ALAC now Open Source

uglymusicuglymusic
edited November 2011 in Digital
Apple has loosened its reins on ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec). See http://alac.macosforge.org/post/welcome-to-the-apple-lossless-audio-codec-project/

So we Apple fans could start archiving in Apple Lossless, rather than FLAC - in theory, anyway.

Comments

  • RobHoltRobHolt
    Good news. I rip everything to Apple Lossless.
    You can convert ALAC to anything else easily enough, or back to WAV without any data loss.
  • uglymusicuglymusic
    edited November 2011
    That's true.

    I do a variation on the Computer Audiophile Archival Doo-Dah, and rip an archive to FLAC and a live set to Apple format. That way the archive stays as an archive, unrecognised by iTunes and anything that uses iTunes as a library.

    Also, to be purist about it, it's best to have the archive in a format in the Public Domain, as you have more chance of accessing those files in the long term. 
  • ArfaArfa
    Maybe we'll now start to see other stores selling decent hi-res ALAC downloads, along side their current FLAC ones. Such added convenience would make many download purchases a no-brainer - are you listing HD Tracks! ;-)
  • uglymusicuglymusic
    It would be good to see Apple selling Redbook ALAC downloads.
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