[GRLUG] mp3 encoding in Debian

[zdennis]

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David Pembrook wrote:
> I've been trying to get a Debian setup ripping to mp3 to no avail. I can 
> rip just fine to ogg but I have an extensive mp3 collection already and 
> have no desire to switch formats. apt and google have been no help lol.. 
> I've got "jack" and "abcde" working fine with ogg, I prefer jack so far. 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> I have this nice little compaq pc (is there really such a thing? but it 
> was free :D ) that is whisper quiet and hooked up to the stereo just 
> waiting for a nice db driven web interface.

I run abcde to rip to mp3s from the command line. I use the following
alias to do the work for me...
    alias ripcd='abcde -V -o mp3'

I have used Grip (decent GUI) to and that does seem to work well as
Topher suggested.

Zach


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