How to Burn ape and FLAC files to CD

How to Burn ape and FLAC files to CD

Lossless data compression index data is not lost after compression, and can be completely restored to the original before compression. It is opposite to lossy data compression. The compression ratio is usually less than the compression ratio of Lossy data compression.

Common formats of audio lossless compression include: ape, FLAC, wavepack, frog, La, lapc...

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1. Comparison of lossy compression formats such as MP3 and WMA with lossless compression formats such as ape and FLAC
Assume that your MP3 adopts the high quality of CBR 320kbps compressed by lame. Because the original audio is sampled and encoded and compressed by an encoder, there will still be great distortion in the high-frequency and low-frequency sections, many details cannot be understood during music appreciation. For lossless compression formats such as ape and FLAC, if your sound card and speaker are good enough, you will be able to fully listen to the effect of the original CD !!
It should be noted that, compared with the lossless compression mentioned above, the sound quality of the original CD must be the best. The original cd I mentioned here refers to the CD actually made by the original manufacturer of the master disk, it is not a genuine version. I will explain it later. If conditions permit, I personally agree with you to purchase the original CD!

2. CD audio source and CD quality
First of all, let's talk about the audio source. The mother disk mentioned above is the best audio source, which is directly from the recording studio. Haha, you cannot buy it, next I will refer to the original version in a strict sense. Currently, 80% of the ape files on the Internet are converted from the original CD (through the security mode of EAC ). Hackers generally use pirated and genuine disks as the audio source, and more profiteers use MP3 as the audio source. What can be done with the sound quality, therefore, lossless compression formats such as ape and FLAC have become dominant in audio sources, which is extremely important.

Second, in terms of the quality of data-based media (CD), the CDRs you buy can be determined based on your own economic capabilities, generally, the quality of 2 RMB CDR will never be worse than that of pirated CD. What's more, you can purchase better CDRs, such as Mitsubishi blue disks and other well-recognized disks.

Finally, let's talk about the distortion in the aspect of burning. In this regard, hackers generally use shaping technology. Aside from the equipment reasons, the key to sound quality lies in the source disk and the disk to be engraved. There are many uncertain factors, mainly depending on your recorder, CDR and your burning method. Generally, as long as the method is correct, the quality of the engraved CD will not be worse than that of the pirated website.

It should be noted that the only difference between the lossless compression format files such as ape and FLAC that may be produced and the original CD is the digital capturing, that is, read a binary code like 01010001 from the optical drive. This is because the optical drive's optical head is read incorrectly during the capture process. If files in lossless compression formats such as ape and FLAC contain errors, then the CD you burn with it will also have read errors, which are directly mapped to the auditory sound. However, the flow of sound data in the transmission process all carries the 01 signal of verification. As long as the decoding device is the same, there is no difference in sound.

At present, the CD capture software basically has the verification function. As long as the CD is not very good, it can basically be completed without errors, therefore, the quality of lossless compression formats such as ape and FLAC is guaranteed. On the contrary, when using a computer optical drive to listen to a CD, the playing software has different options (different decoder), such as Winamp, when reading a CD audio track, some minor errors will be skipped (sometimes a little bang), so listening to the CD will be "lossy ", direct playback of files in lossless compression formats such as ape and FLAC is truly "lossless" (assuming that the ape file is not distorted ).

If you have good audio equipment or want to collect some favorite works, I recommend CD. For normal listeners or computers, high quality MP3 is enough !!

3. Differences between the original CD and the official CD
The most obvious difference is that the original CD is generally more than 12 euros (RMB 120) in Europe, while the classical CD is more expensive. Most of the so-called official CDs sold in China are record-breaking (except for large multinational companies such as EMI, Sony, and BMG), which leads to another opportunity for distortion in sound quality. In addition, Chinese companies also like to call the imported version to confuse the public. To put it bluntly, it is just "Legal piracy". The sound quality is no better than that of the original genuine CD, even if it uses the same CD disc as the original genuine one (usually not the same), the effect recorded due to device and operation is definitely not as good as the original genuine one. So in terms of performance, the high-fi family are pursuing the original CD!

We can see that we have some knowledge about ape, FLAC, and other lossless compression. Now we are going to the question, because most of our friends are listeners rather than producers, so next I will only introduce how to convert the lossless compression files such as ape and FLAC to CD.

