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Can I obtain basically any FLAC file(s) for any singular musical work for relatively inexpensive cost even if not freee? (lemmy.world)

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[–] tal@lemmy.today 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

If you don't mind using the analog hole and compressing the resulting audio yourself, sure.

EDIT: If you want a professionally-mastered FLAC, AFAICT, Bandcamp offers FLAC for bands that are listed on it along with other forms. though I haven't done a comprehensive look to see whether some might not provide it. I've certainly downloaded FLACs for music that I've purchased there.

EDIT2: Note that IIRC Bandcamp does not enforce volume normalization or ReplayGain tagging, so if you want ReplayGain tags

I do

you probably want to run something like rsgain on the resulting files.

EDIT3: Note that FLAC alone may not solve all of your quality concerns. If you have music that was mastered in an environment where the loudness war was being fought, you may have audio with limited dynamic range.