In the thread with the DL, I don't see version 1.0 only 0.999

Quote from: tycho on 2006-05-06 10:45:29

REACT v1.0 RELEASED.
using new standalone Nero AAC Encoder (included).

This is a clear and direct violation of the license, and completely illegal.

Quote from: tycho on 2006-05-06 10:45:29

REACT v1.0 RELEASED.

- Added Configs MP4-tracks.txt, WV_MP4-tracks.txt, WV_MP4-image.txt Config files, using new standalone
  Nero AAC Encoder (included). Also taggs the mp4's with AtomicParsley tagger.

This is a clear and direct violation of the license, and completely illegal.

New INI file key TracksHotVal=+{F5}. May be set to +{F6} if you want Test & Copy tracks instead
of Copy tracks only.

Oops. Sorry. I will only provide a link to your download page instead - if that's ok?

!Description=Tagged FLAC and OGG files

!destdir1=@musicdir@\FLAC\$cdartist$\($year$) $album$
!Various-dest1=@destdir1@\$track$ - $title$ ($artist$)
!dest1=@destdir1@\$track$ - $title$

!destdir2=@musicdir@\OGG\$cdartist$\($year$) $album$
!Various-dest2=@destdir2@\$track$ - $title$ ($artist$)
!dest2=@destdir2@\$track$ - $title$

@encdir@\flac.exe -f -5 "@source@" -o "@dest1@.flac" -T "ARTIST=@artist@" -T "ALBUM=@album@"  -T "TITLE=@title@" -T "TRACKNUMBER=@track@" -T "DATE=@year@" -T "GENRE=@genre@" -T "COMMENT=@comment@"
@encdir@\oggenc2.exe -q 6 "@source@" -o "@dest2@.ogg" -c "ARTIST=@artist@" -c "ALBUM=@album@" -c "TITLE=@title@" -c "TRACKNUMBER=@track@" -c "DATE=@year@" -c "GENRE=@genre@" -c "COMMENT=@comment@"
del "@source@"

if @islast@==1 (
  move "@eaclog@" "@destdir1@\eaclog.txt"
  start @encdir@\albumart.exe "@artist@" "@album@" "@destdir1@\cover.jpg"
)

• .cue" "@destdir1@"
    start @encdir@\albumart.exe "@artist@" "@album@" "@destdir1@\cover.jpg"
    cd /d "@destdir1@"
    @encdir@\Glob.exe -v -c @encdir@\flac.exe -f -6 --replay-gain *.wav
    echo @encdir@\Tag.exe --fromfile "%%INPUT_NAME%%.tmp" "%%INPUT_NAME%%.flac" > encode.bat
    echo @encdir@\lame.exe -V2 --vbr-new --scale %%ALBUM_SCALE%% --tc "AG appl:%%ALBUM_GAIN%%,TG:%%TRACK_GAIN%% dB" "%%INPUT_NAME%%.wav" "@destdir2@\%%INPUT_NAME%%.mp3" >> encode.bat
    echo @encdir@\Tag.exe --fromfile "%%INPUT_NAME%%.tmp" "@destdir2@\%%INPUT_NAME%%.mp3" >> encode.bat
    echo del "%%INPUT_NAME%%.wav" "%%INPUT_NAME%%.tmp" >> encode.bat
    @encdir@\WaveGain.exe -a *.wav --exec call encode.bat
    del encode.bat
  :end
  
  
  
  REACT.INI
  
  
  [Settings]
  Config=FLAC_MP3-tracks
  Version=0.999
  EAC=EAC.exe
  musicdir=M:\Music
  encdir=C:\EAC\REACT\Encoders
  LogFile=
  CodePage=1252
  MinimizeCompressionWindow=1
  ProcessPriority=1
  TracksHotkey={F4}
  SaveTracksCuesheets=0
  ImageHotkey={F10}
  ImageNaming=$artist$ - ($year$) $album$
  AutoCloseSaveImageDialog=0
  Sla_Bks_Col_Qst_Bar_Quo_Ast_Lt_Gt=-|-|-||!|'|#|[|]
  Debug=0
  
  
  Thanks for any help.

A lot of question for a first post!

Sorry, but I cannot elaborate on all your questions now.

@Martin: This feature should still be there. You must set !WaveGainAnalysis=1 in your <config>-image.txt file, which will automatically add these REM lines to the cue file.

Hm. Well REACT will close (EAC tray icon disappear) when it doesn't "see" any EAC window on your desktop anymore. This is how REACT exits when you close EAC. It hasn't happened to me yet that it simply closes when EAC is still running. I guess this *may* happen if you have a very slow or overloaded PC - I can't tell.

it silently bombs out (seemingly randomly, though -- sometimes works, sometimes doesn't -- eg, repeated process on same disc), leaving no final .wv (but it does leave the .wv.cue)....

also, on a side-note, what would be the most elegant way to disable the albumart business ?

Quote from: tycho on 2006-05-19 07:07:18

Hm. Well REACT will close (EAC tray icon disappear) when it doesn't "see" any EAC window on your desktop anymore. This is how REACT exits when you close EAC. It hasn't happened to me yet that it simply closes when EAC is still running. I guess this *may* happen if you have a very slow or overloaded PC - I can't tell.

well, for instance:
as i write this i'm REACT-ing (1.00) on a P4 2.8ghz 1Gb ram and there is no EAC tray icon. i'm 99% certain when it's "done" it will be back in 'normal' EAC mode. i've actually been running into more problems, too. once REACT does it's wavegain analysis and should move on to wavpacking, it silently bombs out (seemingly randomly, though -- sometimes works, sometimes doesn't -- eg, repeated process on same disc), leaving no final .wv (but it does leave the .wv.cue)....

