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=== Mac === | === Mac === | ||
* [http://xact.scottcbrown.org/ xACt] | * [http://xact.scottcbrown.org/ xACt] | ||
| − | *: Key features: Decoding/encoding FLAC/SHN, checksum, shntool frontend, fixing sector boundary errors (SBE), tagging, lossy compression, batch rename | + | *: Key features: Decoding/encoding FLAC/SHN, checksum, shntool frontend, fixing [[#SBE|sector boundary errors (SBE)]], tagging, lossy compression, batch rename |
=== Windows === | === Windows === | ||
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*: Key feature: Combining WAV files | *: Key feature: Combining WAV files | ||
| − | * [http://www.milosoftware.com/en/index.php?body=cdwave.php CD Wave] | + | * [http://www.milosoftware.com/en/index.php?body=cdwave.php CD Wave] (not free, but no limitations on unregistered version) |
*: Key features: Creating/deleting split points in WAV (supports 24-bit and surround audio), splitting WAV, read/write CUE, encode FLAC/OGG/MP3 | *: Key features: Creating/deleting split points in WAV (supports 24-bit and surround audio), splitting WAV, read/write CUE, encode FLAC/OGG/MP3 | ||
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| + | * [http://www.dbpoweramp.com/dmc.htm dBpoweramp Music Converter] (not free) | ||
| + | *: Key features: Convert to MP3, FLAC, Apple lossless easily; also great for downsampling 24bit/96kHz audio to 16bit/44.1kHz audio. | ||
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| + | * [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/ Exact Audio Copy] | ||
| + | *: Key feature: Best Windows software for burning error-free CDs | ||
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| + | * [http://www.medieval.it/cuesplitter-pc/menu-id-71.html Medieval CUE Splitter] | ||
| + | *: Key feature: Easy tool to split MP3s into tracks via CUE sheets | ||
| + | *: Warning: Use only for splitting long MP3s. Not recommended for splitting FLAC/WAV as it reportedly introduces [[#SBE|sector boundary errors (SBE)]] into audio. For splitting WAV, use CD Wave | ||
* [http://tlh.easytree.org/ Trader's Little Helper] | * [http://tlh.easytree.org/ Trader's Little Helper] | ||
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* [http://www.etree.org/shnutils/shntool/ shntool] | * [http://www.etree.org/shnutils/shntool/ shntool] | ||
*: Key features: Command line data processing and reporting utility for WAV files, with ability to handle other formats such as APE/FLAC (must install helper programs to do so) | *: Key features: Command line data processing and reporting utility for WAV files, with ability to handle other formats such as APE/FLAC (must install helper programs to do so) | ||
| + | *: For Mac, the easiest installation method is via [http://brew.sh/ Homebrew] | ||
* [https://xiph.org/flac/ FLAC] | * [https://xiph.org/flac/ FLAC] | ||
*: Key features: Most common lossless audio compression format, with large repository of tools capable of handling the format | *: Key features: Most common lossless audio compression format, with large repository of tools capable of handling the format | ||
| − | *: For Mac, the easiest installation method is via Homebrew | + | *: For Mac, the easiest installation method for the command line tool is via [http://brew.sh/ Homebrew] |
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| + | * [http://www.clementine-player.org/ Clementine] | ||
| + | *: Multiplatform music player that plays FLAC and accurately plays FLAC tracks from cue files | ||
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| + | === Frequently Asked Questions === | ||
| + | * <div id="SBE">What are Sector Boundary Errors?</div> | ||
| + | *: [http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/showpost.php?p=45196&postcount=3 See detailed answer here] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:31, 9 July 2014
Essential Software
Mac
- xACt
- Key features: Decoding/encoding FLAC/SHN, checksum, shntool frontend, fixing sector boundary errors (SBE), tagging, lossy compression, batch rename
Windows
- AddaWav
- Key feature: Combining WAV files
- CD Wave (not free, but no limitations on unregistered version)
- Key features: Creating/deleting split points in WAV (supports 24-bit and surround audio), splitting WAV, read/write CUE, encode FLAC/OGG/MP3
- dBpoweramp Music Converter (not free)
- Key features: Convert to MP3, FLAC, Apple lossless easily; also great for downsampling 24bit/96kHz audio to 16bit/44.1kHz audio.
- Exact Audio Copy
- Key feature: Best Windows software for burning error-free CDs
- Medieval CUE Splitter
- Key feature: Easy tool to split MP3s into tracks via CUE sheets
- Warning: Use only for splitting long MP3s. Not recommended for splitting FLAC/WAV as it reportedly introduces sector boundary errors (SBE) into audio. For splitting WAV, use CD Wave
- Trader's Little Helper
- Key features: Decoding/encoding APE/FLAC/SHN, checksum, fixing SBE, tagging, lossy compression, batch rename, torrent creation
Mac & Windows
- Audacity
- Key feature: General audio editing
- shntool
- Key features: Command line data processing and reporting utility for WAV files, with ability to handle other formats such as APE/FLAC (must install helper programs to do so)
- For Mac, the easiest installation method is via Homebrew
- FLAC
- Key features: Most common lossless audio compression format, with large repository of tools capable of handling the format
- For Mac, the easiest installation method for the command line tool is via Homebrew
- Clementine
- Multiplatform music player that plays FLAC and accurately plays FLAC tracks from cue files
Frequently Asked Questions
- What are Sector Boundary Errors?