EAC is an excellent proggy but it can be a little daunting to set up for a novice user. This should take care of all setup issues that are neccesary to make the best rips.

This was originally posted by Bliggy at Kerrazy-torrents.com so all the thanks goes to him...

Installing EAC:

Download Exact Audio Copy (EAC) http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/eac095pb5.zip
You'll need WinZIP or similar to extract the files. EAC does not have an installer so you may wish to extract it to the directory where you wish to keep it... For example C:\EAC or C:\Program Files\EAC

If you wish to make mp3s then you will need LAME.exe:
LAME version: 3.97 (Win32 compile including lame_enc.dll and lameACM)
Extract it wherever u want to.

Go to your EAC directory and click on EAC.exe

The first time you run EAC the Setup Wizard will pop up.

Select which drive you wish to use. Click next.
Select "I prefer to have accurate results". Click Next
Select "I don't trust these values, detect the features for my drive". Click Next.
Insert any audio CD into your drive and click Next again to run the auto detect. Wait... click next and next again.

At this point you can choose to setup your mp3 encoder, LAME.exe. If you chose to do this then make sure the "Install and configure..." box is checked and click next. EAC will attempt to fine LAME.EXE on your HD... if it does not then point it to the directory that you unzipped it to by clicking the Browse button.

Check "Use LAME standard settings." and if you wish check "Let EAC create ID3 tags...". Click Next.

Enter an email address so EAC can connect to freedb for you ID3 tag info. Click Next.

Choose "I am an Expert...". Click Next.

Congrats! EAC is Installed!

NOW... before u get ready to rip...

Tweaking EAC to perfection!

Click EAC > EAC Options or Press F9

In the Extraction Tab:
Check "Fill up missing offset samples with silence"
Check "Synchronize between tracks"
In the "Error recovery quality" dropdown menu select "High"
Leave the rest unchecked.

In the General Tab:
Check "On unknown CDs" select "automatically access freedb database"
Other options here are set to personal preference.

In theTools Tab:
Uncheck "retrieve UPC/ISRC codes in CUE sheet generation"
Check "Use CD-Text information in CUE sheet generation"
Check "Create '.3mu' playlist on extraction" *Optional*
Check: Automatically write status report after extraction
Uncheck "Activate beginner mode, disable all advanced features"

In the Normalize tab:
Bliggy Say's... DO NOT USE NORMALIZE
Just my opinion but normalize is evil. Google if u wanna know more...

In the Filename Tab:
This is also up to you. Mine looks like this.

%A\%C\%N - %T

So, if your default directory is C:\Rips then you rip will save like this...
C:\Rips\Artist\Album\01 - SongTitle.wav/mp3

In the Directories Tab:
Set your default directory here.

In the Write Tab:
Uncheck everything.

Click OK to close the EAC Options window.

NOW....

Click EAC > Drive Options... or F10

In the Extraction Method tab:
Check "Secure mode with..."
Under that...
Check "Drive has 'Accurate Stream' feature"
Check "Drive caches audio data"
DO NOT Check "Drive is capable of retrieving C2 error information"

Do No not use Paranoid, Synchronized or Burst mode!

In the Offset/Speed tab:
(here's where it gets fun)

Select "Use read sample offset correction."
To determine which value is correct you must find what brand/type of drive you have. You can find out by doing the following...
Start > Control Panel > System > Click Hardware Tab > Click Device Manager > Click the + next to DVD/CD Rom Drive then note down your make and model.

Then go here... http://www.accuraterip.com/driveoffsets.htm
Hopefully you will find that your drive has been tested and confirmed
In my case i have a LITE-ON LTR-24102B so looking at the list I see my Read Offset is +12 so I go into EAC to the "Read Sample Offset Correction" field and enter +12. Always use the + or - when applicable.
IF your drive is not listed... I'm sorry. You can figure it out here. http://pages.cthome.net/homepage/eac/setup.htm

Uncheck "Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out"
Check: Allow speed reduction during extraction

Well Done!

