I just started using this wonderful tool in order to encode both to a wavpack image and lame mp3 tracks. It's working great so far, except for when trying to encode various artists ("Various") albums.
It seems that whenever I try to encode a compilation, using EAC's Various Artists checkbox, WAVPACK and ACDIR are being passed as albumartist the track artist of the second song on the CD. All is well with the wavpack image and cue sheet, but the two files are being moved to a "NameOfArtistPerformingTheSecondSongOnTheCD" directory under my "IMAGES" directory. Similarly, the mp3s are moved to a "NameOfArtistPerformingTheSecondSongOnTheCD" directory under my "MP3S" directory and none of the files get the track artist included in their names.
When encoding a CD with only one track, but using the Various Artists feature just to see what would happen, the files are put straight in the "IMAGES" and "MP3S" folders, respectively and the mp3 again has no track artist in its file name.
Is this a confirmed bug? I couldn't find any information on this in this thread, although the previous posted seemed to have a similar issue.
Here is some relevant data. Please let me know if you need more information. As an example I tested with a 2-track CD single, just to make for quicker encoding time. In EAC, I checked the "Various Artists" checkbox and named the tracks "Artist / Song".
Windows XP SP2
EAC v0.95b2
REACT v0.996
WAVPACK v4.3
ACDIR v0.12a
WaveGain v1.2.6b3
--REACT.ini--
[Settings]
Config=WV_MP3
EAC=EAC.exe
;musicdir=@mydocumentsdir@\My Music
musicdir=h:\Ripping\REACT
encdir=C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Encoders
LogFile=h:\Ripping\REACT\react.log
CodePage=1252
MinimizeCompressionWindow=1
ProcessPriority=1
ImageHotkey={F10}
ImageNaming=$artist$ - ($year$) $album$
KeyRemap1={F4}|+{F5}
KeyRemap2=|
KeyRemap3=|
Sla_Bks_Col_Qst_Bar_Quo_Ast_Lt_Gt=-|-|-||!|'|#|[|]
Version=0.996
Debug=1
; -- Wavpack image and MP3 tracks --
[WV_MP3-image]
Description=Wavpack image with embedded cuesheet and EAC log with LAME -V6 mp3 track files, RG album gain
ImageExt=wv
CuesheetExt=wv.cue
WaveGainAnalysis=1
destdir1=@musicdir@\IMAGES\$cdartist$
destdir2=@musicdir@\MP3\$cdartist$\$album$
1=>@encdir@\wavpack.exe -hx6my -w "ARTIST=@artist@" -w "ALBUM=@album@" -w "YEAR=@year@" -w "GENRE=@genre@" -w "REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_GAIN=@gain@" -w "REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_PEAK=@peak@" -w "REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN=@gain@" -w "REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK=@peak@" -w "CUESHEET=@@cuesheet@" -w "EACLOG=@@eaclog@" "@source@" "@image@"
2=>move "@destbase@.*" "@destdir1@"
3=>set out2=$n - $~t
4=>if "$cdartist$"=="Various" set out2=$n - $~a - $~t
5=>@encdir@\acdir.exe --overwrite --output "@destdir2@\%out2%.mp3" --pipe "@encdir@\lame.exe -V6 --vbr-new --scale @scale@ --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ignore-tag-errors --ta $#a --tl $#T --tt $#t --tn $#n --ty $#r{DATE} --tg $#r{GENRE} --tc $qAG applied: @gain@$q - $#o" "@sourcecuesheet@"
6=>del "@source@" "@eaclog@"
--react.log (note: albumartist U2 instead of Various)--
----- [WV_MP3-image] ----- 2006-02-18 08:37:32
@echo Disc info : "U2" - "All Because Of You (CD Single)"
@echo Description : "Wavpack image with embedded cuesheet and EAC log with LAME -V6 mp3 track files, RG album gain"
@echo WaveGain : gain=-11.51 dB, peak=0.988556
