During my quest to learn as much as I could about various formats for sound files, I came across the most accessible and easy to install ripping program ever. It's called, Express rip and it's free, too. It comes bundled with a file conversion program which seems just as accessible and costs the same. This thing ripped a 60 minute disk in a couple of minutes. It supports ripping to 20 file types. I know my enthusiastic response might be a little over the top when many of you have probably heard of this little gem already. You can take a look at this and other free software at: http://www.nch.com.au/index.html Cdex is accessible but many users find it difficult to install and configure. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Petraccaro Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 9:26 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Output format tips needed:
I don't know that Nero has Flac, but it does have Ape. ----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin Lloyd To: PC Audio Discussion List Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 9:30 AM 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] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.13.2/983 - Release Date: 9/1/2007 4:20 PM 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]
