Re: good alternative to iTunes for ripping CDs
Hello Georgina Hum! I think we’d better stick with what we know, to be honest. This stuff is way way over my head I’m afraid. I know it’s pretty simple to the LINUX experts amongst the group and yes that’s an area where Gordon really needs to start learning properly, if only to further his chances of employment in the IT industry. Anyway, for now whilst I’m grateful for the information, we’d better stick to XLD, and tolerate its problems. Warm regards Lynne On 20 Oct 2013, at 20:45, Georgina Joyce g...@gena-j.me.uk wrote: Hello Lynnette, In respect of this program. It is very easy. However, the more you want = to customise the more it is involved. There is one file that you need to = edit, if you wish to change anything from the defaults. It's as simple = as typing abcde. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: good alternative to iTunes for ripping CDs
Hello Dónal, You wrote: I prefer Homebrew because it installs everything into /local/library/Celar, and then sym-links into /usr/local/bin. this makes removing software much easier than with macports. Thanks for your reply. I shall have to look at homebrew. However, disk space isn't an issue so removal isn't a problem. Therefore, I haven't looked at it thoroughly. But I understood Macports to install in /opt/local/…. and the user's .profile adds the path varible. So I don't think that there would be any dangling symlinks to be left on the system. There's the issue of ejecting the CD when finished I haven't cracked to satisfaction yet. We can use: # drutil tray eject But I'd rather abcde manages it as it does on GNU Linux. Happy hacking! Gena PS: Apologies, for stray chars in my previous message. It was bounced so I copied and pasted without realising it had == all over the place. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: good alternative to iTunes for ripping CDs
Hi Gina, Will take a wee look at that CD eject problem. Like yourself I just go to desktop and eject the CD. Thanks for making me aware of this tool it's great. Dónal On 21 Oct 2013, at 09:38, Georgina Joyce g...@gena-j.me.uk wrote: Hello Dónal, You wrote: I prefer Homebrew because it installs everything into /local/library/Celar, and then sym-links into /usr/local/bin. this makes removing software much easier than with macports. Thanks for your reply. I shall have to look at homebrew. However, disk space isn't an issue so removal isn't a problem. Therefore, I haven't looked at it thoroughly. But I understood Macports to install in /opt/local/…. and the user's .profile adds the path varible. So I don't think that there would be any dangling symlinks to be left on the system. There's the issue of ejecting the CD when finished I haven't cracked to satisfaction yet. We can use: # drutil tray eject But I'd rather abcde manages it as it does on GNU Linux. Happy hacking! Gena PS: Apologies, for stray chars in my previous message. It was bounced so I copied and pasted without realising it had == all over the place. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/ Dr. Dónal Fitzpatrick, School of Computing, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland Tel. +353-(0)1-700-8929 fax: +353-(0)1-700-5442 email: dfitzpat (at) computing.dcu.ie Email Disclaimer This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for use by the addressee. Any unauthorised dissemination, distribution or copying of this message and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender and delete the message. Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail may solely be the views of the author and cannot be relied upon as being those of Dublin City University. E-mail communications such as this cannot be guaranteed to be virus-free, timely, secure or error-free and Dublin City University does not accept liability for any such matters or their consequences. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: good alternative to iTunes for ripping CDs
I think it is, although I just got my copy of xcode from the mac app store. this has been the case for I think about a year and a half now. I can't remember. It's a huge dl and for the first time the install process will take about 15 minutes but there you go. Tc. On Oct 21, 2013, at 1:51 AM, Dónal Fitzpatrick dfitz...@computing.dcu.ie wrote: Hi Esther (and others), You're absolutely spot on. As far as I know the developer account required to get that XCode is free. If any problems arise with formulae feel free to let me know and I'll test and/or let the devs of Homebrew know. Donal On 21 Oct 2013, at 00:37, Esther mori...@mac-access.net wrote: Hi Sarah, You can find the information about installing Homebrew at their web site: http://brew.sh/ The default installation is simply to type or paste into the Terminal command line the following: ruby -e $(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go) Then you press return to have the command take effect. However, there is a slight issue that you should be aware of in using Homebrew. Since it uses the Terminal command line interface, you need to have the Xcode command line tools installed for it to work. Starting with Xcode version 4.3, the command line tools were no longer installed by default, so you either have to manually install them (after launching Xcode, use Command-comma to open the preferences, and select the Downloads button in the toolbar; then in the Components tab, Command Line Tools should be one of the items in the table, and you can use the Check and Install Now button). I don't remember whether I had to check this individually, since I did this some time ago in an older version of Xcode. Alternatively, the Homebrew page says that you only need to install the Command Line Tools for Xcode, and gives a link to this package. I haven't used this, because this was an option that only became available after I'd done the command line tool installation. There is a gotcha with Dónal's recommendation to install the command line tools for Xcode 4.6.3 (and also to using the line for the command line tools for Xcode from the Homebrew page): you need to register as a developer in order to access older versions of Xcode and the command line tools for Xcode. This is unless you already have an older version of Xcode or the command line tools on your system, or in a backup. Maybe Dónal can supply more information or corrections to what I've said. Best, Esther On Oct 20, 2013, at 12:33 PM, Sarah k Alawami wrote: Hmm. since I'm using XCode what ever is now in the app store not sure if that will work or not. Is home brew easy to install for a novice at the terminal? and will this tool that Georgina mentioned with with home brew as well as mac ports? Take care and thanks. On Oct 20, 2013, at 2:53 PM, Dónal Fitzpatrick dfitz...