What is the difference between .aiff and .snd?
- Extension
- .aiff
- .snd
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- Apple
- SGI (Silicon Graphics, Inc.)
- Description
- High-quality audio file created using the (AIFF) file format; contains CD-quality audio stored in a non-compressed, lossless format, similar .WAV files; commonly used to burn audio CDs.
- Generic sound format used by a variety of programs; may be a Macintosh sound resource (from Mac OS Classic), an AKAI MPC audio sample, a generic Amiga sound, or other audio file.
- MIME Type
- audio/aiff
- audio/basic
- Sample
- sample.aiff