Audio Format Poll

[Smoggy]

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Is there much difference between wave and Monkey? besides size.....I'm thinking about re-ripping my CD collection into a lossless format to keep as a general purpose back up that I can convert to what ever format I want later. Kinda like a master computer copy.

Unfortunately I have about 350 CDs


Any suggestion on the best format for this would be appreciated!!

[neilthecellist]

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all APE does is just compress the audio like a ZIP/RAR/7z archive....it just compresses the file without losing quality.

Wave is lossless but takes up lotsa space.

[LtData]

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Also, APE files have tags containing information such as the artist, album, and track title. WAV cannot hold these tags as it does not support meta-data (tagging). Ape files normally are compressed about 1:3 or 1:4, that is, 1MB of an ape file equals 3-4MB of a WAV file.

Also, if your ripping your CD collection for a backup, consider installing dMC's AccurateRip function: http://www.accuraterip.com and if you do this, get the beta online database .dll from the forums.

[neilthecellist]

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Yeah, so to sum it all up: APE is better than WAVE. Don't do WAVE unless you're an idiot or you have a good reason to convert to WAVE.

[LtData]

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Like you want to burn your APE files to an audio CD using Nero. How? Convert to WAV and THEN burn those files. WAV files do have their uses, neil.

[neilthecellist]

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darniti hate it when you contradict me, Lieutenant!!!


You got a point there! :lol:

[LtData]

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I also correct spelling on request. :D

But honestly, WAV files do have their uses. For instance, IIRC, all windows sound files have to be wav files. Some programs have their sounds as wavs. However, new games are moving to either mp3 or ogg for their in-game sounds.

[Smoggy]

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LOL
I forgot about the wav tagging thing. I will definetly use APE then....
I got accuraterip w/ online db and totally love it. I hope all the rips I did previously will give me an "accurate rip" message whe I re-rip...or will it not since I was the first to rip it??? hmmmm.....

[LtData]

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If someone else has ripped the CD, it will tell you whether or not the rip was accurate. Note that to be sure the database is accurate, the Confidence should read 2 or higher. If you are the first to rip a CD, then it won't be in the database and you can submit it when your done.
Edit: Also, any rips you submit will take a few weeks to show up in the database.

[neilthecellist]

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A few weeks? Maybe it's different for me on dialup.....:D

[LtData]

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Note that I'm coming from the standpoint of using the online AccurateRip database. The database is recompiled every few weeks, as it takes a couple of hours to do.

[neilthecellist]

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bump.

Maybe this'll sound a bit crazy, but I've begun to rip all my music CDs to every single format. That's how bored I am. And I have finals next week too!

[LtData]

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Umm... That's called a waste of time, neil. Rip to FLAC and then convert, but even that is pointless. Why every single format?

[neilthecellist]

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Like I said in post #87, I'm really bored. I mean, REALLY bored.

[iTunesIsEvil]

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Learn C#. That'll keep you busy for a while. Plus you can call dMC with C# and do conversions, then not only will you learn an uber-cool language you'll get a great example with object-oriented programming with a nifty real-world use. MS has an Express Edition of C# '05 available for free, though it will only work for a year...