@computing.dcu.ie wrote: Hi Gina (and others) That is an excellent summary. Following on from my post concerning HomeBrew last week I can confirm that ABCDE can be installed using this package manager. For those not familiar with it, Homebrew is a way to install packages (for example Php, wget, or indeed ABCDE) which unix command line users like and which don't come as standard with the mac. I prefer Homebrew because it installs everything into /local/library/Celar, and then sym-links into /usr/local/bin. this makes removing software much easier than with macports. The only issue when installing ABCDE using HomeBrew was that on one machine (running XCode 5) it had difficulty installing one of the dependencies because of a missing header file. It is entirely possible this could arise with MacPorts as well which is why I mention it here. So my suggestion would be that if anyone is thinking of installing this tool then to install the command-line tools for XCode 4.6.3. Hope this is of use, Dónal --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at:
Re: good alternative to iTunes for ripping CDs
Hello Lynnette, In respect of this program. It is very easy. However, the more you want = to customise the more it is involved. There is one file that you need to = edit, if you wish to change anything from the defaults. It's as simple = as typing abcde. To Install, providing you have Macports installed: # sudo port install abcde Put your CD in the drive and type: # abcde This will put a full stop after the number of the track. It will create = a directory of the artist's name. Inside that directory, will be a sub = directory of the artist's name. Of the albumn. Being open source = software the default format is vorbis ogg. It is in q3 mode. All of this = is changeable within the abcde.conf file. It is very well commented = file. It can be edited within TextEdit. By default is found in = /opt/local/etc/abcde.conf. It is better to leave that one alone and make a copy of it in your own = home directory. I then copy that one to a file called rip-ogg and = another called rip-mp3. I then edit both of those rip files with the = settings I desire for ogg and mp3 files. When I come to rip a disk to = mp3 I type: # abcde -c rip-mp3 and for ogg: # abcde -c rip-ogg. I have kept the above very simple and such examples may need path = directives. If you put your customised files in a different place to = that you give the command. =20 An example of the default might be from pwd (Present working directory) Artist Name inside that Album Name Inside that 01.Track_Name.ogg The only problem I have found is ejecting the CD. I'm having to switch = to the desktop and ejecting from there. If you wish to view a abcde.conf which is similar to the default: = http://code.google.com/p/abcde/issues/attachmentText?id=3D1aid=3D-1098436= 14078946506name=3Dabcde.conftoken=3Da2f898087a0a3c9f37e4435b187e80c3 VO and Safari seem to take you through 69 numbered links before the = text. I think it is a method of editing that copy and saving it locally. HTH Gena Georgina Joyce Applied Psychologist Training and Coaching. Because individuals of groups matter! --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: good alternative to iTunes for ripping CDs
Hmm. since I'm using XCode what ever is now in the app store not sure if that will work or not. Is home brew easy to install for a novice at the terminal? and will this tool that Georgina mentioned with with home brew as well as mac ports? Take care and thanks. On Oct 20, 2013, at 2:53 PM, Dónal Fitzpatrick dfitz...@computing.dcu.ie wrote: Hi Gina (and others) That is an excellent summary. Following on from my post concerning HomeBrew last week I can confirm that ABCDE can be installed using this package manager. For those not familiar with it, Homebrew is a way to install packages (for example Php, wget, or indeed ABCDE) which unix command line users like and which don't come as standard with the mac. I prefer Homebrew because it installs everything into /local/library/Celar, and then sym-links into /usr/local/bin. this makes removing software much easier than with macports. The only issue when installing ABCDE using HomeBrew was that on one machine (running XCode 5) it had difficulty installing one of the dependencies because of a missing header file. It is entirely possible this could arise with MacPorts as well which is why I mention it here. So my suggestion would be that if anyone is thinking of installing this tool then to install the command-line tools for XCode 4.6.3. Hope this is of use, Dónal On 20 Oct 2013, at 20:45, Georgina Joyce g...