True lossless mac

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  1. iheartmusic

    iheartmusic Active Member

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    Hi,
    I know a lot of files are MP3's turned into FLAC and I was wondering is there a way using a mac to tell if a file is true lossless? I can not find anything that works.
    Thank you!
     
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    I do not know much about Mac's. But there is an app call Spek that works quite well. Again, I have no idea if it is compatible with a Mac. You can use your favorite search engine to find it. I hope this helps a little.
     
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    Thank you! I just downloaded it. How can i tell if they are true lossless or not? I do not know how to read the graph.
     
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    FanofTheStars Well-Known Member

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    I am too new to that app. But from what others have told me, the higher the graph goes up, the better the quality. I have tested Lossless and Mp3 versions of the same song before. Only to have them both read the same on the chart. I do think that means that the lossless one was probably upscaled and was not true lossless. At least that is my limited understanding tells me.

    Sorry that I am not able to be more helpful. But I am sure there are some experts here on the board that could be more helpful with an explenation.
     
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    xoxxxoooxo Well-Known Member

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    a 16bit FLAC file looks like this
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    a MP3 320 file cuts off at 20kHz
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    MP3 128 file cuts off at 16kHz
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    I know this isn't it in depth but knowing this helps me out a lot & I can tell when an audio file is actually flac or just a upscaled mp3
     
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