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How can I mass-convert FLAC+cue images to mp3 individual tracks?

I have thousands of albums in FLAC+cue (single image) format on an external drive.

I'd like to convert all those to separate mp3 tracks on another drive with the same directory structure.

For example:

g:\The Beatles - Abbey Road\abbey road.cue (abbey road.flac is there too)

convert that to:

h:\The Beatles - Abbey Road\01 Come Together.mp3
h:\The Beatles - Abbey Road\02 Something.mp3
...

Doing this one album at a time would be excruciating.  I'm looking for a batch solution (or a command line program or script) that I can let run unattended for as long as necessary.

I don't think Foobar2K can do this.  Maybe CueTools can, I'm a novice with that program.

I'm using Windows XP Pro or Windows 7.

Thanks!

How can I mass-convert FLAC+cue images to mp3 individual tracks?

Reply #1 –
Quote from: ech3 on
I don't think Foobar2K can do this.

Yes, foobar2000 can do this. Why did you think it couldn’t?

Load cuesheets; use Converter with LAME and your chosen formatting pattern for the destination filenames.

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Maybe CueTools can, I'm a novice with that program.
Probably, but it sounds like you’re already more familiar with foobar2000.

How can I mass-convert FLAC+cue images to mp3 individual tracks?

Reply #2 –
I know F2K can create new subdirectories during conversion based on artist name, album name, etc from the cue sheet but is there a way to have it use a matching subdirectory on another drive?  (the identical path name, just a different drive letter)

Unfortunately, my cue sheets aren't as consistent as I'd like.

I was able to come up with a simple dos batch file that *almost* worked.  It was only able to convert the entire .flac image to one .mp3 image.  I couldn't figure out the splitting part:

FOR /R %%I IN (*.flac) DO flac -d -c "%%I" | lame -V 5 --vbr-new - "F:%%~pI%%~nI.mp3"

How can I mass-convert FLAC+cue images to mp3 individual tracks?

Reply #3 –
$substr(%path%,4,255)
It's only audiophile if it's inconvenient.

How can I mass-convert FLAC+cue images to mp3 individual tracks?

Reply #4 –
Still looking for answer or you did the job?
Listening to music is the best pastime.


How can I mass-convert FLAC+cue images to mp3 individual tracks?

Reply #5 –
Still looking for an answer....

How can I mass-convert FLAC+cue images to mp3 individual tracks?

Reply #7 –
The ONLY one that keeps the exact path of the original files with folders and everything is Easy CD-DA Extractor. I personally don't like software that doesn't let you change/upgrade/100% manually configure the codec, also I have no idea if Easy CD-DA Extractor works with CUE files, I'm sure it does, you have to try it.

Good alternatives: foobar2000 does the job perfectly, just play with the variables and CueTools is perfect as well.

How can I mass-convert FLAC+cue images to mp3 individual tracks?

Reply #8 –
Quote from: ech3 on
Still looking for an answer....


my skype is Venysv, or send me mail, ill explain you in real time
Listening to music is the best pastime.


How can I mass-convert FLAC+cue images to mp3 individual tracks?

Reply #9 –
Quote from: ech3 on
Still looking for an answer....


If you're up to installing lame, perl and metaflac on your machine, then I have a perl script which takes flacs with an embedded cue sheet and spits out mp3 files in appropriately named directories.

It was written for my own personal use though, so it's a bit rough around the edges. I'll stick it up on github if anyone wants to take a look at it.

How can I mass-convert FLAC+cue images to mp3 individual tracks?

Reply #10 –
uhm ... I use foobar2000's converter

just drag your cuesheets into a new playlist
right click that playlist -> contents -> convert
adjust your encoder settings
set "Destination" to the parent folder that contains the "artist - album" folders, so in your case h:\
enable "Generate multi-track files" using this pattern: %artist% - %album%\%track% %title%
save as preset for later use and let it run

How can I mass-convert FLAC+cue images to mp3 individual tracks?

Reply #11 –
Thanks for the suggestions on Foobar2K everyone.  After messing around with it some more and using your suggestions, I think I have the solution:

In the Converter Setup/Destination window use the Output Path/Specify Folder option and change it to "G:\Jazz"  (i.e. the parent directory)

In the "Output Style and file name formatting" section, use the option: Convert each track to an individual file.

Specify the name format: %directoryname%/%tracknumber% - %title%

The part I had been missing was the %directoryname% parameter.  My own fault for not R-ing TFM.

How can I mass-convert FLAC+cue images to mp3 individual tracks?

Reply #12 –
Glad to know Easy CD-DA Extractor isn't the only one after all  I've setup my foobar2000 in a perfect way for my use and hopefully I will never need to change it again.