Audio Files

Developed by Monkey’s Audio, the APE extension refers to audio files compressed using its in-house compression algorithm. These files are also known as an APE codec or MAC format and are a lossless binary format. It works differently from the commonly-found MP3, WMA, and other lossy formats and ensures that the user listens to the […]

Developed by Digital Theater Systems (now knows as DTS, Inc.), the DTS extension refers to audio in the Digital Theater Systems file type. First introduced in 1993 as a direct competitor to Dolby, it is a surround sound format commonly found alongside movies and commercials and several consumer-grade applications. It saves five audio tracks together […]

The NES extension refers to an NES Sound Format file that stores music from an original Nintendo game and related NES systems. These files are similar to PSID format and allow the sound to be played even before the game loads. It has the audio and a small header, enabling any NSF player to insert […]

MUI files are user instrument files used by the myriad musical notation software products. A good example is the Harmony Assistant which produces sound signals and musical realities. The primary purpose of the MUI file is for the storage of a number of sounds for instruments such as bass, piano, strings, and woodwinds. Since they […]

An AAX file is a multimedia digital audiobook whose format has been developed by Audible. Most often than not, AAX files are used by Audible.com in most of their audiobooks and other audio products. Other online stores that utilize these files include iTunes and Audiblekids. AA files are more of enhanced versions of AA files. […]

A CAF is majorly an Apple file format that supports their music systems. It is a digital audio format that is based on Apple’s core audio technology. CAF is a low-level API that ensures the sounds produced by Apple are of high quality and that the users of the operating system can enjoy the far […]

An ODM file is a media shortcut file to another file located in the digital library reserve. Such files include audiobooks, eBooks, or a music file. The ODM file must be processed, which is usually done by the overdrive media console. Once that is over, then the actual file is downloaded once the ODM file […]

Developed by MakeMusic, its Finale software, a music notation tool, uses the PLY extension. These files store the audio data which the program can playback. Most people seeking to play the PLY format are using Google Chrome to access them. It belongs to the audio files category and stores music compositions.

Developed by Xiph.org, the OPUS extension refers to a file in the Ogg Opus format. It is a lossy audio format with encoding in IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) codec and stored in OGG container thereafter. The OPUS extension uses both CELT and SILK formats and users can get a variable bit rate starting from […]

An M3U8 file is a playlist file which is mostly used by audio and video programs. The extension contains a path or Ural to media files or an entire media’s folder. It also provides with information about the playlist. M3U8 file formatting is the same as the one present in M3U files. The difference between […]