MP3 to flac

[speakerman1]

Can I do it on my computer? I want to burn a download to disc. Just don't want a MP3 disc.

Larry

 

[jbeckva]

Sure, but first ask yourself - Do I want to play that disc in a CD player that can NOT play it natively?

If you don't, then really if your source material is an MP3 file, then converting it over to FLAC isn't going to make the sound quality any better - it's already at a lower Q format than FLAC so just turning it into a FLAC won't raise the actual sound quality. You can just either keep it on the HD or sure.. burn it "as is" onto a CD, as a lot of CD and DVD players out there can still play compressed "files" such as MP3 natively - and you'll have a lot more than 80 mins of music on a single CD.

But if you do, then you can use CD mastering/burning software such as Nero. When you first start Nero (just an example.), it will ask you what kind of CD you want to burn - if you choose "Audio" then it's smart enough to where when you drop the MP3 file onto the CD layout screen, it will convert it to the correct format prior to the actual "write".

If you don't have software like Nero, then I think you can still use what comes with Windows (nowadays.. but I never use that). The key I believe is to make sure the MP3 file is converted to a "wav" (wave) file that is spec'd at 44.1Khz sampling rate and 16 bit depth. And.. there's software for that too. Just search for it.

 

[speakerman1]

I"m downloading Nero now. Testing a HDCD and a reg. CD Going to try different formats. Thanks I had forgotten Nero.

Larry

 

[dingus]

yep, MP3 is lossy so converting it to a lossless format like flac gains nothing. whatever your source material, keep the digitized conversions in lossless format. afaik, which lossless format doesnt matter beyond what your player will work with.

 

[orange]

To Flac And Back!

(Yes, Bored and NO SHAME)

 

[speakerman1]

yep, MP3 is lossy so converting it to a lossless format like flac gains nothing. whatever your source material, keep the digitized conversions in lossless format. afaik, which lossless format doesnt matter beyond what your player will work with.

I don't know which I used. It wasn't MP3. Nero didn't say. It just said a CD format that all players can play. Sounding better with the Nero. So who knows. LOL
I thought you did not want the compression of the MP3?


Larry

 

[speakerman1]

The guy that sold me the Oppo upgraded to the Blu Ray version. He said when I go to upgrade that the Oppo is the way to go. I have to agree on this Oppo it does kick some serious butt.

Larry

 

[dingus]

I don't know which I used. It wasn't MP3. Nero didn't say. It just said a CD format that all players can play. Sounding better with the Nero. So who knows. LOL
I thought you did not want the compression of the MP3?


Larry

are you burning cd's or ripping digital files that play from the hard drive? if its from the hard drive i would guess that Nero is making .wav files. if you look at the disk space of the .wav files you'll quickly appreciate what something like flac will do. saves a lot of space (even when you consider terra-byte hard drives) over .wav files without loosing any data in the process.

per digital resolution, its not a matter of compression, but of data integrity. lossy compression like mp3 drops data from the original source. lossless compression like flac creates an exact bit-for-bit copy of the source file at around 60% of the size of a .wave file.

 

[speakerman1]

I'm burning.

Larry

 

[dingus]

if you are burning cd's then you are not using a file compression format like flac, mp3 etc. if you are writing cd's as data disks, then you could use compression (just like you could if you were were using the hard drive as data storage), but those disks wouldnt play in a standard cd player.

 

[speakerman1]

Thanks for the digital lessons. I am learning.

Larry