EAC and Nero Digital Audio software ready? Then we'll start a step-by-step guide to help you take out the most from both Nero AAC and EAC.
| 1. | After you download NeroDigitalAudio.zip, move the file to your EAC folder (or save it there right away when downloading) |
| 2. | Using your favourite unzipping tool, unzip the file to that same folder. |
| 3. | Open EAC and go to the Compression Options window (F11). Once there, go to the External Compression tab. |
| 4. | In the External Compression tab select like in the picture below: |
| 4.1 | Make sure the "Use external program for compression" box is selected. |
| 4.2 | On the "Parameter passing scheme" select "User defined encoder". |
| 4.3 | On the "Use file extension" write either .mp4 or .m4a, whatever suits your fancy. If you are an iPod user, I suggest you use m4a. |
| 4.4 | On the "Program, including path used for compression" use C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe or C:\Winnt\system32\cmd.exe depending on the name of your windows folder. |
| 4.5 | It's a little more difficult now. First, find the complete path leading to the folder where the Nero encoder is. In my computer, it is C:\Music\Rippers\EAC\win32\. Then replace the entries /c That command line will give you VBR (Variable BitRate) files with a bitrate around 150kbps. If you want to increase or reduce quality, play with the number after -q in the range from 0.01 to 1.00 If you prefer ABR (Average BitRate) or CBR (Constant BitRate) encodes, replace the -q X.XX part in the line with -br XXX or -cbr XXX, being "XXX" the target bitrate. After you're happy with your adapted command line, paste it in the "Additional command line options" box |
| 4.6 | Unselect the "Add ID3 tag" box |
| 4.7 | Finally, exit the configuration window clicking "OK" |
Now you're ready to rip! Just pop one music CD in your ripping drive, grab the music names from FreeDB, and click the "Rip to MP3" button (Shift-F5). In a few minutes, you'll have neatly tagged m4a files that you can play in foobar2000, or import into your iPod etc...
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