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EAC and AAC (qaac)

2024-06-10T14:25:24Z

Mike2718: Add installation guide. Change the file extension.

{{EAC guides}}
===Important note===

This guide is in need of an update, because '''in EAC 1.0 beta 2, the replacement strings changed'''. For example:
* "%s" is now "%source%"
* "%d" is now "%dest%"
* "%a" is now "%artist%"
See the full list in [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/support/faq/ the EAC FAQ] or in the [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Compression_Options#External_Compression EAC Compression Options guide].

===Software Needed===
* [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/resources/download/ Exact Audio Copy]
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac CLI QuickTime AAC/ALAC encoder]

'''Note:''' This guide has now been amended to reflect changes made to QAAC as of 2.82.

===refalac's command line usage===
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/refalac-usage refalac usage]

===qaac's command line usage===
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/Command-Line-Options Command Line Options]

===Installation===
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.
* Download [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/releases the latest version of CLI QuickTime AAC/ALAC encoder], Then unzip the chosen QAAC version (include '''qaac.exe''' and '''refalac.exe''' for 32-bit, include '''qaac64.exe''' and '''refalac64.exe''' for 64-bit) into the same directory as EAC.
* Follow [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/Installation Installation Guide].

===General Configuration for Encode Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) ===

* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a tick in the box for '''use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp4''' if not already that.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''refalac.exe''' or '''refalac64.exe''' that you unzipped earlier.
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''' and '''Add ID3 tag'''.
* Tick '''Check for external programs return code'''.
* If you are using EAC 1.0b2 or newer, then in the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the following string:

--title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr%/%numtracks%" %source% -o %dest%

* '''Note''': Remember that you cannot change the compression level.

===General Configuration for Encode Apple AAC===

* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a tick in the box for '''use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp4''' if not already that.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''qaac.exe''' or '''qaac64.exe''' that you unzipped earlier.
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''' and '''Add ID3 tag'''.
* Tick '''Check for external programs return code'''.
* If you are using EAC 1.0b2 or newer, then in the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the following string:

--title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr%/%numtracks%" %islow%-a %bitrate%%islow% %ishigh%-v %bitrate%%ishigh% %source% -o %dest%

* '''High quality''' in EAC = Constrained VBR mode = VBR on in iTunes.
* '''Low quality''' in EAC = ABR mode = VBR off in iTunes.
* Note: for other encoding modes (such as CBR, True VBR, HE-AAC, etc.), edit the parameters between the %islow% and/or %ishigh% tags. See [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/Command-Line-Options Command Line Options].

[[Category:Guides]]
[[Category:EAC Guides|QAAC & EAC]]
[[Category:EAC Compression Guides]]

EAC and AAC (qaac)

2024-06-10T13:51:12Z

Mike2718: Add instructions for the software installation steps.

{{EAC guides}}
===Important note===

This guide is in need of an update, because '''in EAC 1.0 beta 2, the replacement strings changed'''. For example:
* "%s" is now "%source%"
* "%d" is now "%dest%"
* "%a" is now "%artist%"
See the full list in [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/support/faq/ the EAC FAQ] or in the [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Compression_Options#External_Compression EAC Compression Options guide].

===Software Needed===
* [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/resources/download/ Exact Audio Copy]
* iTunes
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac QAAC]

'''Note:''' This guide has now been amended to reflect changes made to QAAC as of 2.82.

===qaac's command line usage===
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/Command-Line-Options Command Line Options]

===refalac's command line usage===
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/refalac-usage refalac usage]

===Installation===
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.
# Install [https://www.7-zip.org/download.html 7-zip].
# Download [https://www.apple.com/itunes/download/win64 iTunes64Setup.exe] (64-bit) or [https://www.apple.com/itunes/download/win32 iTunesSetup.exe] (32-bit) into a directory.
# Download [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/releases the latest version of QAAC], Then unzip the chosen QAAC version (include '''qaac.exe''' and '''refalac.exe''' for 32-bit, include '''qaac64.exe''' and '''refalac64.exe''' for 64-bit) into same directory.
# Download [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nu774/makeportable/master/makeportable2.cmd makeportable2.cmd] into same directory.
# Double-click on the file makeportable.cmd.
# After that there are one folder created. QTfiles64 or QTfiles.
# Open a command prompt window. Change to that directory (cd command). Enter `qaac64.exe --check` (64-bit) or `qaac.exe --check` (32-bit) to see if the version number is displayed.

===General Configuration for Encode Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) ===

* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a tick in the box for '''use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp4''' if not already that.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''refalac.exe''' or '''refalac64.exe''' that you unzipped earlier.
* Uncheck '''Use CRC check''' and '''Add ID3 tag'''.
* Check '''Check for external programs return code'''.
* If you are using EAC 1.0b2 or newer, then in the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the following string:

'''-A''' --title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr%/%numtracks%" %source% -o %dest%

[[Image:EACandQAAC1.png|frame|center|QAAC configured with ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec), in an newer version of EAC]]

* '''Note''': Remember that you cannot change the compression level.

===General Configuration for Encode Apple AAC===

* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a tick in the box for '''use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp4''' if not already that.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''qaac.exe''' or '''qaac64.exe''' that you unzipped earlier.
* Uncheck '''Use CRC check''' and '''Add ID3 tag'''.
* Check '''Check for external programs return code'''.
* If you are using EAC 1.0b2 or newer, then in the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the following string:

--title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr%/%numtracks%" %islow%-a %bitrate%%islow% %ishigh%-v %bitrate%%ishigh% %source% -o %dest%

* '''High quality''' in EAC = Constrained VBR mode = VBR on in iTunes.
* '''Low quality''' in EAC = ABR mode = VBR off in iTunes.
* Note: for other encoding modes (such as CBR, True VBR, HE-AAC, etc.), edit the parameters between the %islow% and/or %ishigh% tags. See [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/Command-Line-Options Command Line Options].

[[Category:Guides]]
[[Category:EAC Guides|QAAC & EAC]]
[[Category:EAC Compression Guides]]

File:EACandQAAC1.png

2024-06-10T12:27:24Z

Mike2718: QAAC configured with ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec), in an newer version of EAC

== Summary ==
QAAC configured with ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec), in an newer version of EAC

EAC and AAC (qaac)

2022-06-29T18:51:55Z

Mike2718: Correct writing mistakes

{{EAC guides}}
===Important note===

This guide is in need of an update, because '''in EAC 1.0 beta 2, the replacement strings changed'''. For example:
* "%s" is now "%source%"
* "%d" is now "%dest%"
* "%a" is now "%artist%"
See the full list in [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/support/faq/ the EAC FAQ] or in the [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Compression_Options#External_Compression EAC Compression Options guide].

===Software Needed===
* [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/resources/download/ Exact Audio Copy]
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac CLI QuickTime AAC/ALAC encoder]

'''Note:''' This guide has now been amended to reflect changes made to QAAC as of 2.76.

===refalac's command line usage===
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/refalac-usage refalac usage]

===qaac's command line usage===
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/Command-Line-Options Command Line Options]

===Installation===
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.
* Download [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/releases the latest version of CLI QuickTime AAC/ALAC encoder], Then unzip the chosen QAAC version (include '''qaac.exe''' and '''refalac.exe''' for 32-bit, include '''qaac64.exe''' and '''refalac64.exe''' for 64-bit) into the same directory as EAC.

===General Configuration for Encode Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) ===

* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a tick in the box for '''use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.m4a''' if not already that.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''refalac.exe''' or '''refalac64.exe''' that you unzipped earlier.
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''' and '''Add ID3 tag'''.
* Tick '''Check for external programs return code'''.
* If you are using EAC 1.0b2 or newer, then in the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the following string:

--title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr%/%numtracks%" %source% -o %dest%

* '''Note''': Remember that you cannot change the compression level.

