Audio Archiving Guide: Part 2 - CD Ripping

**MIG-31** · Jan 6, 2009, 07:17 AM

In the first part to this series, we took a deep look at the various music formats available, while here, we'll tackle the actual ripping process. Believe it or not, some methods are better than others, and we'll explain why. We'll also discuss specific rippers for Windows, Mac and Linux, so no matter your OS choice, we have you covered.
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Matth · Jan 6, 2009, 11:03 PM

Techgage - Audio Archiving Guide: Part 1 - Music Formats

Part 1 is worth a look too, though misses the odd codec...

The Helix MP3 encoder, for instance, is reckoned to be astonishingly fast without the quality compromises usually associated with fast encoders such as the early Xing.

MonkeysAudio is another popular lossless codec, while some archives use Shorten.

Lossy codecs do not give a bit-accurate copy, and are subject to generational loss in re-compression, but give either good compression with acceptable audio quality or higer compression if some loss in quality can be tolerated.

Lossless audio codecs give typically only around 30-50% reduction, but with no loss, so the process is reversible.

Ordinary compression programs such as (any)ZIP generally do not manage to compress audio at all, unless they include an alternative mode for multimedia.

Jan 6, 2009, 07:17 AM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,854 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Audio Archiving Guide: Part 2 - CD Ripping In the first part to this series, we took a deep look at the various music formats available, while here, we'll tackle the actual ripping process. Believe it or not, some methods are better than others, and we'll explain why. We'll also discuss specific rippers for Windows, Mac and Linux, so no matter your OS choice, we have you covered. ____________ Source: TechGage __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Jan 6, 2009, 11:03 PM	#2
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	Re: Audio Archiving Guide: Part 2 - CD Ripping Techgage - Audio Archiving Guide: Part 1 - Music Formats Part 1 is worth a look too, though misses the odd codec... The Helix MP3 encoder, for instance, is reckoned to be astonishingly fast without the quality compromises usually associated with fast encoders such as the early Xing. MonkeysAudio is another popular lossless codec, while some archives use Shorten. Lossy codecs do not give a bit-accurate copy, and are subject to generational loss in re-compression, but give either good compression with acceptable audio quality or higer compression if some loss in quality can be tolerated. Lossless audio codecs give typically only around 30-50% reduction, but with no loss, so the process is reversible. Ordinary compression programs such as (any)ZIP generally do not manage to compress audio at all, unless they include an alternative mode for multimedia. __________________ Mary had a little lamb, Her father shot it dead Now Mary takes her lamb to school, Between two crusts of bread