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Devices => Apple iPad, iPhone, iPod, Airplay => Topic started by: boulderskies on November 06, 2011, 01:03:44 pm

Title: Please, Anyone: Can I listen to FLAC files on my Nano 4g? If so, HOW?
Post by: boulderskies on November 06, 2011, 01:03:44 pm
I've spent the last hour and a half researching various forums and support groups. We can put a man on the moon but can we access FLAC files (as is) on a NANO or can we not? If so, specifically how?

Thank you
Title: Re: Please, Anyone: Can I listen to FLAC files on my Nano 4g? If so, HOW?
Post by: windrockwater on November 07, 2011, 06:02:08 pm
I think you need to convert them to either Mp3 or ALAC (apple lossless). Sucks doesn't it?
Title: Re: Please, Anyone: Can I listen to FLAC files on my Nano 4g? If so, HOW?
Post by: boulderskies on November 08, 2011, 02:55:20 pm
Why yes, it does since the reason anyone uses FLAC is for the the higher resolution it offers. Why would I down-convert?

Interesting that no one from J River comments on this issue.....or when they do, it always involves plug-ins (which may or may not work) and down conversion from the higher resolution.
Title: Re: Please, Anyone: Can I listen to FLAC files on my Nano 4g? If so, HOW?
Post by: MrC on November 08, 2011, 02:59:21 pm
Hmmm, according to Apple, the Nano supports:

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Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

How would JRiver be responsible for no FLAC support on a Nano?
Title: Re: Please, Anyone: Can I listen to FLAC files on my Nano 4g? If so, HOW?
Post by: windrockwater on November 08, 2011, 06:50:04 pm
This is apples locked-down policy i think. Not Media Center. It seems the Media Center works very hard to do the best integration with Apple devices that they can considering the constraints that Apple puts forth. I also have an entire FLAC library. So I am also figuring out how to transfer (yes transcode). So far I am trying transcoding to Apple Lossless directly onto the Ipod. Seems to work well.  MC does create a 'cache' also. So yes you end up with essentially a second library on your PC. Although you can turn off caching.