< --- ME --- > > > > > > > > > G'day Gary, > > > > I use Grip as a GUI, it includes the cdparanoia ripper so you don't need to > > install the cdparanoia package unless you want to also rip from the console > > to encode MP3's I use gogo which is an enhanced version of the lame encoded > > optimised for speed, ( it about 2x faster with no loss of quality) you can > > get > > the source from freshmeat, and will need to install nasm to get it to > > compile
> < --- HIM --- > > I would like to second the use of grip. Grip runs cicles around all other > ripping software I've tried. I use the newer lame > (http://www.sulaco.org/mp3/) as the sound quality has really improved over > time. It is now hands down the best quality encoder. Gogo is just to old to > have the same sound quality; infact several of the gogo developers have > worked on the current codebase of lame and brought the speed up. > > Thomas I didn't know that, I might give lame another try, Thanks Joel