Bulk converting .flac files to .wav in mac?

There’s been a few posts over the years on this, but none seem to have kept up with the current state of things. I’ve got a bunch of samplepacks in .flac format that I am wanting to covert to .wav in bulk (there’s a few hundred files). I used to rely on iTunes for this, but mac truly hates anything helpful in their updates - it seems like the new Music app won’t read .flac files anymore.

Anyone have any suggestions of best software/ways of going about converting?

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Hello.
If you convert from .flac to .aiff (as opposed to .wav) it should retain any of the .flac file’s metadata.
which may be useful for cataloging and such.

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You’re welcome :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

On macOS, a cheap option would be using Apple compressor.

Otherwise Steinberg Wavelab Elements will do the trick - it has a good batch converter. A trial version is available and it’s part of their temporarily free StayAtHome package.

Cheers!

The Steinberg Elements #StayAtHome deal expired yesterday. It was a free-to-use period.

I use xACT. It can decode FLAC to AIFF or WAV (as well as encoding a variety of formats).

http://xact.scottcbrown.org

Oops - sorry I didn’t check before posting. The 30 day trial is still available though.