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12-07-2003, 11:15 PM
bigdawgfoxx

Ok...what I do with my Cds, is simply put them in the drive, and let Windows Media Player "rip" it. It makes it to where I can listen to the songs in media player and do whatever I want with them. However, my question is if that is considered an MP3? Like could I share those (complete albums) with other users on Soulseek?..if I can get it to work <_<
12-07-2003, 11:57 PM
Adster

NO don't sue WMP to rip!!! it is shit!!!!!

use dbPoweramp :)
12-08-2003, 12:01 AM
FuNkY CaPrIcOrN

:) This is just my opinion bigdawgfoxx and is what I use.Other People are going to tell you different(Lamsey :P ).Play around with all the Programs people suggest and see what you like.Drop useing Windows Media Player.

Ripping: dBpowerAMP

Burning: NERO 6

Playing / Listening: WinAMP 5

Cataloging / Databasing: OrangeCD Catalog
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:D Tools of the Trade for ole FC. :D

FC B)
12-08-2003, 12:37 AM
bigdawgfoxx

My personal opinion is that music sounds better when listening to it off of WMP instead of Winamp. Also the new winamp..like winamp 3 actually, took like 20 seconds to open on my computer!! I duno about the new winamp tho, but windows media player is instant.

I will try what you suggested for ripping, and I have Nero 6 although I kinda dont understand all the feautres and shit...

I will try that Orange CD thing even though I have no clue what it is.

My first question was never really answered...can I share the stuff ripped off of WMP (It is variable bitrate and sounds great to me.. :rolleyes: ) Will Soulseek recognize it as MP3? The reason I wonder is because they are my friends CDs ive ripped and he is at military school right now...lol I barley have any CDs

IF I CAN GET SOULSEEK or eMule to work! UGH

Thanks for help!!
12-08-2003, 12:39 AM
FuNkY CaPrIcOrN

:) Yeah....it will recognize it as am MP3.Get over there and let me or somebody else have a look. :D
12-08-2003, 12:46 AM
bigdawgfoxx

lol ok I will try to PM you on there
12-08-2003, 01:55 AM
bigdawgfoxx

Hey..when I downloaded dbpoweramp...it comes with 2 icons. which do i choose? the one on the top? or the one on the bottom? The one on top seems easiest to use...but i duno. I just wana make sure im doing it right lol

http://www.sighost.us/members/bigdaw...ower%20amp.JPG
12-08-2003, 01:59 AM
3rd gen noob

Quote:

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@8 December 2003 - 00:55
Hey..when I downloaded dbpoweramp...it comes with 2 icons. which do i choose? the one on the top? or the one on the bottom? The one on top seems easiest to use...but i duno. I just wana make sure im doing it right lol

http://www.sighost.us/members/bigdaw...ower%20amp.JPG

the one on the top :)
good luck
12-08-2003, 02:01 AM
bigdawgfoxx

Thanks man..I love easy to read replys! lol What is the bottom one for?
12-08-2003, 02:02 AM
3rd gen noob

Quote:

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@8 December 2003 - 01:01
Thanks man..I love easy to read replys! lol What is the bottom one for?

for conversion between music formats, etc mp3 -> wav, wma -> mp3 etc :)
12-08-2003, 02:15 AM
bigdawgfoxx

Ohh so the top converts CDs to a format...and the bottom one converts a format to a diff format?? I HOPE SO lol
12-08-2003, 02:22 AM
3rd gen noob

Quote:

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@8 December 2003 - 01:15
Ohh so the top converts CDs to a format...and the bottom one converts a format to a diff format?? I HOPE SO lol

yep...but if you rip all your cd's to mp3, you shouldn't need to convert anything :)
12-08-2003, 02:27 AM
bigdawgfoxx

Yeah well I didnt know at first...so I have like 8 albums on .wav...lol so I will convert those! this rocks! and i love this winter skin! lol Thanks for all of your help 3rd gen
12-08-2003, 02:33 AM
bigdawgfoxx

hmmm can it not convert wma files?? cuz the 8 albumbs are wma...not wav :(
12-08-2003, 02:38 AM
callum

It can, but I think you need a codec from the dbpower amp site.
Also I think most people would prefer if they were ripped straight from cd to mp3.
12-08-2003, 02:40 AM
bigdawgfoxx

Oh ok, thanks.

