The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 1 year agoRespect to anyone still managing a library of mp3slemmy.worldimagemessage-square489fedilinkarrow-up11.83Karrow-down147
arrow-up11.78Karrow-down1imageRespect to anyone still managing a library of mp3slemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square489fedilink
minus-squareuis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoWhy would you need “masters” when you use lossless codec anyway?
minus-squarePraiseTheSoup@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI guess the idea was that if something happened to flac like new devices stopped supporting it for whatever reason, or if a better lossless format came along, it would be much easier to go back to the wavs and convert them to a different format.
minus-squareuis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoIt is easy to convert them back to wav, so…
minus-squarePraiseTheSoup@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoConverting back and forth, even from lossless to lossless, is a good way to lose or corrupt data. I abandoned the idea years ago anyway, but thanks.
Why would you need “masters” when you use lossless codec anyway?
I guess the idea was that if something happened to flac like new devices stopped supporting it for whatever reason, or if a better lossless format came along, it would be much easier to go back to the wavs and convert them to a different format.
It is easy to convert them back to wav, so…
Converting back and forth, even from lossless to lossless, is a good way to lose or corrupt data. I abandoned the idea years ago anyway, but thanks.