I am currently ripping my cds in eac to a wave file with cue then I send the cue file to foobar converting it to a flac with embedded cue then I batch convert the resulting flacs to vbr mp3s with foobar. I then delete the orginal wave file/cue file, the result is one nice flac file per cd with embeded cue which can be used in burrn to re-create the cd and playable in foobar and nice vbr mp3s for my portable. Am I doing this right am fairly new to all this but this seems quicker to me than ripping straight to flac in eac then converting them to mp3s in foobar. How do I create a m3u list for each of my flac/mp3 conversions, currently I have it set up a artst folder is created then album folder then the track number and track title in the album folder, how do I get a m3u list in each of those album folders.

Thank You

I think your methodology is reasonably sound. I don't think that converting to FLAC in foobar would be any quicker than using EAC; however it is no slower either.

I use a similar scheme: Wavpack images for archiving and LAME -V5 MP3s for playing (PC; car; DAP).

Given your question, it's probably worth mentioning REACT, which is an application that wraps EAC, and allows you to perform multiple steps when ripping.

In essence, you could use REACT to get EAC to create the FLAC image, MP3s and M3U. I'm not sure why you'd want a playlist for the FLAC file (but you can, of course).

Of course, if you are happy with the small amount of manual work in your current system then I wouldn't persuade you to reconsider. I guess it all comes down to how lazy you are.

With regard to your current set-up: couldn't you just load up the MP3s into a foobar playlist and then save that playlist in the folder as an M3U?

Thanks for your quick reply being new to foobar am still getting to grips with it, I wish had,nt spent money on software to do things I can do with eac and foobar but I must say its been enjoyable learning on how to with these excellent freebie applications. I have been trying to find a foobar quide for newbies like mysef but hav,nt real come across one. However am learning fast from the advice in this forum, could you possibly tell me then how to create the m3u list in foobar in the method you described. Thank you for help and advice is been a pleasure.

There's a link to some guides from the foobar wiki page, they may help.

To create an M3U in foobar you'd simply:

1. Throw the files into a blank playlist
2. Choose "File" > "Save Palylist..." (or hit Ctrl+S)
3. Navigate to the folder
4. Set the filename
5. Select "m3u files" in the "Save as type" dropdown

there is also this guide. was pretty useful when i got to know foobar...though it hasnt been update in a while...