Hello.
I rip audio books frequently. I also do not want the discs to be in separate directories. If my audio book is "Bonhoeffer-The Cost of Freedom", then I like my track named "Bonhoeffer-The Cost of Freedom 1-01", where the first 1 is the disk number and 01 is the track number. Here is how I do it:
Before ripping a disk, set the Artist and Album fields to be a common thing. That is, remove any (disc 2 of 3) nonsense from the Album name.
Temporarily set the Genre to the disc number.
In Options / File Naming & Location:
- Set Directory rule to "[ALBUM]".
- Set Filename rule to "[ALBUM] [GENRE]-[TRACK #]"
Rip the disc, and repeat for each additional disk, adjusting the genre up by 1 each time.
After all are ripped, go to the "Recently Imported" list and edit Genre back to what it really is.
Why did I use Genre instead of some unused field, such as [Custom 1], etc.? Because only a few fields in CD properties can be used to set filename rules, and genre was the least intrusive thing I could find to use.
Encoding tip
After much experimentation, I settled on these Custom options to LAME encoder for decent quality low bitrate mono mp3's of spoken words. You may want to try these settings too:
-m m -a --cbr -q 0 -b 24 --resample 16
Note: I use Constant Bitrate (--cbr) because my portable player gets confused by variable bitrate mp3s when seeking in the track. If you don't have this problem, you may want to try variable bitrate, although it only makes a marginal difference in my opinion.
Soundman