FLAC to mp3 using EAC

[waylman]

I have some FLAC's on my PC that I would like to convert to mp3. Currently, I use FLAC frontend to convert to .wav, then EAC to convert to mp3. I was wondering if there is a way to go directly from FLAC to mp3 using EAC? Thanks for any suggestions!

 

[konakona]

just use foobar. i encode to FLAC using EAC and then convert in foobar as necessary

 

[waylman]

cool, thanks. It seems when I right click on a file to convert it, it only gives me a .wav option. I have copied lame.exe into the foobar directory. what do i need to do? thanks!

 

[waylman]

no worries, got it sorted out

 

[konakona]

 

[DaveSimmons]

also, if you have a bunch of folders instead of playlists, like when I was converting 300 CDs of FLACs to fill my Zen Xtra, dbPowerAmp has a batch convert tool that works well (it uses LAME too).

The only downside is the MP3 patent goons made the dbPowerAmp folks start charging you for MP3 support ($14) after a 30-day trial period.

 

[Jeff7]

For my FLAC to MP3, I use CDEX and a file renamer named Siren.

I'd like to post this at theCDex forums, but I can't seem to register - the confirmation e-mail never arrives, and the e-mail to contact an administrator leads to a nonexistant domain.

Anyway, there's a FLAC plugin for Winamp. inflac.dll or something like that. Copy it to CDex's Plugins folder. Start CDex. Set it to recompress compressed files. You can use the Encoder properties to set the bitrate and whatever else you want.

That'll create a bunch of files looking like this:
song title.flac.mp3


Use Siren then, and set the Expression to this:
%b(".flac","").mp3

It renames your files, and you're left with good MP3 files. A bit more complicated than it should be; if CDex's developers ever add official FLAC support, this'd all go away. But it works, and it does so without needing to pay for anything.


Also, someone mentioned dbPowerAmp requiring money for MP3. Easy way around that. When you download LAME, there's a folder called ACM in the compressed file. In that is LameACM.inf. Right click, and select Install.
Now, back in dbPowerAmp, set the output to WAV. However, select Compressed, and then click Change Format. In the new window that comes up, scroll through the available compression options. Lame MP3 should be one of them. It lacks the extra options like the flags (private, copyright, and the CRC option) but it works. For free.

 

[konakona]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
For my FLAC to MP3, I use CDEX and a file renamer named Siren.

I'd like to post this at theCDex forums, but I can't seem to register - the confirmation e-mail never arrives, and the e-mail to contact an administrator leads to a nonexistant domain.

Anyway, there's a FLAC plugin for Winamp. inflac.dll or something like that. Copy it to CDex's Plugins folder. Start CDex. Set it to recompress compressed files. You can use the Encoder properties to set the bitrate and whatever else you want.

That'll create a bunch of files looking like this:
song title.flac.mp3


Use Siren then, and set the Expression to this:
%b(".flac","").mp3

It renames your files, and you're left with good MP3 files. A bit more complicated than it should be; if CDex's developers ever add official FLAC support, this'd all go away. But it works, and it does so without needing to pay for anything.


Also, someone mentioned dbPowerAmp requiring money for MP3. Easy way around that. When you download LAME, there's a folder called ACM in the compressed file. In that is LameACM.inf. Right click, and select Install.
Now, back in dbPowerAmp, set the output to WAV. However, select Compressed, and then click Change Format. In the new window that comes up, scroll through the available compression options. Lame MP3 should be one of them. It lacks the extra options like the flags (private, copyright, and the CRC option) but it works. For free.

sounds fine and dandy, thx for useful information. i still find it much easier to just select files in foobar and convert right away. no need to use external program, just shift-select all the files you want and it will generate mp3 files using those exact respective names sans the .flac extension.