What written reference(s) do you use to set up your Mac(book Pro) for music only

This is a, posted on July 23, 2016 at 09:10:45
fmak Audiophile Posts: 13158 Location: Kent Joined: June 1, 2002	how to get sound guide only.

Is there any problem with importing to ITunes using WAV instead of AIFF?, posted on July 23, 2016 at 09:29:51
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RE: This is a, posted on July 23, 2016 at 09:36:30

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how to get sound guide only.

So why don't you make a contribution by replying to him with your helpful insight and vast experience? Hmm?

Or are you still banging your head against the wall trying to figure out the difference between a "Power PC" and a PC Workstation... even after you've been told several times that you do not have a "Power PC"?

It's not a

RE: Is there any problem with importing to ITunes using WAV instead of AIFF?, posted on July 23, 2016 at 10:07:00
AbeCollins Audiophile Posts: 46280 Location: USA Joined: June 22, 2001 Contributor Since: February 2, 2002	I don't know, I've never tried it. I use AIFF. iTunes does have a setting for ripping CD's to WAV so give it a try. Preferences > General > Import Settings.

Thank you, Abe nt, posted on July 23, 2016 at 11:33:19
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one approach, posted on July 23, 2016 at 12:23:15

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You can live with the built-in dac if you have to. It's not great by any means, but a few cuts better than the dac's in most laptops. If you do that, take the audio from the headphone jack.

Much better to pick an external dac that you like. Either USB or Firewire can be good. I love my Metric Halo ULN-2, but that has a couple mic preamps most people won't need.

My signal path is:
file playback via Vox or Protools ---> DAC via FW or USB ---> line-level input on preamp ---> power amps ---> speakers

Once you have your dac set (internal or external) then put music files on the MBP and play them with the software of your choice. I use Vox software, but there are lots of others that do well.

For file formats, any lossless format should be fine: WAV, AIFF, or FLAC. I've not been able to hear a difference between WAV and FLAC, but with disc space so cheap now, pretty much anyone can afford enough disc to store WAV files, which gets you out of the data compression/decompression business. I use WAV rather than AIFF as it is the most widely used format and has no data compression. (AIFF can support some data compression, and it's Apple-centric, so I picked WAV just to keep everything simple.)

Organize your file folders so you can find stuff, and keep records of your purchases so you can re-download if needed, and of course keep multiple backups, preferably with one backup kept physically off-site.

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It works, but Ayre seemed adamant that AIFF was the way to go., posted on July 23, 2016 at 14:07:34
oldmkvi Audiophile Posts: 10581 Joined: April 12, 2002	My Korg DAC won't read AIFF for some reason, so I use WAV. Seems fine, but the Ayre Link said Aiff was the way to go, didn't mention WAV. No biggie, but Thanks!

RE: one approach, posted on July 23, 2016 at 14:08:09

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Thanks. I've generally followed this. My Macbook Pro and A+ feed a Wavelength Proton external Dac. All my CDs are in shelves inA-Z order by Artist. Only the music + artist, album and song is loaded onto my internal HD as wave or AIFF ,which is backed up on a dedicated external HD. I do upsample at 2x, as recommended by Wavelength.

But the upgrading to the latest versions of OSx and A+ were a bit bumpy. I'm now exploring using the Mac as an audio only machine.

I only have trouble because, except for music, i am an infrequent Mac user.

RE: It works, but Ayre seemed adamant that AIFF was the way to go., posted on July 23, 2016 at 16:03:17
AbeCollins Audiophile Posts: 46280 Location: USA Joined: June 22, 2001 Contributor Since: February 2, 2002	Well, you just have to do some experimenting. There is no one "right way" to setup your system. You'll have to tailor yours to your particular needs. Enjoy.

I had a problem a long time ago when I used iTunes to convert WAV's to AIFF's, posted on July 23, 2016 at 18:53:04

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I got some truncated bits. Fortunately, this was just on one album. I think if I had used some other SW, I would have been fine. (I posted about this on the Music forum at the time it happened.)

Anyway, I now just play the WAV files back natively, keeping them away from iTunes. (It's really not necessary - and although iTunes will play back WAV files, I use HQ player for this purpose). I believe that although WAV and AIFF formats are roughly equivalent, AIFF does a better job with the meta data associated with the file(s).

RE: I had a problem a long time ago when I used iTunes to convert WAV's to AIFF's, posted on July 23, 2016 at 23:45:25
AbeCollins Audiophile Posts: 46280 Location: USA Joined: June 22, 2001 Contributor Since: February 2, 2002	I've read about that too about converting WAV to AIFF. But is that also the case when ripping CDs directly to WAV? I've been ripping CDs to AIFF or ALAC from the beginning of time. ;-)

For Music Only, posted on July 23, 2016 at 23:59:24
fmak Audiophile Posts: 13158 Location: Kent Joined: June 1, 2002	You clearly will not even try understand the significance of this question by the poster. Anyone can follow an Ayre or a W4S or whatever guide.

Didn't have anything to do with CD's - source WAV was a download [nt], posted on July 24, 2016 at 09:01:49
Chris from Lafayette Audiophile Posts: 26430 Location: SF Bay Area Joined: February 17, 2004 Contributor Since: February 6, 2012

What part of my comment...., posted on July 24, 2016 at 14:25:57

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....to Frihed89 were you unable to comprehend? Let met say it again.

"Ayre provides a nice starting point on their website."

RE: I had a problem a long time ago when I used iTunes to convert WAV's to AIFF's, posted on July 24, 2016 at 15:17:01
Frihed89 Audiophile Posts: 15703 Location: Copenhagen Joined: March 21, 2005	I never had a problem with ripping CDs to either.

As usual, posted on July 25, 2016 at 23:04:22
fmak Audiophile Posts: 13158 Location: Kent Joined: June 1, 2002	you reinterpreted his question, not me

RE: What written reference(s) do you use to set up your Mac(book Pro) for music only, posted on July 26, 2016 at 02:13:28
Roseval Audiophile Posts: 1845 Joined: March 31, 2008	Maybe this link is of use: http://www.thewelltemperedcomputer.com/SW/OSX/Tweaks.htm The Well Tempered Computer

You're too funny !!, posted on July 26, 2016 at 19:35:37
AbeCollins Audiophile Posts: 46280 Location: USA Joined: June 22, 2001 Contributor Since: February 2, 2002	you reinterpreted his question, not me. Who reinterpreted his question? He asked about Mac and you rambled on about Windows! Hilarious! ROTFLMAO !!

Since you can't, posted on July 27, 2016 at 08:04:20
fmak Audiophile Posts: 13158 Location: Kent Joined: June 1, 2002	read properly, this explains many things

Are you embarrassed ?, posted on July 28, 2016 at 12:12:33

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Are you so embarrassed at your blunder that you deleted your own post to hide the evidence?

Many of us saw it, you know. The one where you called the help around here a bunch of 'wankers' then directed Frihed89 to the CA site? You then blabbered on about Windows instead of helping him with his Mac question.

Why would you even reply to a Mac question when you've never owned one and have no clue about Mac OS?

Caught! Are you still blushing in embarrassment?

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What written reference(s) do you use to set up your Mac(book Pro) for music only

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