Why won't Mac play FLAC audio? How..can...I [Archive]

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macdoobie

Mar 31, 2008, 06:13 PM

I need to play FLAC. If there isn't a way, how can I covert these bad boys to something useable.

killmoms

Mar 31, 2008, 06:15 PM

FLACs are playable in players like VLC. You can also convert them to other formats with a program like Max or XLD (X Lossless Decoder).

EDIT: I prefer XLD because its LAME MP3 options are better documented (with clear, universal terms) than Max's.

ergdegdeg

Mar 31, 2008, 06:16 PM

You can play them with VLC (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) and convert them with Max (http://sbooth.org/Max/).

macdoobie

Mar 31, 2008, 07:10 PM

Thanks guys for the help :)

Max is a really nifty and helpful program...:D

cubbie5150

Mar 31, 2008, 07:51 PM

Thanks guys for the help :)

Max is a really nifty and helpful program...:D

Yeah, I had a bunch of FLAC music stored on external HD's from before the time I migrated to OS X about a year ago... I use Max to convert my FLAC files into ALAC &/or 320kbps VBR .aac; Max has been a godsend for me!