{"id":576,"date":"2019-09-16T13:40:03","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T13:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/?p=576"},"modified":"2019-09-16T13:40:54","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T13:40:54","slug":"what-is-the-flac-format","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/what-is-the-flac-format\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the FLAC format?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The FLAC format is an audio file format whose name is the acronym for Free Lossless Audio Codec and has been developed by the Xiph.org Foundation. This audio format compresses the files to decrease their size without losing quality. An important point of the FLAC format is that it is free, open source and royalty-free.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/flac-audio-musica.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-577\" src=\"http:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/flac-audio-musica-300x300.png\" alt=\"Flac\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/flac-audio-musica-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/flac-audio-musica-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/flac-audio-musica.png 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/what-is-the-flac-format\/#What_is_the_FLAC_audio_format\" >What is the FLAC audio format<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/what-is-the-flac-format\/#What_is_the_FLAC_format\" >What is the FLAC format?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/what-is-the-flac-format\/#Differences_between_FLAC_and_MP3_which_format_is_better\" >Differences between FLAC and MP3, which format is better?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/what-is-the-flac-format\/#When_to_use_the_FLAC_format_and_when_to_use_the_MP3_format\" >When to use the FLAC format and when to use the MP3 format?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/what-is-the-flac-format\/#Characteristics_of_the_FLAC_format\" >Characteristics of the FLAC format?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_FLAC_audio_format\"><\/span>What is the FLAC audio format<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>All the features mentioned above are those that have made FLAC a very widespread format that has gained a place in the market and today we find a multitude of portable players or media players that support this format.<br \/>\nAt the same time, we find more and more FLAC extension files on P2P file sharing websites, communities and there are even artists who choose to market their music in this format.<br \/>\nQuite often we find a new file format or a file extension that we did not know, this forces us to keep our knowledge updated and this is what we intend in this article where we will explain what the FLAC format is and its characteristics.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_FLAC_format\"><\/span>What is the FLAC format?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We can easily define the FLAC format as a lossless audio format that allows us to compress our music. To fully understand this definition we must understand some concepts such as bitrate, loss and lossless compression, concepts that we will explain below.<br \/>\nWhat is bitrate?<br \/>\nWhen we talk about bitrate we refer to the amount of bits that are processed in a unit of time, in the audio formats Kilobits per second (Kbps) are generally used. The higher the bit rates per second, the more space the file will need to be stored, but it has the advantage that it will retain better quality so that we will achieve a more faithful result to the original.<br \/>\nBitrate is a very important aspect in the MP3 audio format, since the final quality of the music depends on it. With bitrates above 192 Kbps you can usually get a really good audio quality and more than enough to store our music on portable devices. The disadvantage of the MP3 format is that it is a compression format with losses even if we use high bitrates, so we will never get the original sound and this is where the importance of FLAC comes in.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/mp3vsflac_1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-578\" src=\"http:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/mp3vsflac_1-300x131.png\" alt=\"Flac vs Mp3\" width=\"300\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/mp3vsflac_1-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/mp3vsflac_1-768x336.png 768w, https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/mp3vsflac_1-1024x448.png 1024w, https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/mp3vsflac_1-1200x526.png 1200w, https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/mp3vsflac_1.png 1370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Differences_between_FLAC_and_MP3_which_format_is_better\"><\/span>Differences between FLAC and MP3, which format is better?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Before answering the previous question, we must explain what the loss and lossless compression consists of. Using audio compression formats such as MP3 produces a loss of quality, which is what is called a lossy format. On the opposite side we have the lossless formats, which are called as loseless formats and this is where we fit the FLAC format.<br \/>\nHaving the above concepts clear, we cannot say that one format is better than the other, but it will depend on what we are looking for and we must choose one format or another depending on our needs.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_to_use_the_FLAC_format_and_when_to_use_the_MP3_format\"><\/span>When to use the FLAC format and when to use the MP3 format?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>FLAC is a format that is not focused on portability, but on the conservation of music. This is because it maintains the original audio and its size is larger than that of an MP3. If your intention is to store and keep your music albums in digital format, the FLAC format is the best option.<br \/>\nMP3 files offer enough quality to play music on portable devices, while maintaining a small file size, these features make it a perfect format to take our favorite songs to the beach or gym and listen to them from a smartphone or Portable player.<\/p>\n<p>Something to keep in mind, is that we should not convert MP3 to another format with losses (ACC, OGG, WMA, etc &#8230;) since in each conversion the quality will be reduced more and more. On the other hand, if we have the FLAC files, it will be like having an original copy of the audio, so we can convert FLAC to MP3 or other format while maintaining high quality.<\/p>\n<p>It is also true that to perceive the difference in quality between a high quality MP3 file (320 Kbps) and a FLAC file, a prodigious ear is needed or to use computer tools. We could say that most human ears will not be able to find quality differences.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Characteristics_of_the_FLAC_format\"><\/span>Characteristics of the FLAC format?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In addition to all the features already exposed, this format offers us:<\/p>\n<p>Support to add album covers.<br \/>\nSupport to add metadata (album name, artist, genre, ect).<br \/>\nIt is a format with great support from the community and that we can play on almost any operating system or hardware device, including portable players, Raspberry Pi (Kodi), media players, etc.<\/p>\n<p>It is a multiplatform format and we find free and free tools that allow us to convert our music to FLAC and even convert from FLAC to MP3 or other formats.<br \/>\nFLAC files usually have the extension .FLAC, although we can find them with the extension .FLA.<br \/>\nWhile there are alternatives to FLAC with similar features such as Monkey\u2019s Audio (extension .APE) or WavPack (extension .WV), if we are realistic, FLAC is the most widespread.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FLAC format is an audio file format whose name is the acronym for Free Lossless Audio Codec and has been developed by the Xiph.org Foundation. 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