How to convert PCM to FLAC
Converting a .PCM file to .FLAC lets you open the content in software that prefers the .FLAC format, though some details may change compared with the original. We are still putting together the list of programs that handle .PCM files.
A full step-by-step guide for this conversion is on the way; the information above is drawn straight from our database.
About these formats
.PCM
Pulse-Code Modulation audio file (raw/headerless)
A PCM file is raw, uncompressed audio - the same data as inside a WAV, but with no header, so it carries no information about its sample rate, bit depth, or channel count. You cannot…
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.FLAC
Free Lossless Audio Codec
A FLAC file is lossless compressed audio - it shrinks a recording to roughly half the WAV size with no quality loss. Play it free with VLC or foobar2000 on Windows, VLC or IINA on Mac, and…
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