Fast ripping of CDs (and storage)

[pwood]

I ripped my collection of 400CD's last Christmas and it took a couple of months in between having a life. I used DBpoweramp and a laptop which took on average 6-8mins to rip a disc to FLAC. A dedicated drive would have been faster but I was already fiscally challenged from the outlay of the Sonos, NAS combo and subsequent USB harddisk for a further backup.

Start with the most recent and most played stuff so you can start enjoying the benefits right away.

[dave2010]

One problem which can happen is that a CD is put in, and ripped, but although the track details are more or less correct, the album details are in Japanese or Chinese. I guess that using the Musicbrainz tool mentioned or other tools, that this kind of problem can be fixed, but right now I don't know how to do it.

It has just happened to me with a Decca CD - disc 1 of a 3 CD set 473 255-2 Mendelssohn String Quartets played by the Ysaye Quartet.

I don't know if I can edit the details in iTunes, or if I need to do something else to get this right.

[Tim]

One problem which can happen it that a CD is put in, and ripped, but although the track details are more or less correct, the album details are in Japanese or Chinese. I guess that using the Musicbrainz tool mentioned or other tools, that this kind of problem can be fixed, but right now I don't know how to do it.

It has just happened to me with a Decca CD - disc 1 of a 3 CD set 473 255-2 Mendelssohn String Quartets played by the Ysaye Quartet.

I don't know if I can edit the details in iTunes, or if I need to do something else to get this right.

Recognition of Classical CD's can be a right royal pain in the A - hence why I haven't finished mine. Too often I have to edit the album details myself. Gracenote seems to be one of the best, but still gets it wrong quite often

[Stratmangler]

One problem which can happen it that a CD is put in, and ripped, but although the track details are more or less correct, the album details are in Japanese or Chinese. I guess that using the Musicbrainz tool mentioned or other tools, that this kind of problem can be fixed, but right now I don't know how to do it.

It has just happened to me with a Decca CD - disc 1 of a 3 CD set 473 255-2 Mendelssohn String Quartets played by the Ysaye Quartet.

I don't know if I can edit the details in iTunes, or if I need to do something else to get this right.

MP3Tag is very good for tag editing, but you'll need to run it on a PC.

[Tim]

I don't know if I can edit the details in iTunes, or if I need to do something else to get this right.

Yep, buy a PC - iTunes is the devil for serious file audio.

[dave2010]

Yep, buy a PC - iTunes is the devil for serious file audio.

No way! I have PCs and I want a life! I agree that there may be some problems with iTunes. If necessary I'll run in emulation mode, but I don't want to have any more Windows machines in the house. I reckon I've saved at least an hour a day, possibly two, by NOT having Windows/PCs to mess with. If you've tried Apple kit and it didn't work for you, then fine, but if you haven't you should believe me when I say that the Apple stuff is much easier to maintain.

I haven't got onto some of the issues with iTunes yet - such as ripping several versions of Beethoven symphonies, then ending up with a complete mess, such as

Movt1A,Movt1B,MovtC,Movt2A,Movt2B,Movt2C,Movt2D,Mo vt3A,Movt3B,Movt3C,Movt3D,Movt4A,Movt4B,Movt4C,Mov t14D etc

where A, B, C, D represent different versions.

Having said that iTunes is poor for some things, is it really the case that other systems do better? I'm not convinced yet. Just because there are known problems with a system (such as iTunes) does not mean that other systems will actually do better.

[Werner Berghofer]

Dave,

I don't want to have any more Windows machines in the house

that’s also my opinion. Don’t understand why Tim bashes Apple that often. If Apple hard- and software really was that bad, I wonder why in nearly all audio recording studios Apple stuff is used.

Werner.

[Stratmangler]

Dave,



that’s also my opinion. Don’t understand why Tim bashes Apple that often. If Apple hard- and software really was that bad, I wonder why in nearly all audio recording studios Apple stuff is used.

Werner.

Probably because the same small group of people keep on doing the rounds, and they demand that they have stuff where they don't have to relearn how the software works.

[Werner Berghofer]

Chris,

I don’t think so. According to my own experience in the media production business the most important factors for choosing a platform are reliability, performance and durability of hardware, software and peripherals. And it certainly is not a disadvantage if user interfaces and hardware exterior are pleasing to the eye and easy to use.

In my opinion, Windows and the hardware used to run it have nothing to offer here, except maybe a lower purchase price (but better not think about total cost of ownership). It’s a nice system for tweaking and guys in love with their soldering irons, but not for productive work within tight time schedules.

Werner.

[Tim]

Dave,

that’s also my opinion. Don’t understand why Tim bashes Apple that often. If Apple hard- and software really was that bad, I wonder why in nearly all audio recording studios Apple stuff is used.

Werner.

They are just not for me Werner, I'm a little different to the average Windows user as I build, tinker and experiment with computers - goes with my job. But you cannot do that with MAC's. My Apple 'bashing' as you call it, is normally in response to people telling my how wonderful they are and the superior attitude some of their owners and the company has (not necessarily anyone here), it's like a religious cult which I refuse to buy into it. And again, I'm not referring to anyone here, but a lot of Apple owners feel the need to constantly tell you how you must have a MAC or iPhone and sneer 'what's wrong with you' if you don't agree - that behaviour I can never understand

I also find the obsessive behaviour of many iPhone users quite disturbing, they just cannot do anything or go anywhere without their iPhone in their hands and can become quite rude, whilst immersed in their prepossessed world. Apple and their 'must have' products IMO have changed human behaviour more than any other modern company and I'm just not comfortable with that. A Windows PC is a functional inanimate object that meets many needs, it's a tool.... Apple make things people covet and they exploit that to the max and that kind of ethos I object to and always will.

I'm a dinosaur I guess, so just ignore me

Anyway, I'm off to watch the Grand Prix