[SR-71Panorama]

I was browsing dbpoweramps site (haven't been on in at least a year) and it appears they now edge out Exact Audio Copy for error-free ripping! They have accurate rip, among other things. Whats really awesome is it appears you can rip directly to Apple Lossless.

I have been using E.A.C., and ripping to wav, then converting those wavs to ALAC in itunes, which takes forever. Sidestepping this has been a goal of mine for some time, but I only want accurate rips. Looks like its dbPoweramp to the rescue!

 

[rxc]

Is dbpoweramp free?

 

[MonolithTMA]

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Originally Posted by rxc /img/forum/go_quote.gif Is dbpoweramp free?

Apparently not.

[size=x-small] dBpoweramp Registrations[/size]

But it doesn't seem to be incredibly expensive.

 

[james__bean]

EAC has accuraterip too. EAC can also make cue sheets, something dbpoweramp still can't do.

 

[SR-71Panorama]

http://www.dbpoweramp.com/db-versions.htm

Yeah, the accurate rip stuff I want is in the 'reference' version (most pricey version)

Still, its worth it, as it would save soooooo many hours.

 

[rxc]

I looked again and there are 3 versions: free, mp3, and reference.

 

[Chri5peed]

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Originally Posted by SR-71Panorama /img/forum/go_quote.gif I was browsing dbpoweramps site (haven't been on in at least a year) and it appears they now edge out Exact Audio Copy for error-free ripping! They have accurate rip, among other things. Whats really awesome is it appears you can rip directly to Apple Lossless. I have been using E.A.C., and ripping to wav, then converting those wavs to ALAC in itunes, which takes forever. Sidestepping this has been a goal of mine for some time, but I only want accurate rips. Looks like its dbPoweramp to the rescue!

Lol, grow a braincell.

Converting to a codec[ALAC] has nothing, say it in bold, NOTHING to do with ripping.

Also, I believe ALAC can be EACs external encoder. So, it would do it in one button press.


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Originally Posted by EAC Log Track 1 Filename C:\Documents and Settings\Chri5\Desktop\New Folder (3)\01 - Broken.wav Pre-gap length 0:00:02.00 Peak level 98.0 % Track quality 100.0 % Test CRC 1FC678AD Copy CRC 1FC678AD Accurately ripped (confidence 6) [6393A9DB] Copy OK

 

[nelamvr6]

I have been using dbPowerAmp's ripper for a few months now, I like it a lot. It has replaced EAC as my ripper of choice. But I can understand how others would still prefer an open source / free tool over a proprietary tool. No hard feelings, ordinarily I would feel the same way.

For what it's worth, I had already purchased dbPowerAmp's reference edition before I discovered that they had improved their ripper. That was when I switched. I did not buy it specifically to replace EAC.

 

[Chri5peed]

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Originally Posted by SR-71Panorama /img/forum/go_quote.gif I was browsing dbpoweramps site (haven't been on in at least a year) and it appears they now edge out Exact Audio Copy for error-free ripping!

Thats kind of a silly thing to say.


If something is 'error-free', how can something else be more 'error-free'?

It matches EAC in ripping new CDs, but it still is untouchable ripping badly damaged media.
It matches CRCs, uses Drive offset, gap detection, creates non-compliant Cue sheets, can dB disable the cache/using C2 pointers...

I share a lot of my rips too, so a Log is vital.

 

[SR-71Panorama]

Oh, awkward wording, I was referring to them claiming to have fewer errors than EAC.

As far as encoding to ALAC having NOTHING to do with ripping, this is just semantics; the whole point of my post was getting the rip done in one step, rather than converting WAV to ALAC later on in the process.

Also, I have not been able to have any EAC-based conversions to ALAC, despite several 3rd party software download attempts.

I will try to go grow some brain cells now, as per your suggestion.

 

[Chri5peed]

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Originally Posted by SR-71Panorama /img/forum/go_quote.gif I will try to go grow some brain cells now, as per your suggestion.

I do not know about EAC + ALAC...I use FLAC.

Why can't you use any other Lossless codec?

 

[MonolithTMA]

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Originally Posted by Chri5peed /img/forum/go_quote.gif Why can't you use any other Lossless codec?

Because he uses an iPod, as do I, and Apple, as of yet, does not support other lossless codecs. I wish they supported FLAC and there have been rumors of FLAC support in Leopard, but I'm not holding my breath.

 

[n4k33n]

^ Thank god for rockbox

 

[opiumden34]

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Originally Posted by n4k33n /img/forum/go_quote.gif ^ Thank god for rockbox

It'd be nice if they ported it to the nano 2nd gen or new ipods. I'm not criticizing, as I have no idea what goes into reverse engineering firmware.

 

[MonolithTMA]

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Originally Posted by opiumden34 /img/forum/go_quote.gif It'd be nice if they ported it to the nano 2nd gen or new ipods. I'm not criticizing, as I have no idea what goes into reverse engineering firmware.

Starting with the previous generation of iPods, Apple started encrypting their firmware. That is why they haven't been RockBoxed.