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I found that ripping MTTO is a hassle. A simple option to select tracks that should be integrated should exist, but it doesn't. Instead there is an option to select frames. Now, I know what frames are, but I couldn't care less. :vmad: The beginning of the file (with the detect option turned on) is fine, but near the end the ripping turns awkward: stereoe fades to mono and the end is not the end.
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Re: ripping multiple tracks to one
Are you saying you want to rip multiple tracks on the CD as one track? This is a powerPack option called "Rip as One" in Audio CD Input. When you click it, you select the start point with a left click and the end point with a right-click. -
Re: ripping multiple tracks to one
I think Deneb would prefer an easier option, especially of use when you only want to "rip as one" a few tracks.
i.e. select two consecutive tracks, activate rip as one and rip the tracks to a single destination track.
I don't use the "rip as one" feature much and when I did I wanted to rip the entire CD not just a selection.
WayneComment
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Re: ripping multiple tracks to one
There are at least 2 situations where the rip as one feature is useful on a smaller scale than a full disc. The first is usually found in classical music where you want to keep the separate pieces of short works together (like the movememnts of a quartet) (although there may be cases in popular music where one song will meld into another and you might prefer to save the two tracks together rrather than as one).
The other case is where you are recording and the boundaries of the track lie do not really fit neatly in the track (certain live recordings might feature a lot of crowd noise, or the song has a lot of dead space followed by a non-musical comment, or in a case like Nirvana's "Unplugged in New York" where a spoken lead-in to one track is at the end of the previous track),
In the first case the automatic track alignment feature would be handy. dMC Audio CD Input does have the option of clicking on the box "Snap to Track." I have not checked this in the latest beta but I can say that "Snap to Track" does not work as well as it should when I have used it in the past. But it is better than nothing.
It is in the second case where the ability to start and end on particular frames makes great sense (with the snap to track box unchecked).
The best advice for the use of "Rip as One" is to make use of the Preview option to make sure your selection starts and stops where you want it to. This should assure that your rip is set up the way you want it. But no, it is not automatic and the interface for Rip as One might be confusing to some also.
So Deneb has a point even though I do think that Rip as One is a great (although not quite perfect) tool.
Best wishes,
BillComment
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