Questions tagged [alac]
Apple Lossless is a lossless audio codec developed by Apple. Its file extension is .m4a.
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What is the best file format/bit rate to rip tracks from a CD into iTunes? [closed]
I know it sounds subjective but its not meant to be. I am very new to ripping CD's using iTunes, and I'm confused over the different formats available. I have read Wikipedia regarding the AAC and ...
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Play Apple Lossless (.m4a, ALAC) files in Windows 7 Media Player?
Is there a good plugin or codec that allows Media Player/Media Center on Windows 7 to play Apple Lossless (ALAC) encoded files? As the files are shared between multiple iTunes installations and one ...
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How to compare two lossless audio files?
I have an M4A file which is also converted to a FLAC file. I'd like to see if the conversion is lossless, namely, whether the output to pcm from M4A is exactly identical to the one from FLAC decoding.
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