As for the album gain/track gain, I'd suggest leaving it in, as you might one day use it.    Your config script is calling it manually and it does take CPU time, so if you absolution must disable it, edit your script.

...
echo F:\PROGRA~1\REACT\Encoders\lame.exe -V5 --vbr-new --scale %%ALBUM_SCALE%% --tc "AG appl:%%ALBUM_GAIN%%,TG:%%TRACK_GAIN%% dB" "%%INPUT_NAME%%.wav"
...

• .cue" "@destdir1@"
    start @encdir@\albumart.exe "@artist@" "@album@" "@destdir1@\cover.jpg"
    cd /d "@destdir1@"
    @encdir@\Glob.exe -v -c @encdir@\flac.exe -f -5 --replay-gain *.wav
    echo @encdir@\Tag.exe --fromfile "%%INPUT_NAME%%.tmp" "%%INPUT_NAME%%.flac" > encode.bat
    echo @encdir@\lame.exe -V2 --vbr-new --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --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
  )

echo @encdir@\lame.exe -V5 --vbr-new --scale %%ALBUM_SCALE%% --tc "AG appl:%%ALBUM_GAIN%%,TG:%%TRACK_GAIN%% dB" "%%INPUT_NAME%%.wav" "@destdir2@\%%INPUT_NAME%%.mp3" >> encode.bat

Does the -V5 --vbr-new part mean that that the MP3s are ecoded at the target rate of 130 Kbit/s?

If so, would simply changing -V5 to -V2 be all that I need to do to get the MP3s up to the HA recommended standard?

Yes, you can change this parameter to any Lame setting you prefer.

Then to reiterate big_red's question from above, would replacing -V5 --vbr-new with
-V2 --vbr-new --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2
result in MP3 files with proper id3v1 and id3v2 tags?

I have just managed to check the tags and even with --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 only the id3v1 tags are added to the file.

The only solution I can think of is to use a tag editor like http://www.ManiacTools.com/soft/mp3tag to copy the id3v1 tag to id3v2 tags.

...
Then to reiterate big_red's question from above, would replacing -V5 --vbr-new with
-V2 --vbr-new --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2
result in MP3 files with proper id3v1 and id3v2 tags?
...

!Description=Tagged FLAC and mp3 files with RG album and ID3v1 and ID3v2 track tags

!destdir1=@musicdir@\FLAC\$cdartist$\($year$) $album$
!dest1=@destdir1@\$track$ - $title$
!Various-dest1=@destdir1@\$track$ - $title$ ($artist$)
!destdir2=@musicdir@\MP3\$cdartist$\($year$) $album$

echo.> "@dest1@.tmp"
@encdir@\Tag.exe --nocheck -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@==1 (
  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 -5 --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%% --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ignore-tag-errors --ta "@artist@" --tl "@album@" --tt "@title@" --tn "@track@" --ty "@year@" --tc "AG appl:%%ALBUM_GAIN%%,TG:%%TRACK_GAIN%% dB" "%%INPUT_NAME%%.wav" "@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
)

I have made a workaround on the standard FLAC_MP3-tracks config file that should work .... Hope this will help.

echo @encdir@\lame.exe -V2 --vbr-new --scale %%ALBUM_SCALE%% --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ignore-tag-errors --ta "@artist@" --tl "@album@" --tt "@title@" --tn "@track@" --ty "@year@" --tg "@genre@" --tc "AG appl:%%ALBUM_GAIN%%,TG:%%TRACK_GAIN%% dB" "%%INPUT_NAME%%.wav" "@destdir2@\%%INPUT_NAME%%.mp3" >> encode.bat

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if @islast@==1 (
  ...
  echo @encdir@\lame.exe -V2 --vbr-new --scale %%ALBUM_SCALE%%
   --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ignore-tag-errors
   --ta "@artist@" --tl "@album@" --tt "@title@" --tn "@track@" --ty "@year@"
   --tc "AG appl:%%ALBUM_GAIN%%,TG:%%TRACK_GAIN%% dB" "%%INPUT_NAME%%.wav"
   "@destdir2@\%%INPUT_NAME%%.mp3" >> encode.bat
  ...
)

I would have thought all your MP3s would have the same tags by doing this.  It appears to me that you are creating a LAME command line using just the tag info from the last file and then running it on all your tracks.

