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Topic: Rip with EAC, convert .wav to ALAC, using fre:ac (Read 1651 times) previous topic - next topic - Topic derived from Exact Audio Copy v1.6
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Rip with EAC, convert .wav to ALAC, using fre:ac

downloaded & seems to be working well but i'm tryingto convert the .wav to ALAC, by dragging the .cue into fre:ac, and i get an error "unable to open file : "<album>".cue  ( how do i upload the screenshot )


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Re: Rip with EAC, convert .wav to ALAC, using fre:ac

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i'm tryingto convert the .wav to ALAC, using fre:ac
Why not rip to ALAC in Exact Audio Copy?
using refalac https://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=EAC_and_QAAC
or
https://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=EAC_and_ALAC

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how do i upload the screenshot
Use the REPLY button to open the full editor.
X
Drag & Drop or select your screenshot file.
korth

Re: Rip with EAC, convert .wav to ALAC, using fre:ac

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hi,
here is the screenshot

Re: Rip with EAC, convert .wav to ALAC, using fre:ac

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Is this  a 'Tracks' rip (one-track-per-file)?
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Could you post the text from the .cue file? (or attach file?)

Note: EAC will create a noncompliant CUE file to preserve the INDEX 00 (gap) information when each track is ripped to a separate file. fre:ac may not support noncompliant CUE files.
Note 2: fre:ac only supports .cue files encoded UTF-8 with BOM or ISO-8859-1.
korth

Re: Rip with EAC, convert .wav to ALAC, using fre:ac

Reply #4
Is this  a 'Tracks' rip (one-track-per-file)?
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Could you post the text from the .cue file? (or attach file?)

Note: EAC will create a noncompliant CUE file to preserve the INDEX 00 (gap) information when each track is ripped to a separate file. fre:ac may not support noncompliant CUE files.
Note 2: fre:ac only supports .cue files encoded UTF-8 with BOM or ISO-8859-1.


yes, you are right !
strangely, i can move the .cue from Easy Audio Copy, CUERipper & dBpower to fre:ac & they all work

is there a setting on Exact Audio copy or fre:ac, which i can change to support this ?

thanks, most appreciated



Re: Rip with EAC, convert .wav to ALAC, using fre:ac

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Could you post the text from the .cue file? (or attach the file?)


Why not rip to ALAC in Exact Audio Copy?
using refalac https://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=EAC_and_QAAC
or
https://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=EAC_and_ALAC

ive downloaded he ffmpeg-6.0.tar, unzipped to the EAC folder but cant seem tp find the ffmpeg.exe


Re: Rip with EAC, convert .wav to ALAC, using fre:ac

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As for the .cue file above (I created dummy files)
you can drop into CUETools and 'Correct filenames' (I have 'Overwrite' enabled)
This will change encoding from UTF-8 to UTF-8 with BOM
and remove the 'path' leaving only the filenames (fre:ac isn't finding the files)







modified .cue file attached
korth

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many .. many thanks ...
ive got the alac working on Exact audio Copy


Re: Rip with EAC, convert .wav to ALAC, using fre:ac

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Note: the original .cue file created by EAC will load into fre:ac if the .cue file is located outside the 'path' used inside the .cue

Code: [Select]
FILE "VA - Rock 'n' Roll - 2009 - Original Hits - Rock 'n' Roll CD 6\01 - Track01 - Unknown Artist.wav" WAVE

korth

Re: Rip with EAC, convert .wav to ALAC, using fre:ac

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Note: the original .cue file created by EAC will load into fre:ac if the .cue file is located outside the 'path' used inside the .cue

Code: [Select]
FILE "VA - Rock 'n' Roll - 2009 - Original Hits - Rock 'n' Roll CD 6\01 - Track01 - Unknown Artist.wav" WAVE

[attach width=700]26639[/attach]

hi,
many thanks
i got that right too ...
the alac in ExactAC, is weoking fab but i forget to make the .cue ... ( too used to EasyAc & CUERipper .) so also used the ffmpeg on the CUERipper & happy with rips

many thanks again