@gena-j.me.uk wrote: Hello Lynnette, In respect of this program. It is very easy. However, the more you want = to customise the more it is involved. There is one file that you need to = edit, if you wish to change anything from the defaults. It's as simple = as typing abcde. To Install, providing you have Macports installed: # sudo port install abcde Put your CD in the drive and type: # abcde This will put a full stop after the number of the track. It will create = a directory of the artist's name. Inside that directory, will be a sub = directory of the artist's name. Of the albumn. Being open source = software the default format is vorbis ogg. It is in q3 mode. All of this = is changeable within the abcde.conf file. It is very well commented = file. It can be edited within TextEdit. By default is found in = /opt/local/etc/abcde.conf. It is better to leave that one alone and make a copy of it in your own = home directory. I then copy that one to a file called rip-ogg and = another called rip-mp3. I then edit both of those rip files with the = settings I desire for ogg and mp3 files. When I come to rip a disk to = mp3 I type: # abcde -c rip-mp3 and for ogg: # abcde -c rip-ogg. I have kept the above very simple and such examples may need path = directives. If you put your customised files in a different place to = that you give the command. =20 An example of the default might be from pwd (Present working directory) Artist Name inside that Album Name Inside that 01.Track_Name.ogg The only problem I have found is ejecting the CD. I'm having to switch = to the desktop and ejecting from there. If you wish to view a abcde.conf which is similar to the default: = http://code.google.com/p/abcde/issues/attachmentText?id=3D1aid=3D-1098436= 14078946506name=3Dabcde.conftoken=3Da2f898087a0a3c9f37e4435b187e80c3 VO and Safari seem to take you through 69 numbered links before the = text. I think it is a method of editing that copy and saving it locally. HTH Gena Georgina Joyce Applied Psychologist Training and Coaching. Because individuals of groups matter! --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/ Dr. Dónal Fitzpatrick, School of Computing, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland Tel. +353-(0)1-700-8929 fax: +353-(0)1-700-5442 email: dfitzpat (at) computing.dcu.ie Email Disclaimer This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for use by the addressee. Any unauthorised dissemination, distribution or copying of this
Re: good alternative to iTunes for ripping CDs
Hi Sarah, You can find the information about installing Homebrew at their web site: http://brew.sh/ The default installation is simply to type or paste into the Terminal command line the following: ruby -e $(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go) Then you press return to have the command take effect. However, there is a slight issue that you should be aware of in using Homebrew. Since it uses the Terminal command line interface, you need to have the Xcode command line tools installed for it to work. Starting with Xcode version 4.3, the command line tools were no longer installed by default, so you either have to manually install them (after launching Xcode, use Command-comma to open the preferences, and select the Downloads button in the toolbar; then in the Components tab, Command Line Tools should be one of the items in the table, and you can use the Check and Install Now button). I don't remember whether I had to check this individually, since I did this some time ago in an older version of Xcode. Alternatively, the Homebrew page says that you only need to install the Command Line Tools for Xcode, and gives a link to this package. I haven't used this, because this was an option that only became available after I'd done the command line tool installation. There is a gotcha with Dónal's recommendation to install the command line tools for Xcode 4.6.3 (and also to using the line for the command line tools for Xcode from the Homebrew page): you need to register as a developer in order to access older versions of Xcode and the command line tools for Xcode. This is unless you already have an older version of Xcode or the command line tools on your system, or in a backup. Maybe Dónal can supply more information or corrections to what I've said. Best, Esther On Oct 20, 2013, at 12:33 PM, Sarah k Alawami wrote: Hmm. since I'm using XCode what ever is now in the app store not sure if that will work or not. Is home brew easy to install for a novice at the terminal? and will this tool that Georgina mentioned with with home brew as well as mac ports? Take care and thanks. On Oct 20, 2013, at 2:53 PM, Dónal Fitzpatrick dfitz...@computing.dcu.ie wrote: Hi Gina (and others) That is an excellent summary. Following on from my post concerning HomeBrew last week I can confirm that ABCDE can be installed using this package manager. For those not familiar with it, Homebrew is a way to install packages (for example Php, wget, or indeed ABCDE) which unix command line users like and which don't come as standard with the mac. I prefer Homebrew because it installs everything into /local/library/Celar, and then sym-links into /usr/local/bin. this makes removing software much easier than with macports. The only issue when installing ABCDE using HomeBrew was that on one machine (running XCode 5) it had difficulty installing one of the dependencies because of a missing header file. It is entirely possible this could arise with MacPorts as well which is why I mention it here. So my suggestion would be that if anyone is thinking of installing this tool then to install the command-line tools for XCode 4.6.3. Hope this is of use, Dónal --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: good alternative to iTunes for ripping CDs
Ype I found a set of well written instructions at http://www.moncefbelyamani.com/how-to-install-xcode-homebrew-git-rvm-ruby-on-mac/#step-2 Now is that cd ripper that was talked about in home-brew? if not I just waisted my time, no, it was a learning experience. lol! Take care and be blessed. On Oct 20, 2013, at 4:37 PM, Esther mori...