How to use EAC to encode with LAME?

2006-11-10 08:13:45

Disclaimer:  You guys are gonna kill me by the time I ask all my questions.  Can't seem to get any of this thru my head.

I decided to use EAC as my LAME mp3 encoder of choice.  But...I'm not ripping CDs.  I just want to encode WAV files that are already on my computer.  I've tried dragging the files into EAC.  Not working! 

A little window comes up asking where the destination for the file will be.  It tells me the filename will be ignored.  Then it appears to be encoding the file, but nothing's there, when I look where it was supposed to save the MP3. 

On the left of EAC is a vertical row of icons: WAV, MP3, IMG, WRI.  But all of them are greyed out except WRI.  I'm guessing I want to select the MP3 icon, but how can I when it's greyed out?  Sorry to all of you who are familiar with EAC--I've never used it before.  I've read up + done Google searches, and still can't figure this out. 

Thank you!

How to use EAC to encode with LAME?

Reply #1 – 2006-11-10 08:44:45

Menu Item "Tools"/"Compress WAVs" might get you to where you want to be.

How to use EAC to encode with LAME?

Reply #2 – 2006-11-10 08:57:13

This might seem obvious, but have you configured the Lame encoder in EAC? You need to point EAC to where the Lame executable is for it to encode.

How to use EAC to encode with LAME?

Reply #3 – 2006-11-10 20:00:07

Thanks, guys.  Yeah, the LAME MP3 .exe is there (and configured to Hydrogen Audio's recommendations), and also, I did try the "Tools/Compress Wavs"....I just don't understand why it's not creating/saving the MP3's anywhere.

How to use EAC to encode with LAME?

Reply #4 – 2006-11-10 20:42:44

Have you tried the LameDropXPd v2 application on rarewares.org?  It seems like the best tool for the job you're trying to do...

John