Interleaved ADX Audio Format (AIX)
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ADX is a proprietary audio storage and compression format developed by CRI Middleware. An AIX interleaves multiple ADX files.
Identify it
| Extensions | .aix |
|---|---|
| Signatures | 41495846000017f80100001400000800 at byte 0 (Interleaved ADX (AIX)) |
| PRONOM | fmt/841 |
| Wikidata | Q50182987 |
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Open it
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Convert it
| To | With | Fidelity | Command and losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) 1.2.1 | FFmpeg | Lossless | ffmpeg -i in.aix out.flacLossless for decoded audio; a lossy source stays as degraded as it was. WAV may reduce bit depth or drop metadata. |
| Waveform Audio | FFmpeg | Lossless | ffmpeg -i in.aix out.wavLossless for decoded audio; a lossy source stays as degraded as it was. WAV may reduce bit depth or drop metadata. |
| Matroska 1-4 | FFmpeg | Lossy | ffmpeg -i in.aix out.mkvRe-encoded with lossy codecs by default; try `-c copy` to remux without re-encoding when the codecs fit the container. |
| MPEG 1/2 Audio Layer 3 | FFmpeg | Lossy | ffmpeg -i in.aix out.mp3Lossy re-encoding. |
| MPEG-4 Part 14 | FFmpeg | Lossy | ffmpeg -i in.aix out.mp4Re-encoded with lossy codecs by default; try `-c copy` to remux without re-encoding when the codecs fit the container. |
| Ogg | FFmpeg | Lossy | ffmpeg -i in.aix out.oggLossy re-encoding. |
| WebM | FFmpeg | Lossy | ffmpeg -i in.aix out.webmRe-encoded with lossy codecs by default; try `-c copy` to remux without re-encoding when the codecs fit the container. |
Sources
From Converters (FFmpeg, ImageMagick, Pandoc, LibreOffice), PRONOM, Wikidata. Updated 2026-10-20.