for a in * do OUTF=`echo "$a" | sed s/\.flac/.mp3/g` ARTIST=`metaflac "$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` flac -c -d "$a" | lame -m j -b 128 -s 44.1 - "$OUTF" id3 -t "$TITLE" -T "$TRACKNUMBER" -a "$ARTIST" -A "$ALBUM" -g "$GENRE" "$OUTF" done Just my personal conversion script :)