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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: RE: EAC/LameRE: EAC/Lame
From: Jon Drukman <jsd_at_cluttered.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 16:20:49 -0800 At 01:20 PM 12/19/2003, Fred Maxwell wrote: >Jon Drukman wrote: > > > cdex comes with everything you need, including the lame > > encoder library. > > > > http://www.cdex.n3.net/ > > > > i've used it to encode hundreds of discs. it's really easy to > > use. basically stick disc in drive, push one button on cdex, and wait a >bit. > >Once properly configured, EAC is just the same. It handles the retrieval of >titles, naming of songs, creation of subdirectories (as required), >converting to MP3, etc. It, of course, also does far more. cdex does everything eac does and it is open source to boot. http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/ >Its primary advantage over other ripping software is that it detects read >errors and does multiple rereads to attempt an error-free read of the sector >in question. . Other CD ripping software will accept the data received >from CD-ROM drives without checking for read errors. These errors sometimes >are audible. EAC does multiple reads to verify that the read was accurate >and reproduceable. It also corrects for sample offsets in CD reading >drives. I've used a lot of CD ripping software over the years, but the only >Windows package I trust is Exact Audio Copy. personally i think you've got very little to worry about with a decent cdrom drive. the threat of jitter and read errors has been grossly exaggerated. my 2nd job is audio engineer, so i have a pro audio system with digital output from my computer thru a digital mixing desk and into flat response studio monitors. believe me, i am very sensitive to artifacts and errors. -jsd- Received on 2003-12-20 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |