Rip Status Meaning

[ZuMi]

Hi,

I just started re-ripping my CDs to lossless format using dBpoweramp. Yeah, no doubt a noob and would like to know what does AR on this rip status mean?

x AR (5) i Secure

The result above is only for Track 1 and the rest have:

x AR (5) (check symbol) Secure

I re-ripped the whole CD and the result was the same. Value of 5 is I think too low but it says Secure so I'm not sure if this is an acceptable rip. Here's my config and the extraction log of first 2 tracks.


Drive & Settings
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Ripping with drive 'E: [MATSHITA - UJ-812 ]', Drive offset: 102, Overread Lead-in/out: No
AccurateRip: Active, Using C2: Yes, Cache: 1024 KB, FUA Cache Invalidate: No
Pass 1 Drive Speed: Max, Pass 2 Drive Speed: Max
Ultra:: Vary Drive Speed: No, Min Passes: 1, Max Passes: 6, Finish After Clean Passes: 1
Bad Sector Re-rip:: Drive Speed: Max, Maximum Re-reads: 34

Encoder: Apple Lossless -v

Extraction Log
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Track 1: Ripped LBA 0 to 18523 (4:06) in 5:09. Filename: G:\Lossless\Switchfoot\The Best Yet\Switchfoot - 01 - Dare You to Move.m4a
AccurateRip: Inaccurate (confidence 5) Secure (Warning) [Pass 1, Ultra 1 to 2, Re-Rip 36 Frames]
CRC32: 58286591 AccurateRip CRC: 1C17FBFE [DiscID: 018-002f4215-027c9552-0311e012-1]

Track 2: Ripped LBA 18523 to 33616 (3:21) in 0:39. Filename: G:\Lossless\Switchfoot\The Best Yet\Switchfoot - 02 - Meant to Live.m4a
AccurateRip: Inaccurate (confidence 5) Secure [Pass 1, Ultra 1 to 1]
CRC32: 5DFE66C8 AccurateRip CRC: 15D5E1A1 [DiscID: 018-002f4215-027c9552-0311e012-2]


Thank you much in advance.

[LtData]

Re: Rip Status Meaning

Anything above 2 is normally regarded as Accurate. The "i" or warning means that an error could have slipped through, as more clearly stated in the advanced CD ripper help files.