[samschu]

So, I downloaded one of the samples from highdeftapetransfers.com, and I can play it as 24/96 flac in Play, but when I convert with Max to ALAC, I get a lot of static playing over the track in iTunes. What have I done wrong?

 

[samschu]

I should also mention that the .m4a file is 8:05 in length instead of 5:23. It is also static-y in Play, not just iTunes. Also the .wav conversion worked fine.

 

[krmathis]

I had some issues transcoding those files to Apple Lossless as well, using Max.
So ended up decoding using the FLAC command line application, then encode to Apple Lossless in iTunes.

 

[samschu]

Thank you for your reply, krmathis. I tried this but the flac binary that I have is 1.1.4. I downloaded the 1.2.1 from your webpage, but I am not sure how to replace the old version...

 

[krmathis]

You probably have the old flac binary in /usr/local/bin
In that case just copy and replace with the one from the disk image. Something like "cp /Volumes/FLAC/flac /usr/local/bin/flac"

Or simply run it straight from the disk image (drag and drop into Terminal)

 

[NeObliviscaris]

where can i get this max? will it work with pc?

 

[krmathis]

Quote:

Originally Posted by FeedMeTrance /img/forum/go_quote.gif where can i get this max? will it work with pc?

Max from sbooth.org
It sure will work on a PC, but only if the PC run Mac OS 10.4 or later

 

[samschu]

Quote:

Originally Posted by krmathis /img/forum/go_quote.gif You probably have the old flac binary in /usr/local/bin In that case just copy and replace with the one from the disk image. Something like "cp /Volumes/FLAC/flac /usr/local/bin/flac" Or simply run it straight from the disk image (drag and drop into Terminal)

Thanks, that worked.

 

[Bonthouse]

You can use dBpoweramp for a PC. Sounds great to me

 

[m1abrams]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bonthouse /img/forum/go_quote.gif You can use dBpoweramp for a PC. Sounds great to me

dbPoweramp can not create 24bit ALAC only 16bit.

 

[krmathis]

Quote:

Originally Posted by samschu /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thanks, that worked.

Great!
I forgot to put "sudo" in there, but seems like you figured it out anyway.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bonthouse /img/forum/go_quote.gif You can use dBpoweramp for a PC. Sounds great to me

Maybe.
But its quite obvious that the OP run Mac OS X on his PC, since he refer to 'Max'..