I'm not sure? I've never used them. I'm sure someone can shed some light on this. lol On Feb 6, 2010, at 2:18 PM, Donna Goodin wrote:
> Oh! Well, if it's that simple, what are the advantages of messing with these > other rippers? > > Thanks, > Donna > Dn Feb 6, 2010, at 2:02 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > >> Yup, >> >> If your preferences are set to do so , it will import your CD'sinto the >> desired format. Under general, press the import settings button. >> On Feb 6, 2010, at 1:33 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >> >>> Hi Erik and all, >>> >>> Wow this has been interesting. I understood the issue of losing quality >>> with mp3s, but I guess where I was confused, is that I assumed that CDs >>> were imported into Itunes in M4a format, just like the songs we purchase >>> (though I had had concerns about quality on more than one occasion). After >>> seeing your message, I looked in my Itunes library, and obviously saw this >>> was not the case. Is it not possible to just have CDs import into iTunes >>> in M4a format? >>> Thanks, >>> Donna >>> >>> On Feb 6, 2010, at 10:11 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Donna, >>>> >>>> When we talk about mp3 we're dealing with a lossie format. In other >>>> words, it makes your files smaller by throwing away pieces of the sound >>>> that it thinks you can't hear. Often the result is comfortable to listen >>>> to and portable to cary around, and the trade off of quality vs space is >>>> acceptable. >>>> >>>> Then we have lossless formats, like the free lossless audio codek or >>>> .flac format. Apple has it's own lossless .m4a format, and the pioneering >>>> shorten or .shn format. These formats can reduce the sice of an audio >>>> file by about half while leaving all of the sound wave presicely in tact. >>>> Well now here in Canada, one terabyte drives are down around $80 or less. >>>> Plus, I just got a rockboxed sansa e270, and I'll soon be getting a 16 gb >>>> expantion card for it. Maybe more than one eventually. With space >>>> becoming less and less an issue, Many of the people I know are switching >>>> to lossless and listening to their music in CD quality. I mean, we bought >>>> these discs. Most of us own hundreds, some own thousands, and we want to >>>> hear the music as it was meant to be, especially as it's not much more >>>> hardship than making mp3 files if you already have the space. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> erik burggraaf >>>> A+ certified technician and user support consultant. >>>> Phone: 888-255-5194 >>>> Email: [email protected] >>>> >>>> On 2010-02-06, at 9:14 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>>> >>>>> OK, I may sound like an idiot, but what is Max, and where do I get it? >>>>> I, too, would be interested in ripping cds in a higher quality. Oh, and >>>>> what do you mean I'm going lossless? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for your patience if these are simplistic questions. >>>>> Best, >>>>> Donna >>>>> On Feb 6, 2010, at 7:04 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, The settings are perfectly accessible, they just dont trucking >>>>>> change when you hit the OK buttons. Or at least that was my experience >>>>>> here. besides, I'm going lossless now, and I'm sure ITunes won't let me >>>>>> rip to flac even with fluke installed, wonderful add-on that it is. >>>>>> >>>>>> Max is way more versatile and streamlined for ripping anyway, like most >>>>>> custom applications. >>>>>> >>>>>> Best, >>>>>> >>>>>> erik burggraaf >>>>>> A+ certified technician and user support consultant. >>>>>> Phone: 888-255-5194 >>>>>> Email: [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>>> On 2010-02-05, at 8:40 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What quality did you want to use in iTunes? I never had a problem >>>>>>> changing the quality settings. >>>>>>> On Feb 5, 2010, at 6:59 PM, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi all. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Now I have succeded in setting up max, so that I can rip cd's in the >>>>>>>> quality I want. I am not using ITunes for that, because I can not get >>>>>>>> the quality I want, I think it is a voiceover problem, but it is not >>>>>>>> solved in the last version of ITunes either. So I try to use max >>>>>>>> instead, I am in a way very saticefied with that, but I have a >>>>>>>> problem, The program is using musicbrainz, and I can not find my cd's >>>>>>>> on that database, can I use another database instead and which? and >>>>>>>> which information do I need, if I can use another database? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I hope somebody can help. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Best regards Annie. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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