

flac).mp3" else echo >&2 "No such file: "$1"" exit 1 fi doneelse echo >&2 "Usage: "$(basename "$0")" INPUTFILE " exit 1fiNext comes the question of labeling the files. #!/bin/sh# flacmp3 - convert a flac file to mp3#if then for file do if then flac -c -d "$file" | lame -h -m s -b 192 - "$(basename "$file". It outputs the MP3 files to your current directory but the FLAC files needn't be in your current directory. aiff).flac" \ "$file" fi doneelse echo >&2 "Usage: "$(basename "$0")" /path/to/cd" exit 1fiAnd here's the way to get from FLAC to MP3 in one step. aiff).flac" \ "$file" else echo >&2 "No appropriate files exist in directory: "$1"" exit 1 fi done for file in "$1"/\ *.aiff do if then flac \ -endian=little \ -sign=signed \ -channels=2 \ -sample-rate=44100 \ -bps=16 \ -skip=20 \ -output-name="$(basename "$file". #!/bin/sh# flacit - rip a cd to flac format#if then for file in "$1"/\ *.aiff do if then flac \ -endian=little \ -sign=signed \ -channels=2 \ -sample-rate=44100 \ -bps=16 \ -skip=20 \ -output-name="0$(basename "$file". aiff).mp3" fi doneelse echo >&2 "Usage: "$(basename "$0")" /path/to/cd" exit 1fiThis script does the same thing, but with FLAC. aiff).mp3" else echo >&2 "No appropriate files exist in directory: "$1"" exit 1 fi done for file in "$1"/\ *.aiff do if then lame -h -m s -b 192 "$file" "$(basename "$file". #!/bin/sh# lameit - rip a cd to lame-encoded mp3s#if then for file in "$1"/\ *.aiff do if then lame -h -m s -b 192 "$file" "0$(basename "$file".

#Id3mod itunes install
I reccomend you install them using fink or put them in your $HOME/bin directory. vcid3 - converts vorbis comments in flac files to id3 tags in mp3 filesThere are, of course, some pre-required binaries that you need in order to make these scripts work.vctool - borrows the id3tool interface to set vorbis comments in flac files.vchack - creates a vorbis comment for a flac file using the above method.id3hack - uses the filename to set a track's name and number in its id3 tag.flacmp3 - converts flac files to mp3 files.lameit - rips CDs to mp3 format using LAME.Here are my seven simple scripts to make your audio life more fun: What began as a simple hack for batch-encoding CDs and setting ID3 tags turned into a suite of programs aimed at streamlining the handling of MP3 and flac files from the command line. So I set out to accomplish the same task via the command line, which I did.
#Id3mod itunes software
Despite the genorous comments on MacUpdate and VersionTracker, I found the software inelegent and generally rough around the edges. I was, however, pretty underwhelmed by the product.

When I first encountered the iTunes-LAME Encoder, I was excited about the idea of making the process of ripping CDs to LAME-encoded MP3s easier.