Now just put in a CD, let freedb find your CD, or enter the info manually, and click the WAV button. EAC is ready to extract perfect .wav files to your hard drive! From there you can use your favorite lossless/lossy converter and screw with it as you wish

Whats that? Want EAC to make your MP3s too? Lazy ass... well heres what ya do.

Click EAC > Compression Options or F11

In the External Compression tab:
Check "Use external program for compression"
In "Parameter Passing Scheme:" Select "LAME mp3 Encoder"
In "Use File Extension" type .mp3 (should be default)
Click Browse and point EAC to you LAME.EXE file if its not already loaded.
**Additional Command Lines See Below**
Set Bitrate to 192 (won't matter later)
Check "Delete wav after compression" optional
Uncheck "Use CRC Check" optional
Uncheck "Add ID3 tag" or it will give time-indication errors (the lame encoder will still add proper tagging).
Select High Quality

**Additional Command Lines***
For the sake of keeping things simple I'll give these options.
Copy any of these lines into the Additional Command Lines field:

--alt-preset standard
(Low/standard VBR)
--alt-preset extreme
(High VBR)
--alt-preset insane
(CBR@320)

Click OK to Exit the Compression Options Window
Insert you CD then click the MP3 button and wait for your (as perfect as possible) mp3s

If you wish your compressed audio to be in any other format or bitrate either..
A: Figure it out yourself.
or
B: Just use EAC to rip to wav then use a different program to encode.

Happy Ripping!

Really nice tut :)

If you some people want to know more here is THE audio forum:

and here's an another tut covering the other format, even some lossless such as flac which I recommend.

Also Ubernet and Chris Myden are worth looking at


good tutorial imasickboy

Thanks a lot for this guide imasickboy! I really needed a good ripping program.

Followed every step now and I'm ripping Biohazard - Uncivilization, I'll make a torrent off it later on and post it here. I hope you want it.

Personally, from reading stuff from the Hydrogen Forums and other places, the best LAME version to use is 3.90.3. With the newer versions, they optimized the speed of the code and not the quality. Also, the original makers of 3.90.3 left the project.

I believe some of those members are currently working on LAME 4.

I'm not complaining, LAME is going to be good if its VBR and --aps, but 3.90.3 is what I've used and I've had terrific results. (Coming from an ex FLAC 8/SHN whore.) :D

This is a great walkthrough--thanks for posting it! :D

I would add a couple points:

1. The best version of LAME to use now is v.3.97b2. The place to find it is at http://www.rarewares.org/mp3.html. Download the 'Bundle' version. You only need the lame.exe file, however. There is also a thread about this in this forum. Lame 3.90.3 was the recommended version for a long long time but it's definitely been surpassed by 3.97, and not just because it runs faster. Unless you have performed proper ABX listening tests and have established that you have exceptional hearing, use the switches '-V2 --vbr-new'. -V2 is the 3.97 equivalent to the old --alt-preset-standard switch. Do not waste bits encoding to 320kbps (--alt-preset insane) because you will almost certainly not be able to hear any difference. It's called 'insane' for a reason. 320kbps is really only intended for transcoding from a lossy codec to mp3, not for making mp3s from a CD rip. Don't use it.

2. Don't worry about offsets and accuraterip until you have become very familiar and comfortable with EAC and have read The Coaster Factory's essay on offsets. Offsets are very over-rated and not really worth the time it takes to understand them.

3. Instead of worrying about offsets, make sure you have EAC set to rip in secure mode with C2 turned off. (You can turn the C2 feature on later ONLY after you have read and understood everything in the EAC documentation about C2 error correction and how to be sure that your CD reader actually supports it.) And make sure you know whether your reader caches data or not. Use the EAC testing features to determine this. If your reader does cache data you definitely need to check the box that tells EAC this as caching must be turned off in order to get good rips. Some people say it's best just to check the box if you aren't sure - if your reader caches data EAC will turn it off; if it doesn't cache data, there's no effect.

That's all I can think of for the time being. I hope this helps.

