Convert APE to WAV - online and free - this page also contains information on the APE and WAV file extensions.
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How to convert a APE to a WAV file?
- Choose the APE file that you want to convert.
- Select WAV as the the format you want to convert your APE file to.
- Click "Convert" to convert your APE file.
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| File extension | .ape |
| Category | Music File |
| Description | The APE format is a popular audio format which uses lossless compression and a very effective compression algorithm. Many prefer to use Monkey Audio's main competitor FLAC which offers more features and hardware support. Most modern media players do not support the APE format and a number of users look to convert into more freely available formats such as MP3 and FLAC. |
| Actions | APE to WAV - Convert file now View other music file formats |
| Technical Details | Monkey's Audio does not discard data during the process of encoding the file. APE adopts file compression to reduce file transfer time, bandwidth and storage with no loss in quality with the ape file sounding exactly the same as the original digital recording (for example, CD). APE offers better compression rates than FLAC and has multithreading/multicore support in built. |
| Associated programs | APE Player VLC media Player |
| Developed by | Monkeys Audio |
| MIME type | audio/ape |
| Useful links | Further information on the APE format APE Media Player Convert APE file |
| File extension | .wav |
| Category | Music File |
| Description | WAV (WAVE) files are audio files playable via multimedia playback software such as Windows Media Player and other software available for your operating system. These files contain any sounds such as sound effects, music or spoken words. WAV files are large in size and with the advent of MP3 and MP4 WAV files are becoming less popular and less common. They were created and developed by IBM and Microsoft but unlike MP3 and MP4 the WAV file format does not use a form of lossy compression so file sizes are therefore much bigger and now less popular. |
| Actions | Convert WAV file View other music file formats |
| Technical Details | Wav files are the standard digital audio format in Windows. Using the .WAV file extension, 8- or 16-bit samples can be taken at rates of 11,025 Hz, 22,050 Hz and 44,100 Hz. The highest quality being th 16-bit at 44,100 HZ, this highest level is the sampling rate of an audio CD and uses 88KB of storage per second. All general sounds in Windows, such as when you log in, are in the .WAV format. The default content of a WAV file is uncompressed (although they can be used to store compressed formats such as MP3), pulse code modulated (PCM) digital samples derived from the analog source. |
| Associated programs | CyberLink PowerDirector Microsoft Windows Media Player Roxio Creator 2009 |
| Developed by | Microsoft & IBM |
| MIME type | audio/wav audio/wave audio/x-wav |
| Useful links | Find out more about the WAV format When to use WAV files ? Convert WAV file |
Convert APE file
Using Zamzar it is possible to convert APE files to a variety of other formats
- ape to aac (Advanced Audio Coding File)
- ape to ac3 (AC3 Audio File)
- ape to flac (Free Lossless Audio Codec)
- ape to m4a (Compressed video file)
- ape to mp3 (Compressed audio file)
- ape to mp4 (MPEG-4 Video File)
- ape to ogg (Ogg Vorbis Compressed Audio File)
- ape to wav (Windows audio file)
- ape to wma (Windows Media Audio)