.wav
WAV audioWaveform Audio File Format
Microsoft and IBM’s audio format from 1991. It normally stores uncompressed PCM samples, keeping full quality at the cost of large files.
Recording, editing and mastering, and sound effects for video and games.
Opens in Music, QuickTime, Windows Media Player, VLC, every audio editor
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AIFF audioAudio Interchange File Format
Apple’s uncompressed audio format from 1988, based on Electronic Arts’ IFF. It holds full-quality PCM samples and can carry metadata and loop points.
Recording and music production on the Mac, in apps such as Logic and GarageBand.
Opens in Music, QuickTime, Logic Pro, GarageBand, VLC, Audacity
About AIFF files