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WAV can’t deal with metadata / ID3s, cover art etc. Meanwhile everything bar Apple now supports FLAC natively. No way in hell we ever switch to WAV.
by topranks 5y ago
WAV can’t deal with metadata / ID3s, cover art etc.
Meanwhile everything bar Apple now supports FLAC natively.
No way in hell we ever switch to WAV.
- reassembled 5y agoThe problem could be solved by placing PCM audio into some other container format. WAV proliferates for historical reasons but perhaps we need a slightly more modern audio container format that will accept any kind of bit stream + metadata, etc. I suppose MKV could fit the bill today. Are there any other good candidates?
- dangravell 5y agoIt can - it has supported RIFF INFO from the start, and ID3 support exists. If software writers choose to not extract metadata from WAVs that's up to them... but I guess it amounts to the same thing if you only want to use software that doesn't read tags in WAVs.
- ZekeSulastin 5y agoIn a pinch you can play FLACs using the built-in Files app, actually. Still better off using a different playback app for any long listening, though.