i would also recomand Aac plus the file size is smaller and sounds just as good if not better then wma. lossless. ----- Original Message ----- From: "albert griffith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 9:41 AM Subject: RE: Output format tips needed:
> Kevin, thanks for the Info. I'm doing quite a bit of research because the > project is rather large and I can't afford to make mistakes. Once the > disks > are sold, I'm left with the copies, no matter the quality of the > conversion. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Kevin Lloyd > Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 6:31 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Output format tips needed: > > Hi. > > If you're looking to retain exact audio copies of your CD's before selling > them then you'll need to use a lossless format. I'd recommend lossless > WMA > and using windows media player to rip your CD's rather than nero. > > As you're probably aware, next to MP3, WMA is the most commonly supported > format. It's also a proprietary microsoft format and I don't see > microsoft > going away any day soon so the longevity of the format should be > guaranteed > over any other. > > Lossless formats take up around 50 to 75% of the original CDDA equivalent > so > you'll need a lot of disc space to hold 650 CD's. I've currently got > around > 700 CD's ripped in lossless format and they're taking up just over 270GB > of > disc space. You'll also need to back up your hard drive because if you > have > a hard drive failure, you're going to want to get your music back from > your > saves. I currently use 3 hard drives, a master and 2 back up drives. > > WAV files will take up more space than lossless WMA or FLAC files and they > don't support ID3 tags so I would disuade you of using this format. They > don't sound any better than lossless formats either so I don't see why > anyone would waste disc space on this format. > > If you use windows media player to rip your collection you'll be able to > set > it up to automatically start ripping when you insert a CD and eject it on > completion. I don't think you can do this with nero but I could be wrong. > > Regards. > > Kevin > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "albert griffith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 3:43 PM > Subject: Output format tips needed: > > >>I have 650 audio disks I plan to rip to my external drive. Since I'm >>going >> to sell the disks want the sound to be of really good quality but I can't >> afford to make duplicates in CDA format. I'd also like to be in a >> position >> to change the format if a new one comes along that's enough better to >> justify it. I plan to use, Nero 7 Ultra Edition and rip to flak but I'm >> open to all suggestions. also, I've used Roxio products for years but I >> switched because the latest version of their program was less accessible >> than Nero. therefore, if anyone has a tutorial or general configuration >> tips, I'd love to hear them. Thanks in advance. >> >> >> >> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