Also..the ones I ripped of WMP sound GREATTTTT and are only like 2MB a song...They sound better then like 192Bitrate..whats up with that?
12-08-2003, 02:42 AM
bigdawgfoxx

and also..there at variable bitrate..which is like 256bitrate...which sounds GREAT. So if i converted them to MP3 I think they would sound great..
12-08-2003, 03:48 AM
bigdawgfoxx

OK WHATS UP WITH THE FORUM??? NOONE HAS POSTED ANYTHING IN LIKE AN HOUR!!
12-08-2003, 04:04 AM
4play

mp3 is kinda getting old now. so there are newer products out that compress much better.

in wma audio's case it normally also includes drm stuff so try to avoid that if your gonna share them.

patience is also a virtue.
12-08-2003, 04:55 AM
bigdawgfoxx

MP3 is getting kinda old now?? what the hell are you saying???
12-08-2003, 05:18 AM
4play

here

have you seen the advancements divx have made in the past few years. well mp3 has not changed alot in a while as far as i can tell.

other formats are always changing there codecs. ogg, wma and others.
12-08-2003, 06:43 AM
Afronaut

Quote:

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@8 December 2003 - 03:40
Oh ok, thanks.

Also..the ones I ripped of WMP sound GREATTTTT and are only like 2MB a song...They sound better then like 192Bitrate..whats up with that?

WMA files could also have malicious scripts innit.
Avoid WMA's at all costs.
mp3's are the most common format, for audio.
There's other formats too, but you'll
likely to need a codec or a program to run them.

Things to read:

mp3 pinned
Soulseek pinned
p2p pinned
pinned Bittorrent

As you can see, most of your questions are answered in these so called
Pinned Topics, if you dont find the answer, trty to search the forums.
As a new user of SoulSeek, your questions have been most likely
answered before, its just a matter of finding it.
(The Bittorrent is cool for bigger files...)
Cheers:
-GS-
12-08-2003, 06:45 AM
Afronaut

Quote:

Originally posted by 4play@8 December 2003 - 06:18
here

have you seen the advancements divx have made in the past few years. well mp3 has not changed alot in a while as far as i can tell.

other formats are always changing there codecs. ogg, wma and others.

Part of the success behind mp3 format is it has not changed much,
no need to find a new codec every other week or so.

Cheers:
-GS-
12-09-2003, 12:42 AM
bigdawgfoxx

Amen lol Ok but everyone acts like the WMA is shit..but everything Ive ripped from there that is variable bitrate, or even 64bitrate sounds SO much better then 192bitrate MP3 that I get off of souldseek...whats up with that?
12-09-2003, 02:06 AM
Spider_dude

plz stfu you are mistaken. wma is gay, it is a known fact.
12-09-2003, 02:18 AM
bigdawgfoxx

Actually im not. When i play the windows media audio .wma it sounds great.
12-09-2003, 02:20 AM
3rd gen noob

Quote:

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@9 December 2003 - 01:18
Actually im not. When i play the windows media audio .wma it sounds great.

the perceived sound quality will depend on your soundcard and speakers (among other things)

it's generally felt that mp3's are better as a compression codec than wma though :)
12-09-2003, 02:30 AM
bigdawgfoxx

Well they can think what they want lol. I got like some 20 dollar speakers and a 3 year old sound card...and it sounds good lol.
12-09-2003, 02:32 AM
3rd gen noob

Quote:

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@9 December 2003 - 01:30
Well they can think what they want lol. I got like some 20 dollar speakers and a 3 year old sound card...and it sounds good lol.

