Topic: wavelab/cd extraction question......

[F.O.Bean]

just wondering if anybody else uses it for audio cd extraction?

i have never used eac or dae or any of that, just wavelab for cd extraction, is this a good thing???

pros?? cons??

seems to do the job, but i know ppl gripe about eac right??

thanks,
  bean

[F.O.Bean]

anybody use it for extraction at all???

[Uncle Jimmy]

No. Use EAC.

[F.O.Bean]

No. Use EAC.

really?? any reason why??

[Uncle Jimmy]

Yeah. It's a bit-perfect audio ripper that mostly only rips. That's what it is for. It has several options to configure to your system and get the most out of your unique set-up.  

I started using it because it is the etree standard.
I still use it because there is nothing else like it.

Hope this helps. If not, check:
http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/

enjoy!

J----

[F.O.Bean]

Yeah. It's a bit-perfect audio ripper that mostly only rips. That's what it is for. It has several options to configure to your system and get the most out of your unique set-up.  

I started using it because it is the etree standard.
I still use it because there is nothing else like it.

Hope this helps. If not, check:
http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/

enjoy!

J----

thanks bro, +T jimmy

i will def check it out, i also may have to do a bit test on wavelab

[Uncle Jimmy]

here's just a couple things, since it seems you will be trying it out. There are different paranoia levels of error correction. This means that it will attempt to read a bit a certain amount of times (dep on the setting) and will take the statistically better result. In other words, when you are doing a really beat up disc ( i know... no one here ever uses their masters in the car or loans them to your girlfriend or whatever....) and it hits an error, it will try a bunch to get it right. If it can't, it will let you know in the log report the exact location of the suspicious position so you can edit any pops or glitches that would be a result of the bad sector or bit or whatever.

Then, on top of that, if you have a really rough disc (i know, i know, no one ever leaves their cd's face up for that cat to sit on and dig her nails into) you can use the "burst mode" which just blazes through a one-pass. Sometimes this is the only way to do it without EAC grinding to a halt. Then you can listen and be the judge yourself.

So, technically, it is bit-perfect when you set it to be, but that is a minor detail. It's the best ripper.

Good luck,
J----

[F.O.Bean]

trying now, thanks bro

[F.O.Bean]

oh yeah, which versiuon should i d/l??

[Uncle Jimmy]

the newest one should work, but if it doesn't, just go back one at a time. make sure you have and astpi layer installed and make sure the compatability mode is set right. the website should have that info for ya, but if it doesn't and you are having trouble, let me know and i'll continue to help if i can.

UJ

[F.O.Bean]

i d/l'd the 3rd newest one, not thew pre beta, the 11 one

it werked, but WOW, what freakin setting should i go on, this seems TOO complex honestly

i dont extract that much stuff at all, but man, id rather do it right, just looks really confusing at first

anybody have any "settings" for me, like really specific ones;-)

thanks for your input guyz

bean

[Uncle Jimmy]

OK, here's the thing. (Not infront of my PC right now, so i'm working from what is left of my short-term memory).

When you go to the drive options (might be EAC options... there are two) page, a box will pop up telling you to be careful of your setting. When you click OK, the drive options will come up and you can look at the tab that has secure and burst modes (maybe 1 more) as extraction options.

On the bottom of that you can examine C2 features and cache features. run those tests and it will configure the extraction mode for your drive. Most of the rest of the stuff is perference. feel free to look around, you wont hurt anything.

One thing i use a lot is the filename convention. when extracting, you can tell it to name the file whatever you want. for a 2 cd gov't mule show from feb 2, 1999 i would say:
govmule1999-02-02d1t%N

this will name the files :
govmule1999-02-02d1t01
govmule1999-02-02d1t02
govmule1999-02-02d1t03
...

[F.O.Bean]

+T jimmy, thanks bro

[Uncle Jimmy]

glad to help. let me know if it is working out for you after you have done some stuff.

peas,
UJ

[F.O.Bean]

one more q, why is EAC frowned upon in lineage???

i mean it is just an audio grabber