Hi again, The flac format is great. Though huge and not always supported by some MP3 players. Here is a quick way of converting flac to mp3. First lets download the required software:
sudo apt-get install flac lame It works also on MAC, but you need to use brew install instead.
Then cd into the folder of origin and do this:
for f in *.flac; do flac -cd "$f" | lame -b 320 - "${f%.*}".mp3; done
So what does it mean? Well, the for is for recursively go through the current folder and get the flac files one by one
| -c | (flac) Write to stdout |
| -d | (flac) Decode file |
| -b | (lame) The bitrate to use when saving as mp3 |
| – | (lame) In this case it means read data from stdin |
Though if you convert files regularly a script or alias might be to consider. With this alias you just cd into the folder and type flac2mp3.
alias flac2mp3='for f in *.flac; do flac -cd "$f" | lame -b 320 - "${f%.*}".mp3; done'
Cheers
/jima
Thank you Jima, I found this very helpful!
Thanks for this — I need to convert many flacs for a car stereo that will play only mp3 .. the conversion code is working line a champ !