[Chromisdesigns]

I'm getting ready to rip my entire collection to FLAC (or possibly Apple Lossless, not entirely decided yet) and I'd like to build an AAC library for ios devices, at the same time.  I've read that you can configure dBpoweramp to rip simultaneously to two formats, but can't figure out out to do it.  Anyone?

FYI, the reason I haven't settled on FLAC completely is I may still want to manage both libraries with iTunes.  I'm playing with the options now.  If I don't keep the lossless files in iTunes, is there an easy way to organize playlists with the FLAC files for Squeezebox Touch?

Regards,

Bob

[Chromisdesigns]

I'm getting ready to rip my entire collection to FLAC (or possibly Apple Lossless, not entirely decided yet) and I'd like to build an AAC library for ios devices, at the same time.  I've read that you can configure dBpoweramp to rip simultaneously to two formats, but can't figure out out to do it.  Anyone?

Never mind, I answered my own question after a fair bit of playing with it -- for others who might want to know, you have to install  ** IN THIS ORDER ** the following codecs:  multiencoder (from dB), MP4a encoder (from dB), and the AAC Nero encoder from the Nero website zip file, following their instructions for moving the approriate .exe into the right dB program files folder.

Failure to do all of this in this exact order either makes the codecs unavailable to dBpoweramp ripper, or they appear as setable in the menu, but you get "you need to install...blah, blah, blah" messages when you try to actually select them.

Still wondering about the FLAC vs Apple Lossless issues, though I am currently ripping into FLAC and AAC.