If you're talking about AIFF->MP3->AIFF yes it can degrade the sound quality.Originally posted by TyleRomeo
does itunes ruin the sound quality if an AIFF file is imported and then converted to an AIFF again through iTunes?
Tyler
the ones i edit say its bit rate at 1411 and the ones that i don't edit just say unknown and being that im anal I convert the AIFF files ive imported into iTunes AIFF files.
Originally posted by King Cobra
No. You do not lose any quality by converting an AIFF from a CD to an AIFF through iTunes. You also do not lose any quality by importing/exporting audio editing applications (Audacity, Sound Studio, Pro Tools etc.) in AIFF format.
Often when I want to work on editing audio and I am cut short in time I edit straight from the CD and export to AIFF, then reimport the AIFF and continue editing the still perfect quality audio clip.
Originally posted by mnkeybsness
nope...why change someone else's hard work making their music sound the way they meant it to sound?
Originally posted by TyleRomeo
becuase once you buy its yours and you can make it sound anyway you want it to
Tyler
Originally posted by LethalWolfe
Well, if you want to get technical, it's not yours since you don't hold the copyrights.
Lethal