===General Configuration for Encode Apple AAC===

* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a tick in the box for '''use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.m4a''' if not already that.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''qaac.exe''' or '''qaac64.exe''' that you unzipped earlier.
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''' and '''Add ID3 tag'''.
* Tick '''Check for external programs return code'''.
* If you are using EAC 1.0b2 or newer, then in the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the following string:

--title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr%/%numtracks%" %islow%-a %bitrate%%islow% %ishigh%-v %bitrate%%ishigh% %source% -o %dest%

* '''High quality''' in EAC = Constrained VBR mode = VBR on in iTunes.
* '''Low quality''' in EAC = ABR mode = VBR off in iTunes.
* Note: for other encoding modes (such as CBR, True VBR, HE-AAC, etc.), edit the parameters between the %islow% and/or %ishigh% tags. See [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/Command-Line-Options Command Line Options].

[[Category:Guides]]
[[Category:EAC Guides|QAAC & EAC]]
[[Category:EAC Compression Guides]]

EAC and Ogg Vorbis

2022-06-29T18:20:18Z

Mike2718: /* Software Needed */ Add link to download 32-bit oggenc.exe executable

{{EAC guides}}
This page is a compression guide for configuring Oggenc2 encoder with EAC for greater encoding flexibility.

= Software Needed =
* [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/resources/download/ Exact Audio Copy]
* [https://github.com/mike2718/vorbis-tools-win32/releases Oggenc]
* Oggenc2
** Download latest version from [http://www.rarewares.org/ogg.html RareWares Ogg page]
** Download accelerated [[Lancer]] version from <s>[http://homepage3.nifty.com/blacksword/index_e.htm The Ogg Vorbis Acceleration Project]</s>

= Installation =
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC is has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this guide]].
* Unzip the chosen Oggenc2.exe build into the same directory that EAC is in.
= Configuration =
* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a check box in '''use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.ogg'''.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''OGGENC2.EXE''' that you unzipped earlier.
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''', '''Add ID3 tag''' and '''check for external programs return code'''.
* In the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste one of the below strings based on the Tag you would prefer.
:'''No Tags:'''

<div style="margin-left:30px; margin-right:30px;">
'''-q 6''' %s -o %d
</div>

Or, since EAC 1.0 beta 2 :

<div style="margin-left:30px; margin-right:30px;">
'''-q 6''' %source% -o %dest%
</div>

:'''Vorbis Comment:'''

<div style="margin-left:30px; margin-right:30px;">
'''-q 6''' -a "%a" -t "%t" -l "%g" -d "%y" -N "%n" -G "%m" %s -o %d
</div>

Again, since EAC 1.0 beta 2 it gives :

<div style="margin-left:30px; margin-right:30px;">
'''-q 6''' -a "%albumartist%" -t "%title%" -l "%albumtitle%" -d "%year%" -N "%tracknr%" -G "%genre%" %source% -o %dest%
</div>

:'''Note:''' If you wanted to change the quality setting the green portion is what you would substitute with the new setting e.g. -q 10 or -q 2. For more information, see [[Recommended Ogg Vorbis#Recommended Encoder Settings|this page]].

* Do not worry what bit rate is shown in the bit rate drop down box, this will be ignored.

<center>[[Image:EAC_OGG.png|frame|center|Ogg configured with Vorbis Comment tagging]]</center>

==See also==
* [[Exact_Audio_Copy|Exact Audio Copy]]
* [[Ogg_Vorbis|Ogg Vorbis]]

[[Category:Guides]]
[[Category:EAC Guides|Ogg Vorbis & EAC]]
[[Category:EAC Compression Guides]]

EAC and AAC (qaac)

2022-06-29T16:41:03Z

Mike2718: /* Installation */ Add description of 64-bit executable program

{{EAC guides}}
===Important note===

This guide is in need of an update, because '''in EAC 1.0 beta 2, the replacement strings changed'''. For example:
* "%s" is now "%source%"
* "%d" is now "%dest%"
* "%a" is now "%artist%"
See the full list in [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/support/faq/ the EAC FAQ] or in the [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Compression_Options#External_Compression EAC Compression Options guide].

===Software Needed===
* [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/resources/download/ Exact Audio Copy]
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac CLI QuickTime AAC/ALAC encoder]

'''Note:''' This guide has now been amended to reflect changes made to QAAC as of 2.76.

===refalac's command line usage===
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/refalac-usage refalac usage]

===qaac's command line usage===
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/Command-Line-Options Command Line Options]

===Installation===
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.
* Download [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/releases the latest version of CLI QuickTime AAC/ALAC encoder], Then unzip the chosen QAAC version (include '''qaac.exe''' and '''refalac.exe''' for 32-bit, include '''qaac64.exe''' and '''refalac64.exe''' for 64-bit) into the same directory as EAC.

===General Configuration for Encode ALAC===

* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a tick in the box for '''use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp4''' if not already that.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''refalac.exe''' or '''refalac64.exe''' that you unzipped earlier.
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''' and '''Add ID3 tag'''.
* Tick '''Check for external programs return code'''.
* If you are using EAC 1.0b2 or newer, then in the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the following string:

--title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr2%/%numtracks%" %source%

* '''Note''': Remember that you cannot change the compression level.

===General Configuration for Encode AAC===

* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a tick in the box for '''use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp4''' if not already that.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''qaac.exe''' or '''qaac64.exe''' that you unzipped earlier.
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''' and '''Add ID3 tag'''.
* Tick '''Check for external programs return code'''.
* If you are using EAC 1.0b2 or newer, then in the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the following string:

--title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --composer "%composer%" --comment "%comment%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr1%/%numtracks%" --disk "%cdnumber%/%totalcds%" %haslyrics%--lyrics "%lyricsfile%"%haslyrics% %hascover%--artwork "%coverfile%"%hascover% %islow%-a %bitrate%%islow% %ishigh%-v %bitrate%%ishigh% %source% -o %dest%

* '''High quality''' in EAC = Constrained VBR mode = VBR on in iTunes.
* '''Low quality''' in EAC = ABR mode = VBR off in iTunes.
* Note: for other encoding modes (such as CBR, True VBR, HE-AAC, etc.), edit the parameters between the %islow% and/or %ishigh% tags. See [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/Command-Line-Options Command Line Options].

[[Category:Guides]]
[[Category:EAC Guides|QAAC & EAC]]
[[Category:EAC Compression Guides]]

EAC and AAC (qaac)

2022-06-29T16:37:40Z

Mike2718: /* Software Needed */ Update version number

{{EAC guides}}
===Important note===

This guide is in need of an update, because '''in EAC 1.0 beta 2, the replacement strings changed'''. For example:
* "%s" is now "%source%"
* "%d" is now "%dest%"
* "%a" is now "%artist%"
See the full list in [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/support/faq/ the EAC FAQ] or in the [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Compression_Options#External_Compression EAC Compression Options guide].

===Software Needed===
* [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/resources/download/ Exact Audio Copy]
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac CLI QuickTime AAC/ALAC encoder]

'''Note:''' This guide has now been amended to reflect changes made to QAAC as of 2.76.

===refalac's command line usage===
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/refalac-usage refalac usage]

===qaac's command line usage===
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/Command-Line-Options Command Line Options]

===Installation===
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.
* Download [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/releases the latest version of CLI QuickTime AAC/ALAC encoder], Then unzip the chosen QAAC version (include '''qaac.exe''' and '''refalac.exe''') into the same directory as EAC.

===General Configuration for Encode ALAC===

* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a tick in the box for '''use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp4''' if not already that.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''refalac.exe''' or '''refalac64.exe''' that you unzipped earlier.
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''' and '''Add ID3 tag'''.
* Tick '''Check for external programs return code'''.
* If you are using EAC 1.0b2 or newer, then in the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the following string:

--title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr2%/%numtracks%" %source%

* '''Note''': Remember that you cannot change the compression level.

