Shouldn't Automator be easier to use than writing shell scripts?

[mikebw]

deckeda wrote:
Not a direct answer to your question but try Max. It's free and can convert into multiple formats of your choosing from preferences. It can be a little wonky until you learn some of the quirks.

Excellent! This is a solution I like- I can setup the prefs to covert all input files into both ogg and mp3 at the same time, and it seems to process the files in parallel which should be a real time-saver. Thanks!