[slinkelist] Lazy man's ripper

Stan Kurzet skurzetfr@home.com
Mon, 6 Nov 2000 11:16:35 -0800


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Troops:

I have tried several rippers and encoders.  Every one either rips only, =
or encodes only, or if it does both, its user interface was conceived by =
a blithering idiot, and takes as much or more user work than two =
separate applications.  Worse yet, all the ones I have tried put one =
through the dot wav generation first, one CD at a time, and then all =
those gigs of dot wav files have to be purged after the MP3 encoder gets =
done.  There's gotta be a better way!

Can anyone point me to a ripper that will convert a CDJ play list of CD =
tracks to MP3 files without  me having to do anything other than define =
the track list and specify the destination hard drive folder, and leave =
the system alone to do its thing?

There is a similar problem converting LP's and R 2 R tapes  as far as =
automation is concerned.  One has to first convert the entire LP or tape =
to a dot wav.  Then one has to edit out the start, inter selection and =
ending segues.  Then clean up the noise.  Then split apart  the =
selections to individual dot wav files.  Then convert each dot wav to =
MP3,  and finally, at long suffering last, purge the gigs of dot wav =
clutter.  UGH!!!   Hasn't anyone come up with a less labor intensive way =
of doing this?

One last question.  Is there a good car radio around that plays MP3 =
files on CDR/RW?

Much thanks in advance for any input.

Stan

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<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Troops:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>I have tried several rippers and =
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interface was conceived by a blithering idiot, and takes as much or=20
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time, and&nbsp;then all those gigs of dot wav files have to be purged =
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Can anyone point me to a ripper that =
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convert a CDJ play list of CD tracks to MP3 files without&nbsp; me =
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folder, and leave the system alone to do its thing?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>There is a similar problem =
converting LP's and R=20
2 R tapes&nbsp; as far as automation is concerned.&nbsp; One has to =
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convert the entire LP or tape to a&nbsp;dot wav.&nbsp; Then one has to =
edit out=20
the start, inter selection and ending segues.&nbsp; Then clean up the=20
noise.&nbsp; Then&nbsp;split apart  the selections to individual dot wav =

files.&nbsp; Then convert each dot wav to MP3,  and finally, at long =
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Much thanks in advance for any=20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Stan</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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