===General Configuration for Encode AAC===

* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a tick in the box for '''use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp4''' if not already that.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''qaac.exe''' or '''qaac64.exe''' that you unzipped earlier.
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''' and '''Add ID3 tag'''.
* Tick '''Check for external programs return code'''.
* If you are using EAC 1.0b2 or newer, then in the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the following string:

--title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --composer "%composer%" --comment "%comment%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr1%/%numtracks%" --disk "%cdnumber%/%totalcds%" %haslyrics%--lyrics "%lyricsfile%"%haslyrics% %hascover%--artwork "%coverfile%"%hascover% %islow%-a %bitrate%%islow% %ishigh%-v %bitrate%%ishigh% %source% -o %dest%

* '''High quality''' in EAC = Constrained VBR mode = VBR on in iTunes.
* '''Low quality''' in EAC = ABR mode = VBR off in iTunes.
* Note: for other encoding modes (such as CBR, True VBR, HE-AAC, etc.), edit the parameters between the %islow% and/or %ishigh% tags. See [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/Command-Line-Options Command Line Options].

[[Category:Guides]]
[[Category:EAC Guides|QAAC & EAC]]
[[Category:EAC Compression Guides]]

EAC and AAC (qaac)

2022-06-29T16:35:25Z

Mike2718: /* General Configuration for Encode ALAC */ Fix file extension

{{EAC guides}}
===Important note===

This guide is in need of an update, because '''in EAC 1.0 beta 2, the replacement strings changed'''. For example:
* "%s" is now "%source%"
* "%d" is now "%dest%"
* "%a" is now "%artist%"
See the full list in [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/support/faq/ the EAC FAQ] or in the [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Compression_Options#External_Compression EAC Compression Options guide].

===Software Needed===
* [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/resources/download/ Exact Audio Copy]
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac CLI QuickTime AAC/ALAC encoder]

'''Note:''' This guide has now been amended to reflect changes made to QAAC as of 2.18.

===refalac's command line usage===
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/refalac-usage refalac usage]

===qaac's command line usage===
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/Command-Line-Options Command Line Options]

===Installation===
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.
* Download [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/releases the latest version of CLI QuickTime AAC/ALAC encoder], Then unzip the chosen QAAC version (include '''qaac.exe''' and '''refalac.exe''') into the same directory as EAC.

===General Configuration for Encode ALAC===

* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a tick in the box for '''use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp4''' if not already that.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''refalac.exe''' or '''refalac64.exe''' that you unzipped earlier.
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''' and '''Add ID3 tag'''.
* Tick '''Check for external programs return code'''.
* If you are using EAC 1.0b2 or newer, then in the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the following string:

--title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr2%/%numtracks%" %source%

* '''Note''': Remember that you cannot change the compression level.

===General Configuration for Encode AAC===

* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a tick in the box for '''use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp4''' if not already that.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''qaac.exe''' or '''qaac64.exe''' that you unzipped earlier.
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''' and '''Add ID3 tag'''.
* Tick '''Check for external programs return code'''.
* If you are using EAC 1.0b2 or newer, then in the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the following string:

--title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --composer "%composer%" --comment "%comment%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr1%/%numtracks%" --disk "%cdnumber%/%totalcds%" %haslyrics%--lyrics "%lyricsfile%"%haslyrics% %hascover%--artwork "%coverfile%"%hascover% %islow%-a %bitrate%%islow% %ishigh%-v %bitrate%%ishigh% %source% -o %dest%

* '''High quality''' in EAC = Constrained VBR mode = VBR on in iTunes.
* '''Low quality''' in EAC = ABR mode = VBR off in iTunes.
* Note: for other encoding modes (such as CBR, True VBR, HE-AAC, etc.), edit the parameters between the %islow% and/or %ishigh% tags. See [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/Command-Line-Options Command Line Options].

[[Category:Guides]]
[[Category:EAC Guides|QAAC & EAC]]
[[Category:EAC Compression Guides]]

EAC and AAC (qaac)

2022-06-29T16:35:04Z

Mike2718: /* General Configuration for Encode AAC */ Fix file extension

{{EAC guides}}
===Important note===

This guide is in need of an update, because '''in EAC 1.0 beta 2, the replacement strings changed'''. For example:
* "%s" is now "%source%"
* "%d" is now "%dest%"
* "%a" is now "%artist%"
See the full list in [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/support/faq/ the EAC FAQ] or in the [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Compression_Options#External_Compression EAC Compression Options guide].

===Software Needed===
* [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/resources/download/ Exact Audio Copy]
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac CLI QuickTime AAC/ALAC encoder]

'''Note:''' This guide has now been amended to reflect changes made to QAAC as of 2.18.

===refalac's command line usage===
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/refalac-usage refalac usage]

===qaac's command line usage===
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/Command-Line-Options Command Line Options]

===Installation===
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.
* Download [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/releases the latest version of CLI QuickTime AAC/ALAC encoder], Then unzip the chosen QAAC version (include '''qaac.exe''' and '''refalac.exe''') into the same directory as EAC.

===General Configuration for Encode ALAC===

* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a tick in the box for '''use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.m4a''' if not already that.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''refalac.exe''' or '''refalac64.exe''' that you unzipped earlier.
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''' and '''Add ID3 tag'''.
* Tick '''Check for external programs return code'''.
* If you are using EAC 1.0b2 or newer, then in the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the following string:

--title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr2%/%numtracks%" %source%

* '''Note''': Remember that you cannot change the compression level.

===General Configuration for Encode AAC===

* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a tick in the box for '''use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp4''' if not already that.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''qaac.exe''' or '''qaac64.exe''' that you unzipped earlier.
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''' and '''Add ID3 tag'''.
* Tick '''Check for external programs return code'''.
* If you are using EAC 1.0b2 or newer, then in the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the following string:

--title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --composer "%composer%" --comment "%comment%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr1%/%numtracks%" --disk "%cdnumber%/%totalcds%" %haslyrics%--lyrics "%lyricsfile%"%haslyrics% %hascover%--artwork "%coverfile%"%hascover% %islow%-a %bitrate%%islow% %ishigh%-v %bitrate%%ishigh% %source% -o %dest%

* '''High quality''' in EAC = Constrained VBR mode = VBR on in iTunes.
* '''Low quality''' in EAC = ABR mode = VBR off in iTunes.
* Note: for other encoding modes (such as CBR, True VBR, HE-AAC, etc.), edit the parameters between the %islow% and/or %ishigh% tags. See [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/Command-Line-Options Command Line Options].

[[Category:Guides]]
[[Category:EAC Guides|QAAC & EAC]]
[[Category:EAC Compression Guides]]

EAC and AAC (qaac)

2022-06-29T16:30:04Z

Mike2718: /* General Configuration for Encode AAC */ Add description of 64-bit executable program

{{EAC guides}}
===Important note===

This guide is in need of an update, because '''in EAC 1.0 beta 2, the replacement strings changed'''. For example:
* "%s" is now "%source%"
* "%d" is now "%dest%"
* "%a" is now "%artist%"
See the full list in [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/support/faq/ the EAC FAQ] or in the [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Compression_Options#External_Compression EAC Compression Options guide].

===Software Needed===
* [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/resources/download/ Exact Audio Copy]
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac CLI QuickTime AAC/ALAC encoder]

'''Note:''' This guide has now been amended to reflect changes made to QAAC as of 2.18.

===refalac's command line usage===
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/refalac-usage refalac usage]

===qaac's command line usage===
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/Command-Line-Options Command Line Options]

===Installation===
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.
* Download [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/releases the latest version of CLI QuickTime AAC/ALAC encoder], Then unzip the chosen QAAC version (include '''qaac.exe''' and '''refalac.exe''') into the same directory as EAC.

