I like to know how to use the command line for everything I can. Here are the tools and commands I use to make mp3s.
First, I rip from the CDROM to a wav file.
cdparanoia 1 prokofiev1.wav
cdparanoia lets me specify the input device, but I don’t need to, since the default—/dev/cdrom—is what I want. The line above just says to rip the first track to a wav file named prokofiev1.wav.
lame -h prokofiev1.wav prokofiev1.mp3
Encode the wav file to a mp3 file, in high quality (128 kb).
lltag --cddb prokofiev1.mp3
lltag helps me look up the CDDB data about the track and then add it to the mp3. I’m first prompted to make a CDDB query:
Enter CDDB query [
I’ve tried entering the hexadecimal strings I get from cd-discid, but I’ve never gotten it to return any results. Instead, I enter “prokofiev violinsonaten” verbatim from the CD’s title. I get one matching result, which I select, and then I choose the appropriate track and save the CDDB data.
id3ed -i prokofiev1.mp3 and id3v2 -l prokofiev1.mp3 let me verify that the data has been saved.
Now I’m all set to import the mp3 to Banshee and then to my iPod.
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great (and practical) piece of cli foo. thanks for sharing it.
To query using a disc-id, you need both the disc-id and the cddb category:
Enter CDDB query ... ? misc/940f340d
Sending CDDB request...
ID: 940f340d
DATE: 1992
ARTIST: Sergei Prokofiev
CAT: misc
TRACKS: 13
GENRE: Classical
ALBUM: Violinsonaten - 5 Melodien
Track 01: Andante assai - Sonata for Violin and Piano No.1 in F minor, op 80
[...]
See 'h' for help.
CDDB does not seem to allow searching with disc-ids without any category unfortunately.
Also, you can use lltag -S to verify the tags. And add --mp3v2 to verify id3v2 tags (not enabled by default yet).
If it doesn't work for you, feel free to open a bug report from the lltag homepage or contact the lltag-users mailing list.
Brice
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