semente Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I've just realised that iTunes 12.8 downconverts 24-bit ALACs into 16-bit AIFFs!!! 😤 And because I tag all my downloads manually that means I need to re-download at least a dozen records and re-tag them again...  Does this happen with Music too? "Science draws the wave, poetry fills it with water" Teixeira de Pascoaes Link to post Share on other sites
AudioDoctor Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Ouch! Â I don't actually have a mac here to look at, but I seem to remember there was a setting or a checkbox someplace in iTunes to stop iTunes from doing anything to your files. Are you also 100% sure that iTunes did it? I once mistakenly ripped a bunch of CDs at 24/16 and ended up re-ripping them all, such a hassle. semente 1 No electron left behind... Link to post Share on other sites
kirkmc Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 No, if you add ALAC files it doesn't convert them, unless you tell it to. semente 1 I write about Macs, music, and more at Kirkville. Author of Take Control of macOS Media Apps. Co-host of The Next Track podcast. Link to post Share on other sites
semente Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 2 hours ago, AudioDoctor said: Ouch! Â I don't actually have a mac here to look at, but I seem to remember there was a setting or a checkbox someplace in iTunes to stop iTunes from doing anything to your files. Are you also 100% sure that iTunes did it? I once mistakenly ripped a bunch of CDs at 24/16 and ended up re-ripping them all, such a hassle. Â Yes, I tried it again with a couple of 24-bit ALAC files and it downcoverted the bit depth to 16-bit. I'll have another look in the settings. "Science draws the wave, poetry fills it with water" Teixeira de Pascoaes Link to post Share on other sites
semente Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 58 minutes ago, kirkmc said: No, if you add ALAC files it doesn't convert them, unless you tell it to.  It didn't convert ALAC to AIFF automatically, I asked it to because HQPlayer doesn't read ALAC. I need to check the settings again, reverted to using XLD for the time being. "Science draws the wave, poetry fills it with water" Teixeira de Pascoaes Link to post Share on other sites
semente Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 Couldn't find any option to keep bit depth and sample rate as original. iTunes has a suitable for dummies design approach apparently... They decide which bit-depth is best for the user. "Science draws the wave, poetry fills it with water" Teixeira de Pascoaes Link to post Share on other sites
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