Exact Audio Copy LAME 4.0 Setup

Personalized EAC setup

Configure LAME 4.0 in Exact Audio Copy

If you opened this page from LAME Encoder Setup, your EAC encoder directory is filled in automatically. The value is carried in the URL fragment after # and used by this page in your browser.

Compression Options

Open EAC → Compression Options → External Compression and use the settings shown below.

Compression options

Use external program for compression

Parameter passing scheme : Use file extension : Program, including path, used for compression

Additional command-line options :

Bit rate :

Delete WAV after compression Use CRC check Add ID3 tag Check for external programs return code

High quality Low quality

No personalized EAC path was supplied. You can still copy the command options above.

About the recommended setting

V2 Recommended is the general starting point because it gives a strong balance of quality, command simplicity and bitrate efficiency.

For more detail on cVBR/cVBRb, source-aware encoding and less common command options, use the full LAME guides.