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Let a smile be your lantern of joy -- robert Doc Wright http://www.wrightplaceinc.net msn godfeare...@hotmail.com ----- Original Message ----- From: James Scholes To: PC Audio Discussion List Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 6:33 PM Subject: Re: Some Questions About Ripping And Tagging Files I don't rip a lot of CD's, but when I do, I use Exact Audio Copy, with the FLAC encoder, with tons of configuration changes, command line arguments, etc. My point here is that EAC is very advanced. It is used by both legal and non-legal music release groups to rip music, as its quality cannot be beaton. The focus is not, therefore, always on userbility, but on functionality. CDex is the oppositte. Its not very widely regarded as being very good at ripping, however this is slightly untrue. CDex is no way as good as EAC, but its acceptable. In short, if you are ripping a CD, and you know exactly what quality settings, what drive settings to use, and other such advanced settings, then go for EAC. Setup your compression, select all the tracks on the CD, then use the copy selected trakcs>compressed option. You can tag them later on. If you aren't concerned with fantastic output, and getting the absolute most out of your rip, go with CDex. The upside to CDex is that you can pretty much put a CD in the drive, run it and rip. On Thursday, June 25, 2009 12:44 AM, Pam Drake said: > Hello All! > > I am attempting to rip and tag files for air play on a couple of > Internet radio stations. I have permission from the producers of this > local , which will be marketed through ITunes and Amazon.com, and is > also available on a website with so-so accessibility to the cd store. > > I am running a Fujitsu C1410 laptop computer with Windows Service Pack > Three. I have tried both Exact Audio Copy and a beta of CDEx, and I > have a few questions. They have me stymied at the moment but I am sure > with a little clarification I will be able to rip my first cd and send > the files legally to the stations I have in mind. > > Now, my questions: > First, with regard to Exact Audio Copy: is it necessary to copy and > burn files to a cd? I really would prefer to have them on my hard > drive, as I already own a legal copy of the cd in question. > > Second, in both programs as I attempt to label the files with the > correct audio tags I am asked to enter numbers or integers. I am not > sure what numbers or where. I Do not have the ISRT numbers available to > me, and as these files are going to be aired on not-for-profit streams > where nothing is sold it is my understanding that this information isn't > needed. The producers are going to be selling this album on ITunes and > Amazon so they have the correct information. Do I need this? What do > they want, and how can I edit the title and track information such that > it no longer reads only track number and file information? I have all > the titles, and this cd is not yet available in any of the databases, > having been released less than three weeks ago, June 11th, to be exact. > > > I am also wondering whether I have the correct Beta version, CDEX 1.70 > Beta Two which has a release date of January 4, 2009. > > In the documentation for CDEX 1.70 Beta Two there is information > regarding the possible need to install additional drivers. Is it > possible that I need to install these? > > Finally, I have Window-Eyes 7.0, JAWS 10.0, and System Access. Is there > any one of these apps that might give more accessibility? > > I will keep working on this but would appreciate any information on the > program, especially these issues that don't seem to be easy to find in > the help, at least not for this person who gets more out of verbal > explanation.<sigh> > > Thanks very much in advance. > > Pam > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 4186 (20090624) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4186 (20090624) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
