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how to play flac with itunes?

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stark4

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Oct 14, 2008
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can someone tell me how to play flac on itunes? i don't want to convert to apple format or anything like that. i just want to load up the flac files on itunes library and play it from there. is there a way to do it?


Thanks
 
I use Fluke, but I'm not sure if it does convert the files, the quality does not degrade anyway.

I don't remember where I got it from, but google should have the answer.
 
Kaliemon said:
I use Fluke, but I'm not sure if it does convert the files, the quality does not degrade anyway.

I don't remember where I got it from, but google should have the answer.
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I use Fluke too. It's great, but iTunes should have FLAC support built-in - there's no reason why Apple didn't put it in, which is incredibly dumb. Also, there is a short lag/delay between double clicking on a song to have it play and then actually playing the song (when using FLACs imported with Fluke).
 
armoguy94 said:
I use Fluke too. It's great, but iTunes should have FLAC support built-in - there's no reason why Apple didn't put it in, which is incredibly dumb. Also, there is a short lag/delay between double clicking on a song to have it play and then actually playing the song (when using FLACs imported with Fluke).
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so Fluke is the way to go if i dont want to convert?
 
i use xact. you convert from flac to aiff or wav. then in itunes you can "create MP3" from there. doesnt take very long.

also, i thought flac was a native windows file, just like wmv? am i wrong?
 
HBOC said:
i use xact. you convert from flac to aiff or wav. then in itunes you can "create MP3" from there. doesnt take very long.

also, i thought flac was a native windows file, just like wmv? am i wrong?
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I want to play it with iTunes though
 
paulablett said:
XLD is free and found at
http://tmkk.hp.infoseek.co.jp/xld/index_e.html

it converts files to WAV then you can import them at full quality to iTunes in Mac or PC or convert them to MP3....
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Why would you do that? :confused:
Why not convert straight from flac to Apple lossless etcetera using XLD? Why Flac >>> Wav>>> iTunes (Apple Lossless/MP3 etc)?

I agree though, XLD is an excellent piece of software.
 
but my question was i don't want to convert the flac file to any other format.

so i guess Fluke is the only way to go ..


Thanks
 
Has anyone had trouble with the newest version of iTunes (8.2) and Fluke? I too am looking for something to just play the files, not convert anymore which I've been doing for a few years.

Whenever I import them, the title shows up, tags, everything.. but its just dead silence when it plays. Anyone else having that problem?
 
To find an app search on macupdate.com or versiontracker.com

miles01110 said:
Actually there is; FLAC = Free Lossless Audio Codec. Free Lossless Audio Codec. If it's free, it's not the Apple way.
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Does Apple charge for iTunes? Does Apple charge for MP4 (AAC) support?

Your baseless claim is wrong on so many ways. Why don't you actually read up on the different formats first?

Here is an article on the video formats.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/06/ogg_theora_h_264_and_the_html_5_browser_squabble.html
 
Consultant said:
Does Apple charge for iTunes? Does Apple charge for MP4 (AAC) support?
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No, but why does that even matter? Apple doesn't charge for iTunes, they just charge you for the devices that sync with it and the music from their store. Figure it out.

Your baseless claim is wrong on so many ways. Why don't you actually read up on the different formats first?
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Digest the argument first pal.
 
paulablett said:
XLD is free and found at
http://tmkk.hp.infoseek.co.jp/xld/index_e.html

it converts files to WAV then you can import them at full quality to iTunes in Mac or PC or convert them to MP3....
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Yes. Def. the much smaller simpler app then Max, all the Max has way more customizations.

eltim said:
Has anyone had trouble with the newest version of iTunes (8.2) and Fluke? I too am looking for something to just play the files, not convert anymore which I've been doing for a few years.

Whenever I import them, the title shows up, tags, everything.. but its just dead silence when it plays. Anyone else having that problem?
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I have had a lot of problems with Fluke, none like that though.
 
Apple doesn't charge for iTunes, they just charge you for the devices that sync with it and the music from their store. Figure it out.
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If you're aware of a company that gives away free devices and music from its store, by all means, please share!
 
miles01110 said:
Apple doesn't charge for iTunes, they just charge you for the devices that sync with it and the music from their store. Figure it out.
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But I don't need to buy music from their store and I don't need to buy one of their devices to listen to music from iTunes. There are numerous ways to use iTunes for free. Therefore, your statement of "If it's free, it's not the Apple way" is incorrect.
 
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