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FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec, an audio format similar to MP3, but lossless, meaning that audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in quality. This is similar to how Zip works, except with FLAC you will get much better compression because it is designed specifically for audio, and you can play back compressed FLAC files in your favorite player (or your car or home stereo, see <a href="links.html#hardware">supported devices</a>) just like you would an MP3 file.<br />
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+ FLAC stands out as the <a href="comparison.html">fastest and most widely supported lossless audio codec</a>, and the only one that at once is non-proprietary, is unencumbered by patents, has an open-source reference implementation, has a well documented format and API, and has several other independent implementations.<br />
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See <a href="features.html">About FLAC</a> for more, or <a href="documentation_tasks.html">Using FLAC</a> for how to play FLAC files, rip CDs to FLAC, etc.
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- We've just finished testing the <a href="http://slimdevices.com/pi_transporter.html">Transporter</a>, Slim Devices' top-end networked audio player. As with the Squeezebox, FLAC support for this fantastic device is excellent; see <a href="links.html#review_transporter">our review</a> for more.<br />
+ <b>FLAC 1.2.1 released</b> New in this release is support for all RIFF/AIFF metadata, including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BWF">Broadcast Wave Format (BWF)</a>. There are many other small improvements and bug fixes; see the <a href="changelog.html#flac_1_2_1">changelog entry</a> for complete details.<br />
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- <b>FLAC 1.1.4 released</b> Increased compression and dramatic speedups for both encoding and decoding are the big improvements in FLAC 1.1.4. There are also several new options and bugfixes. See the <a href="changelog.html#flac_1_1_4">changelog entry</a> for complete details.<br />
+ The new <a href="http://www.tech.co.uk/home-entertainment/home-cinema/home-cinema-separates/av-amps-and-receivers/news/denon-unleashes-avr-4308dab-monster-movie-amp?articleid=2102358567">Denon AVR-4308DAB</a> receiver supports FLAC.<br />
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- Several new devices with FLAC support were announced at 2007 CES, including the <a href="http://www.netgear.com/Products/Entertainment/DigitalMediaPlayers/EVA8000.aspx">EVA 8000</a> from Netgear; the awesome-looking <a href="http://blog.stereophile.com/ces2007/107sooloos/">Sooloos</a>; Cowon's iAudio D2, A3, and Q5; the i-Station <a href="http://www.electronista.com/articles/06/12/30/i.station.mini.dx/">Mini DX</a>; and the <a href="http://www.mediareadyinc.com/products_MRMC.php">MediaREADY MC</a>. Roxio also recently released <a href="http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/recordnow/premier/overview.html">Record Now 9 Music Lab Premier</a> with FLAC support.<br />
+ <a href="http://sony-696.vo.llnwd.net/dspcdn/releasenotes/soundforge90b_readme.htm">Sound Forge 9.0b supports FLAC</a>, for both reading and writing.<br />
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- Pixel Magic has added FLAC support to its <a href="http://www.pixelmagicsystems.com/products/media_players/hd_mediabox.htm">HD MediaBox</a>.<br />
+ An <a href="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/flac/flac-1.1.4.dmg">installer for flac-1.1.4 on OS X</a> is now available. This includes universal binaries that will work on both Intel and PowerPC machines. A 1.2.0 update will be available soon.<br />
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- <a href="http://www.sonos.com/">Sonos, Inc.</a> has sent us a complete <a href="http://www.sonos.com/products/">Sonos Digital Music System</a> for review. Aside from being just plain cool, FLAC support is excellent; see <a href="links.html#review_sonos">our writeup</a> for details.<br />
+ Czech Radio has released <a href="http://www.rozhlas.cz/d-dur/download_eng">complete recordings of Bach's Brandenburg concertos in FLAC format</a>, free to download.<br />
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- Pearl Jam is selling recordings of many of their live shows <a href="https://bootlegs2.pearljam.com/">in FLAC format</a>.<br />
+ A handful of new devices support FLAC: for home stereo, there are Denon's upcoming tabletop players <a href="http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/denon-line-show-2007/denon-launches-four-compact-s+series-21-systems-with-wi+fi-usb-ipod-and-other-options-281952.php">SE-32 and SE-52</a> and Escient's <a href="http://hiddenwires.co.uk/resourcesnews2007/news20070724-03.html">FireBall SE500</a>; for portables, the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/oppo-blast-pmp-is-blowing-up-your-flvs/">Blast</a> from OPPO, Hyundai's <a href="http://www.losslessaudioblog.com/2007/04/16/hyundai-pmp-with-flac-and-wma-lossless-support/">NH-260</a>, the Zarva <a href="http://www.mobilewhack.com/zarva-announces-m209-portble-media-player/">MV209</a>, this generically-named <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/14/pmp-console-emulator-breaks-a-whole-bunch-of-laws/">Portable Media Player</a>, and the Gemei <a href="http://www.pmptoday.com/2007/07/16/gemei-x-750-w-sennheiser-mx400-headphones/">X-750</a>.<br />
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- <i>last updated 2007-Feb-13</i>
+ <i>last updated 2007-Sep-17</i>
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+ <a href="news.html#20070917">17-Sep-2007</a> :<br />FLAC 1.2.1 released<br /><br />
+ <a href="news.html#20070816">16-Aug-2007</a> :<br />Sound Forge 9.0b supports FLAC<br /><br />
+ <a href="news.html#20070803">03-Aug-2007</a> :<br />Czech Radio releases free FLAC recordings<br /><br />
+ <a href="news.html#20070723">23-Jul-2007</a> :<br />FLAC 1.2.0 released<br /><br />
<a href="news.html#20070213">13-Feb-2007</a> :<br />FLAC 1.1.4 released<br /><br />
<a href="news.html#20061127">27-Nov-2006</a> :<br />FLAC 1.1.3 released<br /><br />
<a href="news.html#20061025">25-Oct-2006</a> :<br />Winamp 5.31 ships with FLAC support<br /><br />
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