1.7 Update - Flac Rips

Posted by: Robko on 13 July 2013

Hi All,

I was wondering if the new Flac rips using 1.7 update contain standard metadata. For example if I copy my naim Flac rips to another device, will the metadata be read? I know that WAV rips did not contain embedded metadata.

Posted on: 13 July 2013 by garyi

Cant see whay not. The problem with wav is that they cannot easily contain metadata, it was not really naims doing. Apples wav rips cannot be used on other devices either.

Posted on: 14 July 2013 by Claus-Thoegersen

If you edit meta data you still get the useredit.xml files, but I have not copied a file and looked at it in a meta data editor.

Wich I just didd and the meta data that is showed in dtc or n-serve is in the file.

The other thing I have not done is to compare the sound quality, of a wav rip and a flac rip.

Posted on: 15 July 2013 by Robko

If all tagging info is contained in an XML file them no metadata is embedded in the actual file? Am I correct?

Posted on: 15 July 2013 by Claus-Thoegersen

No it is strange because the standard meta data is in the file, if you view it in an mp3 editor, so the other file may be there to be compatible with the wav way of doing things?

Posted on: 15 July 2013 by Robko

Thanks Claus... So of the tags exists I can also use them with my sonos! This is great news.

Posted on: 16 July 2013 by Claus-Thoegersen

I just found out you can both go from wav to flac and from flac to wav, so this is the explanation for the extra xml file.

Posted on: 17 July 2013 by Robko

That's even better! Thanks for the additional info. Just waiting for my unitiserve to arrive so I can start ripping my collection!