Different kinds of files
An image stores pixels; an audio file stores a sound waveform. Neither contains the other, so no tool can turn a picture into a sound recording.
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DDS (DirectDraw Surface) is Microsoft's texture format for games and 3D apps, storing compressed images with mipmaps that GPUs read directly.
DDS opens in game engines, GIMP (with a plugin), Photoshop (with the NVIDIA plugin) and texture tools; convert to PNG to view normally.
M4A is an AAC-based audio format common on Apple devices and iTunes — better quality than MP3 at the same size.
M4A plays on Apple devices, iTunes and most modern players.
No. Images and audio are fundamentally different, so there's nothing to convert. You can convert your DDS to PNG, JPG or TIFF instead.
Maybe a video or slideshow with audio — use a video tool. A DDS image can't hold sound.
DDS converts cleanly to PNG, JPG or TIFF — free, no sign-up, no watermark.