RE: Ripping Level Question (help?)

[Oggy]

Re: Ripping Level Question (help?)

Thanks a lot Oggy,

I am definitely getting quicker now. But as I say, you do have to invest time; and also you have to give great consideration towards what it is that you want to achieve.

The double-CD concept did take me some time to get my thick skull around - at first I did not really want to choose this system - but now I can see it's value. To me, it's much better to have all of a boxset under one Folder, rather than: 'Disc-1', 'Disc-2', 'Disc-3', ... which just clogs up your playing device with surplus Folders.

I am going to start a new thread shortly on a specific question ...

Paul

Hi Paul,

It definitely gets quicker after the first few, once everything, becomes second nature.

Obviously, most people want to get it right first time, and I was thinking of getting the main considerations together in one thread, to hopefully help achieve that aim. You have covered so much in your thread, and with the screenshots, got an excellent procedure going. Many of these tweaks, whilst not a disaster, make changes later, less likely, and closer to achieving the, right first time goal.

Hopefully this can help people in a similar position.

Other folk may have additional, or different, needs, particularly for Classical, and I for one could learn from others ideas and solutions.

Oggy

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Ripping Level Question (help?)

Within a couple of weeks, you have pretty much got dBpoweramp set up, to give you a music library, that will have minimal errors, look consistent, with good art, on most apps, and be searchable, by all the main options.

You could also probably rip your next 10 CDs, in three hours, right first time, with the tags that are important to you. Because you have a good naming scheme, and understand the tags, you could probably rip a 10 CD compilation, and get it right, first time. You are all set, to rip through your CDs.

You may use your music library for years to come, so two weeks time investment, to get it right first time, is time well invested.

Thanks a lot Oggy,

I am definitely getting quicker now. But as I say, you do have to invest time; and also you have to give great consideration towards what it is that you want to achieve.

The double-CD concept did take me some time to get my thick skull around - at first I did not really want to choose this system - but now I can see it's value. To me, it's much better to have all of a boxset under one Folder, rather than: 'Disc-1', 'Disc-2', 'Disc-3', ... which just clogs up your playing device with surplus Folders.

I am going to start a new thread shortly on a specific question ...

Paul

[Oggy]

Re: Ripping Level Question (help?)

Oggy,

So you just see the 'Artist' folder as a means-to-an-end? It is what it is and you leave it be.

I was thinking of customizing the 'Master Folder' icon for each Artist, but I am not sure if it's possible, or even worthwhile. Had you have had suc a method, and applied it yourself, they I would have followed suit.

Paul

It's all done, to allow me to display, easily find, and play music. The rest is simply the mechanics, to achieve this.

[Oggy]

Re: Ripping Level Question (help?)

Hi Oggy,

Well I am - and always have been! - a slow learner. I really think you have to keep performing trial-and-errors with 'dBpa'. So, you make a mistake a couple of times but then you never make the same one again.

It has taken me two weeks to rip 10 x CDs!; and even now I am still not happy with some aspects. They may need to be re-done. But I am much closer to attaining what I want than I was last week, that's for sure.

With the screenshots, I hope it made yours, and everyone else's, explaining a bit easier. And I would like to think that I have contributed something - albeit small - to making this forum a good source point for other newbies.

I do have more questions but I will leave them until the next sunrise ...

Paul

Hey Paul,

Within a couple of weeks, you have pretty much got dBpoweramp set up, to give you a music library, that will have minimal errors, look consistent, with good art, on most apps, and be searchable, by all the main options.

You could also probably rip your next 10 CDs, in three hours, right first time, with the tags that are important to you. Because you have a good naming scheme, and understand the tags, you could probably rip a 10 CD compilation, and get it right, first time. You are all set, to rip through your CDs.

You may use your music library for years to come, so two weeks time investment, to get it right first time, is time well invested.

Oggy

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Ripping Level Question (help?)

Art 1 and 2 look good. If I don't like any of the artwork, I'll do a quick online search, or scan the sleeve. Version16, makes this easier.

Your next question; not a clue! I rip to my NAS, and as long as the right disc is in the correctly named folder, its only purpose, is to supply music files to play. Each folder, holds 1 disc, with its own Folder.jpg.

Oggy,

So you just see the 'Artist' folder as a means-to-an-end? It is what it is and you leave it be.

I was thinking of customizing the 'Master Folder' icon for each Artist, but I am not sure if it's possible, or even worthwhile. Had you have had suc a method, and applied it yourself, they I would have followed suit.

Paul