I've always saved to AIFF if the files are intended to burn a CDR. �I use WAV files at all other times, saving them as high definition L/R files, (not interleaved). �I haven't noticed any loss in converting from WAV to AIFF. db On Friday, February 28, 2014 1:56:32 PM, John Schroth <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Could someone provide any logical reasons why one would use AIFF over >WAV as the digital master preservation file format? (leaving compressed >variants of AIFF off the table for this discussion). I have a client >that has asked for AIFF format masters instead of WAV. I'm not sure if >this is actually best for them but I don't digitize to AIFF format files >- I have always digitized to WAV format. > >Since AIFF format was developed by Apple a while back - is it still >considered a proprietary format? > >What happens if you capture to WAV then save the file off as AIFF or the >opposite, is there anything lost or changed in the audio file or with >the attached metadata? > >Thanks in advance for any thoughts/input. > >Regards, > >John Schroth > >--- >This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. >http://www.avast.com > > >