{"id":93115,"date":"2022-09-29T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=93115"},"modified":"2022-09-29T10:27:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T09:27:37","slug":"how-to-convert-audio-file-types","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-convert-audio-file-types\/","title":{"rendered":"Change the file type of your audio in four easy clicks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 style=\"user-select: auto;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; user-select: auto;\">Whether a WAV to MP3 or AIFF to FLAC, we&#8217;re going to show you how to change the file format of your audio files in four clicks.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\" class=\"underline\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/routenote-convert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RouteNote&#8217;s new audio file converter<\/a><\/strong><\/span> allows you to change audio file types in just four clicks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, it&#8217;s easier than ever to convert lossy to lossless, lossless to lossy, or to compress an uncompressed file and vice versa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Convert-audio-file-formats.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93124 lazyload\" width=\"602\" height=\"274\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you click the &#8216;<strong>Tools<\/strong>&#8216; button in the top right of the Convert tool, you\u2019ll see that you can change any of the formats to any other format<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the RouteNote audio file converter allows you to convert audio file types easily whether using a Mac or Windows system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>How to convert audio file types with RouteNote Convert<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>First, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\" class=\"underline\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/convert.routenote.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">head to the RouteNote Convert page<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. The image below displays the main RouteNote Convert page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Main-page.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93117 lazyload\" width=\"476\" height=\"416\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, determine which conversion option you need. Do you have an MP3, FLAC, WAV, AAC, or an AIFF file?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And then decide which audio file you need. 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We&#8217;ve listed what each of these file types are, in addition to the difference between lossy and lossless compression.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, for the second click, you can upload your audio file once you&#8217;ve determined what file type you need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use the browser to manually search for your file or you can drag and drop it into the big box presented below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Choose-file.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93118 lazyload\" width=\"482\" height=\"422\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the Converter has finished processing your upload, select the &#8216;<strong>Convert<\/strong>&#8216; button and wait for the magic to happen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Convert-page-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93122 lazyload\" width=\"489\" height=\"428\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, the download screen will appear once the Converter tool has finished converting. 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