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What is FLAC?
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What is the difference between FLAC and MP3?
How do I play a FLAC file?
How do I convert a FLAC file?
How do I burn FLAC files to a CD?
Can I use iTunes with my FLAC files?
What is the
Aide-Shop? Why am I re-directed to this site when I want
to download an album?
What methods of payment do you accept?
How do I download a recording?
How long is the download available to me?
Am I able to purchase individual tracks?
What is FLAC?
FLAC
is an open source, lossless compression format which
offers the listener exactly the same quality and sound
data as a CD.
http://flac.sourceforge.net/
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What is the difference between FLAC and MP3?
While MP3s reduce full audio to 1/10th
of the original size, FLAC maintains all the information
from the original recording, thus ensuring no loss in
sound quality.
It is the best possible way to download
classical music.
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How do I play a FLAC file?
Many software and hardware players
already support FLAC. For a full list, please visit:
http://flac.sourceforge.net/documentation_tasks.html
Alternatively you can convert FLAC files
to the format of your choice, including the recommended
uncompressed WAV and AIFF formats, or MP3 and AAC
formats.
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How do I convert a FLAC file?
There are a number of converters
available to adapt FLAC files to other formats.
A list of downloadable converters is
available at :
http://flac.sourceforge.net/download.html or
http://flac.sourceforge.net/documentation_tasks.html
We recommend:
"FLAC Frontend" decoder
for
Windows
which you can download for free at the following link:
http://members.home.nl/w.speek/flac.htm and
“xACT”
for Mac which you can download for free at:
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/14246
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How do I burn FLAC files to a CD?
We recommend Roxio Easy Media Creator for
PC users and Roxio Toast Titanium for Mac users, these
will allow you to write FLAC files direct to an audio
CD.
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Can I use iTunes with my FLAC files?
Certain applications are available that
enable you to listen to FLAC files through iTunes. These
include
Fluke
for
Mac.
Alternatively,
VLC
and
Songbird
are players that can both be used to play Flac Files on
Mac and PC.
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What is the Aide-Shop? Why am I re-directed to this site
when I want to download an album?
The Aide-Shop is the online shop of the
International Academy of Euphony, where you can find all
of its products, including:
Downloads of Edelweiss Emission
recordings
Downloads of Syntony recordings
Downloads of Euphony Audio Lessons
Books and other publications
You are redirected to this site as
Edelweiss Emission’s catalogue is under the auspices of
the International Academy of Euphony
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What methods of payment do you accept?
We accept payment through PayPal, which
is a safe and easy way to pay for products without
exposing your credit card or bank account details.
For more information on PayPal please
visit:
https://www.paypal.com
We also accept Bank transfers.
Please email us at
sales@edelweissemission.com or at
info@aide-shop.com and we will send you our bank
account details.
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How do I download a recording?
We have created a simple
step-by-step guide
to downloading
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How long is the download available to me?
Your download files are available
indefinitely. However, once you start downloading a
track you will need to complete your download within
72 hours. This will give you a chance to ensure that
there are no problems and will enable you to download
the track again, should the download fail for any
reason. Once the download has been completed on your
computer, the music is yours to keep forever.
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Am I able to purchase individual tracks?
At present we only offer full albums for
sale on our website.
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