Transferring to ALAC from FLAC etc

[Beef Oven!]

Can anyone help?

I've been in correspondence with the guys at eClassical and BIS because I noticed that all my Hi-Res purchases from them are 24bits/48 kHz in my library, not 96 kHz.

It seems that all the Hi-Res files at eClassical are FLAC 24/96, but when I convert them, MediaHuman (my conversion tool) can only get it to 96/48.

Qobuz have ALAC downloads, so no problem with them. The problem arises when sellers don't offer ALAC.

I need a solution

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Der Beef von Oven!

[Stunsworth]

If you use a Mac try XLD.

[Richard Barrett]

If you use a Mac try XLD.

I was going to say that!

[Beef Oven!]

Thanks Steve and (almost) Richard.

I'll give it a try.

[remdataram]

I use, and strongly recommend Faasoft Audio converter:

http://www.faasoft.com/audio-converter.html

It has a one off $25 cost but is fast and reliable.; converts virtually every current format.

[Beef Oven!]

I use, and strongly recommend Faasoft Audio converter:

http://www.faasoft.com/audio-converter.html

It has a one off $25 cost but is fast and reliable.; converts virtually every current format.

Trying to get out free, here!

[Stunsworth]

Trying to get out free, here!

https://sourceforge.net/projects/xld/

[Beef Oven!]

https://sourceforge.net/projects/xld/

I've downloaded that but doesn't seem to work. When I try to drag and drop to the icon, it just says no available window.

[Beef Oven!]

thrown a couple hours at XLD but I can't get it to work

[jayne lee wilson]

Can anyone help?

I've been in correspondence with the guys at eClassical and BIS because I noticed that all my Hi-Res purchases from them are 24bits/48 kHz in my library, not 96 kHz.

It seems that all the Hi-Res files at eClassical are FLAC 24/96, but when I convert them, MediaHuman (my conversion tool) can only get it to 96/48.

Qobuz have ALAC downloads, so no problem with them. The problem arises when sellers don't offer ALAC.

I need a solution

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Der Beef von Oven!

Years ago when I used XBMC to store and play downloads, I used this converter, X-Act...

https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/14246/xact

...and it always worked well....maybe try that one? Latterly though, I just use the converter that comes with JRiver Media Centre (usually to decode FLAC/ALAC to WAV). It's one of the main reasons I keep JRiver on alongside Audirvana, hard to imagine a faster or easier one - it does it all for you, anything to anything, but - you have to buy JRiver to get it, so....

[Beef Oven!]

Years ago when I used XBMC to store and play downloads, I used this converter, X-Act...

https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/14246/xact

...and it always worked well....maybe try that one? Latterly though, I just use the converter that comes with JRiver Media Centre (usually to decode FLAC/ALAC to WAV). It's one of the main reasons I keep JRiver on alongside Audirvana, hard to imagine a faster or easier one - it does it all for you, anything to anything, but - you have to buy JRiver to get it, so....

A while back I auditioned a whole heap of them, JRiver, Audirvana et al and could not perceive any audio advantage over iTunes through my set-up (MacBook Pro, FiiO or other DACs, Genelec Active speakers). But maybe I need to consider the functionality that JRiver et al offer, not just sound quality.

[Stunsworth]

I've downloaded that but doesn't seem to work. When I try to drag and drop to the icon, it just says no available window.

I’m away from my Mac at the moment, but the way I use it is to double click to open it (you may then want to look at preferences after that), then File>Open to point it at the source directory, and away it goes. I’ll post more detailed instructions in the morning, but there’s no window until the program starts to process audio files.

[Beef Oven!]

I’m away from my Mac at the moment, but the way I use it is to double click to open it (you may then want to look at preferences after that), then File>Open to point it at the source directory, and away it goes. I’ll post more detailed instructions in the morning, but there’s no window until the program starts to process audio files.

Thanks, I'll hang on

[Nick Armstrong]

My (free) port of call on my Macbook Pro is: http://www.bigasoft.com/flac-converter-mac.html

Does the business for me. Though I hope it delivers the right bitrates etc - I've been using it so long, and it's so easy, that I've forgotten!

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Afterthought: bugger! I don't think it was free, now I think about it. I needed it so much I think I forked out! Sorry to mislead...

[Stunsworth]

I've taken a look at my settings etc. in XLD, and here's what I do.

Double click on XLD to load it and select XLD>Prefences.

In the 'General' tab select 'Apple Lossless' as the output format. Then click on the options button next to the output format and select the options to keep the original sampling rate and bit depth.

Back in the options window against 'Output directory select the 'Specify' button and press the 'set' button to point at the target folder (I also have the 'Add to iTunes' option selected as I use iTunes to replay music.

Once all that's been done select File>Open and select the source directory. As soon as you you press 'open' a progress window will be shown and the files appear in the previously defined target folder.

Hope that helps