Apple lossless codec is creating a .m4a file in iTunes

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Apple lossless codec is creating a .m4a file in iTunes

Hi All,

I have the import settings on iTunes to Apple Lossless Encoder for importing a CD. But after importing, the files are .m4a which is lossy. What am I doing wrong? Thanks!

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Posted on Sep 22, 2019 4:28 PM

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turingtest2

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Sep 23, 2019 4:36 AM in response to icenet

icenet wrote:

So the only file that iTunes can create is .m4a regardless of the codec?

No, AAC and Apple Lossless files both use the .m4a file extension. If you ask iTunes to rip or convert to MP3 it will create a file with a .mp3 extension.

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DonH49

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Sep 22, 2019 4:59 PM in response to icenet

you are doing nothing wrong. Inspect the file size. If each music file is say 20 megs or higher then its lossless. AAC is going to be about 12 megs or so....

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icenet Author

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Sep 22, 2019 5:07 PM in response to DonH49

Just checked. They are all 20 meg and over. So the only file that iTunes can create is .m4a regardless of the codec? Thanks!

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Apple lossless codec is creating a .m4a file in iTunes

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