AAC is one of the audio formats most used today. It is not only characterized by its popularity, but also by the quality it offers compared to other formats.
What is the CAA format?
AAC is the abbreviation for Advanced Audio Coding and is a popular digital audio format. It was born with the intention of replacing the MP3 format as it offers higher quality with a lower bit rate.
It falls within the standard ISO/IEC and belongs to the group of MPEG-2 and MPEG-4. It is not compatible with MPEG1. It usually has better functions than MP3, although it is more used.
Features AAC
- Ha frequencies di Camping more Elevate than MP3
- VBR frequency (variable bit rate)
- It has a maximum of 48 channels
- It is efficient and accurate for coding
- Delete i log audio imperceptible to the human ear, to create cleaner and lighter files
- It offers the highest quality like AAC-LC 256 Kbps
- It does not support MPEG-1 group
- Its algorithm allows you to generate a encodes the broadband superior to MP3
Use AAC
The AAC format is mainly recognized for use on platforms of Apple devices, such as Ipod and Iphone. The program they use to play it is iTunes.
In cinematic world is used for movie audio. The stereo sound of a movie can be greatly reduced with AAC.
It is also often used by applications such as Winamp, Ahead and Nero. Like Nintendo DS makes use of the format.
The reason it is usually used in these media is because of its ability to protect the content. AAC allows you to include copyright protection in your files.
This way the audio can only be played on authorized devices. It's a legal protection that content creators value a lot.
Advantages of the CAA format
AAC comes as one of the audio formats that competes directly with MP3. That is why it is important to highlight the advantages offered by this form, which has been on the market for some time, but is less well known.
Sound quality
This format not only offers higher audio quality than MP3, it also offers the multi-channel support. This means that multiple audio channels can be integrated into one file. It is for this reason that it is used in movie audio.
Copyright Shield
An AAC file cannot be freely shared if it is copyright protected. That's why it's Apple's preferred format, as it avoids mass playing a song without paying for it.
Lighter files
Due to its excellent audio compression, the file size is usually smaller than the MP3 format. A song in AAC format can occupy half of the memory space and with better sound quality.
Add multiple files to your music player without affect storage capacity. This feature makes it a popular format for podcasts and broadcasts.
How to play a file in AAC format?
IOS devices often use the native iTunes application to play AAC files. However, even on the Windows platform it is possible.
even the Windows native player (Windows Media Player or Music) has the ability to open AAC format files. As long as the file is not protected by copyright encryption.
Programs to open AAC files
- AVS audio converter
- Freemaje Audio
- Adobe Audition
- MediaMonkey
- Fast player
- VLC media player
- MPlayer
- Real player
- Winamp
- Windows Media Player
