FLAC Sample Files
Verified downloads with technical metadata and integrity checks.
Format Overview
FLAC (.flac) provides lossless audio compression, retaining exact fidelity while reducing file size. Popular in archival and high-end playback, it supports metadata blocks. Use sample .flac files to test decoder accuracy, seek performance, and tag block handling in audio applications.
Validation Methodology
- Verify duration, sample rate, and channel count in your decoder.
- Test metadata extraction and malformed-tag handling.
- Validate seek/stream behavior over slow networks.
Download Files
| Filename | Size | MIME | SHA256 | Download |
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flac_15s_sample_file_566KB.flac
.flac
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565.5 KB | audio/flac |
d7a5d8027d43d1c64afd16022fa6ad15b343e039e24dc576101721f7738cc1cf |
Download |
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flac_30s_sample_file_1.1MB.flac
.1MB.flac
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1.1 MB | audio/flac |
d65ad90fac35caa7e0e7948f3dcdd147d99cd80848d13664d7bb02c82a4d2576 |
Download |
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flac_5s_sample_file_185KB.flac
.flac
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184.1 KB | audio/flac |
8a1fb5746d06f6444b546fd22120dded9c73e5ed47b8f2afb855d7601b8214a6 |
Download |
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flac_60s_sample_file_2.2MB.flac
.2MB.flac
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2.2 MB | audio/flac |
2c97465c58751141b26ac00635ec3077eba34199a581feaaa921b418f3e15f85 |
Download |
Checksum Verification
Use checksums to confirm file integrity after download.
shasum -a 256 your_file_name_here
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