[Lorin David Schultz]

Avoiding the obvious joke about how lame some of the "experts" here are
g, I'll ask the question anyway: Is anyone here well-versed in
command-line switches for the LAME mp3 encoder under Windows?

I have two folders full of files; one has several hundred mono wav
files, the other has stereo wav files. All are 44.1K/16 bit.

I'd like to batch convert them to mp3 files. I've figured out how to
force 128K mono and 256K stereo and how to force high quality mode.
What I can't figure out is how to convert a whole batch at a time. I
found a .bat file in the LAME directory, but it appends the file suffix
rather than replacing it. Instead of filename.wav becoming
filename.mp3, it becomes filename.wav.mp3 which just throws another
spanner into the works.

Does anyone know how to do a whole batch at once and still wind up with
"typical" filenames?

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[Steven Sullivan]

Lorin David Schultz wrote:
Avoiding the obvious joke about how lame some of the "experts" here are
g, I'll ask the question anyway: Is anyone here well-versed in
command-line switches for the LAME mp3 encoder under Windows?

I have two folders full of files; one has several hundred mono wav
files, the other has stereo wav files. All are 44.1K/16 bit.

I'd like to batch convert them to mp3 files. I've figured out how to
force 128K mono and 256K stereo and how to force high quality mode.
What I can't figure out is how to convert a whole batch at a time. I
found a .bat file in the LAME directory, but it appends the file suffix
rather than replacing it. Instead of filename.wav becoming
filename.mp3, it becomes filename.wav.mp3 which just throws another
spanner into the works.

Does anyone know how to do a whole batch at once and still wind up with
"typical" filenames?


http://lame.sourceforge.net/USAGE

note espcially the part about 'bach' [sic] scripts.


(Personally, rather than direct commandline use, I do it using the
foobar2000 player interface, which can pass all selected files on to LAME.
The LAME parameters are set in the 'Diskwriter' preferences....

There are probably user interfaces out there especially for LAME, that are
easier than commandline. See "LAME compatibel software' in



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LAME




)

[Lorin David Schultz]

Steven Sullivan wrote:

http://lame.sourceforge.net/USAGE

note espcially the part about 'bach' [sic] scripts.


Thanks. I actually had the switch reference, but there wasn't really
anything useful in terms of how to manage a batch operation. Looking at
it prompted me to explore the program file folders again though, and I
re-examined the vbs file included in the download. Once I figured out
how to use it, my problems were over!

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[Geoff]

Phallison likes to think he's an expert., and he's pretty lame. Arny too...


geoff!

[Carey Carlan]

"Lorin David Schultz" wrote in news:Y77Dg.2724
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Does anyone know how to do a whole batch at once and still wind up with
"typical" filenames?

You can use the existing batch file if you:

Option 1: Rename the files (removing the .wav extension) before converting
ren *.wav *.

Option 2: Rename the files after converting
ren *.wav.mp3 *.mp3

You can even add the second command to the end of the batch file.

[[email protected]]

If you are on a Windows platform I would recommend using Razorlame for
conveniance.
http://www.dors.de/razorlame/index.php

/Sb


Lorin David Schultz wrote:
Avoiding the obvious joke about how lame some of the "experts" here are
g, I'll ask the question anyway: Is anyone here well-versed in
command-line switches for the LAME mp3 encoder under Windows?

I have two folders full of files; one has several hundred mono wav
files, the other has stereo wav files. All are 44.1K/16 bit.

I'd like to batch convert them to mp3 files. I've figured out how to
force 128K mono and 256K stereo and how to force high quality mode.
What I can't figure out is how to convert a whole batch at a time. I
found a .bat file in the LAME directory, but it appends the file suffix
rather than replacing it. Instead of filename.wav becoming
filename.mp3, it becomes filename.wav.mp3 which just throws another
spanner into the works.

Does anyone know how to do a whole batch at once and still wind up with
"typical" filenames?

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"It CAN'T be too loud... some of the red lights aren't even on yet!"
- Lorin David Schultz
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[rickymix]

"LAME"....
Who names these things? That's the worst name I've heard since hearing
about a Japanese wetsuit company called "RASH Wetsuits"! :)
Cheers, Rick.

[Les Cargill]

rickymix wrote:

"LAME"....
Who names these things?

It's a recursive acronym - Lame Ain't an MP3 Encoder.

That's the worst name I've heard since hearing
about a Japanese wetsuit company called "RASH Wetsuits"! :)
Cheers, Rick.

--
Les Cargill

[Lorin David Schultz]

wrote:

If you are on a Windows platform I would recommend using Razorlame
for conveniance.
http://www.dors.de/razorlame/index.php



Excellent suggestion! I've tried it and love it. Thanks Magnus!

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