@mac-access.net wrote: Hi Sarah, You can find the information about installing Homebrew at their web site: http://brew.sh/ The default installation is simply to type or paste into the Terminal command line the following: ruby -e $(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go) Then you press return to have the command take effect. However, there is a slight issue that you should be aware of in using Homebrew. Since it uses the Terminal command line interface, you need to have the Xcode command line tools installed for it to work. Starting with Xcode version 4.3, the command line tools were no longer installed by default, so you either have to manually install them (after launching Xcode, use Command-comma to open the preferences, and select the Downloads button in the toolbar; then in the Components tab, Command Line Tools should be one of the items in the table, and you can use the Check and Install Now button). I don't remember whether I had to check this individually, since I did this some time ago in an older version of Xcode. Alternatively, the Homebrew page says that you only need to install the Command Line Tools for Xcode, and gives a link to this package. I haven't used this, because this was an option that only became available after I'd done the command line tool installation. There is a gotcha with Dónal's recommendation to install the command line tools for Xcode 4.6.3 (and also to using the line for the command line tools for Xcode from the Homebrew page): you need to register as a developer in order to access older versions of Xcode and the command line tools for Xcode. This is unless you already have an older version of Xcode or the command line tools on your system, or in a backup. Maybe Dónal can supply more information or corrections to what I've said. Best, Esther On Oct 20, 2013, at 12:33 PM, Sarah k Alawami wrote: Hmm. since I'm using XCode what ever is now in the app store not sure if that will work or not. Is home brew easy to install for a novice at the terminal? and will this tool that Georgina mentioned with with home brew as well as mac ports? Take care and thanks. On Oct 20, 2013, at 2:53 PM, Dónal Fitzpatrick dfitz...@computing.dcu.ie wrote: Hi Gina (and others) That is an excellent summary. Following on from my post concerning HomeBrew last week I can confirm that ABCDE can be installed using this package manager. For those not familiar with it, Homebrew is a way to install packages (for example Php, wget, or indeed ABCDE) which unix command line users like and which don't come as standard with the mac. I prefer Homebrew because it installs everything into /local/library/Celar, and then sym-links into /usr/local/bin. this makes removing software much easier than with macports. The only issue when installing ABCDE using HomeBrew was that on one machine (running XCode 5) it had difficulty installing one of the dependencies because of a missing header file. It is entirely possible this could arise with MacPorts as well which is why I mention it here. So my suggestion would be that if anyone is thinking of installing this tool then to install the command-line tools for XCode 4.6.3. Hope this is of use, Dónal --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/ --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at
Re: good alternative to iTunes for ripping CDs
Hello Gina On 13 Oct 2013, at 19:43, Georgina Joyce g...@gena-j.me.uk wrote: • Although you want a lovely GUI interface. I would suggest that you look at abcde. Which stands for a better cd encoder. It's a very light weight set of scripts run from the terminal. Via Mac Ports. I used to have a couple of the customised scripts and run them according to the job I wanted to do. i.e. cd2mp3 or cd2ogg. It is to our shame that our collective knowledge of using the terminal amounts to not a lot more than doing a DNS lookup, pinging an IP to see if it’s alive, and a number of old server-related shell commands which probably don’t even work any longer. Both of us would be very happy to entertain the idea of using a CLI-based application if we could figure out how to do some very specific ripping jobs with it. Our preferences are strict and, therefore, our command line syntax would need to be accurate. So, where would we start? Many thanks. We’re always open to suggestions like this. Warm regards Lynne --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: good alternative to iTunes for ripping CDs
Hi Gina,
Thanks for this. HomeBrew is just another package manager. in the same vein
as Macports.
Dónal
On 13 Oct 2013, at 23:09, Georgina Joyce g...@gena-j.me.uk wrote:
Hello,
Sorry, I don't understand. You install it by:
sudo port install abcde
Providing you have macports installed. I guess if you have a build env, you
can build from source.
It comes with a sample abcde.comf and you edit it as you wish. So by making
several copies with different configurations makes it easy to cater for
different situations.
Here's a sample of how the script is written.
# be selected as '--preset standard --another-option' etc.
LAMEOPTS='--preset extreme'
# Output type for MP3.
OUTPUTTYPE=mp3
# The cd ripping program to use. There are a few choices here: cdda2wav,
# dagrab, cddafs (Mac OS X only) and flac.
CDROMREADERSYNTAX=cdparanoia
# Give the location of the ripping program and pass any extra options:
CDPARANOIA=cdparanoia
CDPARANOIAOPTS=--never-skip=40
# Give the location of the CD identification program:
CDDISCID=cd-discid
# Give the base location here for the encoded music files.
OUTPUTDIR=$HOME/music/
# Decide here how you want the tracks labelled for a standard 'single-artist',
# multi-track encode and also for a multi-track, 'various-artist' encode:
OUTPUTFORMAT='${OUTPUT}/${ARTISTFILE}-${ALBUMFILE}/${TRACKNUM}.${TRACKFILE}'
VAOUTPUTFORMAT='${OUTPUT}/Various-${ALBUMFILE}/${TRACKNUM}.${ARTISTFILE}-${TRACKFILE}'
HTH
Gena
Georgina Joyce
Applied Psychologist
Training and Coaching.
Because individuals of groups matter!
On 13 Oct 2013, at 22:33, Dónal Fitzpatrick dfitz...@computing.dcu.ie wrote:
Hi Gina,
Do you know if this can be installed using Homebrew? Also where does one
get the customised scripts?
Many thanks for this it's perfect for what I need. Give me command-line any
day.
Dónal
On 13 Oct 2013, at 19:43, Georgina Joyce g...@gena-j.me.uk wrote:
Hello Gordon,
Although you want a lovely GUI interface. I would suggest that you look at
abcde. Which stands for a better cd encoder. It's a very light weight set
of scripts run from the terminal. Via Mac Ports. I used to have a couple of
the customised scripts and run them according to the job I wanted to do.
i.e. cd2mp3 or cd2ogg.
HTH
Gena
Georgina Joyce
Applied Psychologist
Training and Coaching.
Because individuals of groups matter!
