CD Ripping Software

[Afronaut]

I'd say older puters can Rip as good as new ones, it would just be a slower process,
(there's less resources on CPU etc.)

[musicmaster]

Nah... I had EAC years ago... and went dbpoweramp, simply because I installed Windows XP and when I had 98, I had EAC... but it came with my cd player, and the version I had, wouldnt work with XP... and I was told dbpoweramp was the shite, and EAC sucked cawk.... so, I continue here and say ugh!!!!

Ummm, anyway fkdup (hehe) so, I checked the info you suggested, first of all the Prof. Freq. Conv. was checked. That's a default when you install the app. Next, went to the link you posted for the ASPI layer. I dl the 'stuff' that the link sent me to, and unzipped all the files, and put it in a folder inside Illustrate's main folder in Prog. Files. I didnt see any files that needed to be installed, so I am presuming this is an auto run thing.

Now thirdly, I checked the version I had before I did anything at all... buy going into the Illustrate folder and finding the Music Converter for dbpoweramp. I did so by right clicking and checking the file version. It did not say 9 or 10 but 4.2.1.2 I thought maybe I hadnt updated for a number of years or something... so I removed the version I had... and reinstalled. The end result is the same thing. I had the current version, but I dont understand what it lists it as 4.2.1.2 and not 10.1

Well, thats a lot of info, lemme know what you think so far... because I havent done any new ripping as of yet... so keep me informed.

Thanks.

yeah, it's nice, but MM would be too damned lazy for EAC



actually, (and oh man i am gonna hate myself for saying this...),
my brother went experimental on me, and did a rip with WMP10....and....
(get ready to kick the f**k outta me)
it didnt sound bad at all
*fkdup ready to recieve kick in the ass...

[Skiz]

*sheesh*


FreeRip is the best cd ripper, period. I cant believe this hasnt been suggested yet. You can get it at the link below. It's easy and fast.


http://www.mgshareware.com/frmmain.shtml

[Afronaut]

*sheesh*


FreeRip is the best cd ripper, period. I cant believe this hasnt been suggested yet. You can get it at the link below. It's easy and fast.


http://www.mgshareware.com/frmmain.shtml

You dont get it, eh?

This is about Religion.



We're suppose to be debating them pros and cons of ripping.


Of course, there's some plugin' for WMP available, cracked somewhere (naturally),
that one should be able to rip in a good quality, up to 320 or something...
I dont think that default in WMP, its about 192kb.
But, I dont know if its still .wma when it says its rippin to mp3.
And im not about to test it either.
Cuz it suxorz.

[Samurai]

*sheesh*


FreeRip is the best cd ripper, period. I cant believe this hasnt been suggested yet. You can get it at the link below. It's easy and fast.


http://www.mgshareware.com/frmmain.shtml

Word. Been using this for years. Nothing but quality rips.

[fkdup74]

went to the link you posted for the ASPI layer. I dl the 'stuff' that the link sent me to, and unzipped all the files, and put it in a folder inside Illustrate's main folder in Prog. Files. I didnt see any files that needed to be installed, so I am presuming this is an auto run thing.

ok, i shoulda said a little more about that...
no, its not an automated kinda deal....
but once its installed, youre good to go
double clicking on the INSTASPI may do it, but i did it through the start menu
(thats what the FAQ/readme said to do, you should try reading it)

try the double click on the INSTASPI (.bat if you have file extensions showing)
or....
go to start > run > browse > (directory where force aspi is) > INSTASPI.bat > click ok
it will prompt you to reboot, do it, then get aspichk (google for it, its free)
dont have to install that, just run it and see that the ASPI layer is installed
(you will get an "OK" for the four files listed if all went well)

oh yeah, and it dont have to be in the illustrate folder,
as its a system install that db and all other ripping/recording apps will access
and forgot one thing....
if you have norton ghost, it wont work
ghost installs its own ASPI (thats shit btw) and it overrides it for some reason

[RealitY]

You my friend can hardly offend me... even if you tried. You do frustrate me sometimes.. but not offend. You are too cool that way. However, regarding the new computer thing, I am not quite sure if my pc is that old. I mean 4 years yeah!! because shit changes, granted, but it shouldnt affect the ripping ability. But if you can expand on this... fill me in.

Thanks.

Well I have an older lap thats close to your specs if I remember right and when I used to rip there were more pops and clicks it seems and quite often it would just stop at like track 5 of 10 and Ide have to do the rest in a second session. It may be that my cd drive was just not that great also, perhaps try an external drive if you have access to one, point is with my desktop I can see and hear the difference...

[musicmaster]

ok, i shoulda said a little more about that...
no, its not an automated kinda deal....
but once its installed, youre good to go
double clicking on the INSTASPI may do it, but i did it through the start menu
(thats what the FAQ/readme said to do, you should try reading it)

try the double click on the INSTASPI (.bat if you have file extensions showing)
or....
go to start > run > browse > (directory where force aspi is) > INSTASPI.bat > click ok
it will prompt you to reboot, do it, then get aspichk (google for it, its free)
dont have to install that, just run it and see that the ASPI layer is installed
(you will get an "OK" for the four files listed if all went well)

oh yeah, and it dont have to be in the illustrate folder,
as its a system install that db and all other ripping/recording apps will access
and forgot one thing....
if you have norton ghost, it wont work
ghost installs its own ASPI (thats shit btw) and it overrides it for some reason

I dont have Norton Ghost that I know of. I do have Norton AV, but anyway, there was no program to run with that aspichk thing. All I saw after that dl was a couple of txt files... but it did say that I had ASPI LAYER, and it was good. So, anyway, I will try out what I have now and see if it is working better. If not, then I might try these other ripping tools, and if they dont work, I might have to go back with EAC. But, I think I remember hearing that EAC and Nero have problems if they are installed on the same machine. Is this true?

[musicmaster]

Well I have an older lap thats close to your specs if I remember right and when I used to rip there were more pops and clicks it seems and quite often it would just stop at like track 5 of 10 and Ide have to do the rest in a second session. It may be that my cd drive was just not that great also, perhaps try an external drive if you have access to one, point is with my desktop I can see and hear the difference...

I have a Plextor, and IMO and many of other peoples, these are the best drives around. I dont think 733 mhz is really that slow. My rips dont take that long, but I do remember reading on dbpoweramps site that they suggest a person try ripping at a lower speed if they do hear popping and clicking in their rips... so I may try lowering that first if these changes dont work before trying a new ripping program.

Anyway all, thanks for the help.

[RealitY]

I think that may work before anything if you can lower the speed.
As for me still using AG with LAME, simple and suits me fine...