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ALAC vs FLAC vs WMA Lossless: lossless audio formats. Everyone loves a FLAC. A lossless file, the FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) is compressed to nearly half the size of an uncompressed WAV or AIFF of equivalent sample rate, but there should be no “loss” in terms of how it sounds. FLAC files can also provide a resolution of up to 32-bit ...
In ideal cases they siound the same. However the FLAC-format is more sensitive to any dataloss of the file.If the files rot a bit the FLAC are hit harder. They're the same PCM data in a different container, the FLAC format has metadata tags and data compression, the WAV file is just raw PCM.
FLAC vs. WAV, and what to consider when managing a music library FLAC is an audio format with lossless file compression (not-to-be-confused with Dynamic Range Compression )*. This means that, apart from not supporting floating point bit depth, there is no difference in audio quality between FLAC and WAV.
FLAC is a compressed lossless codec and WAV is uncompressed. Its compression doesn’t affect the source signal which is the reason it’s called lossless. WAV is preferred for audio editing/production since it’s easier to decode and supported by nearly everything but for storing and listening to music it’s pointless. 16.
WAV and AIFF are both Container formats. The encoded format contained inside is actually Pulse-Code Modulation. FLAC is both a Container format (.FLAC file) as well as a CODEC. ALAC is only a CODEC. It is usually contained inside an MPEG-4 container (.m4a, .mp4 or sometimes .aac since they are interchangeable to some degree by the standards.
FLAC is lossless compression, a bit like a zip file. As it is lossless you won't lose anything. If you go WAV1 > FLAC > WAV2, WAV1 and 2 are bit identical. As storage is cheap today and 128 GB isn't much, you don't need to compress to save space. However, tagging WAV is a problem. FLAC is a better choice, as it is both lossless and has ...
Wubba Lubba Dub Dub! *.wav is for editing, *.flac is for listening and sharing. wav is only a file format, not a compression codec... (its basically a file folder for audio. flac has a compression codec. WAV can store 32 bit float, FLAC can only do integer formats. Fine for recorded stuff, bad for intermediate files.
AIFF vs WAV, ALAC vs FLAC: If you're an Apple user then you should use AIFF and ALAC. If you're a windows users WAV and FLAC. They are just fundamentally the more prominent supported formats on the platforms with Apple developing AIFF and ALAC. MP3: 192kbps was never a good option.
Agreed. I guess I was focusing more on the sound differences rather than the extras. Especially because the question was "why are WAV files still used," rather than "what are all the differences between WAV and FLAC." If you're choosing WAV over FLAC, it's 99.9% because WAV requires less processing power to play/record.
FLAC is basically zip for audio. What goes into the FLAC encoder is exactly what comes out of the decoder, just as a PDF or word document is the same after you zip it and unzip it. Accordingly, after decoding/decompression the data WILL BE IDENTICAL. The only difference is the compressed filesize. WAV also has shitty metadata support. Use FLAC.