Ripping CDs on a Mac - Software Recommendations?
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miktec
retired
I rip my CDs with iTunes - works fine, quality great (AIFF) and the metadata is usually accurate. Artwork less so, the only thing I add myself.
Tried other software, including dbpoweramp - usually more complicated and the results were no better so stopped worrying ...
YMMV
Somafunk
pfm Member
I asked this exact question a few weeks ago, https://pinkfishmedia.net/forum/thr...were-to-start-anew.250675/page-4#post-4241627 , db poweramp worked for myself, now ripped 2000+ of my cds, just a few 100 left to do.
Thank you folks.
And Thankyou SomaFunk - have read your thread . As my buddy had also suggested I think I shall go with dBPowerAmp.
I am not great with 'pooters so may be back with queries! First things first I shall purchase a superdrive...
Oh, one query, once I have ripped a CD at a high quality can I export it at a lesser quality if needed?. I have a high res portable player on the way but my boy currently has a lesser ipod type thing which would soon fill up at high res and probably not do justice to such a format.. So I would be wanting to put top quality on mine and lesser on his...
Edit: Turns out the missus had a Superdrive tucked away already - bonus!
And Thankyou SomaFunk - have read your thread . As my buddy had also suggested I think I shall go with dBPowerAmp.
I am not great with 'pooters so may be back with queries! First things first I shall purchase a superdrive...
Oh, one query, once I have ripped a CD at a high quality can I export it at a lesser quality if needed?. I have a high res portable player on the way but my boy currently has a lesser ipod type thing which would soon fill up at high res and probably not do justice to such a format.. So I would be wanting to put top quality on mine and lesser on his...
Edit: Turns out the missus had a Superdrive tucked away already - bonus!
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Bob McC
Living the life of Riley
You’d be breaking the law giving him any resolution copy of one of your discs.
Somafunk
pfm Member
A situation no one ever worried about
Hehe...
Oh God, not this again!!
For the record: I respect the artists and have purchased all these CDs myself. My son has just turned 10 and is getting interested in music and no doubt will purchase his own music at some point - let's hope it's good shit!
Let's also not forget that when I shuffle off this mortal coil it will be him that collects all these cds and a ton of other junk!!! ( Think of it as an early inheritance loan!)
Amber Audio
This is the Day
You can rip and output to multiple formats at the same time in dBPoweramp, saves time/hassle, rip to FLAC for the hifi and MP3 for the car. MultiEncoder option.
http://dbpoweramp.com/Help/dMC/multiencoder.htm
Batch converter is useful after the fact or if you find a folder full of FLAC or WAV and want it in MP3 for example.
Enjoy breaking the law and knowing there is zero chance of anyone noticing.
http://dbpoweramp.com/Help/dMC/multiencoder.htm
Batch converter is useful after the fact or if you find a folder full of FLAC or WAV and want it in MP3 for example.
Enjoy breaking the law and knowing there is zero chance of anyone noticing.
vinylslug
pfm Member
Hmmm...if it's in the same household you are legally permitted to make copies for personal use. So...a grey area at best for passing some mp3's to his son. It's arguably legal.
People who seem happy to rip their CDs to a server and then sell their CDs, then that's breaking the law.
Amber Audio
This is the Day
If you’re not fussed about acuraterip error correction, happy with Gracenote as the one tag DB and not wanting to rip to multiple formats it’s fine.
Always prefered using specialist ripping/tagging software just like on a PC, not a fan of iTunes/Music.
Amber Audio
This is the Day
It was for a bit in 2014 then quashed in 2015
UK's 2014 private copying exception, which allowed you to make personal copies of your own music, including format-shifted versions, has now been definitively withdrawn, according to The 1709 Blog. As a result, it is once more illegal to make personal backups of your own music, videos or e-books, rip CDs and DVDs to standalone digital files, or upload your music to the cloud.
vinylslug
pfm Member
Oooh, that's new (ish). Must've been to combat wide-spread copying and sharing in the digital 'cloud' age. Back in the dark ages, I think it was generally deemed harmless to create a cassette copy of a record or later a CD. You effectively buy a licence to listen to the music when you purchase a record/CD/etc., so making a back-up copy would seem prudent. It turns out I'm just as much a law breaker as those who rip and sell on their CDs. If that isn't a case for subscribing to a streaming service, I don't know what is
