Pretty soon all my albums will be ripped in FLAC format and I need a program to play them,
it would be nice if it was similar to itunes when it comes to the whole album art business.
Thanks in advance.
Foobar2000 with the itunes skin :)
[url]http://www.winmatrix.com/forums/index.php?/topic/23052-itunes-skin-for-foobar2000/[/url]
Now I've changed my mind, I think I'll just find a way to play FLAC files in iTunes.
iTunes under windows? Why would you do this on purpose?
[editline]15th February 2012[/editline]
foobar2000 or winamp or literally any other media player is such a huge improvement over it.
Use Foobar2000. It's so much better than iTunes.
Foobar2000 or MediaMonkey.
iTunes is absolute and utter shit on windows NO MATTER WHAT.
Try and guess why.
he probably has an iPod and is forced to use it though
[QUOTE=zerotwelve;34710754]he probably has an iPod and is forced to use it though[/QUOTE]
There's ways of syncing music to an iPod without iTunes.
Depends on the model though.
just use Winamp, it's the best (it can also sync to your ipod)
When you mean similar to iTunes, does that mean you want the program to be absolutely crap, or do you want a program that has a similar user interface?
I'm going to try Media Go, by Sony. Any speculations on it?
And I like the simplicity and ease of using iTunes.
You could just make them ALAC.
[QUOTE=hoot37;34711756]I'm going to try Media Go, by Sony. Any speculations on it?
And I like the simplicity and ease of using iTunes.[/QUOTE]
foobar2000 is better.
get it + [url]http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_dop[/url]
I tried Foobar, I can't say I was fussed.
Why not just use 320kbps mp3?
I'd be amazed if you could tell the difference in quality.
Well it's too late to convince me otherwise now, I've ripped them all as FLAC files.
[QUOTE=n0cturni;34712201]Why not just use 320kbps mp3?
I'd be amazed if you could tell the difference in quality.[/QUOTE]
I can. Lower frequency bass sounds get the audio equivalent of dithering.
[QUOTE=hoot37;34712100]I tried Foobar, I can't say I was fussed.[/QUOTE]
Well if you expected a [I]fancy-pancy shiny[/I] UI you're BOUND to be disappointed with foobar2000.
It's as bare metal as you can get with a multifunctional music player while still being easy to use.
No frills and fuzz, down to business.
[QUOTE=hoot37;34711756]And I like the simplicity and ease of using iTunes.[/QUOTE]
Well that's a first.
Media Monkey.
I'm sticking with Media Go by Sony, it's perfect for what I need and I recommend it to others to try.
I can not remember if Zune was able to play Flacs but it was pretty good.
[QUOTE=Bomimo;34712652]I can. Lower frequency bass sounds get the audio equivalent of dithering.[/QUOTE]
lmao please tell me what headphones you use
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Still, OP, seriously convert FLAC to ALAC - ALAC is Apple Lossless Audio Codec and works on ipods/itunes/iphone etc
[QUOTE=Shadaez;34713650]lmao please tell me what headphones you use
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Still, OP, seriously convert FLAC to ALAC - ALAC is Apple Lossless Audio Codec and works on ipods/itunes/iphone etc[/QUOTE]
Thats what i did, just cause i wanted the songs on my iphone.
there's seriously no reason to be using lossless with anything mobile unless you've spent at least $3-$400 on your setup (not including the player)
320kbps mp3s are perfectly adequate and if you think otherwise you're experiencing the placebo effect, hell, I can barely tell the difference between flac 96/24 and 320kbps mp3s with my A700s
[QUOTE=Odellus;34714899]there's seriously no reason to be using lossless with anything mobile unless you've spent at least $3-$400 on your setup (not including the player)
320kbps mp3s are perfectly adequate and if you think otherwise you're experiencing the placebo effect, hell, I can barely tell the difference between flac 96/24 and 320kbps mp3s with my A700s[/QUOTE]
Can't tell the difference on these HE-6s, I don't have very experienced ears though.
Anything under 192kbps on the other hand, sounds like what I'd expect jpeg artifacting to sound like.
[QUOTE=David Tennant;34715048]Can't tell the difference on these HE-6s, I don't have very experienced ears though.[/QUOTE]
You gonna keep them if they dont ask?
[QUOTE=David Tennant;34715048]Can't tell the difference on these HE-6s, I don't have very experienced ears though.[/QUOTE]
well it also depends heavily on the source, if you're comparing a really well compressed 320kbps mp3 with a high quality flac, it's pretty obvious which is better
[QUOTE=Ooops: 404;34715070]You gonna keep them if they dont ask?[/QUOTE]
They [I]still[/I] haven't gotten back to me 48 hours later, I'll give it a week and if they haven't I'll keep them, not waiting forever.
It's worrying too as I don't know where I stand legally, can they charge my card on file? Sue me or worse? It sucks, I hope they get back to me.
[QUOTE=Shadaez;34713650]lmao please tell me what headphones you use
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Movie soundtrack. First played the scene in the movie with the low frequency sound. No hitches. Blu-ray so either 1.5Mbps pcm or either of the two 4mbps+ codecs.
Then listened to the track on the soundtrack at 320 mbps. sound is borked as shit. It's like when you're on the phone with someone and it's windy or they're breathing heavily into the mic. I've tried multiple encodes and re-encodes.
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