On 13 Oct 2013, at 07:13, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote:
Hi Sarah
Neither of these are dedicated rippers though, so I don’t class them as
alternatives. XLD is a dedicated file converter and ripper, designed for
audio and only audio. What I personally am looking for is something which
has a more XLD-like interface, a more XLD-like functionality specification
but a more intuitive interface. This is one of those sorry occasions
where I curse myself for letting my programming skills slide. I got lazy
when the GUI came along and ever since then I have regretted it. If only,
if only, I’d continued when I started to study C and C+ all those years
ago, I’d have been a master programmer by now and I would have been able
to achieve my dream, of having a Mac Access dedicated suite of utilities
to fit the bill.
In any event, the search goes on as far as I am concerned. I would also
add that I have been using Virtual CDRW from Burningthumb until recently
but, for reasons which I cannot as yet discuss, it no longer works for me.
So I’m on the hunt for something else which might. I tried Disk-Soft
Demon Light, but OS X won’t even allow me to install the drivers.
Kind regards
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Or:
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On 12 Oct 2013, at 19:45, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote:
I know simply burns does rip, but it does not work in the way one would
want. I think it only rips an image of the media not the actual stuff..
amadeus 2 I think also rips but I have not upgraded yet so cannot verify
this.
Take care.
On Oct 12, 2013, at 11:25 AM, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote:
hi
This is something which I too would value for much the same reasons.
XLD certainly has its merrets, and I too avoid iTunes as far as ripping
CDS goes. This is despite the fact that my CD material is always
virtual. I only use real CD media as a very last resort. Even with
virtual media, however, XLD is painfully slow nowadays and the only
Re: good alternative to iTunes for ripping CDs
Hi Sarah Neither of these are dedicated rippers though, so I don’t class them as alternatives. XLD is a dedicated file converter and ripper, designed for audio and only audio. What I personally am looking for is something which has a more XLD-like interface, a more XLD-like functionality specification but a more intuitive interface. This is one of those sorry occasions where I curse myself for letting my programming skills slide. I got lazy when the GUI came along and ever since then I have regretted it. If only, if only, I’d continued when I started to study C and C+ all those years ago, I’d have been a master programmer by now and I would have been able to achieve my dream, of having a Mac Access dedicated suite of utilities to fit the bill. In any event, the search goes on as far as I am concerned. I would also add that I have been using Virtual CDRW from Burningthumb until recently but, for reasons which I cannot as yet discuss, it no longer works for me. So I’m on the hunt for something else which might. I tried Disk-Soft Demon Light, but OS X won’t even allow me to install the drivers. Kind regards --- Gordon Smith --- gor...@mac-access.net Telephone: United Kingdom: Free Phone: 0800 8620538 Mobile: +44 7907 823971 Europe and other non-specified: +44 1642 688095 Or: +44 1642 941776 United States Of America And Canada: +1 646 9151493 Or: +1 209 436 9443 Australasia: +61 38 8205930 Or: +61 39 0284505 Fax: +44 1642 365123 Follow Us On Twitter: http://twitter.com/maciosaccess Skype: skype:mac-access-dot-net?call -- On 12 Oct 2013, at 19:45, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: I know simply burns does rip, but it does not work in the way one would want. I think it only rips an image of the media not the actual stuff.. amadeus 2 I think also rips but I have not upgraded yet so cannot verify this. Take care. On Oct 12, 2013, at 11:25 AM, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote: hi This is something which I too would value for much the same reasons. XLD certainly has its merrets, and I too avoid iTunes as far as ripping CDS goes. This is despite the fact that my CD material is always virtual. I only use real CD media as a very last resort. Even with virtual media, however, XLD is painfully slow nowadays and the only indication of a successful rip is to enable 1logging mode, then you can at least verify that the job went error-free by examining the output log. For reasons I cannot discuss here, I'm not currently even able to do this. I can only hope for a quick fix as things develoeap. Kind regards Gordon - Original Message - From: Dónal Fitzpatrick dfitz...@computing.dcu.ie To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Date sent: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 09:48:58 +0100 Subject: good alternative to iTunes for ripping CDs Morning folks, At present I use XLD to rip my CDs as I avoid iTunes like the plague. However one thing that irritates me about XLD is that you can't see the progress and consequently cannot be certain the CD is ripping correctly. So are there any good alternatives? I'd ideally like something which enables ripping and storing of the converted tracks according to a naming convention. Thoughts welcome, Dónal Dr. Dónal Fitzpatrick, School of Computing, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland Tel. +353-(0)1-700-8929 fax: +353-(0)1-700-5442 email: dfitzpat (at) computing.dcu.ie Email Disclaimer This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for use by the addressee. Any unauthorised dissemination, distribution or copying of this message and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender and delete the message. Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail may solely be the views of the author and cannot be relied upon as being those of Dublin City University. E-mail communications such as this cannot be guaranteed to be virus-free, timely, secure or error-free and Dublin City University does not accept liability for any such matters or their consequences. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-acc...@mac-access..net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.x ml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and
