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Simplest functional FLAC to MP3 converter script you can make
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mxswd commented Sep 12, 2011

So some flac files don't have a genre.

I changed args to

args=%Q[--tt "#{TITLE}" --ta "#{ARTIST}" --tl "#{ALBUM}" --tn "#{TRACKNUMBER}"]
args += "--tg \"#{GENRE}\"" if defined?(GENRE)

This might be useful.

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dhinus commented Feb 22, 2012

I merged the change by maxpow4h, and found out it was missing a space.
The second line should be:

args += " --tg \"#{GENRE}\"" if defined?(GENRE)

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mxcl commented Feb 22, 2012

Thanks, merged.

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What is the output mp3 bitrate?

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mxcl commented Feb 22, 2012

--alt-preset standard is high bitrate VBR with bells and whistles. Read the manpage for details.

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dhinus commented Feb 22, 2012

There's a very good page on LAME bitrates here:
http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=LAME

Personally I use -V2 that is just the new syntax for --alt-preset standard

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msoap commented Mar 25, 2012

I fixed --tl option for album tag (was --t1)
and added --ty for year tag

https://gist.github.com/2193212

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rayray commented Jun 27, 2012

Fixed album option (as noted by msoap) and added options for V2..V0 and 320CBR. Made the default V0.

https://gist.github.com/2998853

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