- Dec 4, 2000
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I'm confused . . . perhaps its the program or some other fact thats limiting me, but this shouldn't be happening IMO.
I'm quite happy with ripping full CD's to copy them to another CD at a max of 32x with my new TDK, and its great, but I'm having trouble ripping a CD to MP3 format for storage on my hard drive. Since I got my new TDK VeloCD (12x10x32x) I've been dieing to do it. So I fire up the multimedia suite and check what does what. I found that only RealJukebox would rip to MP3 directly, and heck, it was the only one that would rip to WAV directly. Strange . . . perhaps I'm missing a menu?
Well, this didn't bother me because its such a hassle-free interface. Set the place you want them ripping, quality, and whatnot, and all you have to do it pop a CD into the drive, hit record without even going into a menu, and letting it go. I went through my supertramp collection quite speedily this way. But only at an average of 7x. WHAT!? I figured it was a software issue so I updated the software . . . it gave me a bit more but it was still not what I was hoping. I thought I would get somewhere near the speed of ripping straight to an ISO image. (Just to let everyone know, I'm ripping to 160kbps MP3's). I double checked my ISO ripping speed, and it was indeed 32x at the end.
Is the ripping speed slow because it has to encode them to MP3's or what? Would someone clue me into better software to be ripping with?
D'OH! Just forgot I didn't bother checking NERO . . . dunno why. Someone clue me in if this'll rip faster than 7x or not. Jeeze, don't know why I forgot to try it.
One more question . . . if I'm ripping a CD to MP3 format, I shouldn't have to leave the comp stand unused, right? Its safe to assume that I can carry on web browsing and whatnot on a machine with 128 megs of RAM without having to worry about having gaps and spaces in my audio? I did check and didn't notice any audible differences, but you never know.
And finally, as a build-upon question from those before this . . . what is the best program to do these tasks (preferably from the TDK software suite or freeware or un-crippled shareware)
Burn MP3's to a CD (I found the included mixmaster burns at 12x very very nicely)
Burn WAV's to CD (same as above)
Rip CD to WAV
Rip CD to MP3
Rip CD to ISO
Burn ISO to CD
Burn Data to CD
I know this will require a very comprehensive answer and I thank you all beforehand for any knowlege you may bestow upon me. I am merely one of the unenlightened, and when I do things, I want to know how to do them the best I can possibly do them (did that make sense?)
Thanks again!
I'm quite happy with ripping full CD's to copy them to another CD at a max of 32x with my new TDK, and its great, but I'm having trouble ripping a CD to MP3 format for storage on my hard drive. Since I got my new TDK VeloCD (12x10x32x) I've been dieing to do it. So I fire up the multimedia suite and check what does what. I found that only RealJukebox would rip to MP3 directly, and heck, it was the only one that would rip to WAV directly. Strange . . . perhaps I'm missing a menu?
Well, this didn't bother me because its such a hassle-free interface. Set the place you want them ripping, quality, and whatnot, and all you have to do it pop a CD into the drive, hit record without even going into a menu, and letting it go. I went through my supertramp collection quite speedily this way. But only at an average of 7x. WHAT!? I figured it was a software issue so I updated the software . . . it gave me a bit more but it was still not what I was hoping. I thought I would get somewhere near the speed of ripping straight to an ISO image. (Just to let everyone know, I'm ripping to 160kbps MP3's). I double checked my ISO ripping speed, and it was indeed 32x at the end.
Is the ripping speed slow because it has to encode them to MP3's or what? Would someone clue me into better software to be ripping with?
D'OH! Just forgot I didn't bother checking NERO . . . dunno why. Someone clue me in if this'll rip faster than 7x or not. Jeeze, don't know why I forgot to try it.
One more question . . . if I'm ripping a CD to MP3 format, I shouldn't have to leave the comp stand unused, right? Its safe to assume that I can carry on web browsing and whatnot on a machine with 128 megs of RAM without having to worry about having gaps and spaces in my audio? I did check and didn't notice any audible differences, but you never know.
And finally, as a build-upon question from those before this . . . what is the best program to do these tasks (preferably from the TDK software suite or freeware or un-crippled shareware)
Burn MP3's to a CD (I found the included mixmaster burns at 12x very very nicely)
Burn WAV's to CD (same as above)
Rip CD to WAV
Rip CD to MP3
Rip CD to ISO
Burn ISO to CD
Burn Data to CD
I know this will require a very comprehensive answer and I thank you all beforehand for any knowlege you may bestow upon me. I am merely one of the unenlightened, and when I do things, I want to know how to do them the best I can possibly do them (did that make sense?)
Thanks again!