Lossless non-protected AAC to MP3
I was wondering if there was a lossless way of converting my AACs to MP3s without quality loss. I figures since they both use the same bitrate, it should be possible.
If it isn't, and i were to use iTunes to convert them into an mp3 of the same bit-rate, how much quality loss should i experience?
Thanks
If it isn't, and i were to use iTunes to convert them into an mp3 of the same bit-rate, how much quality loss should i experience?
Thanks
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Both are lossy. But, they're lossy in different ways. Saving in AAC removes certain data, saving in MP3 removes other data.
Converting from one to the other compounds the effects?you lose all the data from AAC and MP3, and get all the artifacts of both.
You should avoid it unless you absolutely have to have MP3s for some reason.
Hard drive space is cheap nowadays, and it doesn't take much longer either.