===General Configuration for Encode ALAC===

* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a tick in the box for '''use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.m4a''' if not already that.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''refalac.exe''' or '''refalac64.exe''' that you unzipped earlier.
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''' and '''Add ID3 tag'''.
* Tick '''Check for external programs return code'''.
* If you are using EAC 1.0b2 or newer, then in the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the following string:

--title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr2%/%numtracks%" %source%

* '''Note''': Remember that you cannot change the compression level.

===General Configuration for Encode AAC===

* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a tick in the box for '''use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.m4a''' if not already that.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''qaac.exe''' or '''qaac64.exe''' that you unzipped earlier.
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''' and '''Add ID3 tag'''.
* Tick '''Check for external programs return code'''.
* If you are using EAC 1.0b2 or newer, then in the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the following string:

--title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --composer "%composer%" --comment "%comment%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr1%/%numtracks%" --disk "%cdnumber%/%totalcds%" %haslyrics%--lyrics "%lyricsfile%"%haslyrics% %hascover%--artwork "%coverfile%"%hascover% %islow%-a %bitrate%%islow% %ishigh%-v %bitrate%%ishigh% %source% -o %dest%

* '''High quality''' in EAC = Constrained VBR mode = VBR on in iTunes.
* '''Low quality''' in EAC = ABR mode = VBR off in iTunes.
* Note: for other encoding modes (such as CBR, True VBR, HE-AAC, etc.), edit the parameters between the %islow% and/or %ishigh% tags. See [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/Command-Line-Options Command Line Options].

[[Category:Guides]]
[[Category:EAC Guides|QAAC & EAC]]
[[Category:EAC Compression Guides]]

EAC and AAC (qaac)

2022-06-29T16:29:01Z

Mike2718: /* General Configuration for Encode ALAC */ Update encoding parameters

{{EAC guides}}
===Important note===

This guide is in need of an update, because '''in EAC 1.0 beta 2, the replacement strings changed'''. For example:
* "%s" is now "%source%"
* "%d" is now "%dest%"
* "%a" is now "%artist%"
See the full list in [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/support/faq/ the EAC FAQ] or in the [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Compression_Options#External_Compression EAC Compression Options guide].

===Software Needed===
* [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/resources/download/ Exact Audio Copy]
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac CLI QuickTime AAC/ALAC encoder]

'''Note:''' This guide has now been amended to reflect changes made to QAAC as of 2.18.

===refalac's command line usage===
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/refalac-usage refalac usage]

===qaac's command line usage===
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/Command-Line-Options Command Line Options]

===Installation===
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.
* Download [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/releases the latest version of CLI QuickTime AAC/ALAC encoder], Then unzip the chosen QAAC version (include '''qaac.exe''' and '''refalac.exe''') into the same directory as EAC.

===General Configuration for Encode ALAC===

* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a tick in the box for '''use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.m4a''' if not already that.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''refalac.exe''' or '''refalac64.exe''' that you unzipped earlier.
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''' and '''Add ID3 tag'''.
* Tick '''Check for external programs return code'''.
* If you are using EAC 1.0b2 or newer, then in the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the following string:

--title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr2%/%numtracks%" %source%

* '''Note''': Remember that you cannot change the compression level.

===General Configuration for Encode AAC===

* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a tick in the box for '''use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.m4a''' if not already that.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''qaac.exe''' that you unzipped earlier.
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''' and '''Add ID3 tag'''.
* Tick '''Check for external programs return code'''.
* If you are using EAC 1.0b2 or newer, then in the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the following string:

--title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --composer "%composer%" --comment "%comment%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr1%/%numtracks%" --disk "%cdnumber%/%totalcds%" %haslyrics%--lyrics "%lyricsfile%"%haslyrics% %hascover%--artwork "%coverfile%"%hascover% %islow%-a %bitrate%%islow% %ishigh%-v %bitrate%%ishigh% %source% -o %dest%

* '''High quality''' in EAC = Constrained VBR mode = VBR on in iTunes.
* '''Low quality''' in EAC = ABR mode = VBR off in iTunes.
* Note: for other encoding modes (such as CBR, True VBR, HE-AAC, etc.), edit the parameters between the %islow% and/or %ishigh% tags. See [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/Command-Line-Options Command Line Options].

[[Category:Guides]]
[[Category:EAC Guides|QAAC & EAC]]
[[Category:EAC Compression Guides]]

EAC and AAC (qaac)

2021-11-15T02:37:53Z

Mike2718: Sorry if my English is too casual

{{EAC guides}}
===Important note===

This guide is in need of an update, because '''in EAC 1.0 beta 2, the replacement strings changed'''. For example:
* "%s" is now "%source%"
* "%d" is now "%dest%"
* "%a" is now "%artist%"
See the full list in [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/support/faq/ the EAC FAQ] or in the [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Compression_Options#External_Compression EAC Compression Options guide].

===Software Needed===
* [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/resources/download/ Exact Audio Copy]
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac CLI QuickTime AAC/ALAC encoder]

'''Note:''' This guide has now been amended to reflect changes made to QAAC as of 2.18.

===refalac's command line usage===
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/refalac-usage refalac usage]

===qaac's command line usage===
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/Command-Line-Options Command Line Options]

===Installation===
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.
* Download [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/releases the latest version of CLI QuickTime AAC/ALAC encoder], Then unzip the chosen QAAC version (include '''qaac.exe''' and '''refalac.exe''') into the same directory as EAC.

===General Configuration for Encode ALAC===

* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a tick in the box for '''use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.m4a''' if not already that.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''refalac.exe''' that you unzipped earlier.
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''' and '''Add ID3 tag'''.
* Tick '''Check for external programs return code'''.
* If you are using EAC 1.0b2 or newer, then in the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the following string:

--title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --composer "%composer%" --comment "%comment%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr1%/%numtracks%" --disk "%cdnumber%/%totalcds%" %haslyrics%--lyrics "%lyricsfile%"%haslyrics% %hascover%--artwork "%coverfile%"%hascover% %source% -o %dest%

* '''Note''': Remember that you cannot change the compression level.

===General Configuration for Encode AAC===

* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a tick in the box for '''use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.m4a''' if not already that.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''qaac.exe''' that you unzipped earlier.
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''' and '''Add ID3 tag'''.
* Tick '''Check for external programs return code'''.
* If you are using EAC 1.0b2 or newer, then in the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the following string:

--title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --composer "%composer%" --comment "%comment%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr1%/%numtracks%" --disk "%cdnumber%/%totalcds%" %haslyrics%--lyrics "%lyricsfile%"%haslyrics% %hascover%--artwork "%coverfile%"%hascover% %islow%-a %bitrate%%islow% %ishigh%-v %bitrate%%ishigh% %source% -o %dest%

* '''High quality''' in EAC = Constrained VBR mode = VBR on in iTunes.
* '''Low quality''' in EAC = ABR mode = VBR off in iTunes.
* Note: for other encoding modes (such as CBR, True VBR, HE-AAC, etc.), edit the parameters between the %islow% and/or %ishigh% tags. See [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/Command-Line-Options Command Line Options].

[[Category:Guides]]
[[Category:EAC Guides|QAAC & EAC]]
[[Category:EAC Compression Guides]]

EAC and AAC (qaac)

2021-11-15T02:27:59Z

Mike2718: Update official site links

{{EAC guides}}
===Important note===

This guide is in need of an update, because '''in EAC 1.0 beta 2, the replacement strings changed'''. For example:
* "%s" is now "%source%"
* "%d" is now "%dest%"
* "%a" is now "%artist%"
See the full list in [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/support/faq/ the EAC FAQ] or in the [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Compression_Options#External_Compression EAC Compression Options guide].

===Software Needed===
* [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/resources/download/ Exact Audio Copy]
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac CLI QuickTime AAC/ALAC encoder]

'''Note:''' This guide has now been amended to reflect changes made to QAAC as of 2.18.

