How would one encode a cd as streaming wma (19kbs or 37kbs)?

Question

I'm looking for either a way to shave time by direct encoding or a way to streamline the process further. Currently the method that I'm using is as follows.

1. Rip the track with CDex (cdexos.sourceforge.net) to a wav file.
   • (3-5min for 45 minutes +/-5)
2. Encode the wav as wma with Windows Media Encoder ver9
   • select streaming, select voice (19 kbs voice or 37kbs radio), and set properties.
   • (another 3-5min)
3. upload (add 2 min)

Answer 1

i much prefer Exact Audio Copy over CDex (for quality reasons, which don't seem to be of great concern in this case, considering the low bitrate).

and here's a guide from the nice folks at the HydrogenAudio forums: How to configure EAC to create WMA files, using a Command Line Encoder written in VBscript (adjust the bitrate to your likings).

this will save you one step.

you can also use Windows Media player, but it requires a 'registry hack' to use custom bitrates < 48kbps.