[Vorbis] ogg files / burning cd-r

[Ian Malone]

Richard wrote:
> Using Linux (Kubuntu)
> using the application "crip"
> ripping at -q 10 & using replaygain on for volume control
> --------------------------------------------
> 
> Now that I have 2000 .ogg files...
> 
> first problem:
> There is NOT one Portable CD Player on the Market,
> that can play encoded .ogg files AND read the replaygain tags.
> via a cd-r
> 

Yep, I don't know if any player does replay-gain.  Suspect
it's beneath the manufacturer's radar (despite the fact
portable players really need it).

> second problem:
> Burning...
> if I am going to burn a disk (cd-r) to play in house,
> I have to use k3b, to decode the .ogg file to a linear pcm format...
> 
> However, k3b does not read the replaygain tag before decoding,
> to adjust the linear pcm audio file.
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> 
> So, I can't find any real method of burning a cd full of .ogg files,
> AND there is no burning app (linux based) that can decode and still read the
> replaygain tags, while encoding to a linear pcm file.
> 

(Do you really want to use replay-gain when burning to CD?)
Ask the K3b people if they'd consider adding this feature.

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imalone