I input a preset into the "additional command line " box (--alt-preset standard) but it did not overide the default setting. What am I doing wrong?

If eac is set on 'high' --alt-preset standard should be the default...

@noodles
check this thread http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index....=ST&f=15&t=5885

(there is some weird behaviour when lame is used as an encoder, looks like it is better to use the 'user defined encoder' just to disable any options from that pulldown...)

Sorry, I was in error.....the setting was --alt-preset-extreme.

OK, I found the answer from smok3's post. Needed to use "user defined encoder"
with the % %d at the end of the command line. Works perfectly. Thanks all for the prompt responses.