I’ve started & stopped the project of ripping my collection several times – too many times. I was (am) still using EAC to do my FLAC rips. That’s basically what I bought dBpoweramp for initially – to help me fix basic information in the tags & do the file conversion. Honestly, I was actually ripping every CD twice! – that is, until I learned that you could convert the FLACs to MP3s. So I started doing both: FLAC for a lossless archive and MP3 for the iPod. Well, we all know that lossless became more & more popular, hard drives got bigger and it dawned on me that sooner or later, I would want lossless versions of everything. (I later changed to “-V1” briefly and then went to “-V0”.) I ripped a bunch of CDs at the “-V2” VBR setting – because that was what was recommended in most guides. I tried out both, and in the end, I decided to go with MP3 as my format, and I chose to use EAC to do the rips. Then, as now, there were pros & cons for each application & format. It seemed like the 2 most popular programs were iTunes & EAC, and the big decision was whether you wanted to use MP3 or Apple’s format. The radio wasn’t doing it for me anymore, so I bought an iPod so I could play my music in the car.īack then, you didn’t hear a whole lot about lossless. I had all this music at home & an hour commute each way to work. So why am I asking - where does this all come from? Well, a number of years ago – when I first decided I wanted to rip my CDs, my reason was pretty simple. Secondly, PLEASE don’t go too tech-y on me – I just know I’ll get lost! (I can follow set-up directions for EAC, but sometimes don’t completely understand the “tech” behind them.) If you are using iTunes or another program & it works for you, that’s great! But I’ve pretty much settled on FLAC as the format I want to use for lossless – and these 2 programs seem to be the most popular. I’ve been pondering this thread for a while now – not sure if I should “go there” – and finally decided that it’s important enough to me to ask.įirst off, this is for folks who are using either EAC or dBpoweramp as their primary software for lossless CD ripping.
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