Hydrogenaudio Forums > Can't Rip to FLAC Using CDEX

hermes_vb

Nov 5 2005, 14:26

I'm trying to rip to Flac using CDEX, but it gives me an error saying it can't send to external encoder (Flac encoder from Flac Frontend). I don't have the problem if I use the program's other encoders. I have read all the guides I could find (not lots of them out there) and still can't find what's wrong. Anyone has any idea?

PS I don't use EAC because it has caused physical damage to my computer...

sTisTi

Nov 6 2005, 09:22

QUOTE(hermes_vb @ Nov 5 2005, 12:26 PM)

I'm trying to rip to Flac using CDEX, but it gives me an error saying it can't send to external encoder (Flac encoder from Flac Frontend). I don't have the problem if I use the program's other encoders. I have read all the guides I could find (not lots of them out there) and still can't find what's wrong. Anyone has any idea?

PS I don't use EAC because it has caused physical damage to my computer...

It would be easier to help you if you'd post a bit more information about what settings you use or what commandline you use to send to the FLAC encoder.

gl.tter

Nov 7 2005, 11:01

Go David!

On a related note, I've just released the latest beta build of my Wavpack4Wavelab plugin for Wavelab 5. See the thread here.

It includes the latest 4.3 code, and now has some neat tricks like tag support, and being able to save self-extracting .exe's straight from Wavelab.
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Prog-RAM

Dec 2 2005, 14:50

QUOTE(sTisTi @ Nov 6 2005, 10:22 AM)

QUOTE(hermes_vb @ Nov 5 2005, 12:26 PM)

I'm trying to rip to Flac using CDEX, but it gives me an error saying it can't send to external encoder (Flac encoder from Flac Frontend). I don't have the problem if I use the program's other encoders. I have read all the guides I could find (not lots of them out there) and still can't find what's wrong. Anyone has any idea?

PS I don't use EAC because it has caused physical damage to my computer...

It would be easier to help you if you'd post a bit more information about what settings you use or what commandline you use to send to the FLAC encoder.

I am getting the same error message. I followed the instructions on this page : http://lee.org/blog/archives/2005/04/26/ho...-flac-together/
and I am using CDex 1.5.1 and Flac Frontend 1.7.1

MY first thought is that the instructions were writting with a much older version of Flac. 1.1.2a if I'm not mistaken. Could the setup be different with 1.7.1?

Any help would be appreciated on this.

Thanks,

Prog-RAM

kwanbis

Dec 2 2005, 14:54

QUOTE(gl.tter @ Nov 7 2005, 05:01 PM)

Go David!
On a related note, I've just released the latest beta build of my Wavpack4Wavelab plugin for Wavelab 5. See the thread here.
It includes the latest 4.3 code, and now has some neat tricks like tag support, and being able to save self-extracting .exe's straight from Wavelab.

is it some type of SPAM?

gl.tter

Dec 2 2005, 15:03

QUOTE(kwanbis @ Dec 2 2005, 09:54 PM)

is it some type of SPAM?

Odd, that was in reply to another thread. Ignore.

paciuli

Dec 28 2005, 05:27

QUOTE(hermes_vb @ Nov 5 2005, 09:26 PM)

I'm trying to rip to Flac using CDEX, but it gives me an error saying it can't send to external encoder (Flac encoder from Flac Frontend). I don't have the problem if I use the program's other encoders. I have read all the guides I could find (not lots of them out there) and still can't find what's wrong. Anyone has any idea?

Chances are you've figured that out already, after all this time... but for future reference

I had the same problem: you probably have copied-pasted the string found in that web site (-8 -o %2 -T “artist=%a” -T “title=%t” -T “album=%b” -T “date=%y” -T “tracknumber=%tn/%tt” -T “genre=%g” -), and it gives that error indeed. It's enough to substitute "english" inverted commas with regular ones... et voilà!

Cheers!