===refalac's command line usage===
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/refalac-usage refalac usage]

===qaac's command line usage===
* [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/Command-Line-Options Command Line Options]

===Installation===
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.
* Download [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/releases newest CLI QuickTime AAC/ALAC encoder], Then unzip the chosen QAAC version (include '''qaac.exe''' and '''refalac.exe''') into the same directory as EAC.

===General Configuration for Encode ALAC===

* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a tick in the box for '''use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.m4a''' if not already that.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''refalac.exe''' that you unzipped earlier.
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''' and '''Add ID3 tag'''.
* Tick '''Check for external programs return code'''.
* If you are using EAC 1.0b2 or newer, then in the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the following string:

--title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --composer "%composer%" --comment "%comment%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr1%/%numtracks%" --disk "%cdnumber%/%totalcds%" %haslyrics%--lyrics "%lyricsfile%"%haslyrics% %hascover%--artwork "%coverfile%"%hascover% %source% -o %dest%

* '''Note''': Remember that you cannot change the compression level.

===General Configuration for Encode AAC===

* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a tick in the box for '''use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.m4a''' if not already that.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''qaac.exe''' that you unzipped earlier.
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''' and '''Add ID3 tag'''.
* Tick '''Check for external programs return code'''.
* If you are using EAC 1.0b2 or newer, then in the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the following string:

--title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --composer "%composer%" --comment "%comment%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr1%/%numtracks%" --disk "%cdnumber%/%totalcds%" %haslyrics%--lyrics "%lyricsfile%"%haslyrics% %hascover%--artwork "%coverfile%"%hascover% %islow%-a %bitrate%%islow% %ishigh%-v %bitrate%%ishigh% %source% -o %dest%

* '''High quality''' in EAC = Constrained VBR mode = VBR on in iTunes.
* '''Low quality''' in EAC = ABR mode = VBR off in iTunes.
* Note: for other encoding modes (such as CBR, True VBR, HE-AAC, etc.), edit the parameters between the %islow% and/or %ishigh% tags. See [https://github.com/nu774/qaac/wiki/Command-Line-Options Command Line Options].

[[Category:Guides]]
[[Category:EAC Guides|QAAC & EAC]]
[[Category:EAC Compression Guides]]

EAC and AAC (qaac)

2013-06-26T17:40:38Z

Mike2718: /* General Configuration for Encode QAAC */

EAC and AAC (qaac)

2013-06-26T17:34:11Z

Mike2718: /* Installation */

EAC and AAC (qaac)

2013-06-26T17:31:32Z

Mike2718:

Exact Audio Copy

2013-06-26T17:29:11Z

Mike2718: /* Compression guides */ add QAAC

{{featured}}
{{Software Infobox
| name = Exact Audio Copy
| logo =
| screenshot = [[Image:EAC_screenshot.png|250px|EAC screenshot]]
| caption = popular secure ripper with C2 error correction
| maintainer = Andre Wiethoff
| stable_release = 1.0b3 (Sep 2011)
| preview_release =
| operating_system = Windows, Linux/BSD (Wine Emulation)
| use = Digital Audio Extraction
| license = Free, Cardware
| website = [http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/ EAC website]
}}

'''Exact Audio Copy''' ('''EAC''' for short) is a free software that can be used to extract tracks from an Audio CD to your computer's hard disk. What makes EAC special compared to other rippers is the fact that it is capable of reading audio CDs almost perfectly.
EAC uses various methods for extracting audio data. EAC can also invoke externally installed encoders, thereby making it possible to simultaneously rip and encode audio data to the format of your choice.

== Features of Exact Audio Copy ==
* Usage of the Windows 95 and Windows NT ASPI Interface, so both SCSI and ATAPI CD-ROM drives are supported
* Hidden sector synchronization (jitter correction)
* Secure, fast and burst extraction methods selectable. Fast extraction should run at the same speed as other grabbers, but is probably not exact anymore. Burst mode just grabs the audio data without any synchronization.
* Read error and complete loss of sync detection and correction in secure modes, as far as possible
* Output of time positions of all non-exact corrections and listen to these positions
* Copy of ranges of music data, not only tracks
* Automatic Speed reduction on errors and fallback afterwards
* Normalization of extracted audio
* Usage of the Windows Audio Compression Manager (ACM Codecs) for direct compression e.g. to MP3 waves
* Support for the BladeEnc DLL that is usable like an ACM Codec for online MP3 compression
* Support of external MP3, VQF, RA and AAC encoders for automatic compression after extraction
* Batch compression and decompression of/to WAV files
* Compression offset support for exact compression/decompression
* Detection of pre-track gaps
* Detection of silence in pre-track gaps
* Automatic creation of CUE sheets for CDRWin, including all gaps, indices, track attributes, UPC and ISRC
* CD player functionality and prelistening to selected ranges
* Automatic detection of drive features, whether a drive has an accurate stream and/or does caching
* Sample Offsets for drives with no accurate streams, including the option of filling up missing samples with silence
* Option for synchronizing tracks for non-accurate stream drives
* Filename editing with local and remote CDDB database and cdplayer.ini support and more features like ID3 tagging
* Browse and edit local database
* Local CDDB support
* Record and Loop Record functions for recording from LP, radio, etc.
* Automatic rename of MP3 files according to their ID3 tag
* Catalog extraction function
* Multisession (CD-Extra) support
* CD-Text support
* CD-Write support for some drives
* ID3 Tag editor with drag and drop possibility from track listing and database
* Glitch removal after extraction
* Small WAV editor with the following functionality: delete, trim, normalize, pad, glitch removal, pop detection, interpolation of ranges, noise reduction, fade in/out, undo (and more)
* Program is Cardware, so feel free to copy

===Removed features===
EAC 0.9 beta 1 (21 Jan 2001) through 0.95 beta 3 (30 Aug 2005) had manual TOC detection as an option, "useful if a CD is defective and displays wrong track positions or data tracks instead of audio; EAC will try to detect the CD structure by analysis." This could also be used to detect pre-emphasis and copyright flags in the subcode, since they're sometimes missing from the TOC. The manual TOC detection feature was removed in 0.95 beta 4 (21 Feb 2006) due to European legislation which would outlaw software capable of circumventing a certain type of CD copy protection involving erroneous TOC data.<ref>Andre said at the time: "The German magazine c't published [http://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/Die-Grenzen-des-Erlaubten-290330.html an article] [about] whether EAC is or is not violating a German law against circumvention of copy protections on audio CDs. Some of the experts they asked had the opinion that the function of retrieving the native TOC is at best working at the limit of legality. Due to that article and to eliminate any possibility of legal problems, I decided to remove that function (although I am pretty sure that it is absolutely legal). I always try to make sure to be fully compliant with German law, even if I would interpret the law absolutely differently."</ref>

EAC 1.0 beta 1 (23 Nov 2010) removed the following features:
* Compression offset
* ID3v1 tag editor
* Support for pre-XP versions of Windows (95/98/Me/NT4/2000)

EAC 1.0 beta 3 (22 Sep 2011) removed the option to not use null samples for CRC calculations.

== How it works ==
=== Extraction technology ===
In secure mode, this program reads every audio sector at least twice. That is one reason why the program is so slow. But by using this technique non-identical sectors are detected. If an error occurs (read or sync error), the program keeps on reading this sector, until eight of 16 retries are identical, but at maximum one, three or five times (according to the error recovery quality) these 16 retries are read. So, in the worst case, bad sectors are read up to 82 times! But this will help the program to obtain best result by comparing all of the retries. If it is not sure that the stream is correct (at least it can be said at approx. 99.5%) the program will tell the user where the (possible) read error occurred. The program also tries to adjust the jitter artifacts that occur on the first block of a track, so that each extraction should be exactly the same. On drives found to have the ''accurate stream'' feature, this is guaranteed. Of course, this is a little bit more complex, especially with some CD drives which have caching. When these drives cache audio data, every sector read will be read from cache and is identical. I initially implemented two ways of dealing with the caching problem. First there is an extra option for resetting the cache for use the the old secure mode (the one being kept for compatibility reasons). In the current beta version, the cache will still be reset by resetting the drive completely. You might imagine that this would slow down the reading process very badly.

