flac-mp3.sh

#!/bin/bash

for a in *.flac; do
  # give output correct extension
  OUTF="${a[@]/%flac/mp3}"

  # get the tags
  ARTIST=$(metaflac "$a" --show-tag=ARTIST | sed s/.*=//g)
  TITLE=$(metaflac "$a" --show-tag=TITLE | sed s/.*=//g)
  ALBUM=$(metaflac "$a" --show-tag=ALBUM | sed s/.*=//g)
  GENRE=$(metaflac "$a" --show-tag=GENRE | sed s/.*=//g)
  TRACKNUMBER=$(metaflac "$a" --show-tag=TRACKNUMBER | sed s/.*=//g)
  DATE=$(metaflac "$a" --show-tag=DATE | sed s/.*=//g)

  # stream flac into the lame encoder
  flac -c -d "$a" | lame -V0 --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ignore-tag-errors \
    --ta "$ARTIST" --tt "$TITLE" --tl "$ALBUM"  --tg "${GENRE:-12}" \
    --tn "${TRACKNUMBER:-0}" --ty "$DATE" - "$OUTF"
done