Recommended ripping software for windows?

[Jason]

EAC is not open source but it's still probably the best free secure ripper
out there.

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> [mailto:discuss-bounces (AT) lists (DOT) slimdevices.com] On Behalf Of
> Marc Sherman
> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 12:46 PM
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> Subject: [slim] Recommended ripping software for windows?
>
> It's time for me to re-rip my CD collection for use with my
> new Squeezebox, and I was wondering what software people were
> recommending these days for use on Win2k.
>
> I used CDex for my last big batch of ripping, but it looks
> like it's been unmaintained for about a year now, and it
> bundles an out-of-date version of lame.
>
> I've heard EAC mentioned a lot; is that what most people are
> using these days? It's not open source, is it?
>
> If it matters, I'll be ripping to high quality MP3, not FLAC.
>
> Thanks for any advice,
> - Marc
>

[Marc Sherman]

Jason wrote:
> EAC is not open source but it's still probably the best free secure
> ripper out there.

Thanks. I've played with it a bit, but I'm not entirely familiar with
it yet. Does EAC (or any of the other free rippers for Windows) do
album normalization, or just track normalization?

Ken Hokugo wrote:
>
> Speaking of ripping software, EAC's tagging is not the most suitable
> for Squeezebox as Slimserver does not properly read the contents.

What do you mean by that, Ken? Are you talking about the ID3 tags?
What does EAC do wrong with them?

Thanks,
- Marc

[Jeff Fila]

I also use EAC/LAME and use the new LAME alt-preset-extreme setting
(VBR ~260kbps).

For detailed instructions on how to do it, visit www.chrismyden.com
and follow his eliteDAE links. Sorry - at work and the site is blocked
so I can't give you the exact link.

I set up several computers to do my ripping when I did my whole
collection. Depending on the scratches in the disk and the drive you
have, you can usually do one CD every 3-5 minutes, but I've seen some
that take 20+ minutes. Just read Myden's site and you'll know the best
way of doing it.


On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 15:11:07 -0500, Marc Sherman <msherman (AT) projectile (DOT) ca> wrote:
> Jason wrote:
> > EAC is not open source but it's still probably the best free secure
> > ripper out there.
>
> Thanks. I've played with it a bit, but I'm not entirely familiar with
> it yet. Does EAC (or any of the other free rippers for Windows) do
> album normalization, or just track normalization?
>
> Ken Hokugo wrote:
> >
> > Speaking of ripping software, EAC's tagging is not the most suitable
> > for Squeezebox as Slimserver does not properly read the contents.
>
> What do you mean by that, Ken? Are you talking about the ID3 tags?
> What does EAC do wrong with them?
>
> Thanks,
> - Marc
>

[Jeff Fila]

Sorry..just read the last few posts...

Myden et al suggests you turn normalization off. EAC does use the
freeDB database for ID3 tags and I've never had a problem with my
SliMP3 or Squeezebox showing the tags properly.


On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 15:21:58 -0500, Jeff Fila <jtfila (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
> I also use EAC/LAME and use the new LAME alt-preset-extreme setting
> (VBR ~260kbps).
>
> For detailed instructions on how to do it, visit www.chrismyden.com
> and follow his eliteDAE links. Sorry - at work and the site is blocked
> so I can't give you the exact link.
>
> I set up several computers to do my ripping when I did my whole
> collection. Depending on the scratches in the disk and the drive you
> have, you can usually do one CD every 3-5 minutes, but I've seen some
> that take 20+ minutes. Just read Myden's site and you'll know the best
> way of doing it.
>
>
> On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 15:11:07 -0500, Marc Sherman <msherman (AT) projectile (DOT) ca> wrote:
> > Jason wrote:
> > > EAC is not open source but it's still probably the best free secure
> > > ripper out there.
> >
> > Thanks. I've played with it a bit, but I'm not entirely familiar with
> > it yet. Does EAC (or any of the other free rippers for Windows) do
> > album normalization, or just track normalization?
> >
> > Ken Hokugo wrote:
> > >
> > > Speaking of ripping software, EAC's tagging is not the most suitable
> > > for Squeezebox as Slimserver does not properly read the contents.
> >
> > What do you mean by that, Ken? Are you talking about the ID3 tags?
> > What does EAC do wrong with them?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > - Marc
> >