C:\PROGRA~1\EXACTA~1\Encoders\wavpack.exe -hx6my -w "ARTIST=U2" -w "ALBUM=All Because Of You (CD Single)" -w "YEAR=2005" -w "GENRE=Rock" -w "REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_GAIN=-11.51 dB" -w "REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_PEAK=0.988556" -w "REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN=-11.51 dB" -w "REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK=0.988556" -w "CUESHEET=@F:\Temp\All Because Of You [EU, CID 906,9874410].wv.cue" -w "EACLOG=@F:\Temp\All Because Of You (CD Single).log" "F:\Temp\Atmp1!542.wav" "F:\Temp\All Because Of You [EU, CID 906,9874410].wv"
move "F:\Temp\All Because Of You [EU, CID 906,9874410].*" "h:\Ripping\REACT\IMAGES\U2"
set out2=$n - $~t
if "U2"=="Various" set out2=$n - $~a - $~t
C:\PROGRA~1\EXACTA~1\Encoders\acdir.exe --overwrite --output "h:\Ripping\REACT\MP3\U2\All Because Of You (CD Single)\%out2%.mp3" --pipe "C:\PROGRA~1\EXACTA~1\Encoders\lame.exe -V6 --vbr-new --scale 0.265766 --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ignore-tag-errors --ta $#a --tl $#T --tt $#t --tn $#n --ty $#r{DATE} --tg $#r{GENRE} --tc $qAG applied: -11.51 dB$q - $#o" "F:\Temp\Atmp1!542-react.cue"
del "F:\Temp\Atmp1!542.wav" "F:\Temp\All Because Of You (CD Single).log"
pause
--All Because Of You [EU, CID 906,9874410].wv.cue (note: albumartist Various)--
REM REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_GAIN "-11.51 dB"
REM REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_PEAK 0.988556
REM GENRE Rock
REM DATE 2005
REM DISCID 07016C02
REM COMMENT "ExactAudioCopy v0.95b2"
PERFORMER "Various"
TITLE "All Because Of You (CD Single)"
FILE "All Because Of You [EU, CID 906,9874410].wv" WAVE
TRACK 01 AUDIO
TITLE "All Because Of You (Single Mix)"
PERFORMER "U2"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 02 AUDIO
TITLE "She's A Mystery To Me (Live From Brooklyn)"
PERFORMER "U2"
INDEX 00 03:19:73
INDEX 01 03:21:65
--Atmp1!542-react.cue (note: albumartist Various)--
REM GENRE Rock
REM DATE 2005
REM DISCID 07016C02
REM COMMENT "ExactAudioCopy v0.95b2"
PERFORMER "Various"
TITLE "All Because Of You (CD Single)"
FILE "Atmp1!542.wav" WAVE
TRACK 01 AUDIO
TITLE "All Because Of You (Single Mix)"
PERFORMER "U2"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 02 AUDIO
TITLE "She's A Mystery To Me (Live From Brooklyn)"
PERFORMER "U2"
INDEX 00 03:19:73
INDEX 01 03:21:65
--Atmp1!542-react.bat (note: albumartist U2 instead of Various)--
@title REACT Commands
@chcp 1252
@echo Disc info : "U2" - "All Because Of You (CD Single)"
@echo Description : "Wavpack image with embedded cuesheet and EAC log with LAME -V6 mp3 track files, RG album gain"
@echo WaveGain : gain=-11.51 dB, peak=0.988556
C:\PROGRA~1\EXACTA~1\Encoders\wavpack.exe -hx6my -w "ARTIST=U2" -w "ALBUM=All Because Of You (CD Single)" -w "YEAR=2005" -w "GENRE=Rock" -w "REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_GAIN=-11.51 dB" -w "REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_PEAK=0.988556" -w "REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN=-11.51 dB" -w "REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK=0.988556" -w "CUESHEET=@F:\Temp\All Because Of You [EU, CID 906,9874410].wv.cue" -w "EACLOG=@F:\Temp\All Because Of You (CD Single).log" "F:\Temp\Atmp1!542.wav" "F:\Temp\All Because Of You [EU, CID 906,9874410].wv"
move "F:\Temp\All Because Of You [EU, CID 906,9874410].*" "h:\Ripping\REACT\IMAGES\U2"
set out2=$n - $~t
if "U2"=="Various" set out2=$n - $~a - $~t
C:\PROGRA~1\EXACTA~1\Encoders\acdir.exe --overwrite --output "h:\Ripping\REACT\MP3\U2\All Because Of You (CD Single)\%out2%.mp3" --pipe "C:\PROGRA~1\EXACTA~1\Encoders\lame.exe -V6 --vbr-new --scale 0.265766 --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ignore-tag-errors --ta $#a --tl $#T --tt $#t --tn $#n --ty $#r{DATE} --tg $#r{GENRE} --tc $qAG applied: -11.51 dB$q - $#o" "F:\Temp\Atmp1!542-react.cue"
del "F:\Temp\Atmp1!542.wav" "F:\Temp\All Because Of You (CD Single).log"
pause