Solution for MP3/AAC files being recognized as QuickTime movies Yesterday we reported on an issue where some MP3 or AAC audio files are interpreted as QuickTime movie files in iTunes 4.9, causing some ...

The world of digital music started making a bit more sense this morning, when Apple and EMI announced that the major label's music will be sold through the iTunes store without digital rights ...

Editor's note: This article previously appeared in Wired News' sister publication, Webmonkey. Finding music on the internet is getting easier by the week as legit and less-than-legit file-trading ...

I have ripped all of my CD collection to Apple Lossless Format. I am going to compress them so I can carry them around with me on my iPod. I'd like to get some opinions on what is the "optimal" ...

I need to come up with a process to help my dad (and me) maintain his music library (~10k songs right now, all ripped from CD). Basically he needs to rip to Apple Lossless for archiving purposes and ...

Even if you don't own an iPod, it can be easy to get sucked into the AAC trap. It's the default format used by the popular iTunes Software to rip CDs, and the program will prompt you to convert WMAs ...

Digital music comes in many different formats – almost everyone knows MP3 thanks to Napster at the end of the last century, but what about OGG, AIFF, MQA or DSD? Confused? Don't worry, we're here to ...

You’ve got some music files on your Mac, and they all look alike in the Finder. If you want to find which ones are AAC files and which are Apple Lossless, what do you do? Well, I’ve got the answer. I ...

iTunes is a powerful audio player that supports a variety of formats, including the space-saving MP3 and AAC, the uncompressed AIFF and WAV, and the proprietary Apple Lossless. But as you explore the ...

You wrote in another column: 'My preferred strategy for scanning things (or ripping CDs), is to do the job so well that it never has to be done again.' Please could you share your thoughts on the best ...

Digital music comes in many different formats – almost everyone knows MP3 thanks to Napster at the end of the last century, but what about OGG, AIFF, MQA or DSD? Confused? Don't worry, we're here to ...