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FLAC Gets First Update In 6 Years

Posted by Unknown on from the new-and-improved dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Free Lossless Audio Codec, FLAC, loved by audiophiles for its lossless fidelity has been updated to version 1.3.0. FLAC is an audio format similar to MP3, but 'lossless', meaning that audio compressed in FLAC doesn't suffer any loss in quality. FLAC v1.3.0 is the first update in almost 6 years and it is also the first release from the new Xiph.Org maintainer team." Big new feature: ReplayGain works for sampling rates up to 192kHz so you can finally control the volume of your obsessively ripped LPs.

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  1. Re:No updates in 6 years? by timeOday · · Score: 5, Funny

    Clearly the project should be migrated over to the pdf team at Adobe, they know how to put a little excitement back into software that had been just quietly doing its job.

  2. Re:No updates in 6 years? by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm pretty sure that flac doesn't need 3d Flash embedded object support...

  3. Re:No updates in 6 years? by jsdcnet · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is why you are not a product manager at Adobe.

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  4. Re:No updates in 6 years? by letherial · · Score: 3, Funny

    Adobe needs to update, install?

    No

    Adobe needs to update, install?

    No

    Adobe needs to update, install?

    Yes

    Adobe needs to update install?

    Shut the fuck up.

    Sorry but adobe doesn't quietly do anything

  5. Re:No updates in 6 years? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thatwasthejoke.jpg

    I tried opening that but I get the following error:

    The file is damaged and could not be repaired.

  6. Re:I don't see the point by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Because people swear they can hear the missing bits of data with their SPDIF Monster cable.

  7. Re:No updates in 6 years? by arielCo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Allow me to explain with a graph: http://i.imgur.com/nSD3ofw.gif

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  8. Re:FLAC superiority to MP3 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is fantastic because I am a dog. Why does everyone overlook this? Does everyone hate dogs?

  9. Re:24/192 Music Downloads and why they make no sen by ddd0004 · · Score: 3, Funny

    But this sampling rate goes to 11

  10. Re:I don't see the point by Molochi · · Score: 3, Funny

    Audiophilic SPDIF connectors are supposed to use cocobolo wood plugs lined with titanium for a nice "warm" bitstream.

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  11. the crux of it by Onymous+Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    If the same transducer reproduces ultrasonics along with audible content, any nonlinearity will shift some of the ultrasonic content down into the audible range as an uncontrolled spray of intermodulation distortion products covering the entire audible spectrum.

    My barber was saying this exact thing to me the other day. So I says to him, "Frank, come on, can't you just correct for nonlinearities?" and he laughed at me and gave me a look like he couldn't believe me. I've decided to change barbers.