Re: good alternative to iTunes for ripping CDs
Hello Gordon, Although you want a lovely GUI interface. I would suggest that you look at abcde. Which stands for a better cd encoder. It's a very light weight set of scripts run from the terminal. Via Mac Ports. I used to have a couple of the customised scripts and run them according to the job I wanted to do. i.e. cd2mp3 or cd2ogg. HTH Gena Georgina Joyce Applied Psychologist Training and Coaching. Because individuals of groups matter! On 13 Oct 2013, at 07:13, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote: Hi Sarah Neither of these are dedicated rippers though, so I don’t class them as alternatives. XLD is a dedicated file converter and ripper, designed for audio and only audio. What I personally am looking for is something which has a more XLD-like interface, a more XLD-like functionality specification but a more intuitive interface. This is one of those sorry occasions where I curse myself for letting my programming skills slide. I got lazy when the GUI came along and ever since then I have regretted it. If only, if only, I’d continued when I started to study C and C+ all those years ago, I’d have been a master programmer by now and I would have been able to achieve my dream, of having a Mac Access dedicated suite of utilities to fit the bill. In any event, the search goes on as far as I am concerned. I would also add that I have been using Virtual CDRW from Burningthumb until recently but, for reasons which I cannot as yet discuss, it no longer works for me. So I’m on the hunt for something else which might. I tried Disk-Soft Demon Light, but OS X won’t even allow me to install the drivers. Kind regards --- Gordon Smith --- gor...@mac-access.net Telephone: United Kingdom: Free Phone: 0800 8620538 Mobile: +44 7907 823971 Europe and other non-specified: +44 1642 688095 Or: +44 1642 941776 United States Of America And Canada: +1 646 9151493 Or: +1 209 436 9443 Australasia: +61 38 8205930 Or: +61 39 0284505 Fax: +44 1642 365123 Follow Us On Twitter: http://twitter.com/maciosaccess Skype: skype:mac-access-dot-net?call -- On 12 Oct 2013, at 19:45, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: I know simply burns does rip, but it does not work in the way one would want. I think it only rips an image of the media not the actual stuff.. amadeus 2 I think also rips but I have not upgraded yet so cannot verify this. Take care. On Oct 12, 2013, at 11:25 AM, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote: hi This is something which I too would value for much the same reasons. XLD certainly has its merrets, and I too avoid iTunes as far as ripping CDS goes. This is despite the fact that my CD material is always virtual. I only use real CD media as a very last resort. Even with virtual media, however, XLD is painfully slow nowadays and the only indication of a successful rip is to enable 1logging mode, then you can at least verify that the job went error-free by examining the output log. For reasons I cannot discuss here, I'm not currently even able to do this. I can only hope for a quick fix as things develoeap. Kind regards Gordon - Original Message - From: Dónal Fitzpatrick dfitz...@computing.dcu.ie To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Date sent: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 09:48:58 +0100 Subject: good alternative to iTunes for ripping CDs Morning folks, At present I use XLD to rip my CDs as I avoid iTunes like the plague. However one thing that irritates me about XLD is that you can't see the progress and consequently cannot be certain the CD is ripping correctly. So are there any good alternatives? I'd ideally like something which enables ripping and storing of the converted tracks according to a naming convention. Thoughts welcome, Dónal Dr. Dónal Fitzpatrick, School of Computing, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland Tel. +353-(0)1-700-8929 fax: +353-(0)1-700-5442 email: dfitzpat (at) computing.dcu.ie Email Disclaimer This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for use by the addressee. Any unauthorised dissemination, distribution or copying of this message and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender and delete the message. Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail may solely be the views of the author and cannot be relied upon as being those of Dublin City University. E-mail communications such as this cannot be guaranteed to be virus-free, timely, secure or error-free and Dublin City University does not accept liability for any such matters or their consequences. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your
Re: good alternative to iTunes for ripping CDs
Hi Gina, Do you know if this can be installed using Homebrew? Also where does one get the customised scripts? Many thanks for this it's perfect for what I need. Give me command-line any day. Dónal On 13 Oct 2013, at 19:43, Georgina Joyce g...@gena-j.me.uk wrote: Hello Gordon, Although you want a lovely GUI interface. I would suggest that you look at abcde. Which stands for a better cd encoder. It's a very light weight set of scripts run from the terminal. Via Mac Ports. I used to have a couple of the customised scripts and run them according to the job I wanted to do. i.e. cd2mp3 or cd2ogg. HTH Gena Georgina Joyce Applied Psychologist Training and Coaching. Because individuals of groups matter! On 13 Oct 2013, at 07:13, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote: Hi Sarah Neither of these are dedicated rippers though, so I don’t class them as alternatives. XLD is a dedicated file converter and ripper, designed for audio and only audio. What I personally am looking for is something which has a more XLD-like interface, a more XLD-like functionality specification but a more intuitive interface. This is one of those sorry occasions where I curse myself for letting my programming skills slide. I got lazy when the GUI came along and ever since then I have regretted it. If only, if only, I’d continued when I started to study C and C+ all those years ago, I’d have been a master programmer by now and I would have been able to achieve my dream, of having a Mac Access dedicated suite of utilities to fit the bill. In any event, the search goes on as far as I am concerned. I would also add that I have been using Virtual CDRW from Burningthumb until recently but, for reasons which I cannot as yet discuss, it no longer works for me. So I’m on the hunt for something else which might. I tried Disk-Soft Demon Light, but OS X won’t even allow me to install the drivers. Kind regards --- Gordon Smith --- gor...