Thanks for explaining this, though. I may check out Max at some point, but I'm kind of inundated just now--we're moving--so I'll put it on the back burner for the time being. I do appreciate the info, though. Cheers, Donna On Feb 6, 2010, at 4:07 PM, erik burggraaf wrote:
> Well, as you know, ITunes simply didn't work for me, but to name a few > advantages... > > Max supports some 50+ file formats. > Max has error correction schemes tohelp you with damaged discs. > Max does file format conversions. > Max can rip to two or more formats at once. > Max can do Cue sheeting. > It gives you more tagging options. > > If you don't care about these or any other advanced CD ripping features, > there may not be any value in switching to max. Or, if you really like > ITunes, and you want advanced ripping features, such as tthe ability to > import flac files into your itunes library direct from CD, Max intergrates > seemlessly with ITunes to let you do your thing. > > To be, Itunes is like a cheep utility knofe with 10 tools on it, none of > which does it's job as well as something built just for one purpose, and all > of which are clunky to use because of the bulk of the knife handle they are > housed in. > > Many will disagree with me, and that's OK. > > Best, > > erik burggraaf > A+ certified technician and user support consultant. > Phone: 888-255-5194 > Email: e...@erik-burggraaf.com > > On 2010-02-06, at 2:18 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > >> Oh! Well, if it's that simple, what are the advantages of messing with these >> other rippers? >> >> Thanks, >> Donna >> Dn Feb 6, 2010, at 2:02 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >> >>> Yup, >>> >>> If your preferences are set to do so , it will import your CD'sinto the >>> desired format. Under general, press the import settings button. >>> On Feb 6, 2010, at 1:33 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Erik and all, >>>> >>>> Wow this has been interesting. I understood the issue of losing quality >>>> with mp3s, but I guess where I was confused, is that I assumed that CDs >>>> were imported into Itunes in M4a format, just like the songs we purchase >>>> (though I had had concerns about quality on more than one occasion). >>>> After seeing your message, I looked in my Itunes library, and obviously >>>> saw this was not the case. Is it not possible to just have CDs import >>>> into iTunes in M4a format? >>>> Thanks, >>>> Donna >>>> >>>> On Feb 6, 2010, at 10:11 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Donna, >>>>> >>>>> When we talk about mp3 we're dealing with a lossie format. In other >>>>> words, it makes your files smaller by throwing away pieces of the sound >>>>> that it thinks you can't hear. Often the result is comfortable to listen >>>>> to and portable to cary around, and the trade off of quality vs space is >>>>> acceptable. >>>>> >>>>> Then we have lossless formats, like the free lossless audio codek or >>>>> .flac format. Apple has it's own lossless .m4a format, and the >>>>> pioneering shorten or .shn format. These formats can reduce the sice of >>>>> an audio file by about half while leaving all of the sound wave presicely >>>>> in tact. Well now here in Canada, one terabyte drives are down around >>>>> $80 or less. Plus, I just got a rockboxed sansa e270, and I'll soon be >>>>> getting a 16 gb expantion card for it. Maybe more than one eventually. >>>>> With space becoming less and less an issue, Many of the people I know are >>>>> switching to lossless and listening to their music in CD quality. I >>>>> mean, we bought these discs. Most of us own hundreds, some own >>>>> thousands, and we want to hear the music as it was meant to be, >>>>> especially as it's not much more hardship than making mp3 files if you >>>>> already have the space. >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> >>>>> erik burggraaf >>>>> A+ certified technician and user support consultant. >>>>> Phone: 888-255-5194 >>>>> Email: e...@erik-burggraaf.com >>>>> >>>>> On 2010-02-06, at 9:14 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> OK, I may sound like an idiot, but what is Max, and where do I get it? >>>>>> I, too, would be interested in ripping cds in a higher quality. Oh, and >>>>>> what do you mean I'm going lossless? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks for your patience if these are simplistic questions. >>>>>> Best, >>>>>> Donna >>>>>> On Feb 6, 2010, at 7:04 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, The settings are perfectly accessible, they just dont trucking >>>>>>> change when you hit the OK buttons. Or at least that was my experience >>>>>>> here. besides, I'm going lossless now, and I'm sure ITunes won't let >>>>>>> me rip to flac even with fluke installed, wonderful add-on that it is. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Max is way more versatile and streamlined for ripping anyway, like most >>>>>>> custom applications. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Best, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> erik burggraaf >>>>>>> A+ certified technician and user support consultant. >>>>>>> Phone: 888-255-5194 >>>>>>> Email: e...@erik-burggraaf.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 2010-02-05, at 8:40 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> What quality did you want to use in iTunes? I never had a problem >>>>>>>> changing the quality settings. >>>>>>>> On Feb 5, 2010, at 6:59 PM, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi all. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Now I have succeded in setting up max, so that I can rip cd's in the >>>>>>>>> quality I want. I am not using ITunes for that, because I can not get >>>>>>>>> the quality I want, I think it is a voiceover problem, but it is not >>>>>>>>> solved in the last version of ITunes either. So I try to use max >>>>>>>>> instead, I am in a way very saticefied with that, but I have a >>>>>>>>> problem, The program is using musicbrainz, and I can not find my cd's >>>>>>>>> on that database, can I use another database instead and which? and >>>>>>>>> which information do I need, if I can use another database? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I hope somebody can help. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Best regards Annie. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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