Deadfan
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Hi Guys--
I asked a similar question before, and have now bought an X5 and learned a bit since. I still have some questions and hope you can help.
I'm using EAC to extract tunes from my CD collection to my laptop hard drive and have it set for secure mode. Folks here taught me how to use the freedb function, so I now know how to have EAC/freedb look up the song names, etc. I also download live shows in FLAC format. I have the updated firmware for the X5 so I can actually listen to the FLAC files.
Also, thanks to feedback I got here, I figured out how to use the X5 as my music source at the office and at home by plugging the line out into the stereo.
Here are my two big questions:
1. I've organized my music on both the computer and the X5 in folders that ultimately culiminate either in albums or live shows. I would like the songs to display and play in the correct order, rather than alpha-numerically. For example, how can I extract all of the songs from a CD into a folder for that album, and have them remain and play in order? I've used EAC and created cue sheets but don't know how they should work. Also, wheh I try to burn the songs onto a disc (using Roxio), the songs arrange alphabetically based on their file names instead of in the correct order that they appear on the album. Can someone give me some practical guidance on how to do this to make it easier. Help!!
2. I've just learned how to configure EAC to extract wavs from a CD and compress them to either MP3 or FLAC files. Last night, as I started to extract tunes from my collection, I thought I would extract the WAV file, have EAC automatically compress to MP3 for the X5 w/o deleting the WAV file, and then separately ask the FLAC front end to compress the remaining WAV to FLAC for permanent hard drive storage. Now, since that's such a pain, I'm thinking I should just use the FLAC on my X5 too, since it plays those and could sound better. What are the downsides to using FLAC? Space and battery life? What are people doing?
Thanks in advance, Mike
I asked a similar question before, and have now bought an X5 and learned a bit since. I still have some questions and hope you can help.
I'm using EAC to extract tunes from my CD collection to my laptop hard drive and have it set for secure mode. Folks here taught me how to use the freedb function, so I now know how to have EAC/freedb look up the song names, etc. I also download live shows in FLAC format. I have the updated firmware for the X5 so I can actually listen to the FLAC files.
Also, thanks to feedback I got here, I figured out how to use the X5 as my music source at the office and at home by plugging the line out into the stereo.
Here are my two big questions:
1. I've organized my music on both the computer and the X5 in folders that ultimately culiminate either in albums or live shows. I would like the songs to display and play in the correct order, rather than alpha-numerically. For example, how can I extract all of the songs from a CD into a folder for that album, and have them remain and play in order? I've used EAC and created cue sheets but don't know how they should work. Also, wheh I try to burn the songs onto a disc (using Roxio), the songs arrange alphabetically based on their file names instead of in the correct order that they appear on the album. Can someone give me some practical guidance on how to do this to make it easier. Help!!
2. I've just learned how to configure EAC to extract wavs from a CD and compress them to either MP3 or FLAC files. Last night, as I started to extract tunes from my collection, I thought I would extract the WAV file, have EAC automatically compress to MP3 for the X5 w/o deleting the WAV file, and then separately ask the FLAC front end to compress the remaining WAV to FLAC for permanent hard drive storage. Now, since that's such a pain, I'm thinking I should just use the FLAC on my X5 too, since it plays those and could sound better. What are the downsides to using FLAC? Space and battery life? What are people doing?
Thanks in advance, Mike