Great page, after years encoding with itunes I was looking for a more solid encoder, and as i always loved the quality of darkside rg mp3's I'm convinced that this is my new way of convert music!

Like biggianthead pointed out: the new Lame encoder is great! For fully tagged mp3s, use either of the following lines as the "Additional Command Lines Options" for the Lame encoder mentioned in EAC's Compression Options:


-V 1 --vbr-new --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tg "%m" --tn "%n" %s %d

or

-V 2 --vbr-new --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tg "%m" --tn "%n" %s %d



The V1 is slightly better quality but also slightly bigger file, but both are excellent quality with the Lame 3.97 beta 2 encoder.

Cheers for sharing the guide Sickboy, I added the inane 320 thing into the additional command lines then left a space and added the v1 thing ADL mentioned..is that what I should be doing??

EDIT -- never mind Sickboy sorted it out for me on MSN.

EDIT 2 -- I followed the guide step by step and I got 700MB for the whole album..I was hoping for around 100MB or so...

Any ideas?? I was hoping to put the album online tonight but If noone answers this within the next hour or so it will be too late for me to put it up.. :O

You probably ripped the tracks as lossless .wav files or as an .img file, so it's best to rerip them directly to .mp3 because if you do them manually now via Tools>Compress .wavs, then the ID3 tags inside the mp3 won't be done automatically.

The command line options are either those V1 or V2 lines, or the insane 320 setting, but you can't use both -- imasickboy will have sorted that already for you, but just adding it to avoid confusion

When I had all the settings done I clicked the .MP3 buttons and it compressed them to WAV's

Anyway after that I tried compressing them with the Tools> Compress thing and it came up with Command Prompt for a split second inbetween each track and the whole thing was finished in 15 seconds or something..




**VERY CONFUSED**

In EAC>Compression Options>External Compression>

Make sure EAC has the correct path to lame.exe and that you haven't accidentally pasted double in the commandline options box. Here's that line again:

I am certain about the path to LAME and I erased everything and added your code to the command line and it still didn't compress

The TDM wonders why people have such a hard time with this all

Now its all subjective but

From Chriss Mydens Best MP3 Guide

It would take most people no more than 10 mins to get going after using that guide


Why 320Kbs or the insane switch




I do have to wonder ...are people actually listening? or merely going for the shiny new version because of what theyhave read .....

I amjust trying to get the best quality music I can while keeping it simple and not too large on the harddrvie ABBANDON

In CD-DA there is an Preset: Extreme setting which seemed to have made nice quality music, I am wondering if this is of the same quality of what EAC itself would produce??

The comments weren't particularily addressed to anyone ...but no I wouldn't expect the same results from CD-DA ...its EAC that is perhaps the most important part ....but for a really easy set up you can't beat the original setting in the Chriss Myden guide

Well, I heard an improvement in the sound when I switched to the newer version so I'm not going back -- but it may simply be just due to having a better computer now

I would uninstall both, and then reinstall lame and then EAC, Chiliman. I think I once had a similar problem but not sure.

Well I'm currently downloading the latest version of CD-DA and in the file contents in AZ it has "lame.dll" so I am thinking that the Preset:Extreme,Insane, Standard - whatever; are legit and do virtually the same job. Either way I am getting a liking for EAC music as the Santana files were lovely quality so I am gunna use CD-DA knowing that it does the job fairly well and in the future if I have any issues I will refer back to this guide and give the actual EAC program another go.

Thanks to all those that helped, now I am striving to give back by some more releases over the next few days :a013:

EDIT-- Just saw your post ADL.

Will do, and if not I will stick to CD-DA. Will keep you all updated cuz I know ur just DYING to know :P

So 320 CBR is indeed better than 224 VBR right? (Cuz I heard somewhere that a high VBR is better than 320)

So...what happened to me then?



I followed the instructions in the excellent tutorial (thanks much!), but when I press the .mp3 button to transfer music, I get .wav files, which I then have to convert using MediaMonkey or some similar program. What happened?



I realize that every computer is different, and there are countless hardware / software / firmware / driver issues, but I can't figure out how to have EAC make me MP3 files...

are you clicking the Mp3 Button?

