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Jul 19, 2017 18:35:08 GMT
Post by ronzo56 on Jul 19, 2017 18:35:08 GMT
My favorite price! I doing the installation right now.
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Foobar
Jul 19, 2017 20:09:51 GMT
Post by ronzo56 on Jul 19, 2017 20:09:51 GMT
EAC installed fine. The compression command code line -8 -V -T “artist=%artist%” -T “title=%title%” -T “album=%albumtitle%” -T “date=%year%” -T “tracknumber=%tracknr%” -T “genre=%genre%” %source% is throwing error messages. Says some of the commands are invalid.
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Javier
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Post by Javier on Jul 19, 2017 20:17:01 GMT
Have you installed the Foobar encoder pack and pointed EAC to that new flac.exe?
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Jul 19, 2017 20:24:59 GMT
Post by ronzo56 on Jul 19, 2017 20:24:59 GMT
Thought I had. I must have pointed back to the EAC one. Trying it now. Thanks.
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Jul 19, 2017 20:36:15 GMT
Post by ronzo56 on Jul 19, 2017 20:36:15 GMT
Seems to have ripped and compressed OK. Getting an error from compressor.
Options: -8 -V -T "Artist"=The Chieftains feat. Bonnie Raitt - T "TITLE"=A Stor Mo Chroi"
Same message with each track. Only the title of the song changes.
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Jul 19, 2017 21:40:18 GMT
Post by Javier on Jul 19, 2017 21:40:18 GMT
This is the line I'm using, it is slightly different:
-8 -e -p -V -T "ARTIST=%artist%" -T "TITLE=%title%" -T "ALBUM=%albumtitle%" -T "DATE=%year%" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%tracknr%" -T "GENRE=%genre%" -T "PERFORMER=%albuminterpret%" -T "COMPOSER=%composer%" %haslyrics%--tag-from-file=LYRICS="%lyricsfile%"%haslyrics% -T "ALBUMARTIST=%albumartist%" -T "DISCNUMBER=%cdnumber%" -T "TOTALDISCS=%totalcds%" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%numtracks%" -T "COMMENT=%comment%" %source% -o %dest%
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Foobar
Jul 19, 2017 22:01:25 GMT
Post by ronzo56 on Jul 19, 2017 22:01:25 GMT
Thanks Javier! I thought it might be the CD, but it's the same error on a second CD. Another weird thing is it showing that it's compressing it but when I go and look at the file it's showing 16/44.1 PCM? I'll give your compression code a try and see what happens. Have a good, night sleep well.
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Jul 20, 2017 6:38:42 GMT
Post by Javier on Jul 20, 2017 6:38:42 GMT
You're welcome Ron, hope it works for you aswell. FLAC files from the CD are still 16/44.1 PCM, it is just half the size of the non compressed WAV you'd get with an uncompressed rip.
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Post by Javier on Jul 20, 2017 19:24:02 GMT
Ron, did you get it to work with my parameters?
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Jul 27, 2017 1:29:41 GMT
Post by ronzo56 on Jul 27, 2017 1:29:41 GMT
Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. I've been out of town at a college reunion. Thank you so much for the code. Tried it today and it worked great. No problems at all. Sounds really good. And the tagging format is great. Thanks for your help as always.
Ron
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Foobar
Jul 28, 2017 1:31:41 GMT
Post by ronzo56 on Jul 28, 2017 1:31:41 GMT
Thanks again to Javier for his help with EAC. I have a friend who is staying with us a bit (not bit perfect) as he relocates. We were trying to hear any audible differences between the same CD ripped with Foobar vs. Exact Audio Copy, other than time it takes to rip. Not sure if EAC sounds better or not. Much better ripping program no doubt, in terms of options and tagging and bit perfectness. Was curious to see what others have experienced. No intention to start a Foo vs. EAC war. Just want to hear what others have experienced.
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Jul 28, 2017 6:52:58 GMT
Post by hifidez on Jul 28, 2017 6:52:58 GMT
I have never used Foobar for ripping CDs. But I have used Audio Grabber; it was the first CD ripper I ever used. Never have been able to tell it apart from EAC.
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Jul 28, 2017 8:34:21 GMT
Post by Javier on Jul 28, 2017 8:34:21 GMT
There should be no differences in rip quality if the disc is in good nick, ripping is nothing more than a digital file copy from one storage medium to another.
The differences between one ripper and another lies in the reasurance they provide that the copy is accurate and the source CD is in good condition. This in EAC is done by using both Accurip and CTDB plugin which compare one's rip to their databases of previous rips done by other users. Each CD has a unique ID which is used for this purpose and different pressings or releases of an album will all have a different one. The higher the confidence the higher the probablity your rip is really accurate. This values can be seen in the log EAC prodecues at the end of the ripping process.
