Viragored wrote: > one suggestion that I've not tried is to burn a CD from these files, > then rip it back in with Exact Audio Copy This will work, or you can do the conversion with 'foobar2000' (http://www.foobar2000.org/):
HR TO REDBOOK 1. Do a "Full" installation of foobar2000 and its "'Encoder Pack' (http://www.foobar2000.org/encoderpack)" 2. Open foobar2000 "File" > "Preferences" - "Components" and drop the "'SoX Resampler' (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=67373)" installation zip file on the open window 3. Restart foobar2000 and drop your hi-res files on its main window 4. Configure your file conversion: - highlight the music files in foobar2000 - right-click and select "Convert" > "..." - "Output Format": Format: FLAC, level 5. Dither (always), output 16-bit - "Destination": Output folder: ask later. Output type: tracks into individual files. File name pattern: /%artist%/%album%/%filename% - "Processing": Resampler (SoX): configure Resampler for 44100 "Target Sample Rate" - "Other": When finished: ReplayGain-scan output files as albums * IMPORTANT - Save this configuration as "HR To Redbook" preset so you can easily use it again - Press "Convert" -- BE SURE TO SPECIFY AN OUTPUT FOLDER DIFFERENT FROM WHERE THE ORIGINAL FILES ARE LOCATED 5. [OPTIONAL] Good hygiene with 16/44 files is to check for Sector Boundary Errors (SBEs) which can cause problems if you ever burn these files to CD. You can use 'Trader's Little Helper' (http://tlh.easytree.org/) to do this. If you want to maintain some of the "hi-resiness" of these files, convert them to FLAC 24/48 which Squeezebox can handle natively: in steps above, change "Output Format" to 24 bit, turn Dither off; configure SoX resampler for 48000 sample rate. Save this preset as "HR To 24/48". ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apesbrain's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=738 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98769 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
