Community Newsletter: Q&A: Advice needed for ripping a huge music CD collection
- 1/18/08 4:08 PM
Ashampoo
by melvynlaycock - 1/12/08 9:10 AM In reply to: Advice needed for ripping a huge music CD collection by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I would try Ashampoo music studio 3, it will probably set you back about $9.95.
Media Monkey -- just did 350 CDs!
by A_N_Onymous - 1/12/08 9:30 AM In reply to: Advice needed for ripping a huge music CD collection by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have 350 CDs and wanted to archive them all losslessly with a choice of all the major formats (FLAC, WMA Lossless, WAV and lower-quality ones for syncing to MP3). I settled on WMA Lossless for my archiving purposes. (After all these years, you don't realize how many nicks and scratches CDs get EVEN WHEN stored in a nice wood cabinet. So my advice is to archive
OK, here's what I used after much reviewing and experimenting:
Mediamonkey 3.0 -- autotagging, grabs album art from Amazon (higher resolution than what WMP 11 grabs). Lots and lots of features. I paid the $35 for the full version but the free one is great too.
NOTE: Mediamonkey is the best for music but that is all it does -- and it does it very well. WMP and iTunes were not as reliable or useful -- and you are locked into limited formats with those proprietary brands.
Suggestion
by emillika - 1/12/08 9:43 AM In reply to: Advice needed for ripping a huge music CD collection by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I followed this process and am very happy with the results.
http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/mydeneaclame.cfm
Ripping CDs to mp3
by stlmapper - 1/12/08 10:03 AM In reply to: Advice needed for ripping a huge music CD collection by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
There are several free programs to rip your music. Windows Media Player, RealPlayer, WinAmp, and iTunes all will rip to MP3. However, you will probably have to change the format from each player's preferred (and usually propriety) format. But there's no significant difference between the players.
The other option is bit rate. Do not do anything less than 128 kbps or you will lose significant quality. Some swear by higher bit rates, but if you're playing your music on an iPod or similar player or in your car you won't notice the difference. Some folks prefer 160 or 256 kbps. Personally, I think that's overkill but your mileage may vary.
Make sure to have two copies of your music. You don't want to lose all your mp3s to a hard drive crash. The best solution is to have all your music on your computer with a backup to an external USB or firewire hard disk. You likely won't be able to fit all your music on even the largest iPod. I have about half as many CDs and already have almost 50 GBs in my iTunes.
ROXIO
by panuche - 1/12/08 10:15 AM In reply to: Advice needed for ripping a huge music CD collection by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have been using Roxio 7 for years to rip.Its easy,fast and lets you choose what bit rate you want.I choose 320 because I want the best.
CD/DVD RECORDING
by mountaineer - 1/26/08 8:33 AM In reply to: ROXIO by panucheHello: I do have a question that hasn't been addressed yet: That is; How do you make Rip/Burns without running into difficulty with the encription built into the recording? Personally, I only record from disc,s that I have purchased and I do not resell copies- strictly make duplicate copies thereby preserving the originals from subsequent damage.
disc ripper
by H18KML - 1/12/08 1:14 PM In reply to: Advice needed for ripping a huge music CD collection by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
nice freeware program called wm converter will do the trick.
KEN.
Mp3 Ripping advise
by hallowdreen - 1/12/08 1:57 PM In reply to: Advice needed for ripping a huge music CD collection by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
i say Windows media player is good as long as you have that mp3 encoder, i use Mp3 creation pack for XP that i found somewhere on the net and rip with windows media player at 160kps , Media Monkey is a pretty good program too that i have been using recenly, its worth checking out and its easy to rename songs with it also it copies songs to Mp3 Players including the ipod, specially if you are like me that i really dont like using itunes.
Massive Collection
by tonyramosjr - 1/12/08 2:59 PM In reply to: Advice needed for ripping a huge music CD collection by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Well to start I think a 1000 cd collection is not massive. I have close to 5000 and think it is not even that much. Anyways, I had been using Musicmatch to rip my music for years but recently Yahoo bought it out and it now really sucks. Any of the different Audio software programs have ups and downs and I use a variety of programs to rip, tag, and organize my music. Including ITUNES, MediaMonkey, WinAMP, and others.
Good Luck... It will take a lot of time.
Massive Collection?
by bozeman-1941 - 1/12/08 3:19 PM In reply to: Massive Collection by tonyramosjrYou're quite right; 1000, or even 5000, isn't huge.
