hirsp1 Wrote: > Or, can I configure slimserver to use multiple directories? Then I > could have it look in the FLAC and "mp3 only" directory and leave the > MP3 directory out of it.
I have 3 folders. One houses all of my FLAC files (400 GB hard drive). Another houses all of my random mp3's (80 GB hard drive). The last houses my iTunes library, various iTunes stuff, mostly mp3/some aac/mp4. I have Slimserver point to my FLAC folder and have two shortcuts for the other two folders inside of that. As far as configuring EAC, I've got mine setup to rip CD's and at the same time compress to FLAC at the same time. I have experimented and find this to be the fastest method for my setup (dual core Athlon X2). WAV files do not store metadata (tags for name, artist, genre, etc) so doing it this way ensures all of my ripped CD's get their proper tags in FLAC. I'm sure there is a way to set it up so it queues a batch of CD's ripped and then start compressing to FLAC, but I find that by the time I load another CD into my drive, the WAV's are done being compressed into FLAC so what's the point? ;-) If you want your FLAC's ripped to mp3 for portable players, etc - the best method is to use the flac2mp3 application that Robin mentioned. Although I have not tried it yet, I plan to - and most threads I have read explain that it is the application of choice around these parts. FLAC is *THE* only way to go, IMHO. I'm a convert, I'm proud to say. You can convert from FLAC to any other format and not have any loss in sound quality and the Squeezebox eats them up without issue, so for archiving FLAC is my tool of trade. -- EnochLight ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EnochLight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3392 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20066 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/ripping
