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Best FLAC Decode (& Encode) GUI for Windows?

Hi Guys. I'm using EAC to encode to FLAC. For anyone who doesn't want the full functionality of EAC to decode, what's the simplest Windows GUI front end available to decode FLAC back to WAV?

Thanks in advance. 

Best FLAC Decode (& Encode) GUI for Windows?

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Hi Guys. I'm using EAC to encode to FLAC. For anyone who doesn't want the full functionality of EAC to decode, what's the simplest Windows GUI front end available to decode FLAC back to WAV?

Thanks in advance. 
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IMHO Flacdrop. Get it at rarewares.org
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Best FLAC Decode (& Encode) GUI for Windows?

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Is there anything easier than Foobar2000? 

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Is there anything easier than Foobar2000? 
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That is a good question, never ask it again!

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Don't forget Speek's Multi-frontend and FLAC Frontend. Both still work like a charm.

Best FLAC Decode (& Encode) GUI for Windows?

Reply #5
I would probably say FlacDrop, as well, but there's always my flac-decode.bat batch file, at 2.34KB.

Just amend line 13 in Notepad to point to your copy of FLAC.EXE, and drag a file or folder (which contains FLAC files) onto the icon.  Violá!  WAVE files coming out of your most private orifice.

Edit: Sorry, just saw that the thread title says encoding also.  I could amend flac-decode so that it encoded WAVE files and decoded FLAC files, but then I couldn't call it flac-decode.bat.  "flac-(d)e(n)code.bat" anyone?
I'm on a horse.

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Is there anything easier than Foobar2000? 
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That is a good question, never ask it again!
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It is easy once you set it up. And for noobs, the options can be overwhelming.

But I love it.
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Best FLAC Decode (& Encode) GUI for Windows?

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I use FLAC Frontend.



P.S. foobar pwns all!!1!!one!1!! 
foobar2000 + EAC + Burrrn = Happiness

Best FLAC Decode (& Encode) GUI for Windows?

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Thanks for the suggestions people. I have tried Flacdrop and it seems to be just the thing I'm looking for! 

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and drag a file or folder (which contains FLAC files) onto the icon

a bit offtopic, but how would one make a multifile drag&drop in batch file?
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I guess the best answer is to take a look at one, or a few, of my batch files.

In essence, I use this technique:

REM Check whether the parameter is a single file or a folder
IF %~z1 EQU 0 (CALL :FolderAction %1) ELSE (CALL :FileAction %1)


%1 is the path of the file or folder that was dragged onto the script.  I use %~z1 to check the filesize; if it is 0 bytes then it is assumed to be a folder.

:FolderAction
REM Check folder and subfolders for FLAC files and call Decode for each file
FOR /R %1 %%G IN (*.flac) DO CALL :Decode "%%G"
GOTO:EOF

:Decode
%pathToFlac% --decode --force %1 -o "%~dpn1.wav"


NB: In wv-gain.bat I used a new technique (for me) in order to handle multiple files being dropped, so it can handle 1-n files, or a folder.

I do think batch files are a really cool way of dealing with these command line apps.  Until I realised that the OP needed encoding as well as decoding I thought flac-decode.bat would be a good call.  I have ape-encode.bat/ape-decode.bat and wv-encode.bat/wv-decode.bat, but no flac-encode.bat.  I may actually have a play with a script that will do both encoding and decoding, depending on the file extension (much like FlacDrop), when I get a little time.

If this has been useful please feel free to PM me to continue, so we don't drag this thread OT any further.
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I use Catwalk.exe. It was made by Tangerine. It's very useful and flexible because you can set it to run a series of commands on some files stored in folders, and it will do it in sequence. It works really well. Here's a link to Tangerine's suite of software:  http://tangerine.uw.hu/prog

And here's the .ini file that I created to batch-convert a directory of cd images in wav format, to flac files with embedded cuesheets, tags, etc.

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[*.wav]

REM The artist field is set by the @dir2@ variable.
REM The album field is set by the @fname@ variable.
REM All input files (.wav, .log, .cue) must be named in this format: album.extension
REM and all the input files must be put in C:\wavs\artist\album\ (files).
REM There must be a cuesheet file called "@fname@.cue" in each directory with the wav file. It will be used
REM to add the EAC cuesheet as a vorbis comment to the flac file.

echo "@file@"
echo "@fname@"
echo "@fext@"

echo "@dir0@"
echo "@dir1@"
echo "@dir2@"
echo "@dir3@"

echo "@pdir0@"
echo "@pdir1@"
echo "@pdir2@"
echo "@pdir3@"

echo "@fpath@"

REM Call flac:
flac.exe --verify  --replay-gain --delete-input-file --cuesheet="@fname@.cue" --tag=ARTIST="@dir2@" --tag=ALBUM="@fname@" --tag=YEAR=0000 --tag=GENRE=nothingyet --tag=COMMENT="CD Image" --padding=16384 -8 "@file@"

REM Call Tag.exe to add the EAC cuesheet and extraction log as vorbis comments:
Tag.exe -f "CUESHEET=@fpath@@fname@.cue" "@fpath@@fname@.flac"
Tag.exe -f "EXTRACTIONLOG=@fpath@@fname@.log" "@fpath@@fname@.flac"

REM ====================================
REM  Write CSV of all albums processed
REM ====================================
ECHO "@dir2@","@fname@",%DATE% >> "F:\FLAC Archive\CDList.csv"


if not exist "F:\Flac Archive\@dir2@\@fname@" md "F:\Flac Archive\@dir2@\@fname@"

move "@fname@.flac" "F:\Flac Archive\@dir2@\@fname@"

move "@fname@.log" "F:\Flac Archive\@dir2@\@fname@"

move "@fname@.cue" "F:\Flac Archive\@dir2@\@fname@"



Try it out. It's great because you can rip a bunch of cd's during the day, while you're reading a book or something, and then run catwalk.exe to convert them to flac (or whatever) at night or when you're not home.

Best FLAC Decode (& Encode) GUI for Windows?

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I may be starting to sound like a Frontah zealot, but I use it as a frontend for Vorbis, MP3, and FLAC.
I haven't found anything I like better for that purpose.

Edit: Screenshot of the currently running FLAC > MP3 encode running on my PC
flac > schiit modi > schiit magni > hd650

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Synthetic Soul, yep, ty, i think i was able to send a PM to you, sorry for offtopic.
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I may be starting to sound like a Frontah zealot, but I use it as a frontend for Vorbis, MP3, and FLAC.
I haven't found anything I like better for that purpose.

Edit: Screenshot of the currently running FLAC > MP3 encode running on my PC
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I like it also and use it for transcoding of any kind. In foobar i always have to wonder if a dsp, dithering or other setting is still active.
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With 24bit music you can listen to silence much louder!

Best FLAC Decode (& Encode) GUI for Windows?

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Is there anything easier than Foobar2000? 
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Yes, it IS, when we take in consideration only FLAC encoding/decoding.
Note that it is under development by myself, soon it will be published.

Site of my project [a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/thefrontend]http://sourceforge.net/projects/thefrontend[/url],
for now there are no files available and description is out of date. Sorry.

I know that this kind of statements are not welcome, but I am working
on this tool fro last 4 months and it has new approach to GUI usability.

The reason for posting this message is that for some time on HA
are ongoing discussions on all sorts of Frontends to commandline tools,
and I decided to write one on my own. Do not flame on me, please.