RIP cd,s ..?

spark240 · December 2018

Someone has just asked me the best way to rip a collective of cd,s so they can listen from PC or online / cloud or whetavere ....what you think?

fretmeister · December 2018

iTunes?

spark240 · December 2018

Mmm...Problem is ...I will probably end up doing it....and I really don’t like iTunes...

guitarfishbay · December 2018

Either rip to Wavs/Flac or just get Spotify. I’ve got a several hundred CDs ripped to 128-192kb mp3... when I considered re-ripping them all at higher quality I realised I couldn’t be bothered.

Grangousier · December 2018

Audio conversion seems to have got a bit messy over the past few years as people have lost interest, but it seems xACT is pretty current (last update in September), and works pretty well to convert to FLAC as well as MP3 - http://xact.scottcbrown.org

I still use Max, even though the last release is ten years old - https://sbooth.org/Max/

Same chap did something called Rip - last updated about the same time - specifically for extracting CDs - https://sbooth.org/Rip/

The best thing, if you've got the space (or he has) is to extract to FLAC and then convert to 320kbps MP3, then hang on to the FLAC in case anything more sophisticated turns up (although it does seem to have stabilised at 320, doesn't it?).

I don't remember finding anything as good at industrial-scale extraction as iTunes. I understand you not wanting to use it, though. Perhaps Clementine as an alternative - https://www.clementine-player.org/screenshots

Good luck!

Grumpyrocker · December 2018

I rip all my CDs to FLAC using DB-Poweramp's CD-ripper. I also use DB-Poweramp for any conversion tasks for portable media.

Roysterdoyster · December 2018

I remember seeing Judith Hann on Tomorrow’s World spreading jam on a CD,washing it off under the tap and then playing it. I remember thinking “ my god,this is perfection, but surely it can’t be real?”

I moved house about 4 yrs ago and turfed all my cds in the bin (hundreds of them). #downloads

mbe · December 2018

I thought this thread title was referring to the imminent demise and ceasing of production of CDs.

Schnozz · December 2018

I've always done it by using Windows Media Player and then I transfer them to my mobile phone.

Sporky · December 2018

CDEX was my choice, partly because it'd auto-eject when done so you knew to put the next one in.

cj73 · December 2018

gringopig · December 2018

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TheBigDipper · December 2018

I still buy CDs rather than downloading (if I can) and that's what I play when listening in the posh room (where the best Hi-Fi lives) or in the kitchen (where I've got a mini system). I also rip the CDs into Apple Lossless and putting them onto a NAS drive so I can stream them on a Mac, iPad or iPhone wherever I am in the house.

I used to use iTunes for the rip and a remote iTunes library for storage, but the remote library kept on getting corrupted, so I switched to using the DNLA server on the NAS, instead. Still using iTunes for the rip, though. Working fine, ripping to the local iTunes library, then copying the files to the NAS. I'm using 8Player Pro on the iDevices to play from the remote DNLA library. It can also play music from the local Apple library on the devices.

On Monday, I bought myself a Google Chromecast Audio for £30 to stream through the best Hi-Fi. Works like a charm. Lossless music from the NAS sounds great. Spotify and DAB radio not so much, but better than not at all in that room, so I'm OK with it,

TTBZ · December 2018

I still buy CDs or download from Bandcamp when I can as I hate iTunes and dislike Spotify and how the artists get fuck all. I use CDex if I need to rip anything but mostly listen to music in the car where CD is still the most convenient for me.

ICBM · December 2018

I use iTunes. I’m currently about three quarters of the way through re-ripping my roughly 2,000 CDs to AAC instead of the various generations of mp3 from the last 15 years or so... there’s a noticeable quality improvement even at 128kbps. It’s a bit time-consuming but does give me the chance to revisit albums I’d forgotten about, and get rid of a few I’d prefer to

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It might have been better to use a higher rate, but I can’t really justify the file size given how I normally listen to music from the computer... if I want to listen properly I use the CD on a proper hi-fi. One day I’ll probably have to do it again but that will be the last time.

I think the reason the standard bit rate hasn’t increased from 320k is simply that it’s almost impossible to tell the difference between that and full CD quality - and there’s certainly no point in another intermediate resolution when FLAC is available.

Gagaryn · December 2018

Exact Audio Copy is highly regarded, and free! http://www.exactaudiocopy.de

sw67 · December 2018

I used to use iTunes and ripped all my cds. Still have it on a portable drive but for me its now spotify and sonos for music. I have a loft full of vinyl and cds that the wife refuses to get rid of even when we have nothing to play them on

darthed1981 · December 2018

Gagaryn said:

Exact Audio Copy is highly regarded, and free! http://www.exactaudiocopy.de

Yes that' what I use, you can pair it with the latest LAME encoder to make a pretty effective MP3 ripper, but you can also go to FLAC or AAC if those are your bag.

I use LAME v0 personally, though I suspect I could use v1 or v2 without being able to notice any difference.

AAC 128kbps VBR is an excellent basic rip rate for itunes fans, at this bit rate it significantly outperforms MP3. For most purposes as well it can be considered "transparent".

FLAC is also best for archiving as it is lossless (yes, it really is, some people claim they can tell the difference between FLAC and WAV, which is impossible, but you find someone out there who thinks they saw a pink unicorn on the way to work and all).

english_bob · December 2018

^ I used EAC to rip mine. Extracted everything to FLAC stored on a NAS, and use a program called FLACSquisher to convert stuff to mp3 that I want on portable devices.

For playback I have a raspberry pi running Rune Audio. None of the cheaper streaming players were capable of gapless playback, so this was the next option.

I still prefer to buy music on CD. I reckon we're in a great era for getting music cheaply on what seems to be considered a dying, obsolete format. We know how that turned out with vinyl...

guitarfishbay · December 2018

english_bob said:

I reckon we're in a great era for getting music cheaply on what seems to be considered a dying, obsolete format. We know how that turned out with vinyl...

But there’s a whole mythology around ‘the vinyl sound’. There’s nothing unique about CD sound, it’s digital so if you rip a full quality wav it will sound the same.

Never say never but I don’t think it will be romanticised the same way as vinyl

Grumpyrocker · December 2018

I always rip to FLAC; because that makes making lossy copies easier and better. If I ripped to V0 then I'd be making crappy copies if I want to create smaller files from those.

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