FLAC Format Preferences enable you to configure how FLAC files are encoded for output. This tab allows you to specify Bit Depth, Compression Level, Sample Rate, and Channels.
Open the FLAC Format Preferences tab, choose ‘Preferences’ in the Application Menu, and select the Format tab.
Bit Depth
Select ‘As Source’ when the Bit Depth should be assigned to 8, 16, or 24 bit, depending on the bit depth of the source audio. ‘As Source’ is the default preferred setting.
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Compression Level
Specifies the value of Compression Level and selects the algorithm to encode audio with the best compression or with the best speed. The default setting is ‘Medium’, which means an average Compression Level is in use.
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Sample Rate
Select ‘As Source’ when encoded audio should have the same sample rate as the source audio. This is the default preferred setting.
A fixed Sample Rate can also be set from 8000 to 192000 Hz. If the Sample Rate of the source audio differs from the selected fixed Sample Rate, the output audio will be resampled.
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Channels
Select ‘As Source’ when encoded FLAC audio should have the same number of channels as the source audio. This is the default preferred setting.
A fixed number of channels can also be set to:
- Mono (1 Channel). If the source audio has more than one channel, it will be downmixed to mono in the output FLAC files.
- Stereo (2 Channels). If the source audio has more than two channels, it will be downmixed to a stereo in the output FLAC files.
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Tags Format
The Tags Format in output FLAC files can be set to:
- Vorbis - encoded FLAC files will contain Vorbis tags only. This is the default preferred setting.
- Vorbis, ID3v2.4 - encoded FLAC files will contain both Vorbis and ID3v2.4 tags.
The Tags Format has no effect when the option 'Strip tags from converted files' is enabled in Preferences / Tags.
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