD my choices are Audio, MP3 or Data. The AAC (earlier versions are protected and recent purchases are purchased AAC) won't work cause they are not MP3 files and iTunes won't allow me to make an MP3 copy. The latter only seems to work if I ripped a song from CD to AAC format. Any suggestions? I believe my CD player will also play AAC files. How can I either create a mix of MP3 and AAC files on a CD or convert purchased AAC files to MP3. Thanks for your help!

    To create an MP3 CD in iTunes, you need to have a playlist of songs that are already in MP3 format. If you need to convert AAC files to MP3, simply follow these instructions: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1550
    Note that format conversion creates a new file in MP3 format, but does not replace the file in any playlist. Make sure that the playlist you are going to burn has only MP3s in it. The best way to check is by looking at the Kind column. If Kind is not visible, enable it by going to View > View Options.

  • Need help with an automator workflow to convert AAC files to MP3

    Hi
    I am trying to work out a way to automatically convert voice memos which I dictate on my iPhone to MP3 files when they are added to my iTunes library during a sync. Then I need the converted files to be in a specific folder so that they will trigger an auto-transcription program that I have running.
    From my limited knowledge of automating processes on my Mac it would seem that I need to design a workflow or a folder action in Automator. Probably a folder action would be best, as I could attach it to the 'Voice Memos' folder in my iTunes Music Folder. The converted MP3 files would be saved in the same folder and would then be recognised by the transcription program. I have tried to design a workflow/folder action using Doug's iTunes automator actions as follows, but it is not working as I would like. The workflow is as follows:
    Folder Action/Get Folder Contents/Choose encoder (MP3)/Convert Tracks/Choose encoder (apple lossless)/Restore Encoder.
    The folder action is triggered when I add AAC files to the folder I have attached the action to, but then I get an error message stating that 'no tracks have been sent to this action'.
    i would be grateful for any help to get this working using the automator method or another method
    thanks
    nick

    Start with http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2039384 and Introduction to Automator tutorial at http://automator.us/leopard/video/index.html

  • How can I cut mp3 or aac files

    Which program or app do I need to cut or edit a mp3 or aac file on my iPad?

    Not sure if you can do it on an iPad, although be surprised if you can't but if you have access to a PC then Nero's Recode can assist with this.
    Regards,
    Steve

  • Help with converting an .aac file to .mp3!

    Is there anyway in iTunes to convert your entire library into a .mp3 file without it creating duplicates? Or is there a way to make it create the duplicates and then select every other song to easly get rid of the older .aac file?
    Thanks for your help!!!

    Would this work for me...? My problem is that I have about 6000 .WAV songs I've put from all my CD collection into my external 400 GB drive library. After a year of using my computer as a jukebox, I also decided to get an Ipod Shuffle, and would like to periodically put MP3 formatted songs on it from my library. So far, I've been 'converting' them in Itunes to mp3 (keeping the wav's of course) then smartlisting (by size) the mp3's into a playlist to put on the Ipod. The problem is that even though the mp3s are small, I don't want to use up disk space on the external drive for those essentially duplicate and only temporarily needed files. I know I can delete them manually after putting them on my Ipod, but that's lots of chances to accidentally delete a wav by mistake or otherwise screw up and waste time.
    I'd really just like to create a separate physical place on my internal drive as the 'destination' and then convert a few hundred (or even all 6000!) of my wavs to mp3 into that directory, then go back to using the external (main, 'wav')library for any new CD's I import. Can this be done without somehow screwing up the main library data file, and will I still be able to consider that my external drive has all the information which goes with the .wav files so that if I copy everything on it I've truly done a backup? (I don't care if I lose the mp3's, as they are only transient en route to the Ipod). I wish I could set Itunes to keep everything on my computer in .wav, and convert automatically to mp3 when loading my Ipod...!
    Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
    generic   Windows 2000  

Maybe you are looking for