hi there, long user of lame 3.90 and audiograbber then cd-tag for mp3s.

so yea i know its time to update how i process mp3s ;x



So i got EAC installed, works like a charm, with lame 3.97 and freedb naming, using -V 2 --vbr-new %s %d as my command line for lame. Ive set it up to have EAC do the naming not lame.


the only problem im having is this:
I have it create directory names and if they have multiple words it makes the directory with spaces.

It then creates the mp3 files converting all spaces to underscores.

I also have it create the .m3u and .log files, but those it leaves the spaces in their filenames.


So my question is, is there a way to have this automated so it will convert all spaces to _ in directory names and .m3u/.log names, or is there a better util to use that i can just say C:\music convert any filename/dirname found under that path which contains a space in the name to rename it to _

I could write a bash script in about 15min to do that, but i dont plan to use linux to store my mp3s unfortunately, and yes im to lazy to move them back n forth just for tagging.

It seems as if you have the "Replace spaces by underscores" option checked in EAC. Even then, it is strange that EAC wouldn't consistently name the files using underscores in cue sheets or play lists as well, or that should be a bug. If that is the case, you should report it to the author.

Although I am running EAC under Linux (works in fact slightly faster and better than under Win XP on the same machine ), I never felt the need to use underscores rather than spaces. The only benefit I see is that the underscores are handier if you are working from the terminal.

On a side note, I do not see why you should need to move your music "back and forth" between Linux and Windows. Linux can happily and safely read and write ntfs partitions these days, or you could use a fat32 partition.

Linux can write to NTFS partitions now? Is it still "experimental may explode your computer" support, or is it stable?

It is stable to the extent that it is included in Ubuntu for the last two releases, and I have been written to an ntfs drive for one year without the slightest issue. It was a Lacie Silverscreen that I had to keep in ntfs in order to be able to use it stand alone for playing dvd images. Since my music collection outgrew the storage capacity of the Lacie, I moved to an ext3 drive. So yes, you can reliably use it now.

Another option that is reliable is the other way round: with the ext2 driver for Windows, you can read/write ext2/ext3 volumes from within Windows. You will not be using the journaling feature and hence the added security of ext3 volumes, though.

Finally, for music files (ie. files < 4 gigabyte), fat32 remains also a possibility. In fact, it remains the most widely compatible option. No, there are no reasons to have to move audio back and forth between Windows and Linux these days.

why does it seem that everyone seems so apt to get everyone off of using ms windows? i already have 3 linux boxes running here, dont really need another one, nor care to change one into mp3 ripping machine, ive never cared for kde or gnome or even over half of the window management systems under linux. plus im a gamer and to even think gaming works the same as it does under windows would just be a ridiculous comment.

so anyways, ill post that to EAC to see if its intended to be that way. but im not about to recompile all my kernels to start to support ntfs/usb and all the other bells and whistle crap. in my opinion if i want to use all the bells and whistles ill use windows, if i need a server ill use nix. but teling somoene to switch an os for mp3 tagging.. is nonsense.