That is why it was implemented three new read modes in version 0.85beta. One really fast mode (up to half of maximum speed) is only for non-caching, accurate stream CD-ROM drives. The second one could be used for caching, accurate stream drives and the last one will work with drives that don't have accurate streams, or do caching. The last two will be much slower, when no read errors occur it will usually something around a third to a fourth of the drives maximum speed.
For testing, it was used a Plextor 14/32 drive that does no caching and a Teac R56S-600 drive that does caching. Furthermore the Plextor 14/32 supports the ''accurate stream'' feature, so it produces no jitter artifacts on any stream.

This program is really damn slow in secure mode in comparison with other grabbers, but the program checks every sector over and over to get the correct data with high certainty. If you don't like this feature of EAC and prefer fast copies instead of secure copies, you should use the fast or burst extraction option in the options menu. But of course in fast mode, the program will no longer be able to find read errors. Only if a read error occurs in a sector synchronization area, will a sync error will still be displayed. Fast mode is sector synchronized with 2 blocks of 23 as synchronization blocks. Burst copy is even worse, no synchronization is done, enabling extraction at maximum speed of the drive. No error checking of any kind can be performed. If the stream ever breaks, it will tell the user in the status report by showing up suspicious positions. Of course this is only heuristic; there needn't be any errors on that positions; moreover there could be errors that are not found at all.
A new option for selecting the error recovery quality will determine how often these blocks of 16 reads will be done before giving up and working with the results obtained so far. For bad CDs, low error recovery quality will be fastest, but high recover quality should give best results.

=== Gap technology ===
In the new versions of EAC it is possible to detect pre-track gaps. These are the pauses between two tracks. Usually they are two seconds long and a CD player will display a negative time during this pause. By enabling the option ''Detect Pre-Track Gaps'' it will be possible to detect all gap-lengths by reading the sub-channel information. Because this information is not stored on the CD directly retrievable, EAC has to search for the position a track ends. This search is quite fast, but it still takes on average a second per track. That's why I made it possible to disable it in the options. Besides that option you can choose to add the gaps to the previous track nevertheless. Otherwise you can choose either to append the gap to the correct track or to leave it out . A benefit of performing the detection and getting the gap times is the selection of a range to copy. There the correct times will be displayed. One last word on this topic: Because these pre-track gaps are found by testing positions, it is possible that it will not be 100% exact. But in most cases it will be correct.

=== Automatic feature detection technology ===
From version 0.8 beta on it is possible to autodetect CD-ROM drive features. For each drive the program builds a separate drive options page. On this option page this function can be called.
There are two different features that will be checked by EAC: First if the stream is accurate and second, if the drive caches audio data. Even if the drive has a cache (drive specifications), it does not automatically mean that the drive uses the cache for audio extractions.
The test for the accurate stream feature should be always correct, but testing for cache will give some problems with drives that extract audio very slowly (under 4× speed). If results are uncertain (given e.g. two different results on different tests), you should assume that the drive does caching. The new secure mode for non-accurate and/or caching drives should work for all drives. The other new read modes are only a bit faster. If testing for accurate stream only sometimes gives a negative result, then you could nevertheless try to use the accurate secure mode. From version 0.8 beta on it is possible to autodetect CD-ROM drive features. For each drive the program builds a separate drive options page. On this option page this function can be called.

=== Track synchronization technology ===
Usually CD audio extraction programs will extract one track after another. This could cause some problems on CD-ROM drives which are not accurate, when using a CD which has no gaps. When this option is enabled in the EAC options, EAC will synchronize a track with a preceding track if there is no silence at the track junction, so track transitions will be free from jitter artefacts (e.g. on live recordings).

=== Offset technology ===
''Sample Offset'' is another feature of EAC, it will help to always get the same WAVs compared to a different reader and to prevent generation losses. Nearly all drives can not position the head correctly. That means if the program tells the drive to read block 10000 it will probably read data somewhere in block 9998 instead. But this is not visible to the reading program, it won't know if it is really the data it wanted. Usually the head will be set always to a fixed offset before or after the correct read position. So it is possible to detect this offset once and use it for all CDs coming afterwards. To find out the offset of any drive the offset has to be calculated relative to an absolute offset (reference offset).

To implement this detection for all drives some bytes from common CDs (reference CDs) are used. These are the reference each CD-ROM drive has to compare with. Of course it was implemented only a limited selection of CDs that can be used to detect this offset. Sometimes there are different versions (releases) of the same CD, but only the same press like the one that was used will work. Furthermore, drives that have jitter are unable to position their heads correctly. So you should activate the secure or fast extraction method and moreover if your drive does caching, activate no-caching emulation. The ''Searching Track Start'' algorithm tries to find the correct start position even if jitter occurs. But this is not always possible, mainly if the drive jitters too much. But it can be shown that nearly 80% of the reads will get the same results. A drive's characteristic offset can be found automatically from the CD from on the list of reference CDs. Because of the mentioned jitter error the value given back is also not 100% sure. You should start the test several times and remember to activate emulate no-caching if necessary. Then you should get one value that occurs more often than other values. '''You should use this test on two different CDs at least! Both tests should give back the same value!'''
As different models of common CD-R writer usually do not add the same offset on writing, it seems that also big CD manufactures also do not always press the same offset on their CDs. So it was determined the most common offset of pressed CDs and integrated it into the offset detection routines.
Please help us measure more reference CDs. If you have a Plextor 14/32 32× CD-ROM drive, we know the offset. So all you have to do is run some popular disks from your own collection through it with a utility you could download here and send us the output.

== Exact Audio Copy guides ==
You can begin configuring EAC by starting with the Drive Configuration followed by the Gap Settings and finally, the Encoder Options. Remember to use only an original, factory-pressed Audio CD for configuring EAC. Please do not use, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, bootlegs or any such discs. Also use a non copy-protected disc which carries the familiar “Compact Disc-Digital Audio” logo.

=== General guides ===
* [[EAC Configuration Wizard]]
* [[EAC configuration]]
* [[EAC Drive Configuration]]
* EAC [[Gap settings]]

=== Compression guides ===
* [[EAC and FLAC]]
* [[EAC and Lame]]
* [[EAC and AAC]]
* [[EAC and Monkeys Audio]]
* [[EAC and Musepack]]
* [[EAC and Ogg Vorbis]]
* [[EAC and TAK]]
* [[EAC and WavPack]]
* [[EAC and LossyWAV]]
* [[EAC and QAAC]]

== See also ==
* [[EAC release history]]
* [[EAC and Cue Sheets]] ASCII formats explained
* [[EAC Vs CDex SecureMode | EAC secure mode versus CDex full paranoia]] (by Pio2001)
* [[REACT]] 2 integration for running EAC scripts

== Notes ==
<references/>

== External links ==
* [http://www.digital-inn.de/forum271/ EAC forums]

[[Category:CD Rippers]]

EAC and AAC (qaac)

2013-06-26T17:28:17Z

Mike2718: create

EAC and Lame

2013-06-20T04:54:49Z

Mike2718: /* Adding Tags */ tags in EAC 1.0b2 or newer

===Important note===

This guide is in need of an update, because '''in EAC 1.0 beta 2, the replacement strings changed'''. For example:
* "%s" is now "%source%"
* "%d" is now "%dest%"
* "%a" is now "%artist%"
See the full list in [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/support/faq/ the EAC FAQ] or in the [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Compression_Options#External_Compression EAC Compression Options guide].

