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Convert M4A to WAV without uploading it

Turn an M4A file into WAV - here in this tab, with nothing uploaded.

How to convert M4A to WAV

  1. Drop your M4A file in.
  2. WAV is already selected - press Convert.
  3. Save the WAV file.

Why this one stays private

Audio files are voice memos, interviews, recordings of people. Converting one elsewhere means uploading all of that.

Questions

Why convert M4A to WAV?

M4A is the Apple container for AAC, and what iTunes and Voice Memos produce. WAV is uncompressed and lossless, which is why the files are enormous. Converting is how you move a file from the first situation to the second.

What will the WAV file be?

16-bit PCM WAV: uncompressed, lossless from here on, and accepted by every editor.

Does converting M4A to WAV lose quality?

No. WAV is lossless, so this step loses nothing - though it cannot bring back what the M4A file already discarded.

Does converting lose quality?

Going to a lossless format never does. Going to a lossy one always does, though usually not audibly at the settings used here.

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