HOW-TO: Convert FLAC files to OGG/Vorbis files with a bash script

So you have a bunch of FLAC files for whatever reason, but if you’re like me, it’s because you are an audiophile and prefer a lossless codec for files you play on your high-end stereo equipment. However, FLAC files are huge, which can make them impractical for small personal music players with limited storage. This is especially true if you’re just going to plug the player into a cheap-ass stereo (like the one in my base model Toyota RAV4, for example.) That’s a bit like hunting squirrels with hand-grenades: overkill. Your best bet is to convert your FLAC files to something smaller and more manageable (and sounds better than MP3!): OGG/Vorbis. Let’s get started. We’ll assume your FLAC files are tagged with the artist name, song title, etc. [...]

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HOW-TO: Rip audio CDs to FLAC format with Rubyripper

So, you’ve liberated yourself from the prison of proprietary audio formats like MP3 and decided to move to an open format with growing industry support and a far superior sound quality: you’ve selected FLAC. And if you run a GNU/Linux distro on your computer, there may not be a more bulletproof tool than Rubyripper for making high-quality (almost exact) copies of your audio CDs in the FLAC format. How to install Rubyripper on a Debian-based distro To get the latest release, browse to http://code.google.com/p/rubyripper/downloads/list. At the time of this writing, the current version is Rubyripper-0.6.0. Download and extract to a directory of your choosing. You’ll need a few prerequisites and some recommended packages — on Debian 5.0.5 (lenny): $ sudo apt-get install cdparanoia ruby cd-discid eject vorbisgain normalize-audio [...]

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HOW-TO: Get better audio quality when ripping CDs in Rhythmbox 0.12.8

So, Ubuntu 10.04 LTS was released last week and it shipped with Rhythmbox 0.12.8. I thought I’d provide an update to one of the more popular posts on this site: HOW-TO: Enable MP3 ripping in Sound Juicer 2.22.0, and blather on a bit about how you shouldn’t be ripping to MP3 in the first place ;) As noted in the comments in that previous post, Rhythmbox uses the same audio format and quality settings as Sound Juicer, so setting them in one place affects them in the other. But let’s focus on getting the results we want out of Rhythmbox, since that’s the Ubuntu default. When you insert an audio CD, Rhythmbox will recognize and display it as a CD device in the left side pane (F9 toggles [...]

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