getting iTunes to recognise FLAC files (windows)

Mightyashy · 28 Aug 2014 at 16:12

Had a look at doing this and saw an app called Fluke which appears to be Mac only. Does anyone know a way to get iTunes to recognise them in the library without having to convert?

Muchas gracias! :cool:

marc2003 · 28 Aug 2014 at 16:33

choose a better player or convert to apple lossless.

Mightyashy · 28 Aug 2014 at 17:07

marc2003 said:
choose a better player or convert to apple lossless.

Want to stream music to some Kef x300a wireless speakers over home network using an ipad as the remote. Got any ideas?

marc2003 · 29 Aug 2014 at 12:59

Mightyashy said:
Got any ideas?

nope. i've never owned a smartphone or tablet so it's not something i've ever looked in to.

without having to convert?

i know you said this but if you have apple hardware, it makes perfect sense use apple lossless. obviously the converted files should be bit perfect (identical). you can always convert back to flac at a later date if your needs change.

the easiest way to convert the whole lot at once would be using the trial of dbpoweramp. it should transfer all your tags/artwork as well.

http://www.dbpoweramp.com/

Mightyashy · 29 Aug 2014 at 16:23

marc2003 said:
nope. i've never owned a smartphone or tablet so it's not something i've ever looked in to.

i know you said this but if you have apple hardware, it makes perfect sense use apple lossless. obviously the converted files should be bit perfect (identical). you can always convert back to flac at a later date if your needs change.

the easiest way to convert the whole lot at once would be using the trial of dbpoweramp. it should transfer all your tags/artwork as well.

http://www.dbpoweramp.com/

its looking like that is the best way, just being lazy really

thanks mate

chaosophy · 29 Aug 2014 at 18:15

Have a look at MediaMonkey.

I've used it in the past and it's a decent iTunes/Winamp alternative. I've not used it to do what you're after but a quick google seems to point to it being doable, certainly seems to have methods for using an iPad as a remote.

Mightyashy · 29 Aug 2014 at 20:35

chaosophy said:
Have a look at MediaMonkey.

I've used it in the past and it's a decent iTunes/Winamp alternative. I've not used it to do what you're after but a quick google seems to point to it being doable, certainly seems to have methods for using an iPad as a remote.

yeh got that mate, trying a few out at the moment. cheers