HD Tracks

seadogs1 · « **on:** 25 Mar 2011, 03:07 pm »

Is there any way to get HD tracks to play on itunes?

Nels Ferre · « **Reply #1 on:** 25 Mar 2011, 03:47 pm »

Yes, convert the downloaded files from FLAC to AIFF with Max or XLD. The pogroms can be downloaded free. Then import the converted files into iTunes.

seadogs1 · « **Reply #2 on:** 25 Mar 2011, 04:01 pm »

Thanks! Will you lose anything from the HD Tracks by doing this?

Nels Ferre · « **Reply #3 on:** 25 Mar 2011, 05:57 pm »

Nope. Works like a charm.

santacore · « **Reply #4 on:** 25 Mar 2011, 10:03 pm »

You can use Fluke http://code.google.com/p/flukeformac/. It will play 16/44.1 flac files with iTunes

simon wagstaff · « **Reply #5 on:** 26 Mar 2011, 01:16 pm »

Depends upon whether you want to play the 24/88.1 files. I use COG, it will play the tracks without decoding.

ted_b · « **Reply #6 on:** 26 Mar 2011, 02:25 pm »

My personal opinion is this: if you are buying hirez tracks (realizing HDTracks sells redbook too), then don't play them in native iTunes. Use a good player like Pure Music, Amarra, Fidelia, Decibel. The first two (PM and Amarra use iTunes library and GUI so your remote capabilities and storing in iTunes is unaffected). The other two can access your iTunes library anyway. Also, don't worry about conversion; it's simple. FLAC is only used cuz the downloads are smaller (FLAC is compressed lossless) and metadata can be included. I'd personally convert to a good lossless format (wa, aiff, Apple lossless) rather than install new software to fool iTunes into playing FLAC. FLAC is not magical! It's a good storage method, though (small and very friendly to tagging) so don't delete those FLAC files, keep them as backup.