dae3dae3 Wrote: > > It took me a week of messing around trying rip to FLAC. I had just > about given up on it until I found this forum and dug up some > recommendations and advice for software and instructions on how to use > it. I have to use two different pieces of software to rip the CD and > then convert the WAV to FLAC. Neither piece of software is very > intuitive and if you dont find someplace like this forum you will > never hear of the software and if you do find the software it is next > to impossible to get it working correctly without somebody else telling > you how. Then I have to go track down the album cover off allmusic.com > and copy it manually to the correct folder. Oh yeah, I also have to > make sure I hit F4 and then F3 before I rip the music and have the > right command line string set up in the options or I might have gaps > between tracks that are supposed to flow together or my album will show > up as "unknown" in the slimserver. > >
Well you have not been shown the correct way to rip FLAC. Are you using EAC. If so you only need EAC and the flac encoder installed, however the only app you need to tweak is EAC. And a simple google search will lead you to: http://www.saunalahti.fi/cse/EAC/index.html A very good guide to be up an running with EAC in a heart beat. I only have to have to load EAC and press 1 button to have my music rip to flac. And if you are bothering with a lossless format you better use a ripper that can handle secure mode, I am not sure WMP does secure mode. Now for simplicity yes WMP is the way, but if you care enough to do lossless, simplicity should not be high on your ranking of features. As for image artwork their are many programs that can simplify getting the artwork for you, just google for it. -- m1abrams _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/ripping