===Software Needed===
* [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/resources/download/ Exact Audio Copy]
* [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Recommended_LAME Recommended LAME version]

'''Note:''' This guide has now been amended to reflect changes made to LAME as of 3.98. --vbr-new is now the default setting and is no longer explicitly required. In addition, non-standard genres are now handled more elegantly.

===Installation===
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.
* Unzip the chosen LAME version into the same directory as EAC.
* If you would like to tag with APEv2 tags please download [http://www.rarewares.org/files/others/wapet.zip wapet.zip] and unzip it into the '''same folder'''.

===General Configuration===

* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a check box in '''Use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter passing scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder''' (see [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=57617 this thread] for reasoning).
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp3'''.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''lame.exe''' that you unzipped into the EAC directory earlier.
'''Note:''' If you want to tag with APEv2 tags using Wapet please locate '''wapet.exe''', not lame.exe.
* Don't worry which bit rate is shown in the '''Bit rate''' drop-down box, as this will not have any effect on the resultant MP3 file unless the %r placeholder is used (see end of the [[EAC_and_Lame#Advanced_Command_Line_Usage| Advanced Command Line Usage section]]).
* Don't worry about the '''Use CRC check''' setting; it won't affect the resultant MP3 file either.
* It's a good idea to tick '''Check for external programs return code'''.

===Configuring the Additional command line options===
* The '''green''' portion in the examples following this section is where you configure the [[LAME#Encoder_Presets| LAME preset]].

* The '''%s''' and '''%d''' in the examples following this section are placeholders for EAC. '''%s''' means '''source''' filename and '''%d''' means '''destination''' filename. These are absolutely necessary!

===Adding Tags===
'''Let EAC create tags (Recommended)'''

To have EAC tag your files, tick '''Add ID3 tag'''; and in the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the following string:
'''-V2''' '''%s %d'''

'''Create files with no tags'''

If you do not wish to have tags, untick '''Add ID3 tag'''; and in the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the following string:
'''-V2''' '''%s %d'''

'''Let Lame create tags'''

If you prefer to have Lame tag the files based on information shown in the EAC GUI, '''untick''' the checkbox next to '''Add ID3 tag'''.

Here are some examples providing different tag types:

* ID3v1 only:
'''-V2''' --id3v1-only --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tg "%m" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" '''%s %d'''

* ID3v2 only:
'''-V2''' --id3v2-only --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tg "%m" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" '''%s %d'''

* ID3v2 only (EAC 1.0b2 or newer):
-V2 --id3v2-only --pad-id3v2 --ta "%artist%" --tt "%title%" --tg "%genre%" --tl "%albumtitle%" --ty "%year%" --tn "%tracknr%/%numtracks%" %source%

* ID3v1 and ID3v2:
'''-V2''' --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tg "%m" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" '''%s %d'''

* Automatic:
'''-V2''' --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tg "%m" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" '''%s %d'''
With Automatic, ID3v1 will always be created. If any ID3v1 field exceeds the length allowed by the ID3v1 specification then a complete ID3v2 tag will also be added.

'''Use Wapet to create APEv2 tags'''

If you prefer instead to have APEv2 tags based on information shown in the EAC GUI, '''untick''' the checkbox next to '''Add ID3 tag'''

'''Note:''' Creating APE tags requires [http://www.rarewares.org/files/others/wapet.zip wapet.exe]. Remember to browse for wapet.exe instead of lame.exe as the external encoding program. Also, lame.exe needs to be in the same directory as wapet.exe.

Use the following string:
'''%d''' -t "Artist=%a" -t "Title=%t" -t "Album=%g" -t "Year=%y" -t "Track=%n" -t "Genre=%m" LAME.exe '''-V2''' '''%s %d'''

===Advanced Command Line Usage===
* The '''%l...%l''' and ''''%h...%h''' placeholders are used to add text according to whether the High quality or Low quality radio button is selected, as shown below:

'''%l-V5%l%h-V0%h''' '''%s %d'''

Therefore, if you select '''Low quality''', EAC will invoke the LAME encoder with the following command line parameters:

'''-V5''' '''%s %d'''

..and if you select '''High quality''' EAC will invoke LAME with these command line parameters:

'''-V0''' '''%s %d'''

* You can access the bitrate value in the drop-down list using the '''%r''' placeholder, for example:

'''-b''''''%r''' '''%s %d'''

So, if you selected '''192 kBit/s''' in the '''Bit Rate''' drop-down list, the command line would be:

'''-b''''''192''' '''%s %d'''

It is a generally accepted fact that the bitrate selected in the drop-down list doesn't affect the command line. In essence this is true, as it will not affect the command line ''unless you use the %r placeholder''. However, using ABR or CBR over VBR is not recommended, and therefore you should never have to use the '''%r''' option.

<center>[[Image:EAC_LAME02.png|frame|center|LAME configured with ID3v1 tagging]]</center>

[[Category:Guides]]
[[Category:EAC Guides|LAME & EAC]]

EAC and Lame

2013-06-20T04:28:50Z

Mike2718: /* Adding Tags */ tags in EAC 1.0b2 or newer

===Important note===

This guide is in need of an update, because '''in EAC 1.0 beta 2, the replacement strings changed'''. For example:
* "%s" is now "%source%"
* "%d" is now "%dest%"
* "%a" is now "%artist%"
See the full list in [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/support/faq/ the EAC FAQ] or in the [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Compression_Options#External_Compression EAC Compression Options guide].

===Software Needed===
* [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/resources/download/ Exact Audio Copy]
* [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Recommended_LAME Recommended LAME version]

'''Note:''' This guide has now been amended to reflect changes made to LAME as of 3.98. --vbr-new is now the default setting and is no longer explicitly required. In addition, non-standard genres are now handled more elegantly.

===Installation===
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.
* Unzip the chosen LAME version into the same directory as EAC.
* If you would like to tag with APEv2 tags please download [http://www.rarewares.org/files/others/wapet.zip wapet.zip] and unzip it into the '''same folder'''.

===General Configuration===

* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a check box in '''Use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter passing scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder''' (see [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=57617 this thread] for reasoning).
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp3'''.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''lame.exe''' that you unzipped into the EAC directory earlier.
'''Note:''' If you want to tag with APEv2 tags using Wapet please locate '''wapet.exe''', not lame.exe.
* Don't worry which bit rate is shown in the '''Bit rate''' drop-down box, as this will not have any effect on the resultant MP3 file unless the %r placeholder is used (see end of the [[EAC_and_Lame#Advanced_Command_Line_Usage| Advanced Command Line Usage section]]).
* Don't worry about the '''Use CRC check''' setting; it won't affect the resultant MP3 file either.
* It's a good idea to tick '''Check for external programs return code'''.

===Configuring the Additional command line options===
* The '''green''' portion in the examples following this section is where you configure the [[LAME#Encoder_Presets| LAME preset]].

* The '''%s''' and '''%d''' in the examples following this section are placeholders for EAC. '''%s''' means '''source''' filename and '''%d''' means '''destination''' filename. These are absolutely necessary!

===Adding Tags===
'''Let EAC create tags (Recommended)'''

To have EAC tag your files, tick '''Add ID3 tag'''; and in the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the following string:
'''-V2''' '''%s %d'''

'''Create files with no tags'''

If you do not wish to have tags, untick '''Add ID3 tag'''; and in the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the following string:
'''-V2''' '''%s %d'''

'''Let Lame create tags'''

If you prefer to have Lame tag the files based on information shown in the EAC GUI, '''untick''' the checkbox next to '''Add ID3 tag'''.