4. Several essential tools or software

Foobar
Foobar is an advanced audio player on Windows. It includes some basic features such as support for replay gain and low memory usage, as well as built-in support for some popular audio formats.
Features: 1. the open component architecture allows third-party developers to expand the player's functions. 2. built-in audio formats: WAV, AIFF, VOC, AU, SND, Ogg Vorbis, MCM, MP2, MP3; 3. supported audio formats through official plug-ins: MPEG-4 AAC, FLAC, Ogg FLAC, monkey's audio, wavpack, speex, cdda, SPC, various mod types; reads audio directly from RAR and zip packages. 4. full Unicode support on Windows NT; 5. support for replay gain; 6. low memory usage, effectively handling a large number of playlists; 7. advanced file information processing capabilities (regular file information window and batch tag); 8. height custom playback list display; 9. custom shortcut key; 10. most of the standard components under the BSD license agreement are open source code (the SDK contains the source code ).

Arial Audio Converter
A professional audio conversion tool. It can convert audio formats such as MP3, WMA, Ogg, MP2, WAV (PCM, DSP, GSM, ADPCM), g721, g723, g726, Vox, alaw, and ulaw. With this very easy-to-use software, you can convert files in batches without worrying about their source and target file formats. Arial Audio Converter also supports playing through its built-in player. The directory contains the registration machine.

Burrn for ape FLAC 2 cd
Although most people are used to using Nero to burn music CDs, this master-level burning software still has its limitations in music CD production, it is difficult to convert all formats of music files into music CDs, especially the recently popular "lossless (distortion-free)" digital music files, using the new generation of music CD master burrrn, you can solve the problem of music files burning. Burrrn supports the following mainstream video recording functions: WAV, MP3, MPC, Ogg, AAC, MP4, ape, FLAC, OFR, and WV. Although burrrn does not have a built-in file browser, you can drag and drop Data to add the burrrn burning list directly. It is quite convenient for users who need to convert their favorite Lossless Digital music files, FLAC and ape, into music CDs, you only need to drag and drop the file to the burning list to execute the burning function. Because the quality of digital music files produced on the internet is different, if the volume is too small, burrrn provides the "replaygain" function to help you solve the problem of low volume, it also has the effect of music background noise reduction, so that the sound quality of the original slightly poor can be improved immediately. Burrrn can also add the CD-text content to the CD, so that each music CD can retain data synchronization messages with the cddb.

EAC
EAC is the most powerful CD rail capture software. The worse the disk is, the more powerful it is. The best tool for switching from music CD to hard disk.

Id3renamer
A free MP3 file renaming tool that supports batch renaming using the ID3 information of MP3 music files. For those who need to change a large number of file names, it is rare. It is also suitable for friends who often play MP3 music online. Using it directly, you can easily call the information in the ID3 file as the file name. I personally think it is very useful and has been in use.

Lame encode
The world's best MP3 encoder.

Lossless audio codec (lossless codec comparison)
I have collected almost all of the world's best lossless audio codecs (APE, FLAC, La, LPAC, optimfrog, wavpack ), because most of the decoders are running in the background and only support command line operations, I added a front-end (graphic operation interface) with better comments to facilitate operations ), for more information, see the instruction document.

Favorites of audio codec Processing
I personally recommend several professional forums on audio processing technologies and some audio production websites.

Filessfv
Some file validity token tools (such as MD5) are used to securely publish your file without modification, or to check whether the file has been modified.

Folderinfo
A software that analyzes hard disk usage and file directory information management. The analysis content includes file size, occupied space, file quantity, and type. You can store and print reports and compare them with the current file status. This software was originally designed for server use. I used it to print and manage my music directories. Imagine if you have hundreds of GB of songs, how can I manage tens of thousands or even more MP3 files? This software is suitable.

Total commander
It is widely recognized as a powerful and easy-to-use file management software.

Usdownloader
A very useful sharing space download tool written by Russians. It supports most popular spaces currently.

Nero burning audio plugins
Nero itself does not support directly burning lossless compressed music file formats. If you use Nero to burn music files, you must first use a decoder to decode them into wav files. This directory contains some highly handwritten plug-ins on the Internet, after being added to the Nero plug-in directory, you can directly use Nero to burn lossless compressed music files without decoding. I have been using it and I feel very good.

5. The music information released after lossless compression usually contains two files, one being a compressed file. APE /. FLAC, one is the index information file. cue, to achieve the effect of the original CD, the two are indispensable. When the entire downloaded album is compressed into one. APE /. FLA, and no. when you use a cue file, a section cannot be selected for a song. In this case, you need to create one. cue file.