The EAC settings I used the first time this happened were
Used output format : C:\unzipped\wavpack-4.3\wavpack\wavpack.exe (User Defined Encoder)
128 kBit/s
Additional command line options : -b400xmc %s %d -w "artist=%a" -w "album=%g" -w "tracknumber=%n" -w "title=%t" -w "date=%y" -w "genre=%m"
of course the correction files were not named right, so the second time I changed it to this:
Used output format : C:\unzipped\wavpack-4.3\wavpack\wavpack.exe (User Defined Encoder)
128 kBit/s
Additional command line options : -b384cm -w "artist=%a" -w "album=%g" -w "tracknumber=%n" -w "title=%t" -w "date=%y" -w "genre=%m" %s %d %o
Here I moved the %s %d to the very end and added %o, and I removed -x so it wouldn't take as long. Other than the file being slightly larger (due to no -x), it was still lossless with no correction file.
Now with -s, it says:
file name: C:\unzipped\wavpack-4.3\wavpack\12 - Track12.wv
file size: 27847727 bytes
source: 16-bit its at 44100 Hz
channels: 2 (stereo)
duration: 0:04:17.17
modalities: lossless
compression: 37.15%
ave bitrate: 887 kbps
encoder version: 4
original md5: 8d8719b256771ccd69df90db885c2c05
Interestingly, since then I have tried the file using the Wavpack fronend with -b384chm and it made a lossy file and a correction file!
Problem is back on EAC... especially after considering I was looking at another EAC rip from the same session, Throbbing Gristle. With this one I used -b384hm (no correction) and the second half of the tracks were lossless, while the first half were lossy.
So, looks like I'll just rip to wav, and don't use EAC to encode.
Hmm, just retried the problem Scientists track in EAC with the _debug.exe and -b384cm, and whattaya know. It gave me a lossy wv and a wvc. I give up on that one!
Ok, redid the TG lossless tracks just now, and they are lossy. Sorry, I swear I wasn't drunk or high when I did this before! The first run through with a hybrid line, EAC made lossy files, and now it doesn't. Ah well, all is good. Now I need a drink!
[span style='font-size:8pt;line-height:100%']edit: clarity[/span]