cdigioia
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| Fastest MP3 Ripping Program? Hi, I was wondring what the fastest MP3 ripping program is currently for a Windows XP computer? Free would be a huge plus. If it matters, I'm running a pretty clean 1.7GHZ P4 w/ 512mb ram.
Last I used rippers was several years ago with Musicmatch. Lately I've just downloaded rather that rip from CDs, but today I tried WMP 10 for some ripping. I like the interface a lot, very intuitive and clean for ripping, but I swear Musicmatch was faster back in the day?
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Kilroy
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| Re: Fastest MP3 Ripping Program? I use Audiograbber free and easy to use. Speed depends mainly on the machine you are using to rip. I use a seperate machine for this so I can continue what I want without worry of messing up my ripping.
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howie
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| I'll throw in another plug for Audiograbber! 
Another popular free ripper is CDex:
»cdexos.sourceforge.net/
By the way, ripping speed depends on how fast your reader can extract digital audio, your PC's speed (CPU) and the MP3 encoder you're using.
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cdigioia
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korea, repub | Oh...I remember using Audiograbber when I was in high school...(I recognize the kind of freaky icon.)
Wow, so a relatively modern reader can be a bottleneck? (by modern I mean something that's above 4x)?
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howie
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Little Falls, NJ
| It can be a bottleneck if it's an older reader but most modern readers can extract Digital Audio at at least 20X, sometimes close to 50X when ripping directly to a WAV file. Ripping directly to MP3 slows down the average speed. An average speed of 20X when ripping to MP3 is considered excellent.
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MikeStammer
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1 edit | EAC is the best, hands down. combine that with LAME and you have a winning combination.
EAC has fast mode for speed and a slower mode for quality.
»www.exactaudiocopy.de/ | |
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Dread
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| Re: Fastest MP3 Ripping Program? said by MikeStammer  :EAC is the best, hands down. combine that with LAME and you have a winning combination. EAC has fast mode for speed and a slower mode for quality. » www.exactaudiocopy.de/ | |
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dadkins
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Hercules, CA | Lets just say, I use a "Real" disliked program.  | |
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howie
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| Re: Fastest MP3 Ripping Program? said by dadkins :Lets just say, I use a "Real" disliked program. LOL... you do!
I do like Rhapsody, though... I don't see a ripper but it will burn audio CD's.
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howie
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1 edit | said by dadkins :Actually, I use it's big brother. Here is what Rhapsody can do from Preferences... Hmmm... Maybe it does rip! I'll check it out... Thanks!
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howie
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| Cool! Rhapsody does rip... and at over 30X in my case.
They call it "Import a CD" so that's why I didn't see it...
Thanks, dadkins!
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dadkins
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cdigioia
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korea, repub | OK..thanks very much for all the suggestions, I'll definately give those all a try @ one point or another. | |
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howie
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| Re: Fastest MP3 Ripping Program? said by Weirdal :maybe try winamp too? I've never ripped with it so I dont know the speed. I always use WMP The ripper in WinAmp is "locked" at 1 or 2X unless you buy the Pro version.
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AMDUSER
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1 edit | Re: Fastest MP3 Ripping Program? The ripper in WMP - Windows Media Player is not locked at 1 or 2 x however..
In addition, it can be made to rip cds to mp3 files using the Lame Mp3 encoder.
Lame download is available here. Then right click on the inf file, select install.
Necessary registry changes are below:
---Add contents below to notepad save as .reg file.----
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Settings\MP3Encoding]
"LowRate"=dword:0000dac0
"MediumRate"=dword:0001f400
"MediumHighRate"=dword:0003e800
"HighRate"=dword:0004e200
---End of registry file contents.---
A minor change has to be done to Windows Media Player- See screen shot here: »/r0/download/6···hot2.JPG | |
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cdigioia
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1 edit | Re: Fastest MP3 Ripping Program? Thanks. Is the Lame Mp3 encoder much better (faster, higher quality, etc.) than the one built-in to WMP? | |
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thender2
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| said by cdigioia :Thanks. Is the Lame Mp3 encoder much better (faster, higher quality, etc.) than the one built-in to WMP? By far, LAME with the --alt-presets is the best. Don't bother with CBR, either. It's pretty obselete in comparison to the --alt presets for any given filesize.
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Rhobite
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| said by cdigioia :Thanks. Is the Lame Mp3 encoder much better (faster, higher quality, etc.) than the one built-in to WMP? Windows Media Player doesn't have an MP3 encoder built into it. It encodes WMA files. MP3 may be better than WMA at a given bitrate, but many people can't tell the difference.
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sechs
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Left Coast | Re: Fastest MP3 Ripping Program? Isn't it the other way around?
I avoid the issue by using vorbis....
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Rhobite
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| Re: Fastest MP3 Ripping Program? said by sechs :Isn't it the other way around? I avoid the issue by using vorbis.... No, listening tests have not backed up MS's claims that WMA sounds better than MP3 at the same bitrate.
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Rhobite
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clubs: | Re: Fastest MP3 Ripping Program? I'm thoroughly confused, but it's good that you use Vorbis (wish my iPod could play Vorbis files).
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| said by Rhobite :Windows Media Player doesn't have an MP3 encoder built into it. It encodes WMA files. The latest Windows Media Player 10 for XP does have an mp3 encoder in addition to wma. You can make the change in Tools > Options > Rip Music. | |
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sward445
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united state | I like altoMP3 Ripper, really fast, accurate and no errors. Not free though  But a really good program in my eyes. | |
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Mark
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Mesa, AZ | Another vote for EAC. It's features and quality are unmatched, as is its price (free). | |
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@pacbell.n | Gogo + Audiograbber is the fastest solution, bar none. Not bad quality, either.
Anyway, I use EAC + LAME v3.97a11--unsurpassed from a quality standpoint. | |
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el scorcho
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clubs: | gogo? yuck. the latest alpha builds of LAME are almost as fast with the --vbr-new switch and offer much better sound quality in comparison | |
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Rhobite
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| Re: Fastest MP3 Ripping Program? Be careful using LAME alphas.. they usually aren't tested for quality thoroughly. I think 3.96.1 also supports --vbr-new, you should use that version instead of an alpha.
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cdigioia
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korea, repub | Great, thanks again everyone for all your help.
I think I have more than enough suggestions to play at this point, thanks again! | |
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PliotronX
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join:2000-05-13
Sunland, CA
| Without even ABXing, it is easy as pie to debunk MS' claim that WMA @ 64Kbps = MP3 @ 128Kbps. At the same bitrate it's a little more difficult with a lot of samples, but some samples may reveal weaknesses in one format that the other may not exhibit. I have not tested WMA a lot, because I am leary of MS' claims altogether because they harbor a goal of market domination, and also Lame has never let me down. It's up to you to find what works best for yourself, don't believe everything you read on the intarweb
That said, I hadn't kept up to date on the development of Lame, but a little bit of reading I've found quite a few folks are saying the latest alphas with --vbr-new are equal to or better in quality and with equivalent bitrate to --preset but the kicker is that it encodes at around 1/4 of the time. According to Gabriel, -V2 --vbr-new is equivalent to --preset standard and -V0 is extreme and -V4 is medium. I'll have to check this out, but I'm not going to recode my collection which is mostly in MusePack -insane though  | |
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JE
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Bryanhoop
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| EAC and Lame is the standard.
If you want a thoroughly tested compile use 3.96.1 with your desired preset (and I would recommend adding the fast switch for your needs).
Lame 3.97 alpha 11 is also excellent and heavily tested using the -V2 --vbr-new switch. | |
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