How to Convert FLAC to WAV on Mac OS X (MacOS Mojave Included) Is there any program for me to convert FLAC files to WAV files on my Mac (El Capitan), so that I can burn them to CD without losing quality? I know FLAC is lossless and I want to keep the original audio effect.

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What programs can help? I have a file in FLAC that I'd like to import into iTunes.

I use Mac OS. How can I convert it into a lossless format that iTunes supports (WAV)? Is there any app to do this? Maybe you want to convert FLAC to WAV on Mac, either for burning CDs or importing to iTunes.

As a matter of fact, it's not that difficult to convert FLAC to WAV on Mac OS X with the help of a professional video converter program. This article will show you how to finish the task on Mac (Mojave included) within 3 simple steps. How to Convert FLAC to WAV with the Audio Converter Converting FLAC to WAV Mac, a workable tool is necessary for you.

You can use this smart recommended in this article. This intelligent FLAC to WAV converter Mac makes it easy to convert FLAC to WAV on Mac without any quality loss. What's more, Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate fully supports batch conversion which enables you to get the work done without any effort. How to Convert FLAC to WAV on Mac Step 1 Import FLAC files to this Mac FLAC to WAV converter Start Video Converter Ultimate after the installation. Now you can drag and drop the FLAC files into the program window directly, or click the Add Files button to add the video file into the program. Step 2 Select WAV as the output format Now click beside Convert all tasks to: to get the output format list, go to Audio WAV and select the quality in the right to confirm WAV as the output format.

Note: If you want to trim the source FLAC audio file to a specific time duration, you can take advantage of built-in editing feature. Click the scissor-like editing icon to get the trimming window, read to learn how to cut FLAC audio file in details. Step 3 Convert FLAC to WAV on Mac OS X Hit the Convert All button at the lower-right bottom to start converting FLAC to WAV on Mac OS X.

When the conversion finishes, you can either switch to the Converted tab or click the folder-like icon to locate the converted WAV audio file on your Mac. Extended Knowledge About FLAC and WAV FLAC — (Free Lossless Audio Code) is an open codec that losslessly compresses digital audio, meaning the file size is reduced without removing any of the original audio data. The FLAC files can't be supported by Apple iTunes and iOS devices like iPod etc. WAV — a standard digital audio file format used for storing waveform data; the standard format used for CD audio as well.

It's supported by iTunes.

How to use XLD (Mac) to open and play a DDP image file, burn a cd and convert to a flac image. XLD is one of the best audio cd ripping applications for Mac at this moment (2013). Although it is targeted at consumers, there are a few features that makes it interesting for audio professionals. An undocumented feature is the ability to open, play and convert DDP images. The DDP image has been used for years as a pre-master format to send to the (cd/dvd) replication plant. Very few applications can handle DDP files and most of them are (expensive) professional ones. XLD is free and frequently updated, so it will work with modern hardware.

XLD can be downloaded here: Open the DDP image A DDP image consists of a large (16/44.1kHz, raw, not wav) audio file and several small data files with additional information about the master. Start the XLD application and open the DDPMS file. XLD will display all the cd-tracks in its main window. Double-click on a track to listen to it. Open the XLD 'Player' to skip to other tracks. To burn a cd(r) from this image, click on the burn icon in the right hand top of the main window.

Insert a recordable disc (with sufficient capacity) and follow the instructions. It's a good idea to enable 'Verify burned data' to make sure the cdr has no errors. Verification can only work if the correct write offset has been entered in the burn preferences. See for instructions.

Setting the correct write offset value ensures a perfect copy but it is not absolutely necessary in order to burn a cd. A CDR burned with XLD is a perfect medium to send to clients for approval. I wouldn't send it as a master to the cd-factory though. The DDP image file is a much more reliable format and can be sent over the internet.

Convert to another image format (e.g. A DDP image contains uncompresed audio, so the files will be large, typically between 500 and 800 MB. With XLD it is possible to convert the DDP to a flac image, which is about 50% smaller without any quality loss. A flac image is ideal to send to a client so he/she can listen to the file and/or burn a cd and enjoy perfect (lossless) audio quality. For Windows users there are several (free) applications (e.g.

Exact Audio Copy). Open the DDP image. Open the XLD preferences and select 'FLAC' as 'Output format'.

Click on the 'Flac Options' and enable 'Allow to embed cue sheet'. In the main window, select 'Save as a single file (+cue)'. The other options allow you to save each selected track to a separate file like wav or mp3, determined by the Output format setting in the General Preferences. Click the 'Transcode' icon. The conversion will start right away and usually takes about one minute. The location of the converted file ('Output directory') can be set in the general preferences. To verify the new image you can open it with XLD.

A flac image can contain the cue data (recommended), or they can be written in a separate cue file (or both). The cue file contains the track start and end timings. It's a good idea to verify the checksum data in the log files to make sure the copy is perfect. If there is no log file, the checksums can be calculated with the 'Scan ReplayGain' from the File menu. The log looks like this: Music or any other multi-media content should be checked by (human) listening and/or watching at least once. Any copy that has the same checksum will be identical and thus fine. No more time consuming listening required.

XLD can adjust the read and write offsets separately for each cd/dvd drive. The read offset can be set automatically (usually ok) or found in several online databases (google for drive offset).

The read offset corrects the first audio sample where the cd rip starts. This doesn't change sound quality but is important if one would like to compare the checksum of ripped data with another source (like the accuraterip database). The write offset is only important if one wants to burn a cd that starts at exactly the same sample as the original. This is required for checksum verification, but has no influence on the sound quality.

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To find the write offset of your cd/dvd drive, XLD suggests the following: 'Note that the verification process requires an offset correction, so both read/write offset value (in CD Burn pref) should be set correctly for the exact match. Otherwise the verification will fail. If you are not sure about the write offset of your drive, burn an AccurateRip verifiable image with the write offset 0, and rip the burned disc with the correct read offset.

Then, the AR report will suggest offset values, and the relative one will be the write offset.' AccurateRip is a process that compares your ripped audio checksums with an online database that collects rip results from other users. The more identical matches found in the database, the more likely it is that your rip is accurate. Use 'Check file with AccurateRip' from the File menu to verify the open disc image.

Metadata To burn a cd it's not necessary to add metadata like composer, artist etc. To each track. It can be handy though to include some descriptive track info for the client in a disc image.

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This can be done by hand by entering data for each track with the 'Edit metadata.' From the File menu. Save the file when you're done.

If track info is already present in a separate text file or database there is a quick and handy way to enter the metadata with the 'Import Tags from a Text.' Command in the File menu.

Paste text data into the large field and manipulate until the imported tags are fine. This requires some trial and error, but might prove faster than entering each track by hand. Click the Apply button to copy the data into the tag fields.

If the result isn't good, change the data and Apply again. Repeat until the result is fine. Note that it is not necessary to have the tracks in the right vertical order, as long as the track numbers are correct. Tip: to enter a tab character in the Format field, type opt-tab. It is important that the delimiter character (often a tab) in the Format field and the imported text is the same.

For this tutorial, XLD Version 20130720 (144.0) was used.