Anyone know of a program that decompresses APE files?

[Reverend_Smitty]

I downloaded some music and they are APE files, does anyone know of a free program that I can use so I can listen to the music?

[Deja Q]

1. A decompressed ape? What's an ape, apart from

the critters we evolved from even though I say they're more evolved at this point...

[Reverend_Smitty]

2. It's a type of music file...

it keeps the music from losing some of its audio integrity, like an MP3 does. But you need a program that will decompress it and allow your computer to play it as a .wav file.

[Briarius]

3. filext.org says there's a winamp plug-in

to play it, so if that's a media player you use, I'd search their site. Otherwise, pick the player you want to use and search their site for the correct plug-in

here's what filext had to say:
http://filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=ape&Submit3=Go%21

[Wilber_Stool]

4. db Music Converter

will rip it to something more usable. It's free too.

http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central.htm