:lol:

horses for courses
12-09-2003, 02:37 AM
bigdawgfoxx

uh whats that mean? lol
12-09-2003, 03:54 AM
3rd gen noob

Quote:

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@9 December 2003 - 01:37
uh whats that mean? lol

similar to "each to their own"

personal taste, you know...? :)
12-09-2003, 07:55 AM
sparsely

yes, there are alot of newer, better compression methods (FLAC, MPC, OGG, etc.) that everyone could be encoding with, rather than
dumb ol mp3....it's simply a matter of standardization. It's easier to distribute to a larger number of people when you can assume
that everyone knows how to open and use a particular file type. Go try to get a WMA player for your car.
Any other format could be inserted here.

But yeah. I agree. mp3 is rather old....and there should be some changes made to it, or everyone should start adopting another format.
But nobody seems to have an idea what it should be, everyone has their favorite (I like ogg).

but um....if you rip to mp3 with anything but EAC + Lame, you're not qualified to care. ;)

as for a fast, good music player, try QCD.
you won't have any trouble getting used to it if you've used winamp.
12-09-2003, 11:19 AM
god-of-rock

If you wanna use your files on your computer, you can use whatever the hell kinda format you chose.... but if you're gonna be at SoulSeek and share albums with others; you better have 'em in mp3-format or people most likely won't be interested in sharing with you...

Here's an example:
Since I am a Norwegian, it would be easier for ME to use my mother's language, but to make this understandable for everyone I write it in English.... get it?
12-09-2003, 12:15 PM
bigdawgfoxx

whats wrong with dbpoweramp sparsely?
12-09-2003, 01:41 PM
Spider_dude

i assumed you were english g-o-r. fuck sake your english is good.

if you share wma on slsk, no one will download from you or let you download from them.
12-09-2003, 03:31 PM
Gutter

Quote:

Originally posted by Spider_dude@9 December 2003 - 05:41
i assumed you were English g-o-r. fuck sake your english is good.

if you share wma on slsk, no one will download from you or let you download from them.

he got rid of half his annoyance's

and now to install knowledge
12-09-2003, 07:54 PM
god-of-rock

Quote:

i assumed you were english g-o-r. fuck sake your english is good.

;)
Well I sure are tryin'
12-09-2003, 08:14 PM
bigdawgfoxx

Quote:

Originally posted by Spider_dude@9 December 2003 - 07:41
if you share wma on slsk, no one will download from you or let you download from them.

I do share some of them..should I take them off?? CUZ every damn time it says theres an error and like others it says "no files shared" but i know they have files? why can i not view anyone hardley?
12-10-2003, 01:49 AM
sparsely

Quote:

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@9 December 2003 - 11:15
whats wrong with dbpoweramp sparsely?

nothing.

and AOL is a great ISP.
12-10-2003, 02:48 AM
the_faceman

Quote:

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@8 December 2003 - 01:40
Oh ok, thanks.

Also..the ones I ripped of WMP sound GREATTTTT http://www.emerchandise.com/images/p...dSTFFK0001.jpgand are only like 2MB a song...They sound better then like 192Bitrate..whats up with that?

and

Quote:

Amen lol Ok but everyone acts like the WMA is shit..but everything Ive ripped from there that is variable bitrate, or even 64bitrate sounds SO much better then 192bitrate MP3 that I get off of souldseek...whats up with that?

sorry, the last statement is bollocks. although a 64kbps WMA probably sounds better than a 64kbps MP3, there is no way that it sounds better than a 192kbps MP3. Unless of course, you love the sound of a stereo when you bubble-wrap the speakers and tune in to the radio.

the general consensus is that mp3 = good. wma = bad. there are other,more efficient audio codecs developed now, but it'll take a long time before they surpass the popularity of mp3.

the end.

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