Here are some examples providing different tag types:

* ID3v1 only:
'''-V2''' --id3v1-only --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tg "%m" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" '''%s %d'''

* ID3v2 only:
'''-V2''' --id3v2-only --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tg "%m" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" '''%s %d'''

* ID3v2 only (EAC 1.0b2 or newer):
-V2 --id3v2-only --pad-id3v2 --ta "%artist%" --tt "%title%" --tg "%genre%" --tl "%albumtitle%" --ty "%year%" --tn "%tracknr%" %source%

* ID3v1 and ID3v2:
'''-V2''' --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tg "%m" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" '''%s %d'''

* Automatic:
'''-V2''' --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tg "%m" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" '''%s %d'''
With Automatic, ID3v1 will always be created. If any ID3v1 field exceeds the length allowed by the ID3v1 specification then a complete ID3v2 tag will also be added.

'''Use Wapet to create APEv2 tags'''

If you prefer instead to have APEv2 tags based on information shown in the EAC GUI, '''untick''' the checkbox next to '''Add ID3 tag'''

'''Note:''' Creating APE tags requires [http://www.rarewares.org/files/others/wapet.zip wapet.exe]. Remember to browse for wapet.exe instead of lame.exe as the external encoding program. Also, lame.exe needs to be in the same directory as wapet.exe.

Use the following string:
'''%d''' -t "Artist=%a" -t "Title=%t" -t "Album=%g" -t "Year=%y" -t "Track=%n" -t "Genre=%m" LAME.exe '''-V2''' '''%s %d'''

===Advanced Command Line Usage===
* The '''%l...%l''' and ''''%h...%h''' placeholders are used to add text according to whether the High quality or Low quality radio button is selected, as shown below:

'''%l-V5%l%h-V0%h''' '''%s %d'''

Therefore, if you select '''Low quality''', EAC will invoke the LAME encoder with the following command line parameters:

'''-V5''' '''%s %d'''

..and if you select '''High quality''' EAC will invoke LAME with these command line parameters:

'''-V0''' '''%s %d'''

* You can access the bitrate value in the drop-down list using the '''%r''' placeholder, for example:

'''-b''''''%r''' '''%s %d'''

So, if you selected '''192 kBit/s''' in the '''Bit Rate''' drop-down list, the command line would be:

'''-b''''''192''' '''%s %d'''

It is a generally accepted fact that the bitrate selected in the drop-down list doesn't affect the command line. In essence this is true, as it will not affect the command line ''unless you use the %r placeholder''. However, using ABR or CBR over VBR is not recommended, and therefore you should never have to use the '''%r''' option.

<center>[[Image:EAC_LAME02.png|frame|center|LAME configured with ID3v1 tagging]]</center>

[[Category:Guides]]
[[Category:EAC Guides|LAME & EAC]]

EAC and Monkey's Audio

2013-06-19T19:45:03Z

Mike2718: Correct the spelling mistake.

==Important note==
This guide is in need of an update, because '''in EAC 1.0 beta 2, the replacement strings changed'''. For example:
* "%s" is now "%source%"
* "%d" is now "%dest%"
* "%a" is now "%artist%"
See the full list in [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/support/faq/ the EAC FAQ] or in the [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Compression_Options#External_Compression EAC Compression Options guide].

==Software Needed==
* [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/resources/download/ Exact Audio Copy]
* [http://monkeysaudio.com/download.html Monkey's Audio 3.99F]
* [http://synthetic-soul.co.uk/files/wapet_0.6.zip wapet.exe]

==Installation==
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC is has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.
* Install Monkey's Audio using the default location.
* Unzip '''wapet.zip''' into the '''Exact Audio Copy''' directory

==Configuration==

* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a check box in '''use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.ape''' if not already that.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''wapet.exe'''.
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''', '''Add ID3 tag''' and '''check for external programs return code'''.
* In the Addtional command line options box, copy and paste the string below.
'''APEv2 Tag:'''
%d -t "Artist=%a" -t "Title=%t" -t "Album=%g" -t "Year=%y" -t "Track=%n" -t "Genre=%m" '''"C:\Program Files\Monkey's Audio\MAC.exe"'''
%s %d '''-c2000'''

'''Note 1''': This needs to point to where the MAC.exe is located and please ensure that " " is around the full location.

'''Note 2''': Alter this switch for the desired compression mode
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
| '''-c1000''' || Fast
|-
| '''-c2000''' || Normal
|-
| '''-c3000''' || High
|-
| '''-c4000''' || Extra High
|-
| '''-c5000''' || Insane
|}

* Do not worry what bit rate is shown in the bit rate drop down box, this will be ignored.

<center>[[Image:EACandMonkeysAudio.png|frame|center|Monkey's Audio configured with tagging support]]</center>

==Addtional Reading==
* [[Monkey%27s Audio]]
* [[Exact_Audio_Copy | Exact Audio Copy]]
* [[Lossless | About Lossless Compression]]

[[Category:Guides]]
[[Category:EAC Guides|Monkey's Audio & EAC]]

EAC and FLAC

2013-06-19T19:30:33Z

Mike2718: /* Cue Sheet & Image Problem */ Cue problem fixed.

= Software Needed =
* [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/resources/download/ Exact Audio Copy]
* [http://flac.sourceforge.net/download.html FLAC 1.2.1b]

= Installation =
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC is has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.
* Install FLAC using the FLAC installer

= Configuration =
* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a tick in the box for '''use external program for compression'''.
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.flac''' if not already that.
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''FLAC.exe''' that you unzipped earlier.
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''' and '''Add ID3 tag'''.
* Tick '''Check for external programs return code'''.
* If you are using EAC 1.0b2 or newer, then in the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the following string:

-T "artist=%artist%" -T "title=%title%" -T "album=%albumtitle%" -T "date=%year%" -T "tracknumber=%tracknr%" -T "genre=%genre%" '''-5''' %source%

* If you are using EAC 1.0b1 or earlier, then in the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the following string:

-T "artist=%a" -T "title=%t" -T "album=%g" -T "date=%y" -T "tracknumber=%n" -T "genre=%m" '''-5''' %s

'''Note:''' The green portion is where you would change the compression level.

* Do not worry what bit rate is shown in the bit rate drop down box; this will be ignored, as will the quality setting chosen below it.

[[Image:EACandFLAC.png|frame|center|FLAC configured with tagging support, in an older version of EAC]]

If you told the EAC configuration wizard to use FLAC, then the command-line options are preconfigured with the following default string. As compared to the string above, the order of parameters is different, more metadata fields are supported (harmless), the output filename is unnecessarily included (-o %dest%), and output verification is unnecessarily enabled (-V):

'''-6''' -V -T "ARTIST=%artist%" -T "TITLE=%title%" -T "ALBUM=%albumtitle%" -T "DATE=%year%" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%tracknr%" -T "GENRE=%genre%" -T "COMMENT=%comment%" -T "BAND=%albuminterpret%" -T "ALBUMARTIST=%albuminterpret%" -T "COMPOSER=%composer%" %haslyrics%--tag-from-file=LYRICS="%lyricsfile%"%haslyrics% -T "DISCNUMBER=%cdnumber%" -T "TOTALDISCS=%totalcds%" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%numtracks%" %hascover%--picture="%coverfile%"%hascover% %source% -o %dest%

= Cue Sheet & Image Problem =

'''Attention: This issue is aleady fixed in EAC V1.0 beta 3.'''

Using this configuration with EAC when creating an image and cue sheet rip can cause the cue sheet not to work with the resulting FLAC file. The problem is caused by EAC not liking the four letter .flac extension, which results in EAC putting the extension on to the image name twice.

e.g. the image name is referenced in the cue sheet as "myflacimage.flac" but after encoding it ends up being called "myflacimage.flac.flac", so when you open the cue sheet for playing or burning, the referenced file doesen't exist.

== Some solutions to the problem ==
* Synthetic Soul's [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=37978 batch file method]
* [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=REACT REACT] EAC addon.

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