@mac-access.net Telephone: United Kingdom: Free Phone: 0800 8620538 Mobile: +44 7907 823971 Europe and other non-specified: +44 1642 688095 Or: +44 1642 941776 United States Of America And Canada: +1 646 9151493 Or: +1 209 436 9443 Australasia: +61 38 8205930 Or: +61 39 0284505 Fax: +44 1642 365123 Follow Us On Twitter: http://twitter.com/maciosaccess Skype: skype:mac-access-dot-net?call -- On 12 Oct 2013, at 19:45, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: I know simply burns does rip, but it does not work in the way one would want. I think it only rips an image of the media not the actual stuff.. amadeus 2 I think also rips but I have not upgraded yet so cannot verify this. Take care. On Oct 12, 2013, at 11:25 AM, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote: hi This is something which I too would value for much the same reasons. XLD certainly has its merrets, and I too avoid iTunes as far as ripping CDS goes. This is despite the fact that my CD material is always virtual. I only use real CD media as a very last resort. Even with virtual media, however, XLD is painfully slow nowadays and the only indication of a successful rip is to enable 1logging mode, then you can at least verify that the job went error-free by examining the output log. For reasons I cannot discuss here, I'm not currently even able to do this. I can only hope for a quick fix as things develoeap. Kind regards Gordon - Original Message - From: Dónal Fitzpatrick dfitz...@computing.dcu.ie To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Date sent: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 09:48:58 +0100 Subject: good alternative to iTunes for ripping CDs Morning folks, At present I use XLD to rip my CDs as I avoid iTunes like the plague. However one thing that irritates me about XLD is that you can't see the progress and consequently cannot be certain the CD is ripping correctly. So are there any good alternatives? I'd ideally like something which enables ripping and storing of the converted tracks according to a naming convention. Thoughts welcome, Dónal Dr. Dónal Fitzpatrick, School of Computing, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland Tel. +353-(0)1-700-8929 fax: +353-(0)1-700-5442 email: dfitzpat (at) computing.dcu.ie Email Disclaimer This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for use by the addressee. Any unauthorised dissemination, distribution or copying of this message and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender and delete the message. Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail may solely be the views of the author and cannot be relied upon as being those of Dublin City University. E-mail communications such as this cannot be guaranteed to be virus-free,
Re: good alternative to iTunes for ripping CDs
Hello,
Sorry, I don't understand. You install it by:
sudo port install abcde
Providing you have macports installed. I guess if you have a build env, you can
build from source.
It comes with a sample abcde.comf and you edit it as you wish. So by making
several copies with different configurations makes it easy to cater for
different situations.
Here's a sample of how the script is written.
# be selected as '--preset standard --another-option' etc.
LAMEOPTS='--preset extreme'
# Output type for MP3.
OUTPUTTYPE=mp3
# The cd ripping program to use. There are a few choices here: cdda2wav,
# dagrab, cddafs (Mac OS X only) and flac.
CDROMREADERSYNTAX=cdparanoia
# Give the location of the ripping program and pass any extra options:
CDPARANOIA=cdparanoia
CDPARANOIAOPTS=--never-skip=40
# Give the location of the CD identification program:
CDDISCID=cd-discid
# Give the base location here for the encoded music files.
OUTPUTDIR=$HOME/music/
# Decide here how you want the tracks labelled for a standard 'single-artist',
# multi-track encode and also for a multi-track, 'various-artist' encode:
OUTPUTFORMAT='${OUTPUT}/${ARTISTFILE}-${ALBUMFILE}/${TRACKNUM}.${TRACKFILE}'
VAOUTPUTFORMAT='${OUTPUT}/Various-${ALBUMFILE}/${TRACKNUM}.${ARTISTFILE}-${TRACKFILE}'
HTH
Gena
Georgina Joyce
Applied Psychologist
Training and Coaching.
Because individuals of groups matter!
On 13 Oct 2013, at 22:33, Dónal Fitzpatrick dfitz...@computing.dcu.ie wrote:
Hi Gina,
Do you know if this can be installed using Homebrew? Also where does one get
the customised scripts?
Many thanks for this it's perfect for what I need. Give me command-line any
day.
Dónal
On 13 Oct 2013, at 19:43, Georgina Joyce g...@gena-j.me.uk wrote:
Hello Gordon,
Although you want a lovely GUI interface. I would suggest that you look at
abcde. Which stands for a better cd encoder. It's a very light weight set of
scripts run from the terminal. Via Mac Ports. I used to have a couple of the
customised scripts and run them according to the job I wanted to do. i.e.
cd2mp3 or cd2ogg.
HTH
Gena
Georgina Joyce
Applied Psychologist
Training and Coaching.
Because individuals of groups matter!
On 13 Oct 2013, at 07:13, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote:
Hi Sarah
Neither of these are dedicated rippers though, so I don’t class them as
alternatives. XLD is a dedicated file converter and ripper, designed for
audio and only audio. What I personally am looking for is something which
has a more XLD-like interface, a more XLD-like functionality specification
but a more intuitive interface. This is one of those sorry occasions where
I curse myself for letting my programming skills slide. I got lazy when
the GUI came along and ever since then I have regretted it. If only, if
only, I’d continued when I started to study C and C+ all those years ago,
I’d have been a master programmer by now and I would have been able to
achieve my dream, of having a Mac Access dedicated suite of utilities to
fit the bill.
