The latest encoder can be downloaded from:

http://www.nero.com/nerodigital/eng/Nero_Digital_Audio.html



Using VBR mode (-q) will give the best quality. The default setting is -q 0.5, which will give about 160-170kbps on average. For ABR, use the -br options. For CBR, use -cbr. Note that the bitrate is in bits per second, not kilobits.

Note that using 2-pass encoding makes no sense in VBR mode!

When encoding from the commandline, sending the input over stdin is supported, but then you should also use -ignorelength. This is not needed when using temporary files.

The package now includes a commandline MP4 tagger.

Settings:

foobar2000 0.9.x (recommended over 0.8.3):

Extension: MP4 (or M4A, if you prefer)
Parameters: -ignorelength -q 0.5 -if - -of %d
Highest BPS mode supported: 32

EAC:

Either (simple, no tagging):

-q 0.5 -if %s -of %d

Or (more complicated):

User-defined Encoder, file ending .mp4
Program used: C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe

additional commands:
/c C:\path\to\neroaacenc.exe -q 0.425 -if %s -of %d && C:\path\to\Neroaactag.exe %d -meta:artist="%a" -meta:album="%g" -meta:track="%n" -meta:title="%t" -meta:genre="%m" -meta:year="%y"

dbPoweramp

-q 0.5 -if [InFile] -of [OutFile]

• don't forget to include at least one blank space character before your first argument,
• The "[InFile]" and "[OutFile]", as written above, are not variables looking for a substitution. With dBPowerAmp, you literally write them in just like that, as they appear above, with the square brackets.