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Audio Converter

Convert your audio into the format you need in seconds.

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Formats

Which format should you pick?

Three of these keep every sample of your audio. The other four trade a little quality for a much smaller file. Neither is better; they are for different jobs.

Keeps everything

WAV

The studio standard

  • Every sample intact, nothing thrown away
  • Opens in every DAW ever made
  • 16, 24 or 32-bit float
  • Large: about 10 MB a minute in stereo 24-bit

Use it for masters, for sending to an engineer, and for anything you will edit again.

Keeps everything

FLAC

Lossless, about half the size

  • Identical audio to WAV when decoded
  • Roughly 50 to 60 percent of the file size
  • Carries title, artist and artwork
  • Not every older device reads it

Use it for archiving and for sending lossless audio without the size.

Keeps everything

AIFF

WAV's equivalent on Apple systems

  • Lossless, same sizes as WAV
  • Long-standing standard in Logic and Pro Tools
  • 16, 24 or 32-bit float

Use it when a studio or a label asks for AIFF specifically.

Smaller file

MP3

Plays on absolutely everything

  • 320 kbps is the highest quality MP3 there is
  • About 2.4 MB a minute at 320
  • Carries title, artist and artwork
  • Some audio is discarded and cannot come back

Use it for demos, for email, for anything that has to play anywhere.

Smaller file

M4A / AAC

Better than MP3 at the same size

  • Apple's format, and YouTube's
  • 256 kbps is roughly MP3 at 320
  • Carries artwork cleanly

Use it for Apple devices and for uploads where size matters.

Smaller file

OGG and OPUS

Efficient and open

  • Opus is the best quality per kilobyte there is
  • Opus always runs at 48 kHz by design
  • Used by Spotify, Discord and most web audio

Use them for streaming, for games and for the web.

What we do not do

Your sound goes out the way it came in.

A converter should change the container, not the record. This one decodes your file and re-encodes it, and that is the whole job.

Untouched

No mastering

  • No loudness normalisation
  • No compression or limiting
  • No EQ, no stereo widening
  • Your dynamics arrive exactly as they left

Untouched

Same rate

  • 44.1 kHz in, 44.1 kHz out
  • 48, 88.2 and 96 kHz all kept
  • Resampled only if you ask, or if Opus requires it
  • Resampling for no reason only loses quality

Untouched

Same channels

  • A mono file stays mono
  • A stereo file stays stereo
  • Never widened to look more impressive
  • Change it only if you choose to

Questions

The ones people actually ask.

Does converting WAV to MP3 lose quality?

Yes, and it cannot be undone. MP3 discards audio to make the file smaller. At 320 kbps most people cannot hear the difference on most material, but the discarded part is gone. Keep the WAV.

Does converting MP3 to WAV improve it?

No. It makes a large file containing exactly the audio the MP3 had. Useful when a DAW or a distributor insists on WAV, but nothing is restored.

FLAC or WAV for archiving?

FLAC. The audio is identical and the file is about half the size. Use WAV when something in your chain cannot read FLAC.

What bit depth should I choose?

24-bit for anything you will work on again. 16-bit for CD and for final delivery where it is asked for. 32-bit float only if you are moving audio between tools and want no chance of clipping.

Why is my Opus file 48 kHz?

Opus is defined at 48 kHz and nothing else. We resample when you pick it and the result tells you so, rather than doing it quietly.

Will my title and artwork survive?

Wherever the destination format can hold them. MP3, M4A, FLAC and OGG carry title, artist, album and cover art. WAV and AIFF carry far less, so some of it is dropped rather than mangled.

Convert between any audio format without touching the sound.

Convert to WAV, MP3, FLAC, AIFF, M4A, OGG or Opus in seconds, with control over bit depth, sample rate and channel count.

The important part is what it does not do: it does not normalise, compress, limit or 'improve' anything. A conversion to a lossless format returns exactly the audio you gave it.

Key points

  • Seven formats, with bit depth and sample rate under your control.
  • WAV, AIFF and FLAC keep every sample; MP3, M4A, OGG and Opus are smaller and lossy.
  • Title, artist and artwork are carried across when the format supports them.
  • Free, unlimited, no token cost.

What it is good for

  • Meeting a delivery spec. A distributor wants 16-bit 44.1 kHz WAV, a sync brief wants 48 kHz, a label wants FLAC.
  • Making a reference copy. Turn a large session bounce into an MP3 you can send to an artist.
  • Fixing a file nothing will open. Convert an awkward format into something your DAW accepts.
  • Preparing for upload. Get a file into the format a platform actually wants before you submit.

Lossless and lossy, briefly

WAV, AIFF and FLAC are lossless: every sample survives, and FLAC simply stores them more efficiently. Converting between these three is reversible and costs you nothing in quality.

MP3, M4A, OGG and Opus are lossy: they discard information to save space. Going from lossy back to lossless does not restore what was removed, so always keep your original master and convert from that rather than from an MP3.

What it costs

Audio Converter is free. It costs no tokens and there is no cap on how many files you run through it. Create a free account and it is available immediately.

Common questions

Will converting change how my track sounds?

Converting to a lossless format does not change the audio at all. Converting to a lossy format such as MP3 discards some information by design, which is how the file gets smaller. We never apply loudness changes, EQ or limiting during conversion.

What should I upload to Spotify or Apple Music?

Send the highest quality file you have, normally a 24-bit WAV at the session sample rate. Distributors and platforms do their own encoding, and giving them a lossless source produces a better result than sending an MP3.

Is the converter free?

Yes, it is free and unlimited.

  • Sample Rate Converter (free) — Convert cleanly between rates and bit depths.
  • Audio Trimmer (free) — Cut, fade and top-and-tail without re-encoding.
  • Loudness Meter (free) — Integrated LUFS, loudness range, true peak and RMS, with a plain verdict on headroom and streaming loudness.

Or let the engine do all of it.

This tool does one job. The engine does the whole record: separation, a mix, a master and the reasoning behind every decision.

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