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Ripping purely

Discussion in 'Audio' started by Ghostdog, Mar 23, 2002.

  1. Ghostdog

    Ghostdog Regular member

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    I´m not sure this question belongs in here since the headline is "Audio compression", but here goes...

    Is there a piece of software that can rip in PCM audio?

    In Virtual Dub it says that this is "no compression"
     
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    That would be .WAV.

    Get EAC - it's the finest ripper around.
     
  3. Ghostdog

    Ghostdog Regular member

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    Thanks for the advice. I think I´ll stick with CDex, unless the EAC has some better features?
     
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    cd-rw.org Active member

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    Well, EAC is more configurable and I also like it's GUI better. CDEx is a very good alternative too, just enable the Paranoia mode for secured ripping. Both are freeware.
     
  5. dRD

    dRD I hate titles Staff Member

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    CDEx supports Riff-WAV MP3 encoding and normalizing easily, that's why I prefer it (I only use it as a sophisticated LAME front-end as 99.999% of my audio processing is related to DVDs :).
     
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    WHATEVER YOU DO DO NOT ENABLE THE PARANOIA MODE IN EAC!!! If you do, there is a good chance it will destroy your CD-ROM. I learned the hard way, and spent $185 for a new Plextor CD-Rom.
     
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    Why did you enable the paranoia mode? Plextors are perfect with secure mode and C2 enabled. High speed and accuracy.
     
  8. Ghostdog

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    I used paranoia on a damaged CD and the rip came out perfect. I have a Lite-On 24x10x40 burner and it didn´t take any damage.
     
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    Careful here people:

    CDEx secure modes are known as "Paranoia modes", since they originate form a Linux project known as CDDA Paranoia.

    EAC also has a mode known as "Paranoid mode", but this is a totally different issue. It is the first & original secure read mode by the author but absolutely not recommended since it stresses the drive to the extreme.
     
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    I have noticed that music that are ripped to mp3 in CDex with Paranoid Mode enabled get a little smaller then if you don't have Paranoid Mode enabled.
     

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