You could always try cdex or exact audio copy. (I don't have the link right off hand for the latter). By use of a compressor (a good one, mind you like laim or such) you can get a variable bitrate, which means the music will go up or down in KBPS depending on the complexity or voluem of the music. There is a very comprehensive guide on installing and using the program but, again, I lost the link- sorry. I'm sure if you googled it, though, you might find exact audio copy. If I find it I'll email you privately.
Tyler ----- Original Message ----- From: "André van Deventer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 1:50 PM Subject: RE: ripping CD's with windows media player > Hi all > > Just another question about this for which there is probably not really an > answer. > > Are there some music which can actually be e.g. ripped to mp3 format > without > really losing too much or no sound quality? > > I am thinking now of e.g. music recorded in the fifties and sixties, > single > instruments or people singing with very small accomponiments? > > Just curious. > > Andre > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Kevin Lloyd > Sent: 04 June 2006 08:03 PM > To: PC audio discussion list. > Subject: Re: ripping CD's with windows media player > > Hi Mari. > > Not a stupid question at all - the myriad of formats are definitely > confusing until you get more acquainted with digital music. > > Basically, lossless means that nothing has been taken away from the music > during compression. So, all of your high and low frequencies are left > intact and therefore the quality of the source music is preserved. > > The opposite of lossless is known as lossy. This covers formats like MP3 > and WMA files ripped at lower bit rates. With lossy compression, some of > the high and low frequencies are lost to compress the music down into the > smallest space possible. There are also a number of psycho-acoustic > techniques used to remove parts of the music that is deemed will not be > missed by the listener such as quieter sounds that happen to be playing > whilst there is a louder sound almost obscuring it. All formats have > their > own proprietary algorithms that dictate how the music is processed and > that's why it's never a good idea to convert from one lossy format to > another. > > Lossless files take up a lot more disc space than lossy formats and so > it's > worth bearing this in mind when deciding on what format to use. > > Regards. > > Kevin > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "mary dole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 2:35 PM > Subject: RE: ripping CD's with windows media player > > >> Hi Kevin, >> >> Thank you so much for sharing the step-by-step method for extracting >> tracks with Windows Media Player. I have just begun learning how to do >> this, and I was a bit confused. One question: What is "lossless"? >> Stupid, I know, but I'm a beginner. Thank you again. >> >> Mari Dole >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Lloyd >> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 3:18 AM >> To: PC audio discussion list. >> Subject: Re: ripping CD's with windows media player >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.1/355 - Release Date: 02/06/2006 > > _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
