Two Situations on How to Convert iTunes Music to AIFF

Q: How do I convert Apple Music to AIFF?? How do I convert music files to AIFF on a Mac? Which is better, AAC or AIFF?

Audio files come in a number of different formats. AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format) and AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) are two coding algorithms that are used mostly by Apple products. AIFF is a lossless format, which means that all audio information is kept in the file and nothing is lost, while AAC uses a lossy compression algorithm that discards the least important data. AAC is now the standard for digital music. Apple Music is streamed at 256Kbps in AAC format.

If you may have had the same question, such as 'is it possible to convert Apple Music songs to AIFF? How to convert iTunes music songs to AIFF?' Don't worry, in this article, we will provide two different approaches to help you.

If your music is stored on your computer or an external hard drive or NAS and is managed with the iTunes interface, you can use the Apple Music app on Mac or iTunes for Windows to convert them to AIFF easily. Learn how to convert a song to AIFF file format and keep a copy of the original, either on a Windows or Mac computer.

1. Open iTunes or Music app on your computer.

2. In the menu bar, choose Edit (Music) - Preferences.

3. Click the General tab (the Files tab), then click Import Settings.

4. Locate the menu next to Import Using, then choose the encoding format that you want to convert the song to. Here we select the AIFF Encorder. Click OK.

5. Select the songs in your library that you want to convert, hit File - Convert, then select Create AIFF Version option.

Now the new song files in AIFF format will appear in your library next to the original files. This solution is simple and straightforward. However, not all the iTunes music songs can be converted to AIFF with iTunes.

Apple Music is one of the best music streaming services. If you have an Apple Music subscription, you can enjoy Apple Music songs for offline. But Apple Music streams music at a bitrate of 256kbps and is encoded with AAC format. You cannot get the songs from iTunes, let alone convert to AIFF. So you may wonder how to get AIFF files from Apple Music tracks? Try running a search, you will find a number of programs that can solve the issue. The following we also recommend a professional Apple Music to AIFF Converter for you.

It is Macsome iTunes Converter, which is a professional tool that can record Apple Music songs and save to various common audio formats, such as AIFF, MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, etc. In this way, you can save Apple Music songs on your computer and play them anywhere. What's more, the sound quality of the recording tracks won't degrade. You can also get AIFF audio files from Apple Music with ID3 tags preserved, including album, genre, title, artist, year, track number and so on.

With the help of Macsome iTunes Converter, you can follow the detailed tutorial to record Apple Music songs into AIFF effortlessly. Now you can download the program on your computer. Then install and launch it, you will see the simple user interface below.

Step 1. Import Apple Music songs you'd like to convert.

There are two ways to import Apple Music songs to Macsome. You can drag and drop the songs from music library directly, more commonly, you can click the + Add button select the songs you want to convert.

Step 2. Set AIFF as output format.

Click the setting icon on the top right corner, you can select AIFF as the output format. And you can also adjust the other options according to your demands.

Step 3. Start Apple Music to AIFF conversion.

Finally, click the Convert button to start to Apple Music to AIFF conversion process. Once the conversion finished, you can find the converted Apple Music songs with .aiff extension from the history folder.

It is quite easy to get AIFF files from Apple Music songs by using Macsome iTunes Converter. If you want to keep Apple Music songs, Macsome iTunes Converter is your best choice. Besides, it also provides practical tools, you can edit the songs tag information, plus, you can also convert some of your audio files to a different format.