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Figure 43—Adjusting iTunes settings to output AIFF files

3. In the new dialog box that appears, click the Import Using drop-down

list, and select AIFF Encoder (see Figure 43, Adjusting iTunes settings to
output AIFF files , on page 301 ). Then close all the dialog boxes and return
to the main iTunes interface.

4. Click and drag your sound file to the iTunes window so that it's imported

into your playlist. Locate it in the list (hint: type its name into the Search
box at the top right of iTunes), and then right-click it and select Create
AIFF Version.

5. Conversion is instant, and you'll find you have two versions of the file.

Select the second of the two, and click and drag it to the desktop. You
should now have an AIFF file (the file will have an .AIF file extension).

6. Now you need to return iTunes to its original settings, so click the appli-

cation menu again and select Preferences. Click the Import Settings
button, and this time select AAC Encoder from the Import Settings drop-
down list. You can now close all dialog boxes and quit iTunes.