I worked in the high-end audio/hi-fi market for many years until the early 90's, and I remember calling out to a customer's home to install a new piece of gear he had bought from us. He took me into the room where his hi-fi gear was, and the whole room (and it was a big room!) was lined wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling with vinyl LP's. When I asked him how many he had, he said he had given up counting at 22,500! Now THAT's a music collection!
Wouldn't like to rip that lot to hard disk!
ripping a lot of cd's
by nutral - 1/12/08 5:34 PM In reply to: Advice needed for ripping a huge music CD collection by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
The best way is too see what you really need. Do you have enough space for all your music ? does it matter that the music is just like the cd ? I think the best way to use a 224vbr MP3 Lame setting.
In Audio grabber (http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/download.html) you can set it up your way. becouse of the vbr if the music needs a higher bitrate it will still get it. This way you have an optimal quality without the big files, tough the files are bigger than 128kbit. If you really wan't to have smaller files go for the same settings but with 192kbit. CDex(http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/?q=download) is an alternative for Audiograbber
From a music obsessive......
by MUL07 - 1/12/08 8:29 PM In reply to: Advice needed for ripping a huge music CD collection by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
for ripping and surprisingly good tagging. Real Player cannot be beaten. and i mean the free version. it even id's newspaper freebies which I've yet to find another that can. As for sound, the file is only as good as the unit that plays it, & real time is good enough but can be slow. PcDj is excellent and does what it says. Yet again the silver version is free. from someone who spent far to much time and money on my musical obsession 200,000 tracks plus & still growing.[god knows how many krappy-oke].... Create your own filing system & STICK TO IT. also back up to ext. hard drive of around 500gig, if you intend your collectoun to grow,which it no doubt will.Its worth it in the end if there is one......enjoy
Ripping CD's
by mailman-72023 - 1/13/08 6:26 AM In reply to: Advice needed for ripping a huge music CD collection by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
FYI RIAA has sued a man for copying songs off of HIS purchaced CD's to play on his computer for his personal use.He is NOT selling, giving away, or distributing any of the songs but using them in his house.
They say that making ANY copies of pre-recorded music is a copyright violation. It's presently in court system
Disgusting...
by jlivens - 1/13/08 10:13 AM In reply to: Ripping CD's by mailman-72023If you can't even play the music you legally bought on any device in your own house....why would anybody still buy CD's?
Any CD can get scratched or become unplayable in many ways...so a backup is a wise thing to do....
When is the RIAA gonna get some common sense....recording artists are already waking up to the reality...when are the recording companies gonna do the same?
I am 100% for artists getting paid for their efforts.....but the biggest asset for a an artist are his live performances.....and i think they should benefit most from that...and not the record companies....they can get a share from the sales of CD's (and online music) for the facilitating role they have in actually getting the music recorded.
best regards
Forget the "Rumors"; Check It Out For Yourself!
by SinbadSailor - 1/13/08 11:34 AM In reply to: Disgusting... by jlivensGo to "http://www.musicunited.org/2_thelaw.html" and read what Federal Law Dictates:
"Federal law provides severe civil and criminal penalties for the unauthorized reproduction, distribution, rental or digital transmission of copyrighted sound recordings. (Title 17, United States Code, Sections 501 and 506). The FBI investigates allegations of criminal copyright infringement and violators will be prosecuted."
Further, the site states:
"It’s also okay to copy music onto special Audio CD-R’s, mini-discs, and digital tapes (because royalties have been paid on them) – but, again, not for commercial purposes.
"Beyond that, there’s no legal "right" to copy the copyrighted music on a CD onto a CD-R. However, burning a copy of CD onto a CD-R, or transferring a copy onto your computer hard drive or your portable music player, won’t usually raise concerns so long as:
"The copy is made from an authorized original CD that you legitimately own
"The copy is just for your personal use. It’s not a personal use – in fact, it’s illegal – to give away the copy or lend it to others for copying.
"The owners of copyrighted music have the right to use protection technology to allow or prevent copying.
"Remember, it’s never okay to sell or make commercial use of a copy that you make."
Go to the "RIAA" site and read all their info and warnings. It is obvious that before they would sue anyone, they would have evidence of illegal copying or giving or selling copied material. I personally do not download any tunes --why bother? I just get a good deal on the CDs from approved sites and avoid the muss and fuss plus I have a great back-up copy of the tunes --ON THE ORIGINAL, LEGAL CD!!!
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