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 Post subject: How to convert flac files
PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 3:18 pm 
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Hi everyone,

I downloaded the Nirvana "Chosen Rejects" bootleg from the internet. It's a four cd set. The files are in flac format. I tried to play them via itunes so that the files will appear there and eventually I will be able to sync them to my ipod. It didn't work. I want the files to appear on itunes. Can anybody help out?

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Yeshaya Fischman


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 Post subject: Re: How to convert flac files
PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 4:34 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: How to convert flac files
PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 4:53 pm 
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I found the following link the helps out:
http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/06/12/ho ... in-itunes/

but it says that i need to download a program called "fluke". it gives a link to the program, but the link is broken.... :cry:


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 Post subject: Re: How to convert flac files
PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 5:00 pm 
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fluke is the flac plugin for itunes, it works horribly and I don't recommend it


Winamp can both play flac files and convert them to wav.

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 Post subject: Re: How to convert flac files
PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 5:14 pm 
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Thanks. I just installed winamp. I'm figuring it out now.


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 Post subject: Re: How to convert flac files
PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:20 pm 
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I just can't figure out how to add the flac files from my "downloads" to winamp. I'll appreciate any tips.

Thank you.


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 Post subject: Re: How to convert flac files
PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:23 pm 
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Open up the playlist window in winamp and just drag them in.

If the FLACs won't play then go here and download the FLAC plugin for it:

http://www.winamp.com/plugin/flac-plugi ... p-5/131643

It's a lot better than the plugin for itunes and works quickly and easily.

Once that's all set your winamp can now play and convert FLACs.

Drag the files into your playlist to play them, but if you want to convert, you need to go into preferences and change the output plugin. ctrl+p will get you to the preferences window.

On the left click on Output under the plugins menue:

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That one I have highlighted is the default that tells winamp to simply play the music, if instead I click on Nulsoft Disk Writer it won't play the files but instead convert them to wav. Once that's highlighted you can click on configure to tell it where to save the wav files. Once you've set that just X out of the preferences window and go back to your playlist and "play" the files. You won't hear anything but it will quickly go through the list, converting them all to wavs.

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 Post subject: Re: How to convert flac files
PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:24 pm 
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When you're done converting make sure you change your outpug plugin back to the directsound output so next time you use winamp it will play music and not convert it.

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 Post subject: Re: How to convert flac files
PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:00 pm 
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Thank you so much for your help! I'm half way through but it's 1 AM here so I got to go to sleep. I just need to find time for this in the next few days. It was very kind of you to help out, I appreciate it.

Good night :)

Yeshaya


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 Post subject: Re: How to convert flac files
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Since I paid for MediaMonkey Gold, I've been using it for .flac conversion. Easiest one I've used so far.

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