![]() One thing I still do outside of JRiver is to tag itunnorm with either dBpoweramp or MP3 tag (That is optional and can be done by iTunes and JRiver will do it anyway when you sync your IOS device) I would like that feature in JRiverĪND I use MC21 to sync my Ipod Classic 5th Gen it works like a charm using MP3 extreme. I totally agree with the other posts here if you don't need to use iTunes I wouldn't do it.(I used dBpoweramp at the time but I do this conversion all the time with MC21 for single albums and it works like a charm.) And I don't really see the point of having lossless files on my Ipod or Iphone.Unless connected to an external DAC but I totally understand why others may want it.Īnd one other thing to keep in mind, ALAC files are usually 10-15% larger than FLAC so will take up more space.Īside from this, I don't have any other issues with ALAC files vs FLAC in JRiver (except that minor issue I reported about changing capitalization.) and my tags are complete and well organised. I did the exact same thing about 8-9 years ago where I converted all my FLAC to ALAC for compatibility with IOS. I don't alter my main repository just to suit external needs. Any special needs that other programs or devices have are handled as special cases. I consider MC to be the master archive repository for my digital Music and Video collection. It seems like too much effort to me, just for portable devices. If that all goes ok with your testing, convert the rest and test again. Then convert to ALAC "in place" with MC and do some testing to make sure all of the tags are correct, that the files play on your devices *and* MC, etc. To another directory that MC does not monitor. Maybe make a copy of your FLACs before you convert them. You would definitely want to do some testing first. If you're going to actually convert from FLAC to ALAC, Ariendelle brings up some good points about tags. It might be smartest to convert to MP3 or AAC and sync those lossy copies to your iOS device(s). Would high bitrate AAC or MP3 files provide you "good enough" sound quality on your iOS devices? Do you have enough space on your iOS devices to hold as many ALAC files as your library contains? Or at least to hold the albums that you like the most? ![]() I would certainly think about whether you need to do this or not.
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