FLAC has a standard command-line encoder just like
LAME. There are also GUI front-ends and it's
controllable from certain rippers, also like LAME.
Unlike LAME, there aren't as many command line
options, or at least none that dramatically affect
the sound. Essentially all you need to control is
the level of compression. Note this is
mathematical computer-file compression, not audio
compression.
All I use is:
-8 -V --replay-gain -T "artist=%a" -T "title=%t"
-T "album=%g" -T "genre=%m" %s
which uses compression level 8 (highest), verifies
the output, adds ReplayGain (in one step!) and
places my tags.
Tagging is also much easier. No
ID3v1/ID3v2/ID3v2.3 stuff to deal with.
You can convert lower-grade files into FLAC quite
easily. However you won't gain any sound quality
(garbage in = garbage out) and you'll get a much
bigger file.
FLAC is best done by a ripper from WAV files.
What ripper do you use? Calling the FLAC encoder
from a ripper is the easiest way.
rick's cafe wrote:
>
> also .. this may be silly question.. but I hear a
lot of talk about
> FLAC file.. I know their quality is better but is
there any idiots
> guide to FLAC and can you convert lower grade files
such as mp3 into
> FLAC?
>
>
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