Yessir...I sure am.

I think I know what the problem was: the link to LAME in the guide above was still pointing to an older version that won't recognize the new commandline options. I've replaced it with a link to v3.97 beta 2, so update your LAME if you followed the old link.

Thanks ADL!

Yes, thanks ADL. I've been meaning to update this guide for some time, and have resolved to have it done by the end of the week, so we don't have anymore "whoops" situations...

VBR is handy for making higher quality rips in smaller file sizes, whether CBR is better I am not - could one of the audiphiles help us out on this, and maybe update the tutorial too for newer version of EAC :)

The tut will be updated in a few days, with screenshots, as well.

As far as VBR vs, CBR, the main difference is size. Since the whole point in making an audio file an mp3 is compression of the original size, a simple way of putting things is this:

If you were to create an mp3 at a constant bitrate of 320, it all of the recording is encoded at the same level, everything from LOUD guitars, to the slightest whisper of the human voice.

If you created an mp3 of the same source with a Variable Bit Rate at 192+, it would encode those LOUD guitars at a higher bitrate, and those whispers, which don't require as much attention, at a lower bitrate.

Both will sound very similar, but the sizes will be quite different.

Generally, a good standard is a VBR encoding at 192 or better, since it offers a smallish file size, and sounds very close to a 320ish file.

It really is depedant on how many megabytes you are willing to transfer, as well as how high of a quality file you wish to download. Personally, I try to stick to 192 or better when downloading, unless I am looking to replace something I have no intention of purchasing again, then I will look for a lossless, (FLAC, APE, etc.), copy. But that is a whole different conversation, which I am not really qualified to lead. Anyway, when bitrates travel lower than 192, quality loss seems to be VERY apparent, even to my burned out ears. My suggestion is to pick up a Darkside release, and go find another copy of the same album, but encoded at 128, and have a listen to them both. Or if you're feeling ambitious, pull a cd off your shelf, encode it at CBR320, 256, 192, 128, and the VBR method described in the tutorial. Then get listening to them all, and comparing them to the original, as well as each other. Then decide what's best for both your ears, and your bandwidth.

I followd the tutorial of yours Sickboy and updated the LAME.exe thing like ADL said and it worked - thanks for the handy tech support guys :a013:

Sorry for all the questions but I know better for next time and all the EAC stuff I rip is for here

Thanks, that was very enlightening :a013:

Interesting thoughts on VBR vs. CBR. I'll need to try going to VBR one of these times, but I had LOTS of trouble getting EAC to encode to MP3 at the settings I wanted.
When I put in the command line "--alt-preset extreme," I didn't get any files to encode to MP3. They all went to .wav only, and each time the DOS window for the LAME encoder activated, it shut down right away with errors. Then I went to THIS very helpful forum site, where there were more directions on how to set up the command lines. I tried setting up everything as they stated, and had the new command line of "--alt-preset standard %s %d", and I selected CBR of 320 kb. I finally got EAC and LAME to play quasi-nice together, but some of the files were encoded at 256, some at 320, and I didn't see the reason in the method. Additionally, when LAME was doing the encoding, the DOS window showed it was encoding in more than just 320 or 256. There was also encoding going on at 128, 160, 196, etc. I finally changed my command line to "--alt-preset insane %s %d" and now I encode right at 320 kbps. Hmmph. Wish I knew what I was doing...
VBR is next, I guess!
And it only took me a week to figure this out...I need to get rid of my kids and wife!

When LAME is encoding something VBR, Judge, it will have frames that are less than you preset, ie: 128, etc. A fame is very tiny, there are thousands of them per song, so that is normal and okay. As far as some tracks being 256, and some being 320, that is part of the VBR process, It encodes files that can use the extra bitrate at a higher bitrate, and those that the extra bitrate would be wasted on, it encodes lower. You were on the right path to begin with.

So even though the bitrate is technically lower then 320 a 256 encoded EAC file is better quality because of the encoder used??

