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* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
 
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.
 
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a check box in '''use external program for compression'''.
 
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a check box in '''use external program for compression'''.
<center>[[Image:EAC_LAME01.png|frame|center|External Compression]]</center>
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* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
* Change the '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.
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* Change '''user file extension''' to '''.wv''' if not already that.
* Change the '''user file extension''' to '''.wv''' if not already that.
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* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''WAVPACK.EXE''' that you unzipped earlier.
 
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''WAVPACK.EXE''' that you unzipped earlier.
 
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''', '''Add ID3 tag''' and '''check for external programs return code'''.
 
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''', '''Add ID3 tag''' and '''check for external programs return code'''.
 
* In the '''Addtional command line options''' box, copy and paste the string below.
 
* In the '''Addtional command line options''' box, copy and paste the string below.
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'''No Tags:'''
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%s %d
  
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'''APEv2:'''
 
  -w "Artist=%a" -w "Title=%t" -w "Album=%g" -w "Year=%y" -w "Track=%n" -w "Genre=%m" %s %d
 
  -w "Artist=%a" -w "Title=%t" -w "Album=%g" -w "Year=%y" -w "Track=%n" -w "Genre=%m" %s %d
  

Revision as of 09:32, 1 June 2005

Software Needed


Installation

Note: This guide assumes that EAC is has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow this guide.

  • Unzip Wavpack into the same directory that EAC is in.


Configuration

  • Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.
  • Click the EAC menu and select Compression Options.
  • Click the External Compression Tab, and put a check box in use external program for compression.
  • Change Parameter Passing Scheme to User Defined Encoder.
  • Change user file extension to .wv if not already that.
  • Click the Browse button and locate the WAVPACK.EXE that you unzipped earlier.
  • Remove the ticks from Use CRC check, Add ID3 tag and check for external programs return code.
  • In the Addtional command line options box, copy and paste the string below.

No Tags:

%s %d

APEv2:

-w "Artist=%a" -w "Title=%t" -w "Album=%g" -w "Year=%y" -w "Track=%n" -w "Genre=%m" %s %d

Note: If a user wanted to change compression settings on Wavpack the switches would be placed before %s %d.

  • Do not worry what bit rate is shown in the bit rate drop down box, this will be ignored.
Wavpack configured with tagging support


Addtional Reading