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What is a FLAC file?

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What is a FLAC file?

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FLAC files are lossless audio files that preserve the full quality of the original audio source. FLAC files can be made from live concerts, CDs and other recorded music, or just about any kind of audio you can imagine. The beauty of FLAC is that the format itself is free, without any underlying patents, plus the audio is compressed but maintains all the full quality of the source audio. FLAC is currently quite popular, and is used by many people to archive their entire music collection in digital format. FLAC is an acronym for Free Lossless Audio Codec and its file extension is .flac Another benefit in using FLAC files, is that you can easily transcode to another audio format (i.e. MP3 or M4A/AAC) at any time. Since FLAC is an open, free format, this ensures your hard work in digitizing your audio collection from records and CDs will be accessible for years to come. The FLAC file format and specifications have been released to the Public and may be freely used without payment of any li

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