amcluesent;201391 Wrote: > IMHO, I couldn't see what current 'problem' AccurateRip was trying to > solve and as it hasn't been updated in years it seemed to cause > problems on install so I don't bother with it.
It is updated continuously. I'm not sure what's available for browsing on the web right now but IIRC when I checked it out, it was an old, outdated database. It's not intended for web browsing. You can tell it's still current because new CDs are added almost the day they are released. The problem it solves is this: say EAC reports no errors. 999 times out of 1000 there are no errors. But...how can you, or EAC, be sure? AccurateRip compares the computed checksum of your rips (a unique calculation based on every single bit in a track) to others ripping the same disc. The odds against another random person getting a bit error in the same exact location as you are astronomical - there are 44 100 bits per second, just imagine how many there are in a typical track. So if AccurateRip says your rip was accurate, you can be sure it is, regardless of what anything else says. Of course, not every CD is in the AccurateRip database, and the main problem is that they are overwhemlingly American releases. If you have an import, the disc may not be bit-identical to what's in AccurateRip. AR will report every track as inaccurate, which is highly unlikely even with the most severely damaged discs, but then helpfully points out you may have a different pressing. AR can't help you then though. -- Mark Lanctot 'Sean Adams' Response-O-Matic checklist, patent pending!' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=200910&postcount=2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35076 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