In any event, the search goes on as far as I am concerned. I would also
add that I have been using Virtual CDRW from Burningthumb until recently
but, for reasons which I cannot as yet discuss, it no longer works for me.
So I’m on the hunt for something else which might. I tried Disk-Soft Demon
Light, but OS X won’t even allow me to install the drivers.
Kind regards
--- Gordon Smith ---
gor...@mac-access.net
Telephone:
United Kingdom: Free Phone:
0800 8620538
Mobile:
+44 7907 823971
Europe and other non-specified:
+44 1642 688095
Or:
+44 1642 941776
United States Of America And Canada:
+1 646 9151493
Or:
+1 209 436 9443
Australasia:
+61 38 8205930
Or:
+61 39 0284505
Fax:
+44 1642 365123
Follow Us On Twitter:
http://twitter.com/maciosaccess
Skype:
skype:mac-access-dot-net?call
--
On 12 Oct 2013, at 19:45, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote:
I know simply burns does rip, but it does not work in the way one would
want. I think it only rips an image of the media not the actual stuff..
amadeus 2 I think also rips but I have not upgraded yet so cannot verify
this.
Take care.
On Oct 12, 2013, at 11:25 AM, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote:
hi
This is something which I too would value for much the same reasons. XLD
certainly has its merrets, and I too avoid iTunes as far as ripping CDS
goes. This is despite the fact that my CD material is always virtual. I
only use real CD media as a very last resort. Even with virtual media,
however, XLD is painfully slow nowadays and the only indication of a
successful rip is to enable 1logging mode, then you can at least verify
that the job went error-free by examining the output log. For reasons I
re: good alternative to iTunes for ripping CDs
hi This is something which I too would value for much the same reasons. XLD certainly has its merrets, and I too avoid iTunes as far as ripping CDS goes. This is despite the fact that my CD material is always virtual. I only use real CD media as a very last resort. Even with virtual media, however, XLD is painfully slow nowadays and the only indication of a successful rip is to enable 1logging mode, then you can at least verify that the job went error-free by examining the output log. For reasons I cannot discuss here, I'm not currently even able to do this. I can only hope for a quick fix as things develoeap. Kind regards Gordon - Original Message - From: Dónal Fitzpatrick dfitz...@computing.dcu.ie To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Date sent: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 09:48:58 +0100 Subject: good alternative to iTunes for ripping CDs Morning folks, At present I use XLD to rip my CDs as I avoid iTunes like the plague. However one thing that irritates me about XLD is that you can't see the progress and consequently cannot be certain the CD is ripping correctly. So are there any good alternatives? I'd ideally like something which enables ripping and storing of the converted tracks according to a naming convention. Thoughts welcome, Dónal Dr. Dónal Fitzpatrick, School of Computing, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland Tel. +353-(0)1-700-8929 fax: +353-(0)1-700-5442 email: dfitzpat (at) computing.dcu.ie Email Disclaimer This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for use by the addressee. Any unauthorised dissemination, distribution or copying of this message and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender and delete the message. Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail may solely be the views of the author and cannot be relied upon as being those of Dublin City University. E-mail communications such as this cannot be guaranteed to be virus-free, timely, secure or error-free and Dublin City University does not accept liability for any such matters or their consequences. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-acc...@mac-access..net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.x ml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/ --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: good alternative to iTunes for ripping CDs
I know simply burns does rip, but it does not work in the way one would want. I think it only rips an image of the media not the actual stuff.. amadeus 2 I think also rips but I have not upgraded yet so cannot verify this. Take care. On Oct 12, 2013, at 11:25 AM, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote: hi This is something which I too would value for much the same reasons. XLD certainly has its merrets, and I too avoid iTunes as far as ripping CDS goes. This is despite the fact that my CD material is always virtual. I only use real CD media as a very last resort. Even with virtual media, however, XLD is painfully slow nowadays and the only indication of a successful rip is to enable 1logging mode, then you can at least verify that the job went error-free by examining the output log. For reasons I cannot discuss here, I'm not currently even able to do this. I can only hope for a quick fix as things develoeap. Kind regards Gordon - Original Message - From: Dónal Fitzpatrick dfitz...@computing.dcu.ie To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Date sent: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 09:48:58 +0100 Subject: good alternative to iTunes for ripping CDs Morning folks, At present I use XLD to rip my CDs as I avoid iTunes like the plague. However one thing that irritates me about XLD is that you can't see the progress and consequently cannot be certain the CD is ripping correctly. So are there any good alternatives? I'd ideally like something which enables ripping and storing of the converted tracks according to a naming convention. Thoughts welcome, Dónal Dr. Dónal Fitzpatrick, School of Computing, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland Tel. +353-(0)1-700-8929 fax: +353-(0)1-700-5442 email: dfitzpat (at) computing.dcu.ie Email Disclaimer This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for use by the addressee. Any unauthorised dissemination, distribution or copying of this message and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender and delete the message. Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail may solely be the views of the author and cannot be relied upon as being those of Dublin City University. E-mail communications such as this cannot be guaranteed to be virus-free, timely, secure or error-free and Dublin City University does not accept liability for any such matters or their consequences. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-acc...@mac-access..net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.x ml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/ --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/ --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive:
