Guides
Ripping, tagging, formats, and players — written for people who keep their own files, whether or not they ever use Diskoteca.
- 01How to rip CDs to FLAC on MacWhy FLAC is the right archival format, what you need, and a start-to-finish walkthrough — including what to do about scratched discs and missing metadata.
- 02How to sync music to a Rockbox iPod from macOSA Rockbox iPod is just a hard drive that plays FLAC. Here's how to load it properly from a Mac — folder layout, playlists, and keeping it in step with your library.
- 03FLAC vs ALAC vs MP3: what to put on your DAPKeep lossless at home, decide per device what goes in your pocket. The honest trade-offs between formats, and when transcoding actually makes sense.
- 04How to organize a lossless music libraryFolder structure, tag hygiene, embedded artwork, and duplicate control — the four habits that keep a collection usable for decades.
- 05How to sync podcasts to your Rockbox device from MacRockbox has no podcast client of its own — the actual workflow for getting episodes onto the device, folder layout, and keeping it in step without re-copying everything.
- 06iTunes replacement for Mac: what actually works in 2026Music.app won't touch FLAC and only syncs Apple devices. The six jobs iTunes used to do, and what does each of them now.
- 07How to put music on a USB stick for your car stereoFormatting from a Mac, MP3 vs FLAC in the car, folder layouts head units can browse, and the hidden-file gotcha that doubles your track listings.
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