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Interesting, thanks. I wouldn't use a proprietary format because I could neverbe sure when in the future I'd want to read / re-encode, and what type of systems
by Jedd 11y ago
Interesting, thanks.
I wouldn't use a proprietary format because I could neverbe sure when in the future I'd want to read / re-encode, and what type of systems I'd have available at that timer, other than knowing I'd always have access to free software.
I have some FLAC archives, but I don't use them - so support to play that format hasn't been something I've taken much notice of. Do you normally play your ALACs, or keep an mp3 / ogg / aac version around to actually listen to?
- tjl 11y agoIt's not exactly proprietary since Apple open sourced the ALAC code in 2011. https://alac.macosforge.org https://alac.macosforge.org Also, someone has wrapped it to build with different tool chains. https://github.com/TimothyGu/alac https://github.com/TimothyGu/alac
- stordoff 11y agoI normally play the ALACs directly (most of my listening is done on my PC, streaming from my NAS). I used to keep an AAC version around for my mobile devices, but never really used it so don't bother any more.