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==Data format== An AIFF file is divided into a number of chunks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kabal |first=Peter |date=2017-09-20 |title=Audio File Format Specifications |url=https://www-mmsp.ece.mcgill.ca/Documents/AudioFormats/AIFF/AIFF.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724201945/https://www-mmsp.ece.mcgill.ca/Documents/AudioFormats/AIFF/AIFF.html |archive-date=2022-07-24 |website=MMSP Lab, ECE, McGill University}}</ref> Each chunk is identified by a ''chunk ID'' more broadly referred to as [[FourCC]]. Types of chunks found in AIFF files: * Common Chunk (required) * Sound Data Chunk (required) * Marker Chunk * Instrument Chunk * Comment Chunk * Name Chunk * Author Chunk * Copyright Chunk * Annotation Chunk * Audio Recording Chunk * MIDI Data Chunk * Application Chunk * [[ID3]] Chunk
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