Using Test & Copy doubles the time it takes to rip a CD but if you get two identical CRCs it means there is no uncorrectable damage on the CD.
Also if EAC is configured as per the link above it makes sure you could burn a CD that is structurally an exact copy of the original as it will include the original gaps between tracks, the only exception being the rather rare pre 1st track gap (a different config will be necessay to deal with it).
Some log examples:
Track 16
Filename F:\Cat Stevens - Matthew & Son (1967) (844 325-2) FLAC\16 - I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun.wav
Peak level 69.0 % Extraction speed 6.4 X Track quality 100.0 % -> A CD in good condition should give a score of 99.9% or 100% Test CRC A5C05502 -> First read CRC Copy CRC A5C05502 -> Second read CRC matches the first, so far so good but this only means there is either no dammage or the dammage is not big enough to produce differnt results as deep scratch or dammage to the top of the CD would. Track not present in AccurateRip database -> This happens when you are an early ripper of a recently released CD or you are ripping a very rare release (like the one used for this example) Copy OK
None of the tracks are present in the AccurateRip database -> This means this CD has not been ripped before
Here is the CTDB plugin result for this rip:
---- CUETools DB Plugin V2.1.6
[CTDB TOCID: f5AbNHnyzYFBa.zm4WWgWtuAGHM-] found
Submit result: f5AbNHnyzYFBa.zm4WWgWtuAGHM- has been confirmed
Track | CTDB Status
1 | (1/1) Accurately ripped
2 | (1/1) Accurately ripped
3 | (1/1) Accurately ripped
4 | (1/1) Accurately ripped
5 | (1/1) Accurately ripped
6 | (1/1) Accurately ripped
7 | (1/1) Accurately ripped
8 | (1/1) Accurately ripped
9 | (1/1) Accurately ripped
10 | (1/1) Accurately ripped
11 | (1/1) Accurately ripped
12 | (1/1) Accurately ripped
13 | (1/1) Accurately ripped
14 | (1/1) Accurately ripped
15 | (1/1) Accurately ripped
16 | (1/1) Accurately ripped
Now an example of a possibly damaged CD rip:
Filename C:\Users\Tom\Desktop\Pass the Headphones\EAC Rips\Bee Gees - E-S-P (1987) [FLAC]\01 - E-S-P.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.44
Peak level 91.1 %
Extraction speed 1.3 X
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 7835D2B8
Copy CRC 7835D2B8
Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 103) [47CD0A46], AccurateRip returned [6781EB05] (AR v2) -> confidence is high but it does not match this disc's result in Accuraterip DB Copy OK
No tracks could be verified as accurate
You may have a different pressing from the one(s) in the database
A rip of a popular CD in good condition:
Filename E:\Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms (1985)(824 499-2) FLAC\09 - Brothers in Arms.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:04.34
Peak level 44.9 %
Extraction speed 2.2 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC E4EC392E
Copy CRC E4EC392E
Accurately ripped (confidence 200) [55426072] (AR v2) --> Confidence is 200 (max possible) Copy OK
CTDB plugin result:
---- CUETools DB Plugin V2.1.6
[CTDB TOCID: CbJrQU.5WONhWNv6C6RUhiXQ_UQ-] found
Submit result: CbJrQU.5WONhWNv6C6RUhiXQ_UQ- has been confirmed
Track | CTDB Status
1 | (2563/2626) Accurately ripped
2 | (2547/2626) Accurately ripped
3 | (2551/2626) Accurately ripped
4 | (2554/2626) Accurately ripped
5 | (2532/2626) Accurately ripped
6 | (2516/2626) Accurately ripped
7 | (2526/2626) Accurately ripped
8 | (2528/2626) Accurately ripped
9 | (2487/2626) Accurately ripped -> lowest value indicates the confidence level, at least 2487/2626 match my result which is an extremly high probability my rip is good, very slightly different pressings or small scratches make for the different results.
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Jul 28, 2017 9:51:23 GMT
Post by Rabbit on Jul 28, 2017 9:51:23 GMT
Excellent!
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Jul 28, 2017 11:39:35 GMT
Post by juke on Jul 28, 2017 11:39:35 GMT
Agree with Ian, it's a great piece of software. I've used it for years, though without the test function selected.
Originally this was because I was ripping hundreds of CDs, ready for my Squeezebox changeover but I was happy enough so didn't alter the setup.
Just the other day I got a hard to find CD (nothing special, just hard to find <G>) and it had several deep scratches. On the other hand it cost £1.25 including post.
I was impressed that EAC just kept going until it was satisfied the track was OK. I certainly can't hear anything wrong when playing over the spot that was highlighted as faulty.
As I rareley add CDs now I'll change over to Javier's setup, which looks worhwhile to me.
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