Something to add to all my word gravel... Grip also accommodates Gogo Encoder http://homepage1.nifty.com/herumi/gogo_e.html . This one is freakin' quick! I'm getting 7.5x encoding speed on a 333Mhz Cel. Note: this is with psycho-acoustics turned off and a rate of 128kbps. Gogo is quite similar to Lame because they were one at one time but have forked since; Lame with a propensity towards quality and Gogo towards speed. Seve -----Original Message----- From: Sevatio Octavio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, March 27, 2000 1:58 AM Subject: Re: [expert] CD Audio >The CD rippers CD Paranoia http://xiph.org/paranoia/index.html and CDDA2WAV >ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/cdda2wav/ should >already be installed if you're using MDK7.0-2. CDDA2WAV is much faster but if you >want some quality-control, use Paranoia. > >As far as mp3 encoders... LAME http://www.sulaco.org/mp3 is somewhat fast and it's >capable of VBR encoding (CBR 128Kbps is 2.5x >speed with fast mode on. But VBR encoding is only 0.8x speed using a 333Mhz >Celeron). Bladeenc http://hem.bredband.net/tord is >another one to use. Then there's Xing ($20) http://www.xingtech.com/, it's fast as >heck (approx. 4.5x speed w/ 333Mhz Cel) and is >also able to do VBR. > >To piece the ensemble together, check out Gripper http://www.nostatic.org/grip . It >will run all of the above along with having >cddb. I like how it can shrink down to a small size with a handy "LCD" progress >indicator. Then there's RipperX >http://www.digitallabyrinth.com/linux/ripperX/ , it's not as pretty as Gripper but it >does have a few more buttons to push for your >encoding variables. Gripper doesn't including track numbers when auto-naming mp3 >files as a default... all you have to do is add %t >into the configuration. Both of them will auto-make directories for you but RipperX >only goes one level deep. > >I recently spoke to Realnetworks and they told me that there are no plans for a Linux >Realjukebox. Whether or not that trues and if >anyone cares.... > >And finally, Knapster http://knapster.netpedia.net/index.html is pretty handy in >locating tons of MP3s for you to 'sample' and also >let others 'sample' yours. > > >Good Luck, >Seve > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Wayne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Sunday, March 26, 2000 3:50 AM >Subject: [expert] CD Audio > > >>Does anyone know of any programs available for making MP3's from CD music? I >>am old mandrake can do this natively from the command line. Can it and how? >> >>Thanks. >> > >
