foobar output dither on or off ?

Jan 3, 2025 at 4:31 AM Post #16 of 19
Thank you very much. Also the option: "enable decode postprocessing for decoding dts, hdcd etc." should I keep it deactivated?
I doubt this does anything unless a special format is found. I also don't see the point of enabling it for regular CDs. It does not concern them.
 
Jan 3, 2025 at 5:15 AM Post #17 of 19
Thank you very much just another question, limit drive speed while reading is better to keep it off or on? I kept this setting off for reipping my first CDs. Is there any advantage to keeping this setting turned on?
 
Jan 3, 2025 at 6:07 AM Post #18 of 19
Thank you very much just another question, limit drive speed while reading is better to keep it off or on? I kept this setting off for reipping my first CDs. Is there any advantage to keeping this setting turned on?
Depends on the CD drive. Currently drives automatically reduce speed when encountering extensive reading errors, but it not always results in the fastest ripping. If you have an older 40x drive, reading at 20x probably rips faster and giving less errors.

If you want to compare your rips for errors with others, you need to apply offset correction. Foobar is only good for occasional ripping. When you want to backup your library, better use specialised programs like EAC and you need to do number of tests to find out the optimum settings.
 

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