Ideal Image - Lossless Encode - Lossy Encode Process

[Stephen Sweeney]

Ideally, there would be a straightforward process of archiving and cataloging
CDs.

An online process that first:

1 - Image entire CDs using EAC to a FreeDB tagged .wav
2 - Be able to use multiple instances of EAC for multiple CD drives.
2 - Create CUE Sheets for perfect archival / reproduction accuracy.

And then a batch process to:

1 - Create single FLAC file of each image - lossless compression.
2 - Embed the appropriate CUE Sheets (for use in SlimServer / Foobar2000, etc.)
3 - Encode single tracks in a lossy format by slicing the flac files using the
cue sheets.

Then to be able to easily maintain and update FLAC tags.

And then we can use SlimServer / SqueezeBox to fill our homes on demand with
the music we bought with hard earned cash.

Suggestions? I've been searching online for the perfect solution and have
found none.

[Neil Davidson]

Not a perfect solution, but something I am doing just now.

Iæm using EAC with MAREO (http://mareo.monkeydev.org/). this allows you to
encode in as many different formats as you want with only having to rip
once. I have mine to encode to FLAC, OGG and MP3. EAC can be set to do
this in the background.

What iæm going to try when i get home (on business right now) is hook up a
second Plextor Premium CDRW and load a second copy of EAC to see if i can
get twice the ripping speed. I think I'll need to create a duplicate EAC
directory for the track logs etc. but it should work (fingers crossed)

The rest of what you said i would have liked too. Along with single file
FLAC with cue sheet support in my Rio Karma :)


> Ideally, there would be a straightforward process of archiving and
> cataloging
> CDs.
>
> An online process that first:
>
> 1 - Image entire CDs using EAC to a FreeDB tagged .wav
> 2 - Be able to use multiple instances of EAC for multiple CD drives.
> 2 - Create CUE Sheets for perfect archival / reproduction accuracy.
>
> And then a batch process to:
>
> 1 - Create single FLAC file of each image - lossless compression.
> 2 - Embed the appropriate CUE Sheets (for use in SlimServer / Foobar2000,
> etc.)
> 3 - Encode single tracks in a lossy format by slicing the flac files using
> the
> cue sheets.
>
> Then to be able to easily maintain and update FLAC tags.
>
> And then we can use SlimServer / SqueezeBox to fill our homes on demand
> with
> the music we bought with hard earned cash.
>
> Suggestions? I've been searching online for the perfect solution and have
> found none.
>
>
>