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Hi there.
Introduction - Ripped my vast 2000+ CD collection years ago using XLD and ripping at 256k CBR MP3.
Fast Forward 3 years - Storage has got cheaper, i now have a server and invested in a Sonos System. Wanted to up my stakes in the digital library, so re-ripping all the CD's for a final time (i hope) in FLAC and 320kps MP3.
Needed a Ripper that could dual rip in both - and after lots of investigation found dbPoweramp. Tested 21 days thoroughly, came the conclusion this was the one and bought a licence.
So... 100 CD's into my ripping process, i seem to have found an issue with FLAC encoding.
Assuming by having AccurateRip on, and the "After Encoding Verify Written Audio" option ticked within the FLAC encoder, i'd be set to rectify issues there and then.
But occasionally after ripping (with no errors), i'll playback a track i've ripped on the Sonos, a FLAC file i've ripped using dbPoweramp. which is playing fine, then midway through song, Sonos controller pops up "this track is not encoded properly" and 2 seconds later starts to sound garbled, jumps around a bit then skips onto next track. If i play the same .flac in VLC - exactly the same outcome. If i play the MP3 which was ripped at the same time using the Multi encoder, it's fine. So i think the finger points at the FLAC encoder?
To understand my setup - I have a Music share on my server - which then branches off into an MP3 subfolder and a FLAC subfolder - both of which are identical folder trees. dbPoweramp rips MP3 and FLAC to a 'rip' folder on my local hard disk, then once verified, i manually copy the appropriate format to the associated subfolder tree on the server. Sonos points to FLAC side. iTunes to other side. I can create playlists in iTunes, then export them and do a search / replace of MP3 for FLAC in the M3U for the playlist to work in Sonos environment. Works a treat.
I have no idea what to do. Three tracks now i've found with this issue. If i re-rip, the problem goes away. But i now have 100 or so CD's ripped, and now unsure if they are 100% good rips - despite them all being verified by AccurateRip and what i thought was verification through the FLAC encoder. The plan was to sell on CD's now i had the FLAC's, but hesitant to do this until i have listened to ever single track for issues.
The tracks this happens to have been ripped in R15 onwards. I haven't found any problems with the ones i ripped during my trial with R1.
As i have over 1900+ CD's to Rip, i need to get to the source of the problem here.
I'm using an iMac - Early 2008 version with 3.06Ghz Core 2 Duo processor / 4GB RAM running OS X 10.10.3. Been my trusted ripper for many years.
Surely having the "After Encoding Verify Written Audio" option ticked in the FLAC encoder would identify any issues?
Any ideas?
Regards
Colin.
Introduction - Ripped my vast 2000+ CD collection years ago using XLD and ripping at 256k CBR MP3.
Fast Forward 3 years - Storage has got cheaper, i now have a server and invested in a Sonos System. Wanted to up my stakes in the digital library, so re-ripping all the CD's for a final time (i hope) in FLAC and 320kps MP3.
Needed a Ripper that could dual rip in both - and after lots of investigation found dbPoweramp. Tested 21 days thoroughly, came the conclusion this was the one and bought a licence.
So... 100 CD's into my ripping process, i seem to have found an issue with FLAC encoding.
Assuming by having AccurateRip on, and the "After Encoding Verify Written Audio" option ticked within the FLAC encoder, i'd be set to rectify issues there and then.
But occasionally after ripping (with no errors), i'll playback a track i've ripped on the Sonos, a FLAC file i've ripped using dbPoweramp. which is playing fine, then midway through song, Sonos controller pops up "this track is not encoded properly" and 2 seconds later starts to sound garbled, jumps around a bit then skips onto next track. If i play the same .flac in VLC - exactly the same outcome. If i play the MP3 which was ripped at the same time using the Multi encoder, it's fine. So i think the finger points at the FLAC encoder?
To understand my setup - I have a Music share on my server - which then branches off into an MP3 subfolder and a FLAC subfolder - both of which are identical folder trees. dbPoweramp rips MP3 and FLAC to a 'rip' folder on my local hard disk, then once verified, i manually copy the appropriate format to the associated subfolder tree on the server. Sonos points to FLAC side. iTunes to other side. I can create playlists in iTunes, then export them and do a search / replace of MP3 for FLAC in the M3U for the playlist to work in Sonos environment. Works a treat.
I have no idea what to do. Three tracks now i've found with this issue. If i re-rip, the problem goes away. But i now have 100 or so CD's ripped, and now unsure if they are 100% good rips - despite them all being verified by AccurateRip and what i thought was verification through the FLAC encoder. The plan was to sell on CD's now i had the FLAC's, but hesitant to do this until i have listened to ever single track for issues.
The tracks this happens to have been ripped in R15 onwards. I haven't found any problems with the ones i ripped during my trial with R1.
As i have over 1900+ CD's to Rip, i need to get to the source of the problem here.
I'm using an iMac - Early 2008 version with 3.06Ghz Core 2 Duo processor / 4GB RAM running OS X 10.10.3. Been my trusted ripper for many years.
Surely having the "After Encoding Verify Written Audio" option ticked in the FLAC encoder would identify any issues?
Any ideas?
Regards
Colin.
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