n00b Q: How to set MP3 bitrate in REACT (flac + mp3), I set "REACT" settings for EAC... Options

[Nizze]

I allready ripped 100 cds (my mistake..) before checking MP3 files in the sense of their bitrate.

I didnt have any player software to show it, but win V ultimate clames 112-120bps and file size seems about right...


I have:

REACT %o %s %d "%a" "%g" "%t" "%n" "%x" "%y" "%m" "%e" "%f" "%b" %r

in the additional command-line options, as set by react.

What I WANTED was best possible MP3 Quality (320bps = V0 ???) and FLAC with compression setting to -5.

What settings / additional cl-options should I use ???

[A_Man_Eating_Duc...]

Those settings aren't stored in EAC, you need to go to the REACT installation folder and there should be a few .ini files in there. open them up in notepad and have a look through.

I'm sorry i can't be more specific, i haven't used REACT for a few years now.

If you wan't the bestest quality, then use -b 320
If you want the bestest VBR quality then use -V 0

personally i would use VBR, best quality and you still save a little space

[Akkurat]

Nizze, welcome to the forum.

You have to amend REACT.ini file in the REACT directory. Read the REACT Wiki page in case you haven't already. It explains many things. My mod Wiki page also provides other information, check it out if you're interested.

Also, there's a "dedicated" REACT thread, you can post questions about REACT there.

FLAC is defaulted to -5 in REACT. All you have to do is amend the Opt_LameMP3 setting. Remember not to remove the --noreplaygain from that setting. ReplayGain calculations are done with another tool(s) and removing that switch would only make the mp3 encoding process slower. Check REACT settings for configuring RG, don't do it with encoder option settings (like Opt_LameMP3).