CW-AAC 1.0.1.0
Exact Audio Copy setup
Cole Williams Software Limited

OVERVIEW
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CW-AAC can be used as a User Defined Encoder in Exact Audio Copy.

The recommended profile uses AAC-LC VBR quality 2 in an M4A container.

EAC CONFIGURATION
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Open:

  EAC -> Compression Options -> External Compression

Use the following settings:

  Use external program for compression:
    Enabled

  Parameter passing scheme:
    User Defined Encoder

  Use file extension:
    .m4a

  Program, including path, used for compression:
    Point this to cw-aac.exe

Typical EAC Codecs installation:

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Encoders\cw-aac.exe

  Additional command-line options:

    %source% %dest% -q 2 --title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr%/%numtracks%" --disk "%cdnumber%/%totalcds%"

  Bit rate:
    Not used / command-line controlled

  Delete WAV after compression:
    Enabled

  Use CRC check:
    Disabled

  Add ID3 tag:
    Disabled

  Check for external programs return code:
    Disabled

IMPORTANT POSITIONAL ARGUMENT RULE
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CW-AAC 1.0.1.0 expects the input and output paths as its first two positional
arguments.

Keep:

  %source% %dest%

at the beginning of the command line. Do not place metadata options before
them.

PVBR ALTERNATIVE
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For pVBR quality 2:

  %source% %dest% --pvbr -q 2 --title "%title%" --artist "%artist%" --band "%albumartist%" --album "%albumtitle%" --genre "%genre%" --date "%year%" --track "%tracknr%/%numtracks%" --disk "%cdnumber%/%totalcds%"

--cvbr remains accepted as a legacy alias for --pvbr.

METADATA
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CW-AAC writes M4A metadata itself. Leave EAC's separate "Add ID3 tag" option
disabled.

Useful aliases:

  --albumartist may be used instead of --band
  --disc may be used instead of --disk
  --year may be used instead of --date

PROJECT
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Product: CW-AAC
Version: 1.0.1.0
Company: Cole Williams Software Limited
