Converting 24Bit Files

[mwheelerk]

My usage of dBpoweramp has been almost exclusively the CD Ripper. I really don't know Music Converter. Recently I have begun to purchase some downloads. My system these days is quite simple. I am using a MacBook with latest OS and use either iTunes or Roon for playback via a Sonos system. Some of the downloads are only available as 24bit files. I thought through my system I could only support 16bit. I have taken the 24bit FLAC downloads and using Music Converter converted them to ALAC (Apple Lossless) which is the file I use for all my library. However though the file now has the .m4a wrapper the file size remains the same at over 2GB (as an example). I can play the resulting files through my system. Am I actually converting this to a 16bit ALAC or is what I have really a 24bit ALAC? Can I use this tool to convert 24bit to 16bit?

Thanks for any guidance.

[Spoon]

Re: Converting 24Bit Files

Unless you included the DSP effect 'Bit Depth' set to 16 bit, the resulting Apple Lossless files would still be 24 bit.

[mwheelerk]

Re: Converting 24Bit Files

Unless you included the DSP effect 'Bit Depth' set to 16 bit, the resulting Apple Lossless files would still be 24 bit.

Thank you so much. I have a couple of files to redo now.