Recently switched from using iTunes as my main music ripper because my Droid's music player stopped being able to read its tags (f**k you very much, Apple). I collect a lot of music, much of which is multiple CD sets (e.g. the album and sessions editions of After Forever), so it's useful to be able to encode the disc number into the file tag. And I can't find any option to do that.
Currently using EAC v1.3 (in compatibility mode for Vista SP3 to get AccurateRip to work) and October '17 release of LAME. Windows 10 64-bit.
Basic idea is discussed here:
https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,95917.msg801469.html#msg801469
If you reply with info on how you've configured LAME in EAC, someone can help you duplicate those settings into manual switches.
Basic idea is discussed here:
https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,95917.msg801469.html#msg801469
If you reply with info on how you've configured LAME in EAC, someone can help you duplicate those settings into manual switches.
Current command line under External Compression reads:
%islow%-V 5%islow%%ishigh%-V 2%ishigh% --vbr-new %source% %dest%
... with "Add ID3 tag" checked, which I believe is the default. From that thread I'm getting:
-V0 --vbr-new --id3v2-only --ignore-tag-errors --ta "%artist%" --tt "%title%" --tl "%albumtitle%" --ty "%year%" --tc "%comment%" --tn "%tracknr%" --tg "%genre%" --tv "TPE2=%albumartist%" --tv "TPOS=%cdnumber%" --ti "%coverfile%" %source% %dest%
... and that I should uncheck the ID3 option. And I see the string for the disc number in that code. So do I just overwrite the existing command line with that?
(Attached a screenshot of the dialog for the rest of the options.)
You should provide a screenshot of your current ID3 Tag tab as well.
Done. It's still on the defaults, I believe.
... with "Add ID3 tag" checked, which I believe is the default. From that thread I'm getting:
-V0 --vbr-new --id3v2-only --ignore-tag-errors --ta "%artist%" --tt "%title%" --tl "%albumtitle%" --ty "%year%" --tc "%comment%" --tn "%tracknr%" --tg "%genre%" --tv "TPE2=%albumartist%" --tv "TPOS=%cdnumber%" --ti "%coverfile%" %source% %dest%
Uncheck "Add ID3 tag" and you don't need "--vbr-new". ("--id3v2-only" and "--ignore-tag-errors" may also be unnecessary.) This should give you VBR -V0 files, but what is your desired output bitrate? I see "IsLow" -V5 and "IsHigh" -V2 in your old settings, but I also see the drop-down resting on 320. What is it that you actually want?
Good resource:
http://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=EAC_and_Lame
Uncheck "Add ID3 tag" and you don't need "--vbr-new". ("--id3v2-only" and "--ignore-tag-errors" may also be unnecessary.) This should give you VBR -V0 files, but what is your desired output bitrate? I see "IsLow" -V5 and "IsHigh" -V2 in your old settings, but I also see the drop-down resting on 320. What is it that you actually want?
Good resource:
http://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=EAC_and_Lame
320 is my usual preferred bitrate.
Well frak. From reading the tags from files before I started messing with this in an external program (Kid3), EAC was doing what I originally asked to begin with, it's just that Windows Explorer for some stupid Microsoft reason can't see the Disc # tag. So I was outsmarting myself this whole time.
Try adding the column 'Part of set' to explorer.
320 is my usual preferred bitrate.
To use the Bit rate setting from the drop-down list use -b%bitrate% in the Additional command line options.
The %islow%-V5%islow%%ishigh%-V2%ishigh% setting uses -V5 when the radio button is set to Low quality or -V2 when the radio button is set to High quality.
Just pick one. Don't use both.
or use -b320
http://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=Lame#Recommended_encoder_settings
http://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=EAC_and_Lame#Advanced_Command_Line_Usage
Try adding the column 'Part of set' to explorer.
320 is my usual preferred bitrate.
To use the Bit rate setting from the drop-down list use -b%bitrate% in the Additional command line options.
The %islow%-V5%islow%%ishigh%-V2%ishigh% setting uses -V5 when the radio button is set to Low quality or -V2 when the radio button is set to High quality.
Just pick one. Don't use both.
or use -b320
http://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=Lame#Recommended_encoder_settings
http://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=EAC_and_Lame#Advanced_Command_Line_Usage
Thanks for that. Replaced the whole string up to %source% with -b320. (I know it's probably not going to give a significant improvement in quality, but memory's considerably cheaper than it was ten years ago.)
Thanks for that. Replaced the whole string up to %source% with -b320. (I know it's probably not going to give a significant improvement in quality, but memory's considerably cheaper than it was ten years ago.)
Why not just go lossless? Not only is transcoding not an issue then, but also you can verify (and with CUETools, sometimes even
repair) lossless rips later, and hard drives are not expensive anymore.
Thanks for that. Replaced the whole string up to %source% with -b320. (I know it's probably not going to give a significant improvement in quality, but memory's considerably cheaper than it was ten years ago.)
Why not just go lossless? Not only is transcoding not an issue then, but also you can verify (and with CUETools, sometimes even repair) lossless rips later, and hard drives are not expensive anymore.
Device compatibility. I do most of my listening on my cell phone at work, and sometimes at home on a networked audio system. FLAC maybe provides fractionally better sound but MP3 works in more places.
If you rip a CD with [unsolicited software], you can enter "[Disc 1]" or "(Disc 1)" or "[CD 1]" or "(CD 1)" at the end of the Album name - [unsolicited software] will interpret that as the CD# and insert it into the Tag (the numerical portion only).
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Why not just go lossless? Not only is transcoding not an issue then, but also you can verify (and with CUETools, sometimes even repair) lossless rips later, and hard drives are not expensive anymore.
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