AIFF Format Preferences allow setting up how output AIFF files are encoded. This tab allows specifying AIFF Codec, Sample Rate, and Channels.

To open the AIFF Format Preferences tab, choose ‘Preferences’ in Application Menu and select the Format tab.


AIFF Codec

Select ‘Automatic Selection’ when the AIFF codec should be assigned automatically to ‘PCM 8 bit’, ‘PCM 16 Bit', 'PCM 24 Bit' or 'PCM 32 Bit’, depending on the bit depth of source audio. ‘Automatic Selection’ is the default preferred setting for the AIFF codec.

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The list of supported codecs that can be used when converting to AIFF format:

  • PCM 8 Bit
  • PCM 16 Bit
  • PCM 24 Bit
  • PCM 32 Bit
  • PCM 32 Bit Floating Point
  • PCM 8 Bit Unsigned
  • PCM 16 Bit Little Endian
  • G.711 A-Law
  • G.711 μ-Law
  • ADPCM IMA QuickTime

Sample Rate

Select ‘As Source’ when encoded audio should have the same sample rate as source audio. It is the default preferred setting.

A fixed Sample Rate also can be set from 8000 to 192000 Hz. If the Sample Rate of source audio differs from the selected fixed Sample Rate, the output audio will be resampled.

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Channels

Select ‘As Source’ when encoded audio should have the same number of channels as source audio. It is the default preferred setting.

A fixed number of channels also can be set to:

  • Mono (1 Channel). If the source audio has more than one channel, it will be downmixed to a mono
  • Stereo (2 Channels). If the source audio has more than two channels, it will be downmixed to a stereo

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