/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ | | /\ Contents /\ \/ \/ | | /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ | | /\ 1/ What are FLAC files? /\ \/ \/ | 2/ How to play FLAC files | /\ /\ \/ 3/ Decoding/Encoding \/ | | /\ 4/ Burning /\ \/ \/ | 5/ The 'Extra' files | /\ /\ \/ 6/ How to create your own lossless rips \/ | | /\ 7/ How to protect yourself with Peer Guardian 2 /\ \/ \/ | 8/ Special thanks | /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ | | /\ 1/ What are FLAC files? /\ \/ \/ | | /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ | | /\ FLAC files are lossless audio files, similar to mp3's in that they are audio /\ \/ files, but different as they are lossless, as opposed to mp3's lossy \/ | compression. A lossless compression technique means that when the FLAC files are | /\ decoded back to wavs, they are bit for bit perfect to the original wavs used to /\ \/ create the FLAC files. Mp3's gain higher compression by cutting out sound \/ | frequencies that the majority of us cannot hear, and by sampling the audio to | /\ further cut chunks out of the audio. Let me add that this is grossly /\ \/ oversimplified. While a high quality mp3 rip done well is almost impossible to \/ | distinguish from the original, a generation loss nonetheless occurs, and it | /\ might bug some people enough to start releasing FLAC's ;) Our FLAC files can be /\ \/ decoded and burnt to disc using the cue sheet, recreating exactly what is on the \/ | original store bought cd. | /\ /\ \/ More info: \/ | http://flac.sourceforge.net/ | /\ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLAC /\ \/ \/ | | /\ /\ \/ \/ | | /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ | | /\ 2/ How to play FLAC files /\ \/ \/ | | /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ | | /\ Many software players can play FLAC files. VLC and Foobar are just two of them. /\ \/ If desired, the FLAC's can be decoded to wav files, a format that alot more \/ | players can play, but wav files do not have the tags that the FLAC files include. | /\ /\ \/ VLC - http://www.videolan.org/ \/ | Foobar - http://www.foobar2000.org/ | /\ /\ \/ \/ | | /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ | | /\ 3/ Decoding/Encoding /\ \/ \/ | | /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ | | /\ Decoding/Encoding can easily be achieved by using the FLAC frontend. Go here (1) /\ \/ to get the FLAC frontend with FLAC 1.13b. Then go here (2) to get the latest \/ | FLAC version (currently 1.14). Install the frontend, then copy the 5 files in | /\ the bin folder from what you downloaded from (2) into the FLAC install folder, /\ \/ replacing all the older revisions with the shiny new ones. \/ | | /\ (1) http://downloads.sourceforge.net/flac/flac113b.exe?use_mirror=superb-west /\ \/ (2) http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=13478&package_id=12675 \/ | | /\ To decode, open FLAC Frontend, find the FLAC files, drag them into frontend, and /\ \/ press decode. The wavs should be made in the same directory as the FLAC files. \/ | Encoding is a similar process, just in reverse. | /\ /\ \/ \/ | | /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ | ...
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