Scenario: You’ve obtained an audio or video file that’s either in a format unsupported by the device you intend to play it on—an iOS device, traditional iPod, or your Mac, for example—or in a form ...

Wouldn’t it be nice to live in a world where there’s only one file format for every byte of audio-video content? Crashing back to reality though, we’re stuck with numerous codecs, and one of these ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. If you enjoy listening to music on YouTube, the right tool ...

I go step by step to show how I convert a video to audio on my iPhone using only built-in apps. I use the Shortcuts app that comes with every iPhone to turn videos into audio files fast. I show how to ...

When you want to decode, encode, transcode, mix, demix, stream, filter, and play, then FFmpeg is probably the best tool for the job, and it’s available for Windows 10 as a free download. However, it ...

If you're converting more than a few audio files, using graphical tools (including online tools or apps) can be a laborious ...

Digital audio has exploded far beyond the compact-disc era. We now hop between streaming apps, edit voice-overs on laptops and share podcasts from phones that hold more songs than an old-school record ...

Ed Rhee, a freelance writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is an IT veteran turned stay-at-home-dad of two girls. He focuses on Android devices and applications while maintaining a review blog ...