On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:06:14 -0800 (PST), Chris Glushko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I don't use Apple Lossless for the iPod. I keep all > the files in Appple Lossless on iTunes. When I want > to put something on the iPod, I just convert the files > to AAC in iTunes, transfer them and then delete the > AAC files from the computer. I keep all my music lossless flac and keep a second directory with lame encoded versions of that lossless (I just use --preset standard) aac is allegedly better but I don't think the iPod has the sound quality to really tell the difference between aac and mp3 at the same bitrate. I could of course be wrong. I don't know where you live, but in the U.S. hard drives are cheap enough that it isn't issue keeping both lossy and lossless. For uploading to the iPod - I don't use iTunes, I use gtkpod - it's not quite as well integrated as iTunes is, but it also doesn't care how many computers I have set to sync with it - I can use the music withing gtkpod on any number of PC's, which is nice because I can play the iPod playlists from the iPod through the better sound card of whatever computer I happen to be using - and Apple's BS of only allowing the iPod to connect to one computer for one user doesn't get in my way of me playing my legally obtained music. I don't know how close they are, but there is a sourceforge project for a flac plugin for QuickTime. There exists one for ogg, which does let you play ogg in iTunes - last time I used it (year ago or so) it had a tendency to skip a lot and iTunes didn't understant vorbis tags. But maybe the tag thing is resolved, and maybe the flac plugin has been released - it's worth looking at if you really do want to use iTunes for your music. -- http://mpeters.us/ _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
