BACK TO MINE FLAC DOWNLOAD
And a bigger point if you can download 300MB file you can Download 360MB file of wave.įlac will not go anywhere big just like SACD or DVDA.It's true that the market always determines the outcome of a product / format viability. ^^ you can name all those bands again but all it is IS the same old tracks over and over.īIG WOOP! and that is why the new generation don't care.Īlthough much of the music I like and would like in my collection the new generation don't care. The European Broadcasting Union has adopted FLAC for distribution of audio over its Euroradio network. The Eagles' latest album Long Road Out Of Eden has also been released in FLAC format (including the deluxe edition). Trent Reznor recently wrote about the sales numbers for Niggy Tardust, including that almost 20% of paying downloaders chose FLAC format. Gimell Records offers their catalog of The Tallis Scholars in FLAC format in three versions: "CD Quality" at 16-bit/44.1kHz, "Studio Master" at 16-bit/88.2kHz, and "Studio Master Pro" at 24-bit/88.2kHz. The Celrun TV, an interesting HD multimedia player, supports FLAC. Nine Inch Nails' Ghosts I-IV is on sale, with a FLAC download option.Įscient's Fireball S-E500i music server is their latest in a long line with FLAC support. The Video Touch PMP from PlayTomato supports FLAC. Merge Records just launched their online store where you can buy albums in FLAC format. Ripserver can also run Slimserver and Twonkymedia for easy integration with Slim Devices, Sonos, and many other networked media players. Pop in a CD and it automatically rips to FLAC or MP3 and adds it to the media library. Ripfactory has announced the Ripserver, a sleek NAS with a slot-loading CD drive.
The McIntosh MS750 music server supports FLAC.Ī few new portables support FLAC: the Onda VX888, the Ainol U80SE, the Epoq EMP-TS30-4, and the WindTouch V80. The H-QuAD project aims to create a FLAC decoder core implemented entirely in hardware. The Squeezebox, Sonos, and McIntosh also get nods. The T+A E-Series Music Player supports FLAC.įLAC love has spread to the New York Times in this article on digital music in the home. The new Opus No.4 and Melody No.2 digital audio players from Olive support FLAC streams up to 96kHz/24bit and embedded cover-art, and feature hi-res color touchscreens and up to 1TB storage. is a digital music store which " enables independent musicians to sell their own music while keeping all profits." FLAC is one of the available formats. HDtracks offers their large music catalog in FLAC, AIFF, and MP3, and plans to offer 96kHz/24-bit FLAC files soon.Ī new site called is up and running. TrondheimSolistene has released its new album Divertimenti in an interesting array of formats, including both 5.1 and stereo 24bit/96kHz FLAC downloads. Shows will be available for download in FLAC and MP3. Pearl Jam is bringing back their "bootleg" program for their upcoming 2008 tour.
The Squeezebox Boom is out: Slim Devices' latest home audio player weds their award-winning receiver with built-in speakers and as always has excellent FLAC support out of the box.ĭavid Byrne and Brian Eno's new album Everything That Happens Will Happen Today is also available in FLAC. Songbird, a new open and customizable music player, is out and it supports FLAC natively. Paul McCartney's side project The Fireman has released its new album Electric Arguments as a digital download, and available in FLAC. The Beatles have released 14 re-mastered albums in 24-bit FLAC on a themed USB drive. There are scores of products that support FLAC right out of the box. Many DJ's use this instead of mp3 -)Flac is not sunk.AT ALL.
BACK TO MINE FLAC FULL
However on the DJ side sources like beatport already have the option to choose the full uncompressed wave file. I guess they could contain it in a quick time or similar container but until that time forgetaboutit. Add in the largest supplier of modern distribution (Apple) who does not support this and it is sunk. Simple no fuss.įlac does is not a container format so to the average consumer it is too difficult. There is a simple reason flac will never be the main-stay in audio.įrom a consumer point of view (correct me if I am wrong) it is too difficult to use.īuy a M4P file off iTunes and you get the artwork and music all in one.
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