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Convert FLAC to ALAC/AAC on a Mac
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Step 1: install flac via Homebrew
brew install flac
Step 2: decode FLAC to AIFF
cd path/to/directory/with/files/to/convert
for i in *.flac; do
flac -d --force-aiff-format "$i"
done
Step 3: copy AIFF files to iTunes
Step 4: convert in iTunes to desired (ALAC/AAC) format
Thanks to: http://coderwall.com/p/kwtybg
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