X Lossless Decoder (XLD)

Macworld's X Lossless Decoder (XLD) Coverage

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  How to convert audio and video files for free There are scads of media conversion tools advertised on the Web. But you needn't pay for a single one as you have some perfectly great free options.
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  How to find and play high-resolution audio on the Mac Everybody is familiar with high-definition video these days, but you may not know much about high-resolution audio, which offers music in formats with clarity and fidelity that is superior to that of CDs. Kirk McElhearn looks at the current offerings, and how you can play these high-resolution files on a Mac.
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  How to convert audio to other formats Audio files come in a number of different formats, and there are times you might want to convert audio from one format to another. Kirk McElhearn explains how it's done.
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  Four reasons to rip CDs without iTunes For many people, iTunes is their main music management tool, and using this program to rip CDs fits perfectly with the way they work with their music. But, in some cases, you may not want to rip CDs with iTunes. Here are four times when others apps are a better choice.
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  Three tips for classical (and other) music and iTunes Are you a fan of classical music? Then check out Kirk McElhearn's tips for dealing with your music in iTunes.
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  Play almost any audio file iTunes is a great music player, but it can't handle every audio file that you'll come across. We'll show you other players to keep on hand, plus software for creating iTunes-compatible tracks from those random files.