Flac to MP3 ReplayGain Question

playboysmoov · 11-05-2009, 09:36 PM

I am in the process of archiving my music collection to FLAC and have a long way to go before its all said in done. My question is two fold I have ripped my files based on spoon's guide to setup dMC. I have the replaygain tags for both track and album in my FLAC files.

However, I play majority of my music on the go via my 160 GB iPod Classic which doesn't support FLAC nor ReplayGain. Which generally means that I have to use the batchconverter to convert from FLAC to MP3. I generally convert my files using Lame MP3 -vbr 2 setting. I have the ref version of the software which allows me to use all four cores of my CPU.

My questions is this, can someone walk me through the steps to use to ensure that my files have replaygain applied to them for my iPod? Currently the tags are there but the effect is not. I'm looking at redoing my entire library over which is about 19,000 songs right now and growing.

Should I be using the the batch converter and what setting should I use for the best sound quality on my device?

*Spoon* · 11-06-2009, 02:40 PM

When converting to mp3 add the DSP effect 'Volume Normalize' and enable the replaygain option.

rabrown · 11-08-2009, 05:57 AM

Spoon,

Can "Volume Normalize" be added to an already existing MP3 with replay gain tags or does everything need to be reconverted from FLAC? If so, how does one add it to existing MP3s on a batch basis with the reference version? Thanks in advance.

Richard

*Spoon* · 11-09-2009, 06:08 AM

It must be reconverted

playboysmoov · 11-10-2009, 08:36 AM

OK, so I followed your advice and only did a small batch of my files but now the program is hanging on the last file for about 1 hour and 10 minutes. There is no HDD activity or CPU usage of the program. I set the program to shutdown when finished. I am using version 13.3 Ref. My Specs are Core 2 Quad 9300, 8GB Ram, and whole bunch of HDD space, Win 7 Pro x64.

What should I do now? Have you seen this before?

*Spoon* · 11-10-2009, 11:52 AM

Possibly it is the shutdown which is stalling it.

playboysmoov · 11-14-2009, 10:50 AM

I figured it out. I had a file that was not complete and the program hung on that file. I deleted the file and everything is ok.

Sorry any confusion.

11-05-2009, 09:36 PM	#1
playboysmoov Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 15	Flac to MP3 ReplayGain Question I am in the process of archiving my music collection to FLAC and have a long way to go before its all said in done. My question is two fold I have ripped my files based on spoon's guide to setup dMC. I have the replaygain tags for both track and album in my FLAC files. However, I play majority of my music on the go via my 160 GB iPod Classic which doesn't support FLAC nor ReplayGain. Which generally means that I have to use the batchconverter to convert from FLAC to MP3. I generally convert my files using Lame MP3 -vbr 2 setting. I have the ref version of the software which allows me to use all four cores of my CPU. My questions is this, can someone walk me through the steps to use to ensure that my files have replaygain applied to them for my iPod? Currently the tags are there but the effect is not. I'm looking at redoing my entire library over which is about 19,000 songs right now and growing. Should I be using the the batch converter and what setting should I use for the best sound quality on my device?

11-06-2009, 02:40 PM	#2
Spoon Da Man Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 17,129	Re: Flac to MP3 ReplayGain Question When converting to mp3 add the DSP effect 'Volume Normalize' and enable the replaygain option. __________________ Spoon www.dbpoweramp.com

11-08-2009, 05:57 AM	#3
rabrown Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 11	Re: Flac to MP3 ReplayGain Question Spoon, Can "Volume Normalize" be added to an already existing MP3 with replay gain tags or does everything need to be reconverted from FLAC? If so, how does one add it to existing MP3s on a batch basis with the reference version? Thanks in advance. Richard

11-09-2009, 06:08 AM	#4
Spoon Da Man Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 17,129	Re: Flac to MP3 ReplayGain Question It must be reconverted __________________ Spoon www.dbpoweramp.com

11-10-2009, 08:36 AM	#5
playboysmoov Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 15	Re: Flac to MP3 ReplayGain Question OK, so I followed your advice and only did a small batch of my files but now the program is hanging on the last file for about 1 hour and 10 minutes. There is no HDD activity or CPU usage of the program. I set the program to shutdown when finished. I am using version 13.3 Ref. My Specs are Core 2 Quad 9300, 8GB Ram, and whole bunch of HDD space, Win 7 Pro x64. What should I do now? Have you seen this before?

11-10-2009, 11:52 AM	#6
Spoon Da Man Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 17,129	Re: Flac to MP3 ReplayGain Question Possibly it is the shutdown which is stalling it. __________________ Spoon www.dbpoweramp.com

11-14-2009, 10:50 AM	#7
playboysmoov Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 15	Re: Flac to MP3 ReplayGain Question I figured it out. I had a file that was not complete and the program hung on that file. I deleted the file and everything is ok. Sorry any confusion.

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