I may well be wrong.  I guess I must be.

I would have thought all your MP3s would have the same tags by doing this.  It appears to me that you are creating a LAME command line using just the tag info from the last file and then running it on all your tracks.

@ SpiceWeasel:

I have heard that if you don't include the "Encoders" directory (The folder with all the different command line programs, usually in c:\program files\exact audio copy\Encoders) in the system path, things will  not work.

To include it, right click on "My Computer" -> Properties -> Advanced Tab -> Environment Variables -> double click on "Path" (NOT "ClassPath" !) -> add "C:\Program Files\etc... after the final semicolon.

And make sure all the variables are set correctly in the react.ini file, as it doesn't always get it right. 

Let me know if this helped

Active code page: 1252
Disc info   : "Aparo, Angie" - "The American"
Track info  : (12) "Wonderland"
Description : "LAME -V2 mp3 track files, RG album gain, APE2 and id3v1 tags"

C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy>echo.1>"C:\Documents and Settings\Jeff\My Docu
ments\My Music\MP3\Aparo, Angie\(2000) The American\12 - Wonderland.mp3.tmp"

C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy>C:\PROGRA~1\EXACTA~1\Encoders\Tag.exe --nochec
k --ape2 -t "ARTIST=Aparo, Angie" -t "ALBUM=The American" -t "TRACK=12" -t "TITL
E=Wonderland" -t "YEAR=2000" -t "GENRE=Rock" -t "TOTALTRACKS=19" -t "FREEDB=290D
8413" -t "CRC=83C6D8DB" "C:\Documents and Settings\Jeff\My Documents\My Music\MP
3\Aparo, Angie\(2000) The American\12 - Wonderland.mp3.tmp"
Tag - Automatic Tag from filename
Copyright © 2002-2003 Case.  Minor additions by Neil Popham, 2004-2006
Version 2.0.45, Compiled 2006-02-08

C:\Documents and Settings\Jeff\My Documents\My Music\MP3\Aparo, Angie\(2000) The
 American\12 - Wonderland.mp3.tmp
File has no known tags.
Title:   Wonderland
Artist:  Aparo, Angie
Album:   The American
Year:    2000
Track:   12
Genre:   Rock
Comment:
TOTALTRACKS=19
FREEDB=290D8413
CRC=83C6D8DB
APE v2.0 tag written.


C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy>move "C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Encode
rs\Atmp60-!5.wav" "C:\Documents and Settings\Jeff\My Documents\My Music\MP3\Apar
o, Angie\(2000) The American\12 - Wonderland.wav"

C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy>if 0 == 1 (
move "C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Encoders\The American.log" "C:\Documents
 and Settings\Jeff\My Documents\My Music\MP3\Aparo, Angie\(2000) The American\ea
clog.txt"
 move "C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Encoders\The American.[*].cue" "C:\Docu
ments and Settings\Jeff\My Documents\My Music\MP3\Aparo, Angie\(2000) The Americ
an"
 start C:\PROGRA~1\EXACTA~1\Encoders\albumart.exe "Aparo, Angie" "The American"
"C:\Documents and Settings\Jeff\My Documents\My Music\MP3\Aparo, Angie\(2000) Th
e American\cover.jpg"
 cd /d "C:\Documents and Settings\Jeff\My Documents\My Music\MP3\Aparo, Angie\(2
000) The American"
 C:\PROGRA~1\EXACTA~1\Encoders\WaveGain.exe -a *.wav --exec C:\PROGRA~1\EXACTA~1
\Encoders\lame.exe -V2 --vbr-new --scale %ALBUM_SCALE% --tc "AG appl:%ALBUM_GAIN
%,TG:%TRACK_GAIN% dB" "%INPUT_NAME%.wav" "%INPUT_NAME%.mp3"
 for %i in (*.mp3) do C:\PROGRA~1\EXACTA~1\Encoders\Tag.exe --force id3v1 --forc
e ape2 --fromfile "%i.tmp" "%i"
 del "*.mp3.tmp" "*.wav"
)

C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy>pause
Press any key to continue . . .