No, the qualitydifference between a 320-CBR and a V1-VBR will be inaudible (for most people), but the filesize of the 320-CBR will be a lot bigger so it's just wasteful to use a Constant BitRate that high.

Variable BitRate encoding may still use 320kbps, but only for the sections of the song that require that much detail. Other sections may require only 64kbps to get all the details in it, so if you're using a CBR encoder, then those sections will also encode at 320kbps even though the extra bits used won't add any detail/quality so it's just a waste of bits/filesize.

This is where the versions of Lame come into play: the encoder needs to be able to judge how much bitrate is necessary for grasping all the details in a particular section, and that's not an exact science because the details that are kept, are chosen on the basis of what most people can hear. Everytime they make a change, it needs to be judged as objectively as possible by a bunch of volunteers in special listening-rooms (which is what they do over at HydrogenAudio forums).

good explanation ADL :a013:

Two more stupid questions:
1. How do I rip to MP3 so that I don't have to manually type in all of the track info on iTunes? I set up EAC per the tutorial here, but all I get with the tracks is the raw data, and I have to manually enter album name, the track name (which I need to correct, because the current format EAC spits out looks like this: "1-something hot"), the album release year, etc. How do I rip with EAC so all of this is captured accurately automatically when I import into iTunes and my iPod?
2. Even more prosaic: is there any way to burn CDs so that the average car CD player will display the text with group name / track name on the CD player, just like it does with store-bought CDs? Or is that asking too much?
Thanks!

You set up an email address in the settings and you can then access the database over at http://www.freedb.org/ and other like minded places, all that by clikcking on the CD image when you insert the disc

Hope this helps you.

If you have untagged mp3s, you can try automatically tagging them via mp3tag -- it accesses the same database as EAC: freedb, so you'll need to give it your e-mail address (no worries).

I know there's another database around too, but can't remember the name at the moment. If the album isn't in the database, you'll have to edit the ID3Tags manually (WinAmp is easiest for that).

Thanks for the information on the bitrates, it's all clear now ADL :a013:

For my ID3 tags, as I'm not fussy I use Audioshell, mainly used for uploads. Otherwise I edit the name in iTunes which for most music permanently changes the actual file ID3, some tags are difficult though and like to change back to their old spelling when readded!!

Make sure you have both versions of the tag fixed. Should be an option for that in whatever program you choose.

use free free free softwares,
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okay so how do we rip from audio CD? hmmmmmmm tough question indeed, and if you havent figured out call NASA, yes they are helping solve all these problems on a toll freeline dial 1-800-NASA-HELP else follow these steps and show your middle finger to MPAA/RIAA/etc etc/SONY-BMG etc etc
steps
#1. you need a computer, audio cd, ripping softwares, a little guide max 4-5 lines (ignore the top rubbish text), and a BRAIN (dont have? ORDER ONLINE www.amazon.com, thanks, order, download and install and proceed to #2)
#2. open google and search mkisofs/Xcdriper/cdparanoia yeah 1 billion sites with porn will pop up, choose sourceforge/freshmeat more reliable
#3. download the windows binary and "CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK...... OK" you need not reboot like others.
#4. disable autorun........ figure it out yourself, its like 6 years i havent touched windows except for cracking the WPA and WGA and inserting small small rootkits for my beloved flat mates who use pirated stuffs, and i read their mails
#5. insert the audio cd in the cd tray, ITS A CD TRAY AND NOT COKE/PEPSI FP HOLDER, AND ITS NOT A 80K FERRARI like bad boys.
#6. open the opensource software, and as usual click click click click and DONE!
#6a. use commands to do it for you.... eg start -> run -> command/cmd and type these lines (MAKE SURE YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED THE NECESSARY SOFTWARES..... YES THEY DONT COST A SINGLE PENNY, DEAR BENNY)
#6a.1. type this command else cut + copy + paste
cdda2wav -vall cddb=0 -D2,0 -B -Owav
this will burn each track in wav format. then what? download another tool called lame from sourceforge again, and issue this command
lame -b 192 track01.wav track01.mp3
this will convert the wav to mp3
(WE ARE GREEDY MP3 takes a lot of space, we need 6 channel sound, we need this we need that? so ? DOWNLOAD FFMPEG from mplayer.hu and RTFM (originally read the fabulous manual, well we lazy never read, so they became angry and changed to the 4 character F-Word), YES ffmpeg can convert anything to anything from heaven to hell all can be done, any houdini magic can be done with it, just read the damned manual page please, helps me and helps you even more! PLIZ PLIZ!)
so we have the cd's ripped to mp3.... OKAY mp3's crap i need in ogg....... so? okay download oggenc and issue
oggenc *.wav b 192
and you will have your ogg files for your ipod.
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READ #1. once again
READ again if you cannot come out of loop!
type this as your reply/comment
"thank you for being the most hated poster" :-d :a013:

