Convert a directory (and subdirectories) full of .flac files to .mp3 using ffmpeg

convert_songs.rb

require 'find'
def convertFile(path)
    puts "Converting #{path}"
    choppedSafeFilePath = path.chomp(File.extname(path))
    `ffmpeg -i "#{choppedSafeFilePath}.flac"  -ar 44100 -ab 128k -y "#{choppedSafeFilePath}.mp3" 2>/dev/null`
end

Find.find("/media/New Volume/song_directory") do |path|
    if File.extname(path) == ".flac"
        convertFile path
    end
end