Audacity's Export Selection: How can I export a file using the Nero AAC Encoder?

Question

I'd like to use the Nero AAC Encoder to create my lossy files.

Here's what is happening:

1. I open a WAV file in Audacity.
2. I select the portion of the audio I need to export and click export selection.

So, I'm never creating an intermediate slice. My problem is that I don't understand what to pass as the input file:

Here's a non-working command line I'm using in Audacity. It fails because Nero complains about the missing input file. Notice that the Audacity dialog mentions standard in, can I use that?

Answer 1

Nero AAC Encoder 1.5.3.0 or newer is required.

To specify standard in, use a hyphen (-). Depending on how data is piped you may also have to use the -ignorelength switch.

Your command line should look like this:

neroAacEnc.exe -ignorelength -q 0.6 -if - -of %f