MATHEMATICA IMPORT/EXPORT FORMAT

FLAC (.flac)

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FLAC lossless audio codec.
Used for audio archiving and playback, and for exchanging audio data on the web.
Open standard for audio compression.
FLAC is an acronym for Free Lossless Audio Codec.
Binary file format.
Compresses audio samples using linear prediction and run-length encoding methods.
Supports up to 8 audio channels.

Import and Export support all audio codecs commonly used in the FLAC format.

Import and Export Import and Export

Import["file.flac"] imports a FLAC file, returning a sound object.
Export["file.flac", expr] exports a sound object to FLAC.
Import["file.flac"] gives an expression of the form Sound[SampledSoundList[data, r]].
Export["file.flac", expr] creates a FLAC file from the sound object expr.
Import["file.flac", elem] imports the specified element from a FLAC file.
Import["file.flac", {elem, sub_a, sub_b, ...}] imports a subelement.
Import["file.flac", {{elem₁, elem₂, ...}}] imports multiple elements.
The import format can be specified with Import["file", "FLAC"] or Import["file", {"FLAC", elem, ...}].
Export["file.flac", expr, elem] creates a FLAC file by treating expr as specifying element elem.
Export["file.flac", {expr₁, expr₂, ...}, {{elem₁, elem₂, ...}}] treats each as specifying the corresponding .
Export["file.flac", expr, opt₁->val₁, ...] exports expr with the specified option elements taken to have the specified values.
Export["file.flac", {elem₁->expr₁, elem₂->expr₂, ...}, "Rules"] uses rules to specify the elements to be exported.
See the reference pages for full general information on Import and Export.
ImportString and ExportString support the FLAC format.

Elements Elements

General Import elements:

	"Elements"	list of elements and options available in this file
	"Rules"	full list of rules for each element and option
	"Options"	list of rules for options, properties, and settings

Data representation elements:

	"Data"	raw audio samples, given as a list of lists of real numbers, each sublist representing an individual audio channel
	"SampledSoundList"	FLAC file given as SampledSoundList
	"Sound"	FLAC file represented as a Sound object

The element corresponds to the first argument of SampledSoundList.
Multiple channels are represented as an array of audio samples.
Import and Export use the element by default for FLAC files.
Advanced Import element:

	"MetaInformation"	metainformation tags, given as a list of rules
	"Duration"	duration in seconds
	"Length"	number of sound samples
	"AudioChannels"	number of audio channels
	"SampleDepth"	bits used to encode amplitude levels
	"SampleRate"	number of amplitude samples per second and channel

When exporting metainformation only to an existing file, Export will update the metainformation in the file, leaving the audio data unchanged.

Options Options

General option:
SampleRate Automatic number of amplitude samples per second for each channel
Detailed properties and settings:
"AudioChannels" Automatic number of audio channels
If the number of channels is unspecified, the highest number of simultaneous channels is taken, and silence is inserted if necessary.
If is set to a value n which is less than the number of channels to be exported, only the first n channels are exported.