how to convert my itune files (alac 16bit) to 48khz or higher

msj965 · 3rd February 2012, 04:37 PM

hello

just wanna know how to convert all my itune files to higher smpling rate.maybe 48 or 96bit, that's good enough for me.i have pc and mac with a little bit knowledge on computer..... where to start?

thanks and more power.

kevinahcc20 · 3rd February 2012, 05:18 PM

There's really no point to converting...the resolution of your file is limited to whatever the original source was and you won't get any benefit.

sq225917 · 3rd February 2012, 05:52 PM

There's nothing to be gained from upsampling the files, they will be oversampled in your dac anyway, there is no possible benefit.

jrenkin · 3rd February 2012, 06:09 PM

I won't comment on the value of software upsampling, but if you use a player for iTunes, like PureMusic for example, it can upsample they way you want it to I believe. I use PureMusic and it is a great player, but I try to play in native sampling and let the DAC upsample if i am using an upsampling DAC or not if I am using a NOS DAC. I doubt I could hear much difference and unless your computer has extra memory and a fast processor, which mine don't, you are better off taxing the playing computer less.

serpentine · 15th February 2012, 02:26 AM

At the risk of sounding like a jerk... There's and old saying that translates as <GIGO> which means "Garbage In Garbage Out." It's not a diss but means that if you have a "lower" quality audio file, there's really no way way to recapture the original quality because you're essentially stuck with what you were handed. This doesn't mean that you can't re-eq and otherwise "filter" the track...

Good luck,

A.

tvrgeek · 16th February 2012, 12:26 PM

Pure Music. Is this a conspiracy to make me break down and buy a Mac? I have found no PC based music player I am happy with.

Oversampling does nothing but make the integrator job easier. But, are there any more advanced processing techniques that can do a better job of guessing with off-line processing?

I am about to start saving all my CD's with EAC and then convert to the flavor of the day. I don't want to do it twice as I have about a thousand to save.

Pano · 16th February 2012, 12:56 PM

What's wrong with FLAC as a storage format? I have about 14000 FLAC files and feel no need for anything else.

Also: JRiver and Foobar, among others, allow up-sampling. Depending on your output device it can make no difference or some difference.

kevinahcc20 · 16th February 2012, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pano

What's wrong with FLAC as a storage format? I have about 14000 FLAC files and feel no need for anything else.

Also: JRiver and Foobar, among others, allow up-sampling. Depending on your output device it can make no difference or some difference.

+1 on FLAC as the library file format of choice.

3rd February 2012, 04:37 PM	#1
msj965 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2009	how to convert my itune files (alac 16bit) to 48khz or higher hello just wanna know how to convert all my itune files to higher smpling rate.maybe 48 or 96bit, that's good enough for me.i have pc and mac with a little bit knowledge on computer..... where to start? thanks and more power.

3rd February 2012, 05:18 PM	#2
kevinahcc20 diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Farmington Hills, MI USA	There's really no point to converting...the resolution of your file is limited to whatever the original source was and you won't get any benefit. __________________ Kevin(ahcc20)...I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy!

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3rd February 2012, 05:52 PM	#3
sq225917 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: sheffield	There's nothing to be gained from upsampling the files, they will be oversampled in your dac anyway, there is no possible benefit.

3rd February 2012, 06:09 PM	#4
jrenkin diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Denver, Colorado	I won't comment on the value of software upsampling, but if you use a player for iTunes, like PureMusic for example, it can upsample they way you want it to I believe. I use PureMusic and it is a great player, but I try to play in native sampling and let the DAC upsample if i am using an upsampling DAC or not if I am using a NOS DAC. I doubt I could hear much difference and unless your computer has extra memory and a fast processor, which mine don't, you are better off taxing the playing computer less.

15th February 2012, 02:26 AM	#5
serpentine diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2012	At the risk of sounding like a jerk... There's and old saying that translates as <GIGO> which means "Garbage In Garbage Out." It's not a diss but means that if you have a "lower" quality audio file, there's really no way way to recapture the original quality because you're essentially stuck with what you were handed. This doesn't mean that you can't re-eq and otherwise "filter" the track... Good luck, A.

16th February 2012, 12:26 PM	#6
tvrgeek diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Carolinia/Piedmont	Pure Music. Is this a conspiracy to make me break down and buy a Mac? I have found no PC based music player I am happy with. Oversampling does nothing but make the integrator job easier. But, are there any more advanced processing techniques that can do a better job of guessing with off-line processing? I am about to start saving all my CD's with EAC and then convert to the flavor of the day. I don't want to do it twice as I have about a thousand to save.

16th February 2012, 12:56 PM	#7
Pano diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: SW Florida	What's wrong with FLAC as a storage format? I have about 14000 FLAC files and feel no need for anything else. Also: JRiver and Foobar, among others, allow up-sampling. Depending on your output device it can make no difference or some difference.