The program encode per-track WAVs to the requested output format.This data is saved to the per-track WAV files.If transcoding option is enabled, then the program change the bitrate and/or sample rate of WAV data. The program reads this number of bytes of the track.Knowing the bitrate and sample rate of the original audio, the program knows how many bytes belongs to each track.The Flacon start decode the big audio file to WAV.It's like using zip+unzip + zip+unzip, on output you get a absolutely same file as input. Therefore, re-encoding preserves bit-to-bit quality. This is not a problem, since FLAC, WavPack, and AAC are lossless formats. I'm afraid re-encoding lowers the quality. I have FLAC, WavPack and APE files, after the "split" of a given track from the big file there is another process of "encoding" which I fear re-encodes the audio file. Tell me what you are not satisfied with the existing converters, what features you lack, and this may will be the reason for writing a new program. But I am ready to think about creating a separate program for it.īut I don't want to write yet another converter, the new program must have a killer feature. Universal programs make all their functions less convenient than specialized programs. I don't like the idea of universal programs. I am sometimes asked to add audio converter functionality to the program. If you need to change the audio format or meta-information of an individual audio file and you do not have a CUE-file, then you should use another audio converter program. I don't need to split the audio, I just want to change the audio format and tags in the existing audio file.įlacon is not just an audio converter, but a splitter, and you need a CUE file. But if you used the "Create per track CUE sheet" option, then working with a splitted album is no different from the first one. At the same time, Flacon is not just an audio converter, but a splitter, and you still need a CUE file. So now you can work with already split albums. This functionality was added in version 7.0.0. The Flacon splits one big audio file into tracks, why not add a function for converting already split albums? You can see the list of programs in the preferences dialog (main menu > Preferences > Programs). Linux users should make sure that all the necessary codecs are installed. MacOS users Run the Terminal application and type: /Applications/Flacon.app/Contents/MacOS/Flacon -debug Linux users Open the terminal program (konsole, GNOME Terminal, etc) and type: flacon -debug If nothing helps, run the program from the console in debug mode. If you hover the mouse over it, you will see a list of errors why the program cannot convert the file, something like. Just click on the triangle and select " Select another CUE file."Īlso pay attention to the red error icon. Pay attention to the the empty Tracks line. If you selected Audio, and the program did not find the CUE, then the window looks like this. You will have to help the program by specifying the correct audio file by clicking on the button with a colon. Pay attention the empty Audio line and question marks in the length of the last track. If you selected CUE, and the program did not find the audio file, then the window looks like this. Note the red icon and the empty line in the Audio or Tracks field. But sometimes it's not.īelow shows the program when one of the files is not found. Most often, these files have similar names, and the program successfully selects a pair. To convert, you need 2 input files, an audio file containing an album and a CUE containing meta information (the mandatory is the length of the tracks). The most common reason is that the program could not automatically select audio file for CUE and vice versa. I add the file but Convert button is not active Please sit back and relax while Flacon converts your audio. It remains only to click the Convert button. If the Convert button is inactive, see the following question in this FAQ.īy clicking on the cover image, you can choose another cover. Now click the Add disc button and select your cue or audio file in the dialog.īelow shows the program ready to convert. Set the preferred Format for the output files. I recommend %a/%A/%n - %t, and the tracks will be laid into the following structure: Set the Pattern for album directories and track file names. In this directory, subdirectories will be created according to the Pattern, see the next item. Set the Directory where the output files will be saved. Run the Flacon and then customize it to your preferences: A lossless image file (FLAC, Wave, APE, WavePack, etc…).Make sure you have the following ready before starting:
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