Does Rekordbox Support Aiff?

Maya Lin-Takahashi
Maya Lin-Takahashi
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Both Traktor and Rekordbox Do Support Aiff. as We Are Big Fans of Using iTunes for Collection Management, Aiff Is Pretty Much the Choice to Make as It's...

Does Rekordbox Support Aiff?
Both Traktor and RekordBox do support AIFF. As we are big fans of using iTunes for collection management, AIFF is pretty much the choice to make as it's supported by iTunes of course, unlike FLAC (which is also not supported by RekordBox, although it is supported by Traktor).

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Also, can CDJS play AIFF?

AIFF does allow metadata and plays natively on Mac OS and everything back to the CDJ 900.

Furthermore, which is better AIFF or FLAC? FLAC is a compressed lossless format while AIFF is not compressed. However, one key difference is that AIFF files will always be larger while FLAC files are smaller but they expand back into a lossless file.

Additionally, is AIFF Lossless?

AIFF is short for Audio Interchange File Format, encoding sound data for PC, and other electronic devices. AIFF is also developed by Apple Inc. and is commonly used on Apple Macintosh computer system. AIFF is an uncompressed format, meaning that all the audio information stored in AIFF format are lossless.

How do I play an AIFF file?

You can play AIFF & AIF files with Windows Media Player, Apple iTunes, Apple QuickTime, VLC, Media Player Classic, and probably most other multi-format media players. Mac computers can open AIFF and AIF files with those Apple programs, too, as well as with Roxio Toast.

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What is better WAV or FLAC?

WAV and other uncompressed formats are excellent for working on, so are used in editing tools, but FLAC uses LOSSLESS compression, meaning, by definition, there is no difference in the sound when it is played back, and is simply stored in a more efficient manner. This means you can store more music on a hard drive.

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What's better WAV or AIFF?

WAV is mostly used for PCs and AIFF being used mostly for MAC, but either can be played on virtually all types of computers and devices. Both use the same type of encoding that results in a relatively large file size, but a maintaining a higher quality sound than mp3 m4a or other smaller files.
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Maya is a hardware enthusiast who tests and reviews smart home devices, smartphones, wearables, and audio gear. She focuses on practical consumer value and build quality.