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Simple & Effective Conversion Software

To our computerphiles:

I am slowly but inexorably tiptoeing into computer audio waters. and need software to convert downloaded FLAC or other codec files into Apple Lossless,so I can play songs through iTunes and load my iPod. The only other use I might have for such software is ripping/burning, although as far as I can tell, iTunes works just fine.

Should I get dbPoweramp? MediaMonkey? JRiver? I do not want to be overwhelmed with unnecessary complexity nor pay for utilities I will not use.

Thank you for your help.

Neal
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nglazer OP
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Thanks for advice, but I do not know whether in converting from FLAC to ALAC I am going to be "resampling the files in software" nor do I know what "changing the envelope" means, although it sounds like that is what I will be doing.

I have some downloads that are in FLAC which have been ripped from CD's, and others will be hi-rez I plan to download from sites like HDTracks.

Neal
nglazer OP
842 posts
 
Thanks for the clarification, Tobias. I am reasonably computer literate but not so much on music and codecs, etc.

I thought iTunes could accommodate hi res downloads if they were in ALAC format? Or is that true, but an iPod cannot take them?

Now you can tell why I have been reluctant to convert to computer audio. Too many layers of complication.

Best,

Neal
nglazer OP
842 posts
 
Thank you, Tobias. This clarifies.

I have a W4S DAC2 which can handle hi rez.

Will try dbPoweramp to convert FLAC downloads to ALAC and then try and play from computer to DAC and see if anything explodes -- or if any sound comes out.

Best,

Neal
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