How to convert audio files (MP3, ogg vorbis) in Linux

Sources:

• Convert FLAC files to OGG Vorbis
• ffmpeg man page
• Convert FLAC to mp3 with ffmpeg, keeping all metadata

FLAC to OGG Vorbis

Using value 7 for quaility (-q) setting:

$ ffmpeg -i audiofile.flac -q 7 audiofile.ogg

FLAC to MP3

Now if we want to convert from FLAC to MP3 keeping all metadata (ID3) and 320kbps quality, the following command can be used:

$ ffmpeg -i inputfile.flac -ab 320k -map_metadata 0 -id3v2_version 3 outputfile.mp3

Conclusion

Converting audio files with ffmpeg is not so complicated. Enjoy! :D