AAC Sample Files

Verified downloads with technical metadata and integrity checks.

Format Overview

AAC (.aac) is a modern lossy audio codec offering improved compression over MP3 at similar bit rates. Used extensively in streaming and mobile platforms, it supports various profiles and containers (ADTS, MP4). Use sample .aac files to validate decoder compatibility, stream buffering, and metadata extraction.

Quick Stats

Files Shown4
Total Files4
CategoryAudio
ManifestJSON

Validation Methodology

  • Verify duration, sample rate, and channel count in your decoder.
  • Test metadata extraction and malformed-tag handling.
  • Validate seek/stream behavior over slow networks.

Download Files

Filename Size MIME SHA256 Download
aac_15s_sample_file_142KB.aac
.aac
141.2 KB audio/aac 0dc2191764d772f4f4d2f549fa4437a7aaad731e06ddf8060f3bd1ef34e6c00a Download
aac_30s_sample_file_288KB.aac
.aac
287.8 KB audio/aac 6b09838037ebdb8c8ec214b72c1299c050c9a7e7036fe60dcf3703bcede1fd7a Download
aac_5s_sample_file_44KB.aac
.aac
43.7 KB audio/aac 7cbacc42c6e76e2ef7135db7ef7a66cbd065d4f446f0cd65d418899c2237e116 Download
aac_60s_sample_file_581KB.aac
.aac
580.5 KB audio/aac a8b1b95fcde10509dbf5a6ede0bddb98cffb143cd1afff49fda90d3ee3f878ae Download

Checksum Verification

Use checksums to confirm file integrity after download.

shasum -a 256 your_file_name_here
# Compare output with SHA256 values listed above.

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