Any idea why Nero 6 on my system seems to take forever to rip a cd vs. the 2 minutes you're reporting? Anything to be done about it?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Lloyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 1:56 PM Subject: Re: ripping CD's with windows media player > Hi Brandon. > > Don't completely disagree with your points below - very valid. However, I > don't think it gets much easier to rip a CD than placing a CD in the > drawer > and having it automatically ejected less than 2 minutes later having been > ripped to the format of your choice which once set as your default will > stick. You're free to do as much or as little with your computer while > media player is ripping too. I personally ripped with CDEX for years but > was converted over to media player due to CDEX's lack of support for > modern > formats and, in particular, the format I use most often, lossless WMA. I > haven't regretted it. Also bear in mind that the free version of CDEX is > ancient now and the current version is not free unlike media player 10. > > As far as playback goes, try playing a concept album where the tracks run > into each other or a live album in both winamp and media player 10. > You'll > see that media player wins hands down in providing a seemless listening > experience. As for quality, it's very subjective but I do think that > media > player does a better job with WMA than winamp. I suppose that's not a > surprise given it's a microsoft player playing a microsoft format? > > Regards. > > Kevin > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brandon Hicks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 3:14 PM > Subject: Re: ripping CD's with windows media player > > >> hi, >> here's my thoughts on the subject. >> >> windows media player isn't nearly the best choice for cd ripping. you can > go >> out and download a free program such as CDEX which is much easier to use, > is >> focused on ripping and allows you to convert into mp3 much easier than >> windows media, as well as having more ripping modes if those cd's are >> scratched. to get it, or even just check it out, go to >> http://www.whitestick.co.uk/download.html >> if you don't like it, you can remove it, but i personally use it for > ripping >> as well as converting between different formats. >> >> as for playing music, I know a lot of blind people use winamp. it's > totally >> scripted, and doesn't have a bunch of garbage that you don't need. it's > all >> keyboard controled and easy. it rips cd's as well, and is also a good > method >> despite being a bit slower. on my pc, it still ripped a cd in 10 minutes >> with little processor eating up, so i could do other stuff while ripping. >> winamp allows you to burn cd's as well, and in my opinion is easier to >> use >> than media player, besides having more internet broadcasting stations >> available that media player doesn't have. >> >> the only disadvantage to winamp, and this can be gotten around, is it >> doesn't play dvd movies. there are plugins that allow you to do this, >> though. >> winamp can be gotten from >> http://www.winamp.com >> that's about it from me. >> Brandon Hicks >> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Skype: callto://reyuth >> msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
