What is a Matched AAC file in iTunes?
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What is a Matched AAC file in iTunes?
Matched AAC audio file: This is a standard AAC audio file, except that you downloaded it to your computer or iOS device from your iCloud account, using iTunes Match. MPEG audio file: This is a standard MP3 file. You may have downloaded it from the web or ripped the song from a CD using iTunes’ built-in MP3 encoder.
How do I use iTunes Match to upgrade sound quality?
You can use iTunes Match to upgrade the low-bit-rate tracks in your library to 256kbps AAC files. Go to File > New Smart Playlist. In the first line of the playlist, choose: Bit rate is less than 256kbps. Hit the plus sign on the right to add another parameter, and then choose: Media kind is music.
How do I convert AAC version to iTunes?
On your PC
- Open iTunes for Windows.
- In the menu bar, choose Edit > Preferences.
- Click the General tab, then click Import Settings.
- Click the menu next to Import Using, then choose the encoding format that you want to convert the songs to.
- Click OK.
Should I keep iTunes Match?
If you subscribe to Apple Music, you don’t need iTunes Match. iTunes in the cloud will be available irrespective of whether yo have a subscription or not. If you have an Apple Music membership, you get all of the benefits of iTunes Match, plus access to the entire Apple Music catalog.
Will I lose my music if I cancel iTunes Match?
Music which you matched through iTunes Match is lost, and cannot redownload on any device. Only the files you have on your hard drive can kept, and those which bought through iTunes.
Why can’t I convert a song to AAC in iTunes?
Open iTunes and go into “Preferences” under the iTunes drop-down menu. Then hit the “Import Settings” button under the “General” tab on the far left. Make sure “AAC Encoding” is selected on the “Import Using” roll-down menu. Click “OK” till you are out of the Preferences menu.
What happens when I turn off iTunes Match?
Is it worth having iTunes Match?
For those users, Match makes much more financial sense: iTunes Match is just $24.99/year, while an Apple Music subscription runs you $119.88/year. If streaming services don’t appeal to you, but having on-the-go access to your local music library does, iTunes Match appears to be a good alternative option.
Is iTunes Match still necessary?
You should only have iTunes Match if you have content within your iTunes Library that has been added from outside sources, imported, burned, etc, and if you wish to have the ability to have that content uploaded into the cloud to appear on all devices signed in with your Apple ID.
Which is better AAC or Apple Lossless?
There is no point converting AAC to Apple Lossless you don’t get any better quality than the original AAC.
Is Apple AAC CD quality?
Apple has developed its own lossless audio compression technology called Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC). In addition to AAC, the entire Apple Music catalog is now also encoded using ALAC in resolutions ranging from 16-bit/44.1 kHz (CD Quality) up to 24-bit/192 kHz.
