when did you discover flac?

i recently converted all my music to 64kb yeah yeah yeah i really dont mind it actually and on my 160gb ipod i got 52 000+ songs and 40gb saved so im happy!
anyway i thought i might flac some albums that i COULDNT 64kb cause to do so would be stupid to see if it really is as good as people say
and baby ohhhh god im actually thinking about going cd shopping tomorrow to buy some albums just so i can flac them!
it just sounds so clear i can hear everything that i couldnt before O_O gonna be hard getting used to the other albums in 64

sorry for lack of caps, commas etc its 1am and im buggered

I discoverd flac when I was downloading music off of the internet, and for some stupid reason I thout I could play those files on my mp3 player.

A while ago...while looking for some music on the internet.

And...seriously? You listen to music converted at 64kbps? :?

A while ago...while looking for some music on the internet.

And...seriously? You listen to music converted at 64kbps? :?

The_Game21x

I wish people would stop making up new file formats for no good damned reason.

The hell is 'flac'?CRS98

I wish people would stop making up new file formats for no good damned reason.

Generic_Dude

What the frack is flac?

What the frack is flac?

bangell99

I know FLAC is some music term and I'm guessing it has something to do with the quality of it, but after that, I'm not sure. Someone care to explain?LZ71

Free

Lossless

Audio

Codec

Normal mp3s are at about 128kpbs. Normal FLACS are at about 1000kpbs. Now the bitrate isn't all there is to it, but that's the simplest way of illustrating why people use them.

[QUOTE="bangell99"] [QUOTE="DivergeUnify"]

[QUOTE="bangell99"]

What the frack is flac?

DivergeUnify

I know FLAC is some music term and I'm guessing it has something to do with the quality of it, but after that, I'm not sure. Someone care to explain?LZ71

Free

Lossless

Audio

Codec

Normal mp3s are at about 128kpbs. Normal FLACS are at about 1000kpbs. Now the bitrate isn't all there is to it, but that's the simplest way of illustrating why people use them.

[QUOTE="bangell99"]

What the frack is flac?

DivergeUnify

I know FLAC is some music term and I'm guessing it has something to do with the quality of it, but after that, I'm not sure. Someone care to explain?LZ71

Free

Lossless

Audio

Codec

Normal mp3s are at about 128kpbs. Normal FLACS are at about 1000kpbs. Now the bitrate isn't all there is to it, but that's the simplest way of illustrating why people use them.

1000kbps? Awesome! How big are the files, and where can I DL them?

Free

Lossless

Audio

Codec

Normal mp3s are at about 128kpbs. Normal FLACS are at about 1000kpbs. Now the bitrate isn't all there is to it, but that's the simplest way of illustrating why people use them.

They must be compressed a bit, as I thought CDs were 1440kbps. Then again, if everyone just ripped straight WAV files they'd fill up their mp3 players with only a few albums, and FLAC probably wouldn't exist.DJ_Lae

Each one takes up a significant amount of space at about 300megabytes, for the stuff I download at least( I use WMAs though as Zune doesn't play FLAC, but they're roughly the same)

They must be compressed a bit, as I thought CDs were 1440kbps. Then again, if everyone just ripped straight WAV files they'd fill up their mp3 players with only a few albums, and FLAC probably wouldn't exist.

DJ_Lae

Hence the "lossless" in FLAC -- it's compressed, but without any appreciable effect on quality.

TC, you should probably see a psychiatrist about your severe masochism -- I'm sure 64Kbps is officially recognized by the UN as a crime against humanity.

Anyway, I started using WMA Lossless (more-or-less the same thing, but it comes standard with WMP/ZMP) about 2 years ago. Only problem is I can only shoehorn about 1000-1200 songs onto my 30GB Zune (which also means no room for movies).

Hence the "lossless" in FLAC -- it's compressed, but without any appreciable effect on quality.

TC, you should probably see a psychiatrist about your severe masochism -- I'm sure 64Kbps is officially recognized by the UN as a crime against humanity.

Anyway, I started using WMA Lossless (more-or-less the same thing, but it comes standard with WMP/ZMP) about 2 years ago. Only problem is I can only shoehorn about 1000-1200 songs onto my 30GB Zune (which also means no room for movies).

PBSnipes

A long time ago.. :P

Sexy sound quality is sexy