• Can I use REACT to encode track MP3s from these WAV/CUE files all at once?
• If so, how can I make REACT correctly set the genre tag in the resulting files?
• If not, does anyone know of any other options?  Please tell me I don't have to re-rip my entire collection...

• .cue" "@destdir1@"
    start @encdir@\albumart.exe "@artist@" "@album@" "@destdir1@\cover.jpg"
    cd /d "@destdir1@"
    @encdir@\Glob.exe -v -c @encdir@\flac.exe -f -8 *.wav
    for %%i in (*.flac) do @encdir@\Tag.exe --fromfile "%%i.tmp" "%%i"
    del "*.wav" "*.flac.tmp"
  )
  
  
  
  
  Keep in mind, I don't want replaygain and I want id3 tags, not vorbis.

--tg $#r{GENRE}

Has anyone else encountered the situation I described above?  I've tried using REACT on 3 different PC's with different hardware and I get the same results on all of them.

if 0==1

Gow suggested I post the following question here, rather than the Nero encoding forum, so ...


I have the latest ver of the Nero m4a/mp4 encoder, and am having difficulty using REACT and the neroaactag app.

REACT file is:


!Description=Tagged FLAC, mp3 and mp4 files with RG album and track tags

!destdir1=@musicdir@\FLAC\$cdartist$\$album$
!destdir2=@musicdir@\MP3\$cdartist$\$album$
!destdir3=@musicdir@\MP4\$cdartist$\$album$
!destdir4=@musicdir@\MP4-Q\$cdartist$\$album$


!dest1=@destdir1@\$track$ - $title$
!dest2=@destdir2@\$track$ - $title$
!dest3=@destdir3@\$track$ - $title$
!dest4=@destdir4@\$track$ - $title$


!Various-dest1=@destdir1@\$track$ - $title$
!Various-dest2=@destdir2@\$track$ - $title$
!Various-dest3=@destdir3@\$track$ - $title$
!Various-dest4=@destdir3@\$track$ - $title$

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"

@encdir@\neroAacEnc.exe -q 0.5 -if "@dest1@.wav" -of "@dest3@.mp4"
@encdir@\Neroaactag.exe "@dest3@.mp4" -meta:artist="@artist@" -meta:album="@album@" -meta:track="@track@" -meta:title="@title@" -meta:genre="@genre@" -meta:year="@year@"

@encdir@\neroAacEnc.exe -q 0.95 -if "@dest1@.wav" -of "@dest4@.mp4"
@encdir@\Neroaactag.exe "@dest4@.mp4" -meta:artist="@artist@" -meta:album="@album@" -meta:track="@track@" -meta:title="@title@" -meta:genre="@genre@" -meta:year="@year@"


if @islast@==1 (
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 -2 -V --replay-gain *.wav
  echo @encdir@\Tag.exe --fromfile "%%INPUT_NAME%%.tmp" "%%INPUT_NAME%%.flac" > "encode.bat"
  echo @encdir@\lame.exe -V0 -h --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"
  )
  
  
  When it finishes, the FLACC and MP3 files are fine, but for the tag info of the mp4 files, I have
  
  title = track title with ".mp4"
  artist = track #
  track=track #
  all rest are blank
  
  any help/suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated.
  
  THANKS!

@encdir@\acdir.exe --overwrite --output "@destdir2@\%out2%.m4a" --pipe "@encdir@\neroAacEnc.exe -q 0.53 -ignorelength -if - -of $#o & @encdir@\neroaactag.exe $#o -meta:artist=$#a -meta:album=$#T -meta:track=$n -meta:totaltracks=$numtracks$ -meta:title=$#t -meta:year=$#r{DATE} -meta:genre=$#r{genre} -meta:comment=$q@comment@; ID: @freedbid@; AG: @gain@$q" "@sourcecuesheet@"