I use xACT

unique said:

IT DOES (i must've said it a 100 times by now) !!!!!


lord i think i'm going insane here :meditate:
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shorttrini said:

Not true. Flac and WAV are simply containers for the audio file. Flac is a lossless compressed file based on the Free Lossless Audio Codec. WAV is a Windows standard uncompressed audio file and will not lose any data when converted from Flac.

Mp3 conversion is lossy by design and it will lose variable amounts of data during conversion depending on the bitrate and quality settings.

If the OP wants to convert the files easily to WAV or mp3 (or a file to Flac for that matter), then DVDVideoSoft has a free program called FreeAudioConverter. It's easy to use, intuitive and lighter than using iTunes mp3 conversion for iPods.

Bfunkthe1 said:

CD quality files will show up as either WAV (PC) or Aiff (Mac) when ripping from a disc, so since Flac files are already smaller than WAVs, they aren't too big to burn using the above mentioned Burrrn program.

44100Hz/1411.2kbps stereo is CD standard.

Thanks for everyone's help. I'm gonna try that burnn program.
And yes Ernsest, I KNOW how to google information. Jeesh. Just thought I'd get some expert advice from some very kind and informed folks on the org.

Dewrede said:

you are. earnest was talking about something other than you were. earnest referred to the flac front end which can't burn files, only convert, whereas most other people were talking about programs to let you burn flac to cd audio without converting first

Dewrede said:

So I d/l'd Burrn and I can't get it to run. It installed fine. All 2MBs.
Did I not d/l the whole program? I went staight to the link you provided. I dunno.

^
i just uninstalled my version and reinstalled it , it worked fine for me

did you check in the box what you wanted to install ?

also it doesn't create a desktop icon by itself

is it not there under 'programs' on your pc ?
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Bfunkthe1 said:

Are you using Vista or Windows 7?
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squirrelgrease said:

windows 7. I don't have any problems with any other new programs I d/l.
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Dewrede said:

Well it did create a desktop icon which wouldn't run. But I opened it from programs and it seems to be working. That's strange. So I'm a try this and be back. Thanks Dew and others.

Bfunkthe1 said:

That may be the problem. It seems to that the developer stopped support at XP. There may be another similar program to it, or use the one I recommended.

squirrelgrease said:

I opened it from "programs" and it ran just fine.
Also finally got to listen to a bit of BOC and it sounds...well I see why everyone is raving. Thanks for everyone's help. This is one of the reasons why I love the org.

Bfunkthe1 said:

Bfunkthe1 said:

i'm glad you got it to work

unique said:

sorry , my bad

Flac Frontend will allow you to listen to the Flac files on your computer. It's worth the free download.

Dewrede said:

squirrelgrease said:

Awesome! thanks for the info

Switch Sound File Converter
http://download.cnet.com/...27491.html

TD3 said:

And there it is, ladies and gentlemen....my personal favorite! I love this little app. Sure there are others that do the trick, but this is the one I found FIRST (and was free) a looooong time ago.

TD3 said:

I'll check that out. This is the part that I like:



Thanks.

Dewrede said:

it is an exe file for install. well that is nice but I am using a Mac.

Ellie said:

Haven't thought about that in ages. I never put it on my G4.

Dewrede said:

I have issues with Burn. While it's good for basic audio CDs, I can't really figure out (even if it's possible) how to burn a VIDEO_TS folder. I use Roxio Toast Platinum for that, and it works like a gem. Burn has its place though. It's lightweight, and fast for simpler things. Both programs prove to be useful for different projects.

Cinnie said:

and whose fault is that?

Ellie said:

I'm coppin' this.

errant said:

Dewrede's for raving about a Windows-only solution

Who gives a Fluc about Flac...

I ended up burning a flac audio CD with Toast, then ripping the CD to iTunes for mp3.

Now I got a pretty fly hard copy too

Man I thought I had the best sounding copies of those songs already, but that is amazing.

Cinnie said:

Yes. Like I said, I burnt BOC and DF(pimpsandwich) and was amazed at how this stuff sounded. I've truly been missing out. For sure. Now to track down some other cool things in flac.