WAV to FLAC using FLAC

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  • Used pro_logic_ii_ravwav_44khz.wav from http://www.nch.com.au/acm/formats.html
  • Used the the following command to encode: flac -8 pro_logic_ii_ravwav_44khz.wav
  • Used the following command to decode: flac -d pro_logic_ii_ravwav_44khz.wav
  • Some of the metadata in this table are taken from the FFmpeg metadata that were generated during conversion. These are indicated by FFmpeg in brackets next to the value.


Property Original Encoded to FLAC Decoded
Codec PCMWAVEFORMAT Free Lossless Audio Codec PCMWAVEFORMAT
Size 22819452 bytes 15983199 bytes 22819452 bytes
Bitrate 1411 kb/s 1411 kb/s
Duration 0:2:9:10/0:2:9:361 (FITS Conflict) 0:2:9:10/0:2:9:361 (FITS Conflict)
Channels 2 2 2
Channel mapping channelNum=0 mapLocation=LEFT, channelNum=1 mapLocation=RIGHT channelNum=0 mapLocation=LEFT, channelNum=1 mapLocation=RIGHT
SampleRate 44100 HZ 44100 HZ 44100 HZ
BitDepth 16 16 16