Follow these simple steps to convert your FLAC files into good old-fashioned MP3s on Android, PC, and Google's finest Chromebooks. What is an MP3 file?

3) Convert FLAC files to MP3 (while keeping the originals) and move those MP3s to the new directory. 4) Run MP3Gain on the albums in the new directory in order to get consistent volume.

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It did, however, convert Apple Lossless, Flac, APE, TwinVQ (an even rarer bird), and wave files up to 24-bits/96Hz, as well as all the more common types such as MP3 and WMA.

The iPod currently supports only AAC, MP3, WAV, AIFF, and—on all models except the shuffle—Apple Lossless, so if you have FLAC, SHN, or Ogg Vorbis files, you must convert them.

What's an audio file format? Which music file formats are hi-res? We delve into the differences between MP3, FLAC, ALAC and more.