One program to RIP them all: CD to NAS
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In setting up the rPi as a media server, I'm looking at my CD music library and make the choice to re-rip it all.
However I am running into the issue of CDex doesn't like public CDDB libraries, and Windows Media Player (Win10) won't rip certain tracks from the CD.
Is there 'One Program to rule them all" in a sense? I have three milk crates full of CDs - each holding about 120 disks each,.. I don't want to have to type all that in.
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omg instant nostalgia for a disgusting off white computer case stuffed to the brim with CD-ROMs
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@MattSpeller said in One program to RIP them all: CD to NAS:
omg instant nostalgia for a disgusting off white computer case stuffed to the brim with CD-ROMs
LOL yea--- no kidding,.. and what was that site? Oh,.. NAPSTER...
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Trying fre;ac currently.
having to manually configure the path\naming convention.
First one I think I'll delete
<album>\<album><artist><track><title>which gives me:
And go with:
<artist>\<album>\<artist> <album> <track> - <title>Which gives me:
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Are these actual cds with wav files on them(like you bought them) or are they mp3 cds, half with correct cddb info and half with nothing.
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They are actual CDs, bought over years, by my wife and myself. Way before things like Amazon Prime, Pandora, and such.
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You should be ripping everything to a good format instead of mp3.... FLAC and AAC give similar file sizes and far better audio quality.
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I have both MP3, WAV, WMA, MP4 and other,.. mix formats as over time I have (been forced) to use different applications to rip them, or pulled from different sources or people
I'm just re-ripping the library for a standard... one Format / File type.
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I did this with my real cds a few years ago. I used Winamp and WMP. All of my files got correct file info.
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@RojoLoco said in One program to RIP them all: CD to NAS:
You should be ripping everything to a good format instead of mp3.... FLAC and AAC give similar file sizes and far better audio quality.
After this CD is done,.. I'll look to see if it is possible.
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Yes i also agree you should get them in flac when tyou do this as it is lossless. If you have good playback equipment you will notice the difference.
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@momurda said in One program to RIP them all: CD to NAS:
Yes i also agree you should get them in flac when tyou do this as it is lossless. If you have good playback equipment you will notice the difference.
You should be able to hear the difference on $10 crappy earbuds, mp3 is an atrocity to audio.
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@momurda said in One program to RIP them all: CD to NAS:
Yes i also agree you should get them in flac when tyou do this as it is lossless. If you have good playback equipment you will notice the difference.
I wished I had 'good' equipment. The main system - A Sony Component system - isn't really at that level and not connected to any media sharing device as I don't think the standard PC speaker jack is 'worthly' of being used. It's a surround sound system
- Front R&L
- Rear R&L
- Center
- Sub
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@RojoLoco said in One program to RIP them all: CD to NAS:
@momurda said in One program to RIP them all: CD to NAS:
Yes i also agree you should get them in flac when tyou do this as it is lossless. If you have good playback equipment you will notice the difference.
You should be able to hear the difference on $10 crappy earbuds, mp3 is an atrocity to audio.
When I did use MP3 - I used the highest bit rate... 192 is good... but ...
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@gjacobse said in One program to RIP them all: CD to NAS:
@RojoLoco said in One program to RIP them all: CD to NAS:
@momurda said in One program to RIP them all: CD to NAS:
Yes i also agree you should get them in flac when tyou do this as it is lossless. If you have good playback equipment you will notice the difference.
You should be able to hear the difference on $10 crappy earbuds, mp3 is an atrocity to audio.
When I did use MP3 - I used the highest bit rate... 192 is good... but ...
320 is actually the highest bitrate for mp3.... and is still garbage. Max quality on FLAC is as close to the original wave file as you can get. If you have the storage space, rip them as uncompressed wave audio (16/44 or 16/48).
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@RojoLoco said in One program to RIP them all: CD to NAS:
You should be ripping everything to a good format instead of mp3.... FLAC and AAC give similar file sizes and far better audio quality.
and far fewer things that can play them.
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@Dashrender said in One program to RIP them all: CD to NAS:
@RojoLoco said in One program to RIP them all: CD to NAS:
You should be ripping everything to a good format instead of mp3.... FLAC and AAC give similar file sizes and far better audio quality.
and far fewer things that can play them.
VLC has always been able to play both those formats. Not sure why people use other media players.
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@RojoLoco said in One program to RIP them all: CD to NAS:
@Dashrender said in One program to RIP them all: CD to NAS:
@RojoLoco said in One program to RIP them all: CD to NAS:
You should be ripping everything to a good format instead of mp3.... FLAC and AAC give similar file sizes and far better audio quality.
and far fewer things that can play them.
VLC has always been able to play both those formats. Not sure why people use other media players.
kinda hard to use VLC in my car, unless they have an Android version that supports FLAC? Honestly, no clue if they do, I've never looked - I rarely listen to music I primarily listen to podcasts.
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@Dashrender said in One program to RIP them all: CD to NAS:
@RojoLoco said in One program to RIP them all: CD to NAS:
@Dashrender said in One program to RIP them all: CD to NAS:
@RojoLoco said in One program to RIP them all: CD to NAS:
You should be ripping everything to a good format instead of mp3.... FLAC and AAC give similar file sizes and far better audio quality.
and far fewer things that can play them.
VLC has always been able to play both those formats. Not sure why people use other media players.
kinda hard to use VLC in my car, unless they have an Android version that supports FLAC? Honestly, no clue if they do, I've never looked - I rarely listen to music I primarily listen to podcasts.
I checked before going to FLAC / FAAC -or what ever,... iTunes seems to read it just fine, meaning I can load up my old OLD iPod, or my iPhone(s) with music.
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@Dashrender said in One program to RIP them all: CD to NAS:
@RojoLoco said in One program to RIP them all: CD to NAS:
@Dashrender said in One program to RIP them all: CD to NAS:
@RojoLoco said in One program to RIP them all: CD to NAS:
You should be ripping everything to a good format instead of mp3.... FLAC and AAC give similar file sizes and far better audio quality.
and far fewer things that can play them.
VLC has always been able to play both those formats. Not sure why people use other media players.
kinda hard to use VLC in my car, unless they have an Android version that supports FLAC? Honestly, no clue if they do, I've never looked - I rarely listen to music I primarily listen to podcasts.
VLC exists on android, so I'm sure that FLAC support is either built in or available to add on. Checking on my phone now...
