CD ripping guide

Ripping CDs with Exact Audio Copy

One focused step per page. Configure EAC for clean FLAC rips, CUE sheets, and logs that are useful for Nu-Metal Preservation review.

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Step 6 of 10Configure FLAC compression
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Step 6

Configure FLAC compression

Follow this step, then use the next button at the bottom. This keeps the guide readable and avoids burying important settings in one long page.

  • Use external compression with FLAC and save output as .flac files.
  • Point EAC to flac.exe. If FLAC was installed with EAC, it is commonly inside the Exact Audio Copy program folder.
  • Do not add ID3 tags to FLAC. FLAC uses Vorbis comments, not ID3.
-8 -V -T "ARTIST=%artist%" -T "TITLE=%title%" -T "ALBUM=%albumtitle%" -T "DATE=%year%" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%tracknr%" -T "GENRE=%genre%" -T "ALBUMARTIST=%albumartist%" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%numtracks%" %source% -o %dest%
NMP note: This command is a practical FLAC baseline. Keep the log and CUE even if your tags look correct.
Exact Audio Copy setup screenshot for Configure FLAC compression
External compression tab configured for FLAC.
Exact Audio Copy setup screenshot for Configure FLAC compression
FLAC command-line options and file extension settings.
Attribution: screenshots and step structure are adapted from the original public EAC ripping guide by caaok. The EAC download button points to the current Exact Audio Copy alternative servers page.