Difference between revisions of "EAC and TAK"
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==Software Needed== | ==Software Needed== | ||
* [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html Exact Audio Copy] | * [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html Exact Audio Copy] | ||
| − | * [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic= | + | * [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=58784 TAK] |
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* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive. | * Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive. | ||
| − | * Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options...''' (or press ''' | + | * Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options...''' (or press '''F11'''). |
* Click the '''External Compression''' tab, and put a check box in '''Use external program for compression'''. | * 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 '''Parameter passing scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''. | ||
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* In the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the string below. | * In the '''Additional command line options''' box, copy and paste the string below. | ||
'''APEv2 Tag:''' | '''APEv2 Tag:''' | ||
| − | %d -t "Artist=%a" -t "Title=%t" -t "Album=%g" -t "Year=%y" -t "Track=%n" -t "Genre=%m" <span style="color:green">'''"C:\Program Files\TAK\takc.exe"'''</span> -e <span style="color:red">'''- | + | %d -t "Artist=%a" -t "Title=%t" -t "Album=%g" -t "Year=%y" -t "Track=%n" -t "Genre=%m" <span style="color:green">'''"C:\Program Files\TAK\takc.exe"'''</span> -e <span style="color:red">'''-p2'''</span> %s %d |
<span style="color:green">'''Note 1''': This needs to point to where '''takc.exe''' is located. If the path contains spaces, you must surround it with double quotes (").</span> | <span style="color:green">'''Note 1''': This needs to point to where '''takc.exe''' is located. If the path contains spaces, you must surround it with double quotes (").</span> | ||
| − | <span style="color:red">'''Note 2''': Alter this switch for the desired compression mode | + | <span style="color:red">'''Note 2''': Alter this switch for the desired compression mode. If you leave the switch out, TAK will use the default of -p2.</span> |
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Taken from the TAK command line summary: | Taken from the TAK command line summary: | ||
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| − | -p# select encoder preset # | + | -p# select encoder preset #: 0-5 (fastest to strongest, default is 2). |
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Append E/M (-p2m) to increase the evaluation level to Extra/Max. | Append E/M (-p2m) to increase the evaluation level to Extra/Max. | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
Revision as of 04:11, 4 December 2007
Software Needed
Installation
Note: This guide assumes that EAC is has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow this guide.
- Extract takc.exe into a folder of your choice.
- Extract wapet.exe into your Exact Audio Copy directory.
Configuration
- Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
- Click the EAC menu and select Compression Options... (or press F11).
- 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 .tak.
- Click the Browse button and locate wapet.exe.
- 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 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\TAK\takc.exe" -e -p2 %s %d
Note 1: This needs to point to where takc.exe is located. If the path contains spaces, you must surround it with double quotes (").
Note 2: Alter this switch for the desired compression mode. If you leave the switch out, TAK will use the default of -p2.
Taken from the TAK command line summary:
-p# select encoder preset #: 0-5 (fastest to strongest, default is 2).
Append E/M (-p2m) to increase the evaluation level to Extra/Max.
EAC External Compression dialogue configured for TAK with tagging support provided by Wapet
- Don't worry what bit rate is shown in the Bit rate drop down box, this will be ignored.
