Playing FLAC on apple products?

[Benjamin]

Hey guys,
              I'm wondering if any of you play FLAC files on apple products? I ask because someone has asked me and I don't have an iphone or anything. I know apple makes it difficult because they are dodgy and try to force you to only use their format. Hopefully there's a simple way to do so.

[Yous]

Converting the file from flac to alac, is the same in Apple as flac. Need to find an app to do so. This is one possibility.

[Shannon]

One possibility we look dimly upon, because then you're changing the program, cant't verify it came from us anymore, and doing exactly what Apple wants you to do: use their standard instead of the standard that everyone else uses.

[yoshilee]

I am using „Flacbox“, which suits me well when playing from portable ios devices. For desktop „VLC“ should prolly work.

[CatMan]

I just stick to MP3s on my iPod and iPhone to be honest.

Changing the file in any way, no matter how they claim it changes, is still a risk of the subliminal content being wrecked due to the admittedly obscure stuff we listen to. I wouldn't trust that process at all.

I think MP3s are probably the safest bet in such a case.

[fab10]

Hey guys,
              I'm wondering if any of you play FLAC files on apple products? I ask because someone has asked me and I don't have an iphone or anything. I know apple makes it difficult because they are dodgy and try to force you to only use their format. Hopefully there's a simple way to do so.

“VLC”

Free app, very easy to use, multiple options to transfer files (no need to use a cable or go through iTunes), plays FLAC flawlessly. VLC has been an institution on all platforms for many years, no need to look further.

[fab10]

I am using „Flacbox“, which suits me well when playing from portable ios devices. For desktop „VLC“ should prolly work.

VLC is available for mobile as well. That’s what I use it, it works perfectly. (Except I have not found a way to add the same track multiple times in a playlist, so I have to use a workaround and duplicate the file first.)

[fab10]

I just stick to MP3s on my iPod and iPhone to be honest.

Changing the file in any way, no matter how they claim it changes, is still a risk of the subliminal content being wrecked due to the admittedly obscure stuff we listen to. I wouldn't trust that process at all.

I think MP3s are probably the safest bet in such a case.

I am not so sure that MP3 won’t be changed, Apple uses AAC, not MP3 internally. Right now I cannot verify whether MP3 stays in MP3 format or is converted to AAC when imported into iTunes/Apple Music but either way VLC is a safer bet because it won’t change the file format for sure. And as an added bonus it allows you to play FLAC and gain the extra (what is it 5%) effectiveness.

[Shannon]

I am using „Flacbox“, which suits me well when playing from portable ios devices. For desktop „VLC“ should prolly work.

VLC is available for mobile as well. That’s what I use it, it works perfectly. (Except I have not found a way to add the same track multiple times in a playlist, so I have to use a workaround and duplicate the file first.)

I have personally found, as has my GF, that VLC for Android is frequently guilty of crashing in the middle of a playlist or mysteriously stopping playing it.  Hope that's not the case for Apple users.

[fab10]

I am using „Flacbox“, which suits me well when playing from portable ios devices. For desktop „VLC“ should prolly work.

VLC is available for mobile as well. That’s what I use it, it works perfectly. (Except I have not found a way to add the same track multiple times in a playlist, so I have to use a workaround and duplicate the file first.)

I have personally found, as has my GF, that VLC for Android is frequently guilty of crashing in the middle of a playlist or mysteriously stopping playing it.  Hope that's not the case for Apple users.

No, it never crashed on me (and I have used it a lot)

Edit: but it now has issues adding files with the same name to the same playlist (our use case)

[Benjamin]

Cool, thanks guys.

Yeah I knew converting wasn't a good idea, hopefully one of these work for him.

[reki]

is playing MP3 inferior to FLAC in regards to IML subs?

[fab10]

is playing MP3 inferior to FLAC in regards to IML subs?

Yes, but not by much (can’t remember exactly how much %)

[RTBoss]

is playing MP3 inferior to FLAC in regards to IML subs?

Yes, but not by much (can’t remember exactly how much %)

Shannon has mentioned before that FLAC is about 3% more effective than MP3.