The latest news about FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) http://flac.sourceforge.net/ Josh Coalson https://sourceforge.net/users/jcoalson/ © 2008 Josh Coalson, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 http://sourceforge.net/favicon.ico http://sourceforge.net/images/logo130.gif 2008-12-10T09:00:00-07:00 The Fireman has released its new album Electric Arguments as a digital download, and available in FLAC.]]> 2008-12-10T09:00:00-07:00 2008-12-10T09:00:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20081210 Songbird, a new open and customizable music player, is out and it supports FLAC natively. For Mac, Linux, and Windows.]]> 2008-12-03T23:00:00-07:00 2008-12-03T23:00:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20081203 Squeezebox Boom is out: Slim Devices' latest home audio player weds their award-winning receiver with built-in speakers and as always has excellent FLAC support out of the box.]]> 2008-09-02T23:00:00-07:00 2008-09-02T23:00:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20080902 Everything That Happens Will Happen Today is also available in FLAC.]]> 2008-08-19T09:00:00-07:00 2008-08-19T09:00:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20080819090000 bringing back their "bootleg" program for their upcoming 2008 tour. Shows will be available for download in FLAC and MP3.]]> 2008-06-11T09:00:00-07:00 2008-06-11T09:00:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20080611090000 Divertimenti in an interesting array of formats, including both 5.1 and stereo 24bit/96kHz FLAC downloads.]]> 2008-06-02T09:00:00-07:00 2008-06-02T09:00:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20080602090000 HDtracks offers their large music catalog in FLAC, AIFF, and MP3, and plans to offer 96kHz/24-bit FLAC files soon.]]> 2008-05-23T09:00:00-07:00 2008-05-23T09:00:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20080523090000 indietorrent.org is up and running. indietorrent.org is a digital music store which "enables independent musicians to sell their own music while keeping all profits." FLAC is one of the available formats.]]> 2008-05-14T09:00:00-07:00 2008-05-14T09:00:00-07:01 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20080514090000 Opus No.4 and Melody No.2 digital audio players from Olive support FLAC streams up to 96kHz/24bit and embedded cover-art, and feature hi-res color touchscreens and up to 1TB storage. Stay tuned for a review here in May.]]> 2008-04-21T18:00:00-07:00 2008-04-21T18:00:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20080421 E-Series Music Player supports FLAC.]]> 2008-03-17T09:00:00-07:00 2008-03-17T09:00:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20080317090000 this article on digital music in the home. The Squeezebox, Sonos, and McIntosh also get nods.]]> 2008-03-12T09:00:00-07:00 2008-03-12T09:00:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20080312090000 Teclast M25 portable supports FLAC.]]> 2008-03-11T07:00:00-07:00 2008-03-11T07:00:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20080311070000 H-QuAD project aims to create a FLAC decoder core implemented entirely in hardware.]]> 2008-03-10T18:20:00-07:00 2008-03-10T18:20:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20080310182000 MS750 music server supports FLAC.]]> 2008-03-09T20:00:00-07:00 2008-03-09T20:00:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20080309200000 VX888, the Ainol U80SE, the Epoq EMP-TS30-4, and the WindTouch V80.]]> 2008-03-08T20:00:00-07:00 2008-03-08T20:00:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20080308200000 Ripfactory has announced the Ripserver, a sleek NAS with a slot-loading CD drive. Pop in a CD and it automatically rips to FLAC or MP3 and adds it to the media library. Ripserver can also run Slimserver and Twonkymedia for easy integration with Slim Devices, Sonos, and many other networked media players.]]> 2008-03-06T09:00:00-07:00 2008-03-06T09:00:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20080306090000 online store where you can buy albums in FLAC format.]]> 2008-03-05T09:00:00-07:00 2008-03-05T09:00:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20080305090000 Video Touch PMP from PlayTomato supports FLAC.]]> 2008-03-04T19:00:00-07:00 2008-03-04T19:00:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20080304190000 Nine Inch Nails' Ghosts I-IV is on sale, with a FLAC download option.]]> 2008-03-03T09:00:00-07:00 2008-03-03T09:00:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20080303 support FLAC.]]> 2008-03-02T09:00:00-07:00 2008-03-02T09:00:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20080302090000 BW-M2802, supports FLAC.]]