A lot of question for a first post!
Sorry, but I cannot elaborate on all your questions now.

In general, FLAC_MP3-tracks.txt does most of what you want. To save album art in both FLAC and MP3 folders, you can either start albumart twice with different output files, or do a file copy at the end of @islast@ block in the config script. However, then you must make sure to save the jpg in albumtag.exe before the encoding is done.
Replaygain *tags* (both album and track gain) are added to the FLAC files, so that certain player can adjust the volume, but on MP3 files, album gain is *applied* (actually changes volume), which is what you want if I understand correctly. You could get lyrics with REACT, but it would need a 3rd party program to get it via command line arguments. If you glanced at the documentation, you would find that pressing F4 would get you going.

I am looking to rip my CD collection to tracks using both FLAC at –6 (for listening on Squeezebox 3) and MP3 at –V2 (for listening on IPOD).  I am new at this and would like to get it right the first time so I don’t have to do it all again a year down the line.

Having spent ages going through the different options I believe that REACT using EAC is the best option for doing this, so thanks for spending the time developing such a great program.

The "I would likes" are as follows:

A. To have the tags on both formats hold enough info so that I don’t have to edit them in the future.

B  To apply album gain on the two formats as I would like the tracks from a single album to be kept at the same relative level.

C.  To get the album art and have this placed as a JPEG into both the FLAC and MP3 album directory or into the tag.

D.  Lyrics would also be good to have, either in both the FLAC and MPE album directory or into the tag.

I have added the REACT and Config INI’s as I have edited them.  I have tried to understand exactly what the REACT and Config INI files are doing but basically I don’t understand it all and so I have a few questions:

1. Is REACT doing replaygain on the WAV and therefore (as I understand) is lossey or is it doing replaygain on the FLAC and MP3´s and therefore (again as I understand) is lossless and therefore if I choose, it can be ignored during playback?

2 Is REACT doing album gain to the FLAC and MP3?

3. What type of tags are added to the FLAC and MP3´s, and can it add ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags to MP3´s.  As I believe this gives the extra allowance for information of ID3v2 but also general player acceptability of ID3v1?

4.  Can REACT get lyric information, and if so where does it store this?

5. How do I set it running once all is configured correctly? Eg are there any hotkeys I need to press etc…

6. Is there anything else I should be considering or have forgotten?



FLAC_MP3-track.txt

!Description=Tagged FLAC and mp3 files with RG album and track tags
!destdir1=@musicdir@\FLAC\$cdartist\$album$ ($year$)
!dest1=@destdir1@\$tracks$ - ($artist$) $title$
!Various-dest1=@destdir1@\Various\$album$ ($year$)\$tracks$ - ($artist$) $title$
!destdir2=@musicdir@\MP3\$cdartist\$album$ ($year$)
!dest2=@destdir2@\$tracks$ - ($artist$) $title$
!Various-dest2=@destdir2@\Various\$album$ ($year$)\$tracks$ - ($artist$) $title$

echo.> "@dest1@.tmp"
@encdir@\Tag.exe --nocheck --ape2 -t "ARTIST=@artist@" -t "ALBUM=@album@" -t "TRACK=@track@" -t "TITLE=@title@" -t "YEAR=@year@" -t "GENRE=@genre@" -t "TOTALTRACKS=@numtracks@" -t "FREEDB=@freedbid@" -t "CRC=@crc@" "@dest1@.tmp"
move "@source@" "@dest1@.wav"
if @islast@==0 goto end
  move "@eaclog@" "@destdir1@\eaclog.txt"
  move "@trackscuesheet@.

• .cue" "@destdir1@"
    start @encdir@\albumart.exe "@artist@" "@album@" "@destdir1@\cover.jpg"
    cd /d "@destdir1@"
    @encdir@\Glob.exe -v -c @encdir@\flac.exe -f -6 --replay-gain *.wav
    echo @encdir@\Tag.exe --fromfile "%%INPUT_NAME%%.tmp" "%%INPUT_NAME%%.flac" > encode.bat
    echo @encdir@\lame.exe -V2 --vbr-new --scale %%ALBUM_SCALE%% --tc "AG appl:%%ALBUM_GAIN%%,TG:%%TRACK_GAIN%% dB" "%%INPUT_NAME%%.wav" "@destdir2@\%%INPUT_NAME%%.mp3" >> encode.bat
    echo @encdir@\Tag.exe --fromfile "%%INPUT_NAME%%.tmp" "@destdir2@\%%INPUT_NAME%%.mp3" >> encode.bat
    echo del "%%INPUT_NAME%%.wav" "%%INPUT_NAME%%.tmp" >> encode.bat
    @encdir@\WaveGain.exe -a *.wav --exec call encode.bat
    del encode.bat
  :end
  
  
  
  REACT.INI
  
  
  [Settings]
  Config=FLAC_MP3-tracks
  Version=0.999
  EAC=EAC.exe
  musicdir=M:\Music
  encdir=C:\EAC\REACT\Encoders
  LogFile=
  CodePage=1252
  MinimizeCompressionWindow=1
  ProcessPriority=1
  TracksHotkey={F4}
  SaveTracksCuesheets=0
  ImageHotkey={F10}
  ImageNaming=$artist$ - ($year$) $album$
  AutoCloseSaveImageDialog=0
  Sla_Bks_Col_Qst_Bar_Quo_Ast_Lt_Gt=-|-|-||!|'|#|[|]
  Debug=0
  
  
  Thanks for any help.

This http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index....38&#entry383038 will cover a +c and half of b.

In that I have comment what each line of the react.ini