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I find it much quicker to use EAC+LAME ...then oggenc2

there is something called as tooLAME, its a super edition of LAME, but both does good work. tooLAME is just extended/modified and tweaked. so it doesnt matter which route you take, river ends up in sea/ocean! happy ripping!

tooLame is an MP2 encoder, which can be used to provide better sound quality to VideoCD and SVCD clips

Thankyou sickboy,AB, fae and adl for the info

Read the chris myden tute for mp3's -

Do you think results are better using the MP3byMyden adapter/ID profile with EAC or no profile at all??

Cheers

MP3byMyden adapter/ID profile is superior

hello i'm (east)german and understand english not enough, but i'll give here my way to make high quality mp3 with "EAC Ripper and Lame codec" in german language. The expert can understand the way i write and can make a correction what's false. (or use this to write in english this little "tut").
I hope it's helpful and you can understand a little bit.

Die Links sind alle DirectDownloadLinks für die kostenlosen Programme.
Lame 3.96.1 (empfohlen)
Lame 3.97b (ist noch im Beta Stadium!)
Einstellungen variable bitrate(vbr) - erzeugt bessere Qualität als 192er Bitrate, auch verbundenes Stereo(js) - macht der Lame super.
Die richtige Befehlszeile erzeugt ebenso gute Qualität, wie sonst mit der höchsten Stufe 320KB erreicht wird.
Ein ebenso kostenloser und wirklich Super Ripper um auch den Lame Encoder einzubinden ist das Programm "Exact Audio Copy".
EAC 0.95b4. (auch noch eine Beta, aber sehr stabil bei mir)
Er sollte sich automatisch mit den richtigen Spracheinstellungen installieren.
Es gibt auf der english sprachigen Homepage von Andre Wiethoff (http://www.exactaudiocopy.de) aber auch die Möglichkeit ein aktuelles Sprachfile zu downloaden.
german.zip
Also zuerst den EAC installieren und am besten in den gleichen Ordner den Lame Encoder ebenfalls.
Einstellungen: (first install EAC and then Lame in the same folder is good)
EAC/Kompressionseinstellungen auswählen. (select)
Den Weg zur Lame.exe auf der Seite Externe Kompression eintragen. (the way to lame.exe)
Externe Kompression/zusätzliche Kommandozeilen Optionen:

%l--alt-preset 128%l%h--alt-preset extreme%h %s %d

preset extreme kannst du durch preset standard ersetzen (replace), wenn die Files etwa oder weniger als mit 200kbps sein sollen. "<200kbps with preset standard"
Extreme ist meine bevorzugte Encoder Einstellung des Lame. (i work only with preset extreme)
Man erreicht so ca. 7fache Reduzierung der Wav's und der Encoder hat damit den Bereich von 128-320 zur Verfügung. (Lame can use 128-320)
128KB Files sind nur etwas für die schon Gehörgeschädigten! (it's only for victim from high volume)
Also mindestens Files mit 192kbps oder viel besser noch mit VBR (variable Bitrate) herstellen.

