WaronWar Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 I check FAQ's and directions on how to work it, but I could not find an easy applicable way of playing files. For instance, I downloaded a file that is FLAC. I have Winamp, but I can't play in via it. So I am wondering what I need to play the file or what I need to do? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalle Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 I use xACT and I'm on a Mac it converts my FLAC files into WAV and then I just convert them further into MP3 on iTunes. Works out pretty nicely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WaronWar Posted April 12, 2007 Author Share Posted April 12, 2007 I use xACT and I'm on a Mac it converts my FLAC files into WAV and then I just convert them further into MP3 on iTunes. Works out pretty nicely. Does xACT work on Windows? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 FLAC Frontend Winamp plays FLAC files. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Google FLAC Frontend. That's the program I use - it works great, and is extremely simple to use (just drag & drop). Analogman has you taken care of. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 There are other good things to read here: BT 101. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Use the FLAC Frontend to create WAVs ("Decode"). Then turn the WAVs into whatever you want, using whatever program you want. Why do I feel like I've explained this half a dozen times in the last month? Oh. Because I have. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WaronWar Posted April 12, 2007 Author Share Posted April 12, 2007 Okay, so I downloaded this nelscline-glennkotche2007-02-26flac.16.torrent from dime a dozen, and I tried to decode it in Flac Frontend, but it says I cannot because flac.exe not found. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chendizzle Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Okay, so I downloaded this nelscline-glennkotche2007-02-26flac.16.torrent from dime a dozen, and I tried to decode it in Flac Frontend, but it says I cannot because flac.exe not found. You'll notice that file is very small, maybe like 12kb or something. You need to download a bittorent client (may i suggest BitTornado?) and then open the .torrent file and choose a path to save it to. You also need to make sure your internet connection is configured properly to use bittorent. If you are firewalled, i.e. using a router or behind a software firewall (they put them on in Windows XP nowadays I believe), you'll need to open specific ports in your connection and tell the bittorent client to use those ports when downloading the file. This will allow you to have a good download and upload speed. This is all kinda complicated for a beginner, and because I'm sure this half-ass explanation won't suffice, there are plenty of online guides out there that I am sure someone can point you to. Ok, have I lost you yet? So now that you are successfully downloading this torrent and you finish it up (make sure to stay on and continue to upload to other people ), you will have a folder full of .flac files, which are basically smaller .wav files, so they are lossless audio. Smaller than .wav files, but still pretty big in file size. Now is when you will use the flac frontend to decode to wav and then to mp3 if you like, that way you can put them on your ipod or listen with winamp. Alternatively, you can install plug-ins for winamp to listen to your flac files, but they are pretty big, you'd be better off converting to high bitrate mp3 and deleting the flac, your ears won't tell the difference I'm sure. So to summarize the answer to your question, there is a little more of a process involved. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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