[MEncoder-users] Converting ape and flac files to mp3

[Andrew Berg]

Ilya Zakharevich wrote:
> [A complimentary Cc of this posting was NOT [per weedlist] sent to
> Andrew Berg 
> <mencoder-users at mplayerhq.hu>], who wrote in article <4A3EB8FC.30001 at gmail.com>:
> > wine mac.exe file.ape file.wav -d
> > lame -b 320 file.wav file.mp3
> > (the Monkey's audio tool doesn't seem to support writing to stdout)
>
> I use
>
>   mac $1.ape - -d | lame --preset standard -h - $2.mp3
>
> (change `--preset standard' to `-b 320' if needed) - peppered with
> needed calls to `nice'.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Ilya
Whenever I use such a command, it treats - as a file. Maybe you are
using a modified build (I've seen sources for a beta build of 3.99
floating around). I use the latest version from the Monkey's Audio
website (4.05).