Re: Burning disks from iTunes- which format to use

On 2008-02-27 12:32:27 -0500, nonesuch@xxxxxxxxxx (Adrian) said:

Michael <adunc79617@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I think I kinow the answer to this. I have started converting old vinyl
to CDs. The software I use saves the files in a proprietary format but
its preferred (read ONLY) export format is WAV. iTunes of course
imports this. I convert these to AAC for the files I want to keep in
iTunes. When burning to CD am I best to leave them as WAVs or convert
them to Apple Lossless first. My intuition tells me that WAV is as
close to uncompressed audio as I'm likely to get from this set up.

You appear to be introducing an unnecessary (and quality reducing) stage
in the process. Maybe I am not following your sequence but it is best to
burn the audio CD direct from the WAVs. Don't convert to AAC and then
back to another format. Apple lossless is only relevant to what you are
doing if you don't have space for the WAVs but still want to retain full
quality orginals. If you are happy to rely on your audio CDs as the only
full quality backup then you can convert to AAC and ditch the originals.

Thank you all. It seems that my best course is to import the WAVs and then burn the CD and only go to Lossless after that if I want to save the music to my iTunes, otherwise just trash it all after the disc is burned. Yes?
--
Michael

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