Originally Posted by
garym
And I also create mp3 versions of my FLAC files for use in portables. But my work flow is to rip to FLAC (editing the metadata before pressing the rip button if I happen to notice something incorrect and also selecting the best possible artwork). But after ripping, I look at ripped files, make any minor adjustments, name changes, maybe some multiple artist tags, etc. Then, when the FLAC file tagging and artwork is as perfect as I can get it, I use dbpa batch converter to create a set of mp3 files from my FLACs in a batch with only a couple of mouse clicks. This way I only have to fiddle once with the metadata and artwork.