K3b/aac

Is it possible to "rip" a CD into AAC format using K3B?

there is a cd rip programme included as part of a standard opensuse install. can't remember if this will rip to aac but if not you can rip as (say) wav and convert to aac using:-

http://packman.links2linux.org/package/audiokonverter

there is a cd rip programme included as part of a standard opensuse install. can't remember if this will rip to aac but if not you can rip as (say) wav and convert to aac using:-

http://packman.links2linux.org/package/audiokonverter
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None of the ripping programs (K3B, Kaudiocreator) seem to do AAC (m4a), but audiokonverter does the job beautifully!

Thanks for you help.

None of the ripping programs (K3B, Kaudiocreator) seem to do AAC (m4a), but audiokonverter does the job beautifully!

Thanks for you help.
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you should rip your CDs to WAV files and download neroAacEnc which beats the pants off the FAAC encoder. FAAC is a very poorly encoder for LC-AAC

you should rip your CDs to WAV files and download neroAacEnc which beats the pants off the FAAC encoder. FAAC is a very poorly encoder for LC-AAC
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Thanks, Microchip.

Is there a Linux version of this? I can only find the Windows version.

Thanks, Microchip.

Is there a Linux version of this? I can only find the Windows version.
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in the package is also the Linux version included - http://www.nero.com/eng/down-ndaudio.php

to encode a WAV file @ 70 kbps HE-AAC which is equivalent to MP3 @ 160 kbps

neroAacEnc -br 70000 -he -if file.wav -of output.m4a

to do the same but for LC-AAC

neroAacEnc -br 100000 -lc -if file.wav -of output.m4a

you can also automate the process with a 'for' loop if you have many WAV files in one directory, eg

cd /path/to/dir/with/wavfiles

for i in *.wav; do
****neroAacEnc -br 70000 -he -if "$i" -of "$(echo $i | sed 's|\.wav|\.m4a|')"
done

I've just put my brain in gear, and found it - but you got there before me!!

Many thanks, Microchip

I've discovered that "kaudiocreator" provides an excellent GUI for neroAacEnc.

Because it rips to temporary .wav files, then encodes them into the required format, it's just a case of adding neroAacEnc to the encoder list.

I did it as follows:

1. Download neroAacEnc, and put it into usr/bin. Open a terminal and type neroAacEnc to make sure it is recognised.

2. Open kaudiocrator, and browse to Settings>Configure Kaudiocrator>Encoder

3. Select "Add", type AAC in the "Name" field, "neroAacEnc -if %f -of %o" in the command field and "m4a" in the extension field . Additional options to be sent to the encoder (bit-rates, etc) can be added to this command string if required.

4. Click OK.

And that's it! MPEG-4 (AAC) format is now fully supported along with the other formats already provided.