IIRC, iTunes doesn't handle FLAC at all. The solution promoted by most online sources is "convert FLAC to a format iTunes handles". ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Stupid Format Wars (or, How to Best Organize My Data)
I have been reading here a while, and I am now getting serious about a "real" server, as the fan on the Mac Mini is killing me. All of my top choices use Roon, and I now have a license and I am starting to use it. This has motivated me to speed up my project of re-ripping all of my CDs. However, the more I think about it, the more elaborate the ultimate organization of my data becomes, so I thought I would ask here and see if I get any feedback . . . Requirements, as follows:
* Some of my files are for items for which I have a canonical source, and some are not (think bootleg sets) or the MP3 file is the canonical source (think podcast episodes).
* For the items for which I can choose what it's ultimate format is, I need to support Apple and non-Apple ecosystems.
* Both iTunes and Roon support WAV, but neither handle the (lack of) associated metadata well.
As such, I think the simplest organizational scheme fundamentally consists of three directories, as follows:
* "FLAC" and "M4A": Two directories for which I have the canonical source, the content is mirrored, and which contain files of the associated format, _with_ included metadata.
* "MP3": For items for which I don't have the canonical source, or for which the canonical source _is_ the MP3 file.
Then, I would be able to point iTunes at "M4A+MP3", and point Roon (and, more importantly, other, non-M4A supporting ecosystems) at "FLAC+MP3".
IAH, this seems way too fucking complicated, but, given the requirements, I don't see anything easier. Anyone out there have any thoughts?
* Some of my files are for items for which I have a canonical source, and some are not (think bootleg sets) or the MP3 file is the canonical source (think podcast episodes).
* For the items for which I can choose what it's ultimate format is, I need to support Apple and non-Apple ecosystems.
* Both iTunes and Roon support WAV, but neither handle the (lack of) associated metadata well.
As such, I think the simplest organizational scheme fundamentally consists of three directories, as follows:
* "FLAC" and "M4A": Two directories for which I have the canonical source, the content is mirrored, and which contain files of the associated format, _with_ included metadata.
* "MP3": For items for which I don't have the canonical source, or for which the canonical source _is_ the MP3 file.
Then, I would be able to point iTunes at "M4A+MP3", and point Roon (and, more importantly, other, non-M4A supporting ecosystems) at "FLAC+MP3".
IAH, this seems way too fucking complicated, but, given the requirements, I don't see anything easier. Anyone out there have any thoughts?
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