.flac Question
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Topic: .flac Question
Posted By: Freak
Subject: .flac Question
Date Posted: December 09 2006 at 12:21
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I downloaded an Explosions In The Sky concert in .flac format, and I am in the process of downloading another one right now. I've read up on lossless recording and such, but I'm not sure if it would be better for me to find some lossy concerts. These take a while to download, and they are pretty big files. Is there any risk downloading these (besides the source, which I trust - the band has linked to them) that I will blow up my hard drive? Everything seemed to work with the first concert, it imported onto my iPod fine, but I'm worried this will take up a lot of space.
Thanks,
Freak
Edit - Okay, the first one read as an MPEG audio file on iTunes, but I can't import the most recent concert download to iTunes. ------------- 
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: December 09 2006 at 13:04
| You can't blow up a hard drive by downloading a large file onto it. If it's too big, it won't fit, simple as that. |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: December 09 2006 at 13:52
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Personally, I try to find as much as I can in lossless formats. The
difference between lossless and lossy is noticeable (in most cases,
depending on the source and the format, audio ripped to lossy formats
can sound very good aswell) and can reduce the enjoyment of a certain
album. For example, I didn't realise the true greatness of KC's Red
until I bought it on vinyl, my mp3 copy sounded very plain and boring
in comparison (I later downloaded a copy of Red in FLAC to see if it
sounded better, and it was almost on par with the original vinyl). If you don't want to use lossless formats because of the large filesize (which I admit is a pretty big disadvantage), I recommend the Musepack (.mpc, .mpp or .mp+) format. High bitrate (192-320 kbps) mp3 is usually good aswell. |
Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: December 10 2006 at 01:48
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Use software (I use MediaCoder) to convert the files to iPod-friendly, space-efficient mp3's, then delete the original flac's. The bitrate you use is up to you; 128 is fine for me, but some people think 192 sounds bad. Experiment and see what you like.
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