General information Audio compression formatįAAC (encoding only), Nero Digital Audio, Apple CoreAudio (via QuickTime, iTunes or afconvert )įAAD2 (decoding only), FFmpeg, Audiocogs (decoding only), Fraunhofer FDK AACĭigital TV service, Digital Radio, Internet streamingįFmpeg, liba52 (decoding only), Aften (encoding only), libavc (2.0 channels max) X Lossless Decoder for Mac performs its main function quickly and is suitable for audio and music enthusiasts who understand various audio codecs and don't need instruction on how to deal with them.The following tables compare general and technical information for a variety of audio coding formats.įor listening tests comparing the perceived audio quality of audio formats and codecs, see the article Codec listening test. During testing, the program showed impressive performance, converting an entire album to MP3 format in under a minute. We could load the whole folder into the conversion tool by dragging and dropping it onto the program's icon. While the audio player had standard Play/Stop/Next Track/Previous Track controls, only one track at a time could be opened, rendering some buttons useless. We had a folder of music compressed in lossless FLAC format, which we tried to listen to with the included audio player. We switched it to MP3 at a high quality 320KPBS bit rate. Strangely, the default output audio was the antiquated AIFF, presumably for alphabetical reasons. Launching the application opens only a preferences panel, which we used to configure our output audio type and folder location for converted files.

The README file gave a limited and brief overview of tasks the application could perform.

Installation of X Lossless Decoder for Mac was nonexistent, with the mounted DMG containing the application, a README file, and a clickable icon to launch a command line interface. The program is fast and features an intuitive interface suitable for audiophiles and users comfortable working with audio files. X Lossless Decoder for Mac plays and converts from and to a wide variety of music file formats.

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