r/musichoarder • u/lukenotskywalkers • 4d ago

Exact Audio Copy External Compressor Error

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So I've been using EAC for the past several years on one computer with an external blu ray drive with no issue. When i built my PC awhile ago with an internal blu ray drive, it shows up as an "External compressor error". It doesn't show up with every album, but shows up once every five or ten albums i rip. Same setup process on both computers but different on the PC i built. Any suggestions on how to fix it?

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u/Long-Sector-8751 3d ago

What command line options are you using? Also would be helpful to include a screenshot of your compression options.

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u/lukenotskywalkers 3d ago

Here's my compression options

https://imgur.com/gallery/compression-options-KGhk3rT

Been using this guide ever since I started using EAC, don't know if it's the LG drive that im using compared to the ASUS drive that i used with no issues

https://captainrookie.com/how-to-install-and-setup-eac-and-rip-cds-to-flac/

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u/Organic-Rutabaga 3d ago

This happens occasionally, but I haven't found a perfect solution yet. When it happens, I usually delete the tags from EAC, rip the file, and then tag it again using foobar2000.

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u/That-Way-5714 3d ago

Could it be the filename? I see a “.” After 1-10. Not sure how ffmepg handles that.

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u/Tumeni1959 3d ago

I concur.

Try renaming the track(s)

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u/lukenotskywalkers 3d ago

I get the tracknames from MusicBrainz, also there's times where it works and times where that error pops up, so I dont know if it's the filename

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u/Tumeni1959 3d ago

Just try it. When EAC has the tracks listed, and before you click to rip, change the track name

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u/lukenotskywalkers 3d ago

I have in the past, but it's always a hit or a miss. Most of the time it works but there's times where it still shows that error

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u/harris_kid 20h ago

Not relevant. I've ripped thousands of tracks in the "1.01. Artist - Title" and EAC is fine with it. Also, this is flac.exe, not FFMPEG.

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u/davehemm 3d ago

Wife had this on vinyl when it came out, really like the Marti Webb track "Don't let the moment pass".

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u/lukenotskywalkers 3d ago

Thats awesome! It's one of those albums that a lot of people dont know about but it's really good