# sample config from: http://andrews-corner.org/abcde.html # Specify the encoder to use for MP3. In this case # the alternatives are gogo, bladeenc, l3enc, xingmp3enc, mp3enc. MP3ENCODERSYNTAX=lame # Specify the path to the selected encoder. In most cases the encoder # should be in your $PATH as I illustrate below, otherwise you will # need to specify the full path. For example: /usr/bin/lame LAME=lame # Specify your required encoding options here. Multiple options can # be selected as '--preset standard --another-option' etc. LAMEOPTS='--preset extreme' # Output type for MP3. OUTPUTTYPE="mp3" # The cd ripping program to use. There are a few choices here: cdda2wav, # dagrab, cddafs (Mac OS X only) and flac. CDROMREADERSYNTAX=cdparanoia # Give the location of the ripping program and pass any extra options: CDPARANOIA=cdparanoia CDPARANOIAOPTS="--never-skip=40" # Give the location of the CD identification program: CDDISCID=cd-discid # Give the base location here for the encoded music files. OUTPUTDIR="$HOME/tmp/" # The default actions that abcde will take. ACTIONS=cddb,playlist,read,encode,tag,move,clean # Decide here how you want the tracks labelled for a standard 'single-artist', # multi-track encode and also for a multi-track, 'various-artist' encode: OUTPUTFORMAT='${OUTPUT}/${ARTISTFILE}/${ALBUMFILE}/${TRACKNUM} - ${TRACKFILE}' VAOUTPUTFORMAT='${OUTPUT}/Various Artists/${ALBUMFILE}/${TRACKNUM} - ${ARTISTFILE} - ${TRACKFILE}' # Decide here how you want the tracks labelled for a standard 'single-artist', # single-track encode and also for a single-track 'various-artist' encode. # (Create a single-track encode with 'abcde -1' from the commandline.) ONETRACKOUTPUTFORMAT='${OUTPUT}/${ARTISTFILE}-${ALBUMFILE}/${ALBUMFILE}' VAONETRACKOUTPUTFORMAT='${OUTPUT}/Various-${ALBUMFILE}/${ALBUMFILE}' # Create playlists for single and various-artist encodes. I would suggest # commenting these out for single-track encoding. PLAYLISTFORMAT='${OUTPUT}/${ARTISTFILE}/${ALBUMFILE}/${ALBUMFILE}.m3u' VAPLAYLISTFORMAT='${OUTPUT}/Various Artists/${ALBUMFILE}/${ALBUMFILE}.m3u' # Put spaces in the filenames instead of the more correct underscores: mungefilename () { echo "$@" | sed s,:,-,g | tr / _ | tr -d \'\"\?\[:cntrl:\] } # What extra options? MAXPROCS=2 # Run a few encoders simultaneously PADTRACKS=y # Makes tracks 01 02 not 1 2 EXTRAVERBOSE=y # Useful for debugging EJECTCD=y # Please eject cd when finished :-)