[GH-ISSUE #628] [Bug Report] #1853

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opened 2026-03-13 19:37:17 +03:00 by kerem · 0 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-13 19:37:17 +03:00

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Originally created by @yourGalPal on GitHub (Mar 12, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/afkarxyz/SpotiFLAC/issues/628

Problem

songs not always downloading as flac?
it seems rare so i wouldnt fuss to much TBH but still strange to see,it is so far only these few songs and its not a huge issue and given there around the same size as a flac im presuming file conversion or very little audio loss.

Type

Track / Album / Playlist / Artist
E:\spotiflac\Legends\The Toy Dolls\We're Mad! The Anthology/ Dougy Giro.m4a
E:\spotiflac\genre horror\Necro, ILL BILL, Sabac\Street Villains, Vol. 2/ B008BGG56I.m4a
E:\spotiflac\metal\Eine Kleine Nachtmusik/ Countess Bathory - Live.m4a
E:\spotiflac\metal\Eine Kleine Nachtmusik/ Black Metal - Live.m4a
E:\spotiflac\metal\Eine Kleine Nachtmusik/ - Flytrap - Live.m4a
E:\spotiflac\metal\Eine Kleine Nachtmusik/ Bass Solo - Cronos - Live.m4a
E:\spotiflac\metal\Possessed (Bonus Track Edition)/ Nightmare (12 Version).m4a
E:\spotiflac\metal\MMV/ Nightmare (12 Version).m4a
E:\spotiflac\metal\MMV/ Witching Hour (Live).m4a
E:\spotiflac\metal\Terrible Certainty (Expanded Edition) / Flag of Hate - Live.m4a
E:\spotiflac\metal\Out of the Dark... Into the Light / Flag of Hate (Live).m4a

Spotify URL

[Type here]
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/10RqgaqVNVAmK50qYrcGtA -legends
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5VouCpNdAGF0FJCPY1xZ30 -genre horror
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1L4q88H79gYgijx33HOvWO -metal

Additional Context

concidering its flac only downloads how are m4a files getting download?
-flac issue?-
another issue i saw someone else raise is songs rarely download as 24 bit and/or 48,92/192khz.Is this just a case of thats all available or is the software falling back to 16bit allittle too hard?

Environment

SpotiFLAC Version: 7.1.1
OS: windows 10
Location: ????

Originally created by @yourGalPal on GitHub (Mar 12, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/afkarxyz/SpotiFLAC/issues/628  #### Problem songs not always downloading as flac? it seems rare so i wouldnt fuss to much TBH but still strange to see,it is so far only these few songs and its not a huge issue and given there around the same size as a flac im presuming file conversion or very little audio loss. #### Type Track / Album / Playlist / Artist E:\spotiflac\Legends\The Toy Dolls\We're Mad! The Anthology/ Dougy Giro.m4a E:\spotiflac\genre horror\Necro, ILL BILL, Sabac\Street Villains, Vol. 2/ B008BGG56I.m4a E:\spotiflac\metal\Eine Kleine Nachtmusik/ Countess Bathory - Live.m4a E:\spotiflac\metal\Eine Kleine Nachtmusik/ Black Metal - Live.m4a E:\spotiflac\metal\Eine Kleine Nachtmusik/ - Flytrap - Live.m4a E:\spotiflac\metal\Eine Kleine Nachtmusik/ Bass Solo - Cronos - Live.m4a E:\spotiflac\metal\Possessed (Bonus Track Edition)/ Nightmare (12 Version).m4a E:\spotiflac\metal\MMV/ Nightmare (12 Version).m4a E:\spotiflac\metal\MMV/ Witching Hour (Live).m4a E:\spotiflac\metal\Terrible Certainty (Expanded Edition) / Flag of Hate - Live.m4a E:\spotiflac\metal\Out of the Dark... Into the Light / Flag of Hate (Live).m4a #### Spotify URL [Type here] https://open.spotify.com/playlist/10RqgaqVNVAmK50qYrcGtA -legends https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5VouCpNdAGF0FJCPY1xZ30 -genre horror https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1L4q88H79gYgijx33HOvWO -metal #### Additional Context concidering its flac only downloads how are m4a files getting download? **_-flac issue?-_** another issue i saw someone else raise is songs rarely download as 24 bit and/or 48,92/192khz.Is this just a case of thats all available or is the software falling back to 16bit allittle too hard? <img width="1979" height="1004" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/be5e9875-857b-4a7c-b13e-48dcaf034d4c" /> <img width="1085" height="642" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2f41dc64-6527-47d0-9e4d-910214ee414c" /> #### Environment - SpotiFLAC Version: 7.1.1 - OS: windows 10 - Location: ????