Einstellung auf der Seite ID3 Tag/Konstruktion von Dateinamen aus ID3 Tags:

%T - %A - %Y - %L - %I - %N

Und noch EAC/Einstellungen/Dateinamen (in der Zeile Namensschema):

%A - %C - %N - %T

Kopiere die blauen Zeilen mit RMT und füge sie an entsprechender Stelle einfach ein! Nach dem ok ganz unten im Programmfenster dieser Einstellung einen Namen bspw. "VBR-HQ" geben und speichern anklicken.
(copy the blue rows with right mouseclick and insert this by EAC)
Soviel zu den Installationsarbeiten, weil das Wichtigste schon vorab mit der Installation aktiviert ist. Bei den Laufwerkseinstellungen noch das Kästchen aktivieren zum Beschleunigen des Laufwerks vor dem Auslesen und jetzt lässt man den EAC nur noch das/die CD Laufwerk(e) automatisch testen.
(EAC must make test of drive and must close drive self!)
Nun Musik CD einlegen und unbedingt vom EAC die Lade schliessen lassen. In der Reihe der Bedienelemente für's Abspielen das CD Symbol anklicken um die Web-Datenbank (cddb) zu connecten. Jetzt werden die CD Informationen automatisch eingelesen, falls verfügbar. Die Auswahl, wohin gespeichert werden soll usw. brauch ich wohl nicht erläutern, da diese EAC-Einstellungen selbst erklärend sind.
Jetzt links auf MP3 klicken und schon beginnt das Auslesen der CD und das kann bei Kopierschutz je Titel auch mal sehr lange dauern, weil der EAC es bis zu 200 mal versucht. Ein Titel wird jetzt in ein temp File ausgelesen und dem Encoder übergeben, der daraus das mp3 File erstellt.
Danach wird das Wave File wieder gelöscht, wenn man diese Funktion nicht deaktiviert.
(click to the mp3 button from EAC write out wav to harddisc temporary and thereafter transfer to codec)
Sollte dieses kleine Tut nicht genügen, um damit klar zu kommen, editiere ich noch einige Screenshots rein auf Anfrage.
weitere EAC Funktionen:
CD's auslesen (auch kopiergeschützte - geht aber nicht immer komplett) und auf der HDD als Wav's ablegen;
Wav's können auch von der HDD geladen und dem Encoder zugeführt werden;
mit verschiedenen Brennern kann EAC auch brennen;
CD Datenbank kann vervollständigt werden durch klick auf das Briefkasten Symbol neben dem CD Symbol. Dies überträgt alle selbst eingetragenen CD Informationen.

Den Umgang mit verschiedenen Künstlern (VariableArtists) beim EAC zeigt folgendes Bild
(for cd with various artists)

link to image
Ein Klick auf das Bild zeigt es grösser in einem neuen Fenster (Vollansicht benutzen).
Das schwarze Dos Fenster im Hintergrund ist der gerade aktive Lame Encoder. Den Trackeintrag gibt man selbst ein, wenn nicht von der Database verfügbar, durch markieren und einfachen Klick auf die Zeile (zb."Track3"), die dadurch editierbar wird.

Zum Schluss bei der Kontrolle der Verlinkung habe ich noch eine interessante Seite gefunden, wo man gleich ein aktuelles Bundle mit dem Encoder saugen kann und ebenso ein Zip File mit aktuellen Codecs für den Winamp. Allerdings muss da alles ins Hauptverzeichnis C:\EAC installiert werden für eine richtige Funktion.
hier

Link zu Spezialseiten, die den EAC und den Lame Encoder ausführlichst dokumentieren:
audiohq (das bedeutet Audio-High-Quality)


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faerie

very useful for our German speaking members Timon...thank you but the image is too big...I would appreciate it if you resize it to no bigger than 640 x 480 pxs

Thank you :a013:

lame 3.97 beta 3 is out now. i dont know what improvements it has made or anything so im sticking with beta 2 until someone who knows what they are doing (imasickboy for instance :P) tries it out. I was using the guide and beta 3 popped up on rarewares website. *shrug* im gona follow the guide cos i know i'd mess up otherwise lol

How do I rip COPY CONTROLLED CDs with EAC? Please help me ...