Windows 10 media player for ripping flac.

[Luke Thomas]

I tried the EAC for ripping from cd to flac. Didn't work. Too many parameter and confusing.
I went back to Window Media Player
Do we think the same sound quality can be achieved with windows media player over other ripping programs?
Flac files only
Thx

 

[PurpleAngel]

Check out the website major greeks, lots of free ripping software.

 

[Music Alchemist]

foobar2000 is a free program popular among audiophiles that can play music, rip CDs, convert files, and so on.

I use dBpoweramp to rip CDs, convert files, edit tags and artwork, etc. It's a paid program, but worth it for me. Great features and ease of use. There's a free trial that reverts to a forever free basic version after 21 days.

 

[Luke Thomas]

foobar2000 is a free program popular among audiophiles that can play music, rip CDs, convert files, and so on.

I use dBpoweramp to rip CDs, convert files, edit tags and artwork, etc. It's a paid program, but worth it for me. Great features and ease of use. There's a free trial that reverts to a forever free basic version after 21 days.

Thx I will try the dbpoweramp.
My files have all been ripped to flac through windows media player. They sound good. Just curious if they might sound better using dbpoweramp or EAC?

 

[Music Alchemist]

Thx I will try the dbpoweramp.
My files have all been ripped to flac through windows media player. They sound good. Just curious if they might sound better using dbpoweramp or EAC?

If it's FLAC, that means it's lossless and there is no loss of data, so it should sound the same.

 

[Luke Thomas]

Thx . Then windows it is. Free

 

[Roseval]

An audio CD is not guaranteed to be read bit perfect.
However the technology is so robust , most of the time the rip is bit perfect.
Hence there will be no difference between ripping programs most of the time.

Some offer a secure mode. Most of the time this means the disk is read twice, just to make sure.
If the drive can’t make sense out of the data, it starts to interpolate.
Programs like dBpoweramp detects this. Instead of using the interpolation, it reads the sector 80 times just to find out what might be the best possible representation of the data.

dBpoweramp also has AccurateRip.
After the ripping is done, it compares the checksum with those of others.
So if your drive starts to deteriorate, you will notice it.

IMHO: WMP, iTunes do a good job, dBpoweramp an even better job.

A bit more detail: http://www.thewelltemperedcomputer.com/KB/Ripping.htm

 

[Luke Thomas]

Thx. Installed the dBpoweramp. Not so sure all my parameters were correct. Would you say it’s fail safe. With any parameter settings ripping to flac will sound the same?

 

[Roseval]

It is a lossless format

With any parameter settings ripping to flac will sound the same?

It does
Unless of course when you apply DSP altering the original recording.

 

[Luke Thomas]

Thx will look for the dsp and not touch it