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minus-square@uis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•2 years agoWhy would you need “masters” when you use lossless codec anyway?
minus-square@PraiseTheSoup@lemm.eelinkfedilink1•2 years agoI guess the idea was that if something happened to flac like new devices stopped supporting it for whatever reason, or if a better lossless format came along, it would be much easier to go back to the wavs and convert them to a different format.
minus-square@PraiseTheSoup@lemm.eelinkfedilink1•2 years agoConverting back and forth, even from lossless to lossless, is a good way to lose or corrupt data. I abandoned the idea years ago anyway, but thanks.
Why would you need “masters” when you use lossless codec anyway?
I guess the idea was that if something happened to flac like new devices stopped supporting it for whatever reason, or if a better lossless format came along, it would be much easier to go back to the wavs and convert them to a different format.
It is easy to convert them back to wav, so…
Converting back and forth, even from lossless to lossless, is a good way to lose or corrupt data. I abandoned the idea years ago anyway, but thanks.