File Types :

The accepted file types are:

• *.mp3 – MPEG 3 encoded ending with “.mp3″
• *.wav – wave format ending with “.wav”
• *.aiff – Audio Interchange File Format ending with “.aiff” or “.aif”
• *.zip – compressed / zipped file ending with “.zip”

The file extension is important, please do not change the extension.  This is normally not a concern but modifying the file extension will cause files to be deleted or go invisible and throw errors on user account.

Modern Windows and Mac operating systems make it difficult to change this aspect of your files.  Although not impossible to change, these types are important for proper file handling on the Ableton Denver site and on your local environment.

If you have a fiel encoded in the wave vormat (file.wave for example) and you change the extension to file.mp3 the file is broken.  The .**** that trails the file name helps the operating system determine what programs to use and how to handle the file.  Other checks include encoding types (such as MIME), for information search Google.