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Convert DSS to AIFF

Free, no account, no watermark. Converted on our servers, then deleted.

Drop a DSS file here

As many as you like. We will show you what they convert to.

How to convert DSS to AIFF

  1. 1

    Choose your file

    Drop a DSS file onto the converter, or pick one from your device. You can add several at once.

  2. 2

    Select AIFF

    Pick AIFF as the output format. Open Settings if you want to control the audio codec, the audio bitrate, and the sample rate, and 2 more.

  3. 3

    Download the result

    Convert and download the finished file. No account, and nothing to install.

dss

Digital Speech Standard

Olympus and Philips dictaphone recordings. Only dictation software plays them directly.

aiff

Audio Interchange File Format

The Apple uncompressed audio format, counterpart to WAV on the Mac.

DSS to AIFF, asked and answered

Does converting DSS to AIFF lose quality?

Nothing further is lost, but nothing is recovered either. AIFF stores exactly what the DSS contains, compression artefacts included, and the file is usually several times larger for no visible gain.

Can I convert the AIFF back to DSS?

Not here. We can read AIFF but no engine of ours writes DSS, so this conversion only goes one way.

What can I change about the AIFF it produces?

You can set the audio codec, the sample rate, mono or stereo, and where it starts and stops. Anything left on Auto is decided by the encoder, which is usually the right answer unless you are targeting a specific size or device.

Where does the conversion happen?

On our server. The file is sent over HTTPS and converted in a sandbox with no network access of its own; your input and the result go together, removed at once if it fails and otherwise kept for a few minutes so you can download them, then deleted — whether or not you did. There are no accounts for anything to be kept against.

Is there a limit on file size?

Yes — there is a per-file cap and an hourly job limit, because this runs on one small server. The API page states the limits currently in force rather than a number baked into this page.

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