Step 1: Drop your AIFF files using the button above or by deposit and leave.
Step 2: Click the 'Convert' button to start the conversion.
Step 3: Receive your converted WAV files.
AIFF to WAV Conversion FAQ
How do I convert AIFF audio to WAV without quality loss?
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Upload the AIFF file and our converter chooses the WAV codec / bitrate combination that matches the source. Lossless target (WAV = WAV / FLAC / ALAC) preserves every sample; lossy target (WAV = MP3 / AAC / OGG) defaults to 192 kbps which is transparent for spoken-word audiobooks and most music.
Is AIFF to WAV genuinely lossless?
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Yes. Both formats keep every sample, so decoding the WAV returns a bit-identical copy of the audio inside the AIFF. Nothing is quantised, nothing is discarded, and the conversion can be repeated indefinitely without accumulating artefacts. What changes is the file size and which software will open it. AIFF stores uncompressed big-endian PCM — the Apple-side equivalent of WAV, with the same bit-for-bit fidelity. WAV normally stores raw uncompressed PCM — every sample kept exactly, at whatever bit depth and sample rate was captured.
Will my track titles and album art survive the AIFF to WAV conversion?
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Not intact. AIFF carries a proper metadata block, but WAV has no standard place for artist, album, track number or cover art, so tags are dropped rather than mangled. Keep the AIFF as the tagged copy, or re-tag afterwards with a tool like Mp3tag or MusicBrainz Picard. WAV is enormous — roughly 10 MB per stereo minute at CD quality — and the classic format has a 4 GB ceiling and no room for proper tags.
What bitrate does the WAV file use?
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Default is 192 kbps for lossy WAV; pass-through for lossless WAV. Override to 320 kbps for audiophile or 64-96 kbps for spoken-word audiobooks (transparent for voice, halves the file size).
Will going from AIFF to WAV reduce my audio quality?
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If AIFF is lossy and WAV is lossless (e.g. MP3 → WAV), the WAV file is no better than the AIFF — you can't recover information that's already been thrown away. If AIFF is lossless and WAV is lossy, expect the WAV codec to recompress; at 192 kbps this is transparent for most content.
Does the AIFF to WAV converter keep ID3 / metadata tags?
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Yes — title, artist, album, year, track number, album art, and chapter markers (important for audiobooks) are read from AIFF and written into the WAV container where the WAV format supports tags. M4B audiobook structure round-trips into M4B and AAX → M4B output.
Can I batch convert hundreds of AIFF files to WAV?
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Yes — drop a folder of AIFF files in and we process them in parallel. Premium has more parallel workers and no per-file size cap, so a 500-file batch finishes in minutes rather than tens of minutes.
Will the WAV keep the same sample rate as AIFF?
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By default yes (48 kHz AIFF → 48 kHz WAV). If you need to downsample for compatibility (e.g. 96 kHz → 44.1 kHz for CD burning) the advanced sample-rate option does this with high-quality resampling.
Can I normalize loudness in the AIFF to WAV step?
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Yes — the loudness-normalize option applies ITU-R BS.1770 / EBU R128 normalization to the WAV output, targeting -14 LUFS (streaming standard), -16 LUFS (podcast standard), or -23 LUFS (audiobook standard). Useful when batch-converting tracks with varying mastering levels.
Will the WAV play on my car stereo / iPod / audiobook app?
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MP3 plays universally. AAC plays on Apple, most Android, Sonos. FLAC plays on Sonos and Android, less well on older iPods. M4B audiobooks play with chapter navigation on iOS Books, Audiobookshelf, and Smart Audiobook Player. The advanced options include device presets.
Is my AIFF file private during conversion?
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Yes — uploaded AIFF files are processed in isolated workers and deleted within minutes. We never play, store, or share the audio content. Especially important when working with personal audiobook libraries.
How long does converting a 10-hour audiobook AIFF to WAV take?
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Same-codec re-mux: 10-30 seconds. Re-encode to a different codec: typically 10-20% of source duration, so a 10-hour audiobook finishes in 60-120 minutes. Chapter markers survive the round-trip and split cleanly.
