On Fridayen den 2 November 2001 14.34, Goetz Waschk wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > Am Freitag, 2. November 2001, 07:18:35 Uhr MET, schrieb Mark D'voo: > > i have the same problem, i have a 40x tdk that's supposed to be really > > fast for ripping and i can only rip at 3x > > > > On Friday 02 November 2001 06:23 am, you wrote: > > > This is ot I know, but..., I'm having problems ripping some audio, it's > > > so damn slow!!! The last time I did this (I think it was under windows) > > > I could at least rip at 8X (SCSI), now it's at 1,5X maximum (cdparanoia > > > with some switches). I have tested with SCSI and 3 different IDE > > > CDROMS, one IDE CDROM is brand new. This is very disappointing for a > > > former musician and pro sound technician... > > > > > > Anyone feels like sharing experiences regarding this? I would > > > appreciate it. > > the difference between cdparanoia and other rippers is the advanced error > correction. cdparanoia is the safest way to rip audio data from scratched > CDs. Some fast ripper programs on windows easyly produce clicking noises in > the output. So better be patient and get a 100% quality output.
Yes I suppose cdparanoia is just that, "paranoid"... The "-Z" swith solved the speed problem for me. > But one thing is not so good with cdparanoia: in case of some scratched CD > cdparanoia's speed goes down to zero. I don't own any scratched ones, so I don't know. Thanks. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- | Oden Eriksson, Deserve-IT Networks, Jokkmokk, Sweden. | Mandrake Linux release 8.2 (Cooker) for i586 | Current uptime with kernel 2.4.13-2mdksmp: 2days | cpu0 @ 814.28 bm, fan 4560 rpm, temp +31.0�C | cpu1 @ 815.92 bm, fan 4500 rpm, temp +30�C
