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.wav to .flac conversion using MAC OS X

I'm exhausted from looking on the net without finding a solution and I need your help. I have 300GB of .wav files stored on a hard drive after spending a long time ripping my CD collection. I need to convert them to .flac and save them on another drive for backup. I used xACT to do the conversion and things were great until I added the albums (I did one album as a test) to PLAY, a music software that plays .flac files. The songs were added without any properties (name, album, artist). Please keep in mind that the files are stored with the names example Money.flac.
If any one has come across a similar problem and found a workaround, please help me.

thanks,

kas
ksalous
narkotic
4 posts
 
MAX will convert these files. I convert FLAC to Apple Lossless all of the time with this program.

Keep in mind, FLAC files don't play natively on OSX, unless you choose to use a standalone player like VLC.
ksalous OP
13 posts
 
Thanks for all your comments. I tried Max software and so far so good. I have to manually enter the songs names and the rest of the properties though. I might just take my time and convert them slowly.

kas
restock
831 posts
 
Kas, why not use iTunes on OS X with Apple Lossless files? If you do that iTunes can look up all song info online when you insert the CD again. I then usually copy and paste which is a little easier.
ksalous OP
13 posts
 
Restock, I am using iTunes with .wav files and all is well. However I wanted to backup my music on another drive or DVDs using .flac to save space. That way if my drive died on me, I don't have to rip all my music all over again.

kas
restock
831 posts
 
Kas, if you convert to Apple Lossless using iTunes, then all tags will be preserved and you will still save the space. Easier then Flac on Mac, at least until iTunes will have Flac support.
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