How do I convert WAV to FLAC and FLAC to OGG?
How do I convert a Waveform Audio File (".wav") to the Free Lossless Audio Codec (".flac")? In addition, how do I convert Free Lossless Audio Codec (".flac") files to Ogg Vorbis (".ogg") files, for use on mobile devices?
The requirement to convert WAV files to the FLAC is only for a single file and I don't anticipate that I will need to do this again anytime soon (I honestly don't even remember the last time I used a WAV file!), but the requirement to convert FLAC files to OGG will be an ongoing requirement (usually for a folder-at-a-time), as I rip my CDs into the FLAC for playback on "powerful" devices with "decent" speakers/audio output (the Sony PlayStation 3, the computer, etc...) and use OGG exclusively on my mobile devices (my smartphone, my tablet, etc...).
I am semi-competent with Terminal and am not "scared" to use it as some people understandably are (in fact for many things, I prefer it)... But with regards to this particular task, I would prefer to use something with a graphical interface where possible.
For wav > flac :
ffmpeg -i FILE.wav FILE.flac
For wav > ogg
ffmpeg -i FILE.wav FILE.ogg
For wav > ogg - Batch mode
for i in *.wav; do ffmpeg -i "$i" "$i".ogg ; done
Install Soundconverter from Synaptic Package Manager or install it from within a shell prompt with
sudo apt-get install soundconverter
Once installed, launch it, and click on the Preferences icon to set your default output format to OGG (which you can override when you need to convert to other formats).