A digital audio file format from Apple that compresses an audio CD to about half of its original size. Mathematically equivalent to the original audio track, Apple Lossless provides the highest quality Apple format for ripping audio CDs. It uses the same .M4A file extension as unprotected AAC files (see AAC). See lossless compression and iPod.
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- TagTuner 2.0.0.1748 (Windows)
- TagTuner takes you beyond repetitive typing and dramatically speeds up the creation of perfectly organized music library. The highly automated time saving features are coupled with a powerful Tag Editor. With TagTuner you always have full control and great flexibility while tagging your music collection. TagTuner supports most of Apple...
- Software downloads 2009-11-24
- Tag&Rename 3.5.4 (Windows)
- Tag&Rename is a music organizer that handles all popular digital audio formats. Tag&Rename has full native support for: mp3 (ID3v1, ID3v2.2, ID3v2.3 and ID3v2.4 tags), Windows Media WMA, ASF and WMV files, OGG Vorbis and Flac vorbis comments, Apple iTunes AAC m4a/mp4/m4p/m4b/m4v files, MusePack mpc (APEv1, APEv2 and ID3v1 tags),...
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- Easy CD-DA Extractor 12.0.4 (Windows)
- Easy CD-DA Extractor, the Swiss Army Knife of Digital Audio is all-in-one music converter that rips Audio CDs, converts audio files, edits metadata of audio files and burns Audio CDs, MP3 CDs and DVDs, and Data CDs and DVDs. This Unicode-enabled program has three modules which each has its own...
- Software downloads 2009-10-13
- dBpoweramp Music Converter 13.3 (Windows)
- dBpoweramp stands-out when Ripping Audio CD's and Converting Audio Files. CD Ripping: it is vital to rip fast, error free and have quality metadata track titles. CD Ripper rips as fast your drive is able. Secure Ripping Error Free is our forte: dBpoweramp is regarded as the securest of the...
- Software downloads 2009-10-06
- FLAC2Mac 0.2 (Mac)
- FLAC2Mac is the simplest way to convert FLAC Free Lossless Audio Codec to Mac-compatible audio formats like Apple Lossless or AAC that can be played in iTunes and transferred to an iPod or iPhone. FLAC files contain true CD-quality audio and when using the Apple Lossless format, FLAC2Mac continues to...
- Software downloads 2009-10-02
- Celebrating 27 years of the Compact Disc: Does anyone really care?
- MP3 = Lo-fi , CDs for me!MP3s offer inferior, compressed, lo-fi, music. People who only listen to MP3s have no idea of what music sounds like.I buy CDs, and play them on a stereo system with nice speakers.Of course, CDs can also be ripped into a lossless format, for music...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-01
- X Lossless Decoder 20090924 (Mac)
- X Lossless DecoderXLD is a tool for Mac OS X that is able to decode/convert/play various 'lossless' audio files. The supported audio files can be split into some tracks with cue sheet when decoding. It works on Mac OS X 10.3 and later. XLD supports the following formats: Ogg FLAC...
- Software downloads 2009-09-24
- Can a Windows geek learn to love Snow Leopard?
- David Alison's BlogEd, have you seen David Alison's blog? He was a long time Windows developer that switched to Mac. His blog has a wealth of information about the trials and tribulations of switching. If you've not already, I suggest you have a look.http://www.davidalison.com/NoWhile I can't comment on Snow...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-23
- iVolume 3.5 (Mac)
- Tired of constantly adjusting your music's volume? iVolume ensures that all your songs play at the same volume level. iVolume calculates the volume perceived by the human ear for each song of your iTunes music collection. Thereby iVolume gets the most out of the approved Replay Gain algorithm and adjusts...
- Software downloads 2009-09-17
- iVolume 3.5 (Windows)
- Tired of constantly adjusting your music's volume? iVolume ensures that all your songs play at the same volume level. iVolume calculates the volume perceived by the human ear for each song of your iTunes music collection. Thereby iVolume gets the most out of the approved Replay Gain algorithm and adjusts...
- Software downloads 2009-09-17
- Simplify Music 2.2 (Mobile)
- Share your home library and connect with friends and family, right within iTunes. It works with Macs and PCs and MP3, WMA, AAC and Apple Lossless files. It is simple, safe and free. Version beta build 948 adds Apple Front Row integration and Select Sources to pick a remote computer....
- Software downloads 2009-09-16
- TechSmith EnSharpen 1.2 (Windows)
- TechSmith EnSharpen video codec for QuickTime is a codec for the MOV file format. It produces high-quality lossless QuickTime movies with a high compression ratio. It is especially well suited for screen recording videos, software training, and animations, including animated text. The encoder integrates seamlessly with current video editing and...
- Software downloads 2009-09-09
- Logitech debuts Squeezebox Radio, Touch network music players
- In addition to a $150 Harmony 700 remote, Logitech announced on Thursday its Squeezebox Radio, a clock radio-sized speaker system that streams Internet radio, online music services and songs stored on your computer. Called a "network music player" -- it uses 802.11g --...
- Blog posts 2009-09-03
- iRecordMusic 1.6 build 468 (Mac)
- iRecordMusic enables you to record Internet music, sports and news for listening on your iPod, PDA, mobile or computer. Broadcasts in RealAudio, WindowsMedia, or QuickTime can be recorded as MP3, AAC, OGG, FLAC, 3GPP, AIFF. Stream audio to Airport Express. Schedule recordings with iCal. Record multiple sources at the same...
- Software downloads 2009-08-31
- Sbooth Max 0.9.1 (Mac)
- Max is an application for creating high-quality audio files in various formats, from compact discs or files. When extracting audio from compact discs, Max offers the maximum in flexibility to ensure the true sound of your CD is faithfully extracted. For pristine discs, Max offers a high-speed ripper with no...
- Software downloads 2009-08-30
- Fission 1.6.6 (Mac)
- Fission is a streamlined audio editor designed to get you editing in minutes, not hours. It works with MP3, AAC, Apple Lossless and AIFF audio, enabling you to instantly trim and split files with no quality loss! Key Features: Edit MP3, AAC, Apple Lossless, and AIFF files with no...
- Software downloads 2009-08-28
- CDs still sell: Who are these people?!?
- who buys cds? why buy cds?own/control music no DRM issues!control quality/type of rip (mp3, wma, bit speed etc)!if you want the entire cd's music why buy track by track?RE: CDs still sell: Who are these people?!?I buy um. Always nice to have the real thing around. They often have...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-18
- KandaluLite 0294 (Mac)
- KandaluLite a new innovative video, and photo player for Mac Users implementing a new breakthrough technology that will enable you to optimize space without losing out on performance establishing a unique approach to allow the best tradeoffs between storage size and image quality therefore fulfilling gaps in the needs of...
- Software downloads 2009-08-05
- SndSampler 6.2 (Mac)
- SndSampler is a simple-to-use yet powerful audio recording and editing application.Supports 8, 16, 24, and 32-bit audioMultichannel audio up to 32 channels, can be played back on Macs with two-channel stereo hardwareAny sample rate - 192 kHz and higherRecording to disk or RAMMany file formats: AIFF, AAC, CAF, Apple Lossless,...
- Software downloads 2009-05-11
- Zune's purchase history (Hands on with 6 online music services)
- Zune's purchase history (Hands on with 6 online music services)about the zune marketplaceArent's the Zune downloads only compatible with Zune players and also DRM'ed? It would only make sense to download from there (for a non-Zune owning person like me) if it was non DRM and could play anywhere. Please...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-24
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