AAC to MP3 Converter

This is one freeware for convert AAC audio to MP3 audio and convert MP3 audio to AAC audio also, it can play and decode AAC audio files and convert between AAC audio and MP3 audio format by the fly, this software named "AAC to MP3 Converter" provide one bright between AAC audio and MP3 audio, it is one very useful audio tool, at the best, it is absolutely FREE software.

Main Features of AAC to MP3 Converter

  1. Convert AAC to MP3;
  2. Convert MP3 to AAC;
  3. Play AAC audio file;
  4. Fast converting speed;
  5. Excellent output quality is offered.
  6. Supports batch conversion;
  7. Easy to use, converting in one click;
  8. Absolutely FREE;

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Program System Requirements

  • Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7 (x86 and x64);
  • 650MHz Intel or AMD, or above;
  • 512 MB RAM or more

About AAC Audio

AAC stands for 'Advanced Audio Coding', it is part of the MPEG-4 Systems Standard. Because of its exceptional performance and quality, it become at the core of the MPEG-4, 3GPP and 3GPP2 specifications and is the audio codec of choice for Internet, wireless and digital broadcast arenas, it supports several sampling rates (8000–96000 Hz), bit depths, and multichannel (up to 48 channels).

All of the music sold in the iTunes Music Store uses AAC, for playback on desktop or iPod. AAC is a standardized, lossy compression and encoding scheme for digital audio. Designed to be the successor of the MP3 format, AAC generally achieves better sound quality than MP3 at many bit rates. with incredible quality it become at a wide range of data rates and ratification as an industry standard.

About MP3 Audio

MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a popular digital audio encoding and lossy compression format, designed to greatly reduce the amount of data required to represent audio, yet still sound like a faithful reproduction of the original uncompressed audio to most listeners. MP3 audio is the most popual audio format on the world. Despite the popularity of the MP3 format, online music retailers often use other proprietary formats that are encrypted or obfuscated in order to make it difficult to use purchased music files in ways not specifically authorized by the record companies.

When performing lossy audio encoding, such as creating an MP3 file, there is a trade-off between the amount of space used and the sound quality of the result. MP3 at 128 kbit/s was only providing quality equivalent to HE-AAC at 64 kbit/s and MP2 at 192 kbit/s.

AAC Format Advantages over MP3

When compared side-by-side, AAC proves itself worthy of replacing MP3 as the new Internet audio standard. Take a look at these AAC advantages over MP3:

  • Improved compression provides higher-quality results with smaller file sizes
  • Support for multichannel audio, providing up to 48 full frequency channels
  • Higher resolution audio, yielding sampling rates up to 96 kHz
  • Improved decoding efficiency, requiring less processing power for decode

Remark

  • This software is a Freeware, free to both personal & commercial use.
  • The command line FFmpeg is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) version 2.1 or later (www.ffmpeg.org). The FFmpeg Windows Builds (source code and static builds) come from hawkeye.arrozcru.org.

With this free audio converter - AAC to MP3 Converter, everyone can enjoy the benefits both AAC audio and MP3 audio; it is one handy utility for daily use. Please contact me, if you have question or comments about AAC to MP3 Converter.

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