> 2008-02-29T09:00:00-07:00 2008-02-29T09:00:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20080229090000 Celrun TV, an interesting HD multimedia player, supports FLAC.]]> 2008-02-27T09:00:00-07:00 2008-02-27T09:00:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20080227090000 Gimell Records offers their catalog of The Tallis Scholars in FLAC format in three versions: "CD Quality" at 16-bit/44.1kHz, "Studio Master" at 16-bit/88.2kHz, and "Studio Master Pro" at 24-bit/88.2kHz.]]> 2008-01-30T09:00:01-07:00 2008-01-30T09:00:01-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20080130 Ripfactory's automated CD ripping products support FLAC.]]> 2008-01-18T09:00:00-07:00 2008-01-18T09:00:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20080118090000 DVD-Audio Solo DVD-A authoring software supports FLAC.]]> 2008-01-17T09:00:00-07:00 2008-01-17T09:00:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20080117090000 Pacemaker pocket-sized DJ system by Tonium, Garmin's nuvi 800 series nav systems with built-in audio player functionality, Latte's Ice, Gemei's X-590 and X-900, the Onda VX868, and finally one from SAFA.]]> 2008-01-14T19:00:00-07:00 2008-01-14T19:00:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20080114190000 recently wrote about the sales numbers for Niggy Tardust, including that almost 20% of paying downloaders chose FLAC format.]]> 2008-01-13T17:00:00-07:00 2008-01-13T17:00:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20080113170000 Long Road Out Of Eden has also been released in FLAC format (including the deluxe edition).]]> 2008-01-13T15:00:00-07:00 2008-01-13T15:01:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20080113 Squeezebox Duet continues Slim Devices' tradition of excellent FLAC support.]]> 2008-01-10T09:00:00-07:00 2008-01-10T09:01:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20080110 HD Media Extender, the Pioneer X-Z7 and X-Z9 audio systems, the iStation U43, BW-M2404 and Ramos RM970 portables, and the DV-1 Digital Media Reader from CodexNovus.]]> 2007-12-12T21:00:00-07:00 2007-12-13T18:00:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20071212210000 adopted FLAC for distribution of audio over its Euroradio network.]]> 2007-12-11T00:00:00-07:00 2007-12-11T00:00:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20071211000000 Neuros OSD supports FLAC.]]> 2007-10-26T00:00:02-07:00 2007-10-26T00:00:02-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20071026000002 Digital Touch DT-2 portable audio player (which resembles the iPod Touch) supports FLAC.]]> 2007-10-26T00:00:01-07:00 2007-10-26T00:00:01-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20071026000001 Vegas Pro 8 supports FLAC, for both reading and writing.]]> 2007-10-26T00:00:00-07:00 2007-10-26T00:00:00-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20071026000000 Klimax DS networked digital music player, Pioneer's SC-LX90 amplifier, Denon's AVR-4308DAB receiver, Sound Devices' 7-Series recorders, the new WFR-20 Wi-Fi Internet Radio from Sangean, and OPPO's Super Five PMP.]]> 2007-10-21T09:00:30-07:00 2007-10-21T09:00:30-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20071021090030 reported by iDefense have been fixed in FLAC 1.2.1; make sure to upgrade.]]> 2007-10-21T09:00:29-07:00 2007-10-21T09:00:29-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20071021090029 supports FLAC for both importing and exporting.]]> 2007-10-21T09:00:28-07:00 2007-10-21T09:00:28-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20071021090028 interview with Josh Bonnain of Grooveshark about their novel distribution method where "everybody gets paid." Grooveshark supports FLAC, Vorbis and MP3.]]> 2007-10-21T09:00:27-07:00 2007-10-21T09:00:27-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20071021090027 Broadcast Wave Format (BWF). There are many other small improvements and bug fixes; see the changelog entry for complete details.]]> 2007-10-21T09:00:26-07:00 2007-10-21T09:00:26-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20071021090026 Sound Forge 9.0b supports FLAC, for both reading and writing.]]> 2007-10-21T09:00:25-07:00 2007-10-21T09:00:25-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20071021090025 installer for flac-1.1.4 on OS X is now available. This includes universal binaries that will work on both Intel and PowerPC machines. A 1.2.0 update will be available soon.]]> 2007-10-21T09:00:24-07:00 2007-10-21T09:00:24-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20071021090024 complete recordings of Bach's Brandenburg concertos in FLAC format, free to download.]]> 2007-10-21T09:00:23-07:00 2007-10-21T09:00:23-07:00 http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html#20071021090023