Best ripper software is?

[Deleted member 78499]

so for now, my original iTunes Database is back, but...

when i listen to it, in Music, with a membership, 25%, is there playing, but with no sound!

i have to discard them or uncheck and go apple music Database and check the apple version to make it play.

Music won't recognize, some of my purchase, could not figure why?

most of my ripping seem's to work (I will try to merge them again) after my iTunes Bkup is done (1/3 is lost, because of change version made in the store by the provider(that's what apple staff say...! ))

since 1500CD, is a long journey, i will begin to test software you recommanded with a few CD and listen to them with Headphone and different dongle (Audioquest Black; Cobalt and my favorite U6 Cayin (it does lossless play back!))
I will also try windows ripping and apple ripping and monitor the bitrate playback with my Topping D90s

and get you my choice/preference

ps
In case you ask, Audiquest Dragonfly, the RED is the best, but i had to sell my black and blue first..

 

[formdissolve]

I use abcde because my dedicated ripping PC is headless (no monitor) and I just ssh into it to rip the CD.

My proxmox server has an unused dvd drive still in it.. You just gave me a good idea

 

[Deleted member 78499]

Ok, first attempt, with exact audio copy, work great, but, maybe i didn't find the proper way, but i have to do a folder for each album manually!

will compare with nero who does that! also validate everything with gracenote! and create a m3u file!

dp power, will proceed soon!

 

[phoenixdogfan]

EAC for the ripping, and I think I used Media Monkey and possibly DB Poweramp to clean up the tags.

 

[linuxfan]

with exact audio copy, work great, but, maybe i didn't find the proper way, but i have to do a folder for each album manually!

From the menu - EAC > EAC Options... > Filename tab
the default value for "Naming scheme" is something like -
%tracknr2% %title%

Change it to -
%albumartist%\%albumtitle%\%tracknr2% %title%

 

[Deleted member 78499]

so far, Nero did a better job, getting more data in the flac file! and ad the genre, that EAC did not

and Nero cost 10$ a year in windows!

and for simplicity and folder, all ok, without doing anything!
and before ripping, it offer you to correct directly title and everything! it's very easy to simplify you data base by genre! (it use Gracenote for retrieving data)
but, it's recognize by apple, that consider each CD, as a playlist!

trying continue!
EAC average complicated, for not much more, but it's free!

Nero CD ripper, you cheap year renting, simplicity, alter choice (when available, so yes, it show remastered alternative title) for CD ripping, also offer to do image of your CD, that you could rip later in Flac; Alac or whatever please you!
Love the option to change the genre before ripping (for me they are only 5 category: Jazz; Classical; Pop & Rock; Folk - Singer-songwriter & new Age (all kind of relaxing stuff)

 

[escape2]

so far, Nero did a better job, getting more data in the flac file!

"more data" as in metadata, or actual audio data? If the latter, are we comparing apples to apples here since FLAC encoder has various compression levels one can select?

 

[Gorgonzola]

I've use dBpoweramp for years and like it. I've used the component, Batch Converter on good many occasions with complete success.

 

[Petrushka]

I've use dBpoweramp for years and like it. I've used the component, Batch Converter on good many occasions with complete success.

 

[Petrushka]

Dbpoweramp is the paid equivalent of EAC, and almost certainly newer, shinier and more fully featured.

 

[Gorgonzola]

so far, Nero did a better job, getting more data in the flac file! and ad the genre, that EAC did not

and Nero cost 10$ a year in windows!

and for simplicity and folder, all ok, without doing anything!
and before ripping, it offer you to correct directly title and everything! it's very easy to simplify you data base by genre! (it use Gracenote for retrieving data)
but, it's recognize by apple, that consider each CD, as a playlist!

trying continue!
EAC average complicated, for not much more, but it's free!

Nero CD ripper, you cheap year renting, simplicity, alter choice (when available, so yes, it show remastered alternative title) for CD ripping, also offer to do image of your CD, that you could rip later in Flac; Alac or whatever please you!
Love the option to change the genre before ripping (for me they are only 5 category: Jazz; Classical; Pop & Rock; Folk - Singer-songwriter & new Age (all kind of relaxing stuff)

I've never found any ripper that satisfactorily supplied metadata for Classical music., (that includes dBpoweramp that I use). I find I virtually always have to edit the metadata in in case of Classical.

Right now I'm using TagScanner. It's powerful and free with a minor learning curve.

 

[Petrushka]

I've never found any ripper that satisfactorily supplied metadata for Classical music., (that includes dBpoweramp that I use). I find I virtually always have to edit the metadata in in case of Classical.

Right now I'm using TagScanner. It's powerful and free with a minor learning curve.

I've never found any ripper that satisfactorily supplied metadata for Classical music., (that includes dBpoweramp that I use). I find I virtually always have to edit the metadata in in case of Classical.

Freedb supplies data, but it is user supplied and wildly inconsistent.

One feature of EAC is it allows you to download the metadata and manually edit it before ripping.

 

[Deleted member 78499]

Freedb supplies data, but it is user supplied and wildly inconsistent.

One feature of EAC is it allows you to download the metadata and manually edit it before ripping.

thanks for Freedb

Nero, does that. And Nero ask you to check Metadata, before reaping, with the info, he get from Gracenote. Or if there are multiple version of Metadata, choose the version you prefer!

will test Freedb!

Presently sorting my Database by type

.m4a/alac
.flac
.mp3
.m4v
.wav

i just drop all file together and get rid of duplicate with??? (to be found?)

 

[Deleted member 78499]

m4u, what this thing doing, in my database?

 

[Deleted member 78499]

I haven't used Mac OS, for decades; last time I used an Apple Mac, it still had a floppy drive.

JRiver is available for MacOS: https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,140250.msg972901.html

And it looks like it works with Airplay - kind of: https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,140250.msg972901.html

yes it work with airfoil, it's been decade, since i use river...!

 

[Deleted member 78499]

Ok trying Mp3 tag, to reorganize everything...
wish me luck!

 

[Deleted member 78499]

I've never found any ripper that satisfactorily supplied metadata for Classical music., (that includes dBpoweramp that I use). I find I virtually always have to edit the metadata in in case of Classical.

Right now I'm using TagScanner. It's powerful and free with a minor learning curve.

always gave an error, when trying to open it? strange?

 

[Deleted member 78499]

ok, no tag scanner and no mp3 tag, not working

so now trial version of perfect tunes

78000 thousand files, to scan.... in one folder...

 

[EJ3]

since microsoft, use china IA, i am willing to learn linux... or whatever that don't mess reality with algorith!

After many, many years of wanting to do Linux (which I first heard of/experienced in Thailand in Jan of 2004), Microsoft has forced my hand & I will have learned & be using Linux before their change over. And non of my chips will have even the capability of their BS.
So, thank you very much.

 

[Deleted member 78499]

to find duplicate file:
windows solutions:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...-to-find/81a8b258-878f-4fbb-a94a-3fb6eea0843e