I want to use iTunes to listen to purchased songs and albums in aiff. If I purchase a song in iTunes store, and save it to be able to listen to it offline/download the song - what format will the file be on my Mac mini/my computer? I want it to be aiff. How can I ensure that it is aiff? Thanks! /Linus
Mac mini, macOS 10.13
All iTunes songs are delivered in 256k AAC format, unless you have some pre-2010 128k DRM laden purchases attached to your account. You cannot persuade iTunes to download them in a higher quality format, nor would there be any benefit in converting them to AIFF. You would get larger files with no increase in quality.
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How can I ensure that it is aiff? Thanks! /Linus
Linus,
By purchasing the download from an online store that sells lossless downloads (which, as provided, does not include the iTunes Store). If you are looking for downloads in AIFF/WAV/ ALAC/FLAC, check out Beatport, JunoDownload, EClassical, HDTracks, Qobuz, etc.
After you buy and download the song, you can add it to your iTunes/Music library, with the exception of FLAC format, which will first have to be converted to one of the others.
What file-format is used when I "download" a purchased song in iTunes store?
