Anybody try these out yet? It says it has to be encoded on the fly when you go to purchase, so it takes time. Having metadata on the files would be very very nice.

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I haven't tried it out yet.

Is metadata to aiff files as id3 tags are to MP3s? If so then that alone would be a great reason to switch from WAV to AIFF. Typing in all that info iTunes for each new track is tiresome.

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What is the difference between AIFF and WAV ???

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I tried out my latest purchase using the AIFF option. It didn't seem any slower compared to WAV despite the on-the-fly transcoding done by beatport (this is what they mentioned in their press release).

AIFF is a non-compressed audio file like WAV, so I don't believe there is any sound quality difference between them. Yes, the meta-data is like an ID3 tag. It can hold all types of information about the file, as well as album cover art.

It's great to have this stuff on the files.

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[QUOTE=danielRR;991182]I tried out my latest purchase using the AIFF option. It didn't seem any slower compared to WAV despite the on-the-fly transcoding done by beatport (this is what they mentioned in their press release).

AIFF is a non-compressed audio file like WAV, so I don't believe there is any sound quality difference between them. Yes, the meta-data is like an ID3 tag. It can hold all types of information about the file, as well as album cover art.

It's great to have this stuff on the files.[/QUOTE]

thanks for the info. I'll probably give this a go on my next order. My only concern is compatibility issues, but I suppose in this day and age it won't be a problem.

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Traktor supports AIFF

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many of the now digital audiophile shops are recommending aiff over flac for super high end equipment.

personally i cannot hear the difference - but just FYI

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[QUOTE=DIDI;991064]What is the difference between AIFF and WAV ???[/QUOTE]

WAV & AIFF are basically the same thing, only WAV is for MS Windows while AIFF is Apple's version of WAV. Besides that, AIFF files are slightly superior because they can hold some tag data and artwork, where WAV files cannot hold any tags or art.

I have been purchasing AIFF files from Beatport since they started offering them. There has been no noticable delay for me, and the tags/artwork are a timesaver. I was previously having to tag and add artwork manually in Rekordbox.

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^^ You have a point there on the tag thing. Plus that the AIFF files can also be played by CDJ-2000 (as well as many popular players under microsoft windows).