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Thread: First Time User - FLAC

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    First Time User - FLAC

    Hello,

    In process of ripping 300+ cds for SlimDevice on Network and high end audio.

    So having read many posts I have many questions answered but like many novices have many more!!

    I want to set up the rip settings and start the process knowing as best possible that what I rip will be a FLAC file that in all essence should sound as good as the original all things being equal.

    My concern is that being a novice that I rip and then find out I should have done this or that in the settings etc...that would have made my rips sonically 'better'.

    Maybe this is not a concern if I follow the setup guide etc..

    So my experinces so far is to try ripping with all defaults for FLAC and did 10 cds and it went rather well...(not knowing about the settings)...it tool 2-3 min per cd and I tried the min/max compression settings...avg cd was 550mb went down to 300 or 330 ( high to low).

    Files played back sound ok.

    Then I discovered the Spoon Setup Guide and I went down the path, checked for C2 ( my drive detected C2 errors a few minutes into the test). So i bascially setup all the settings based on the guide.

    Then I went back and re-ripped the 10 cds, the time went from 2-3 min to 5 min - 6 min.

    I noticed from the initial rip in BURST mode all cds ripped with accuraterip ok.

    Now in secure mode some rip with accuraterip ok and others go thru a laborioulsy secure and ultra secure rip process ...the rips sound ok?

    So my questions:

    If I use burst mode, and I see accurate ok, the nice little checkmark ok then do i need to run in secure mode at all?

    Why is there a secure mode?

    Why is there a scure mode and then an ultrasecure mode??

    If there is a section in the FAQ's that has this info, I missed it.

    Anyway I enjoy the product so far and will most likely register and purchase..which leads me to these questions:

    1. Right now I only want to RIP. So the Free version is ok.
    2. Later if I wanted to burn back from FLAC to CD...What version would I get?
    3. I have i7 940 cpu with mulitple cores. What version would i get?

    I think the answer is the $36 reference. Which is fine.

    This is a one time charge and minor verison updates are included. But major ones are not?

    So in summary it would be nice to have a novice FAQ that would say do this and do that..and if the output is "xxx" then burst is ok for you with your drive.

    IF not then you need secure mode with these settings.

    Thanks in advance !

    Alex

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    Re: First Time User - FLAC

    >If I use burst mode, and I see accurate ok, the nice little checkmark ok then do i need to run in secure mode at all?

    No need,

    >Why is there a secure mode?

    This should work as burst if AccurateRip can verify, but it sounds like the c2 pointers might be stopping your drive from working...

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    Re: First Time User - FLAC

    Will the crc's be the same in burst vs secure?

    I did the c2 test and it detected the sharpie black triangle like you indicate in the setup guide.

    I am ok with burst if its faster and ok...but your saying that secure should be like burst if all things are ok...

    i will retry with secure with c2 and no c2.

    Most of my cds have never been touched by human hands and are very clean..etc...I thought the c2 stuff was from scratches and dirty cds...and the occaisional real 'built' in pressed c2 error?

    Alex

    Note: If the file size from both burst and secure are the same is this saying they are identical and ok?

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    Re: First Time User - FLAC

    If the rip is accurate then both burst and secure would have the same crc.

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    Re: First Time User - FLAC

    Hello,

    Can you tell me what might be wrong with the rip below?

    I have tried with C2 on and off...but i see is says Inaccurate? but confidence 3
    Is this a problem, the flac plays fine?

    Information ripping to FLAC, 'Track 1' to 'F:\Music\Richard Elliot\Take to the Skies\Richard Elliot - 01 - I'm Loving You.flac'
    Track 1: Ripped LBA 0 to 18215 (4:02) in 0:57. Filename: F:\Music\Richard Elliot\Take to the Skies\Richard Elliot - 01 - I'm Loving You.flac
    AccurateRip: Inaccurate (confidence 3) Secure [Pass 1 & 2, Ultra 1 to 2]
    CRC32: 8CF0D493 AccurateRip CRC: 153A5131 [DiscID: 010-000f8889-007d495d-7409f30a-1]

    thanks
    alex


    AccurateRip: Inaccurate (confidence 3) Secure: Yes [153A5131]
    Last edited by adydula; 10-16-2009 at 09:24 PM. Reason: more data

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    Re: First Time User - FLAC

    The other tracks are verified by accuraterip?

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    Re: First Time User - FLAC

    All the other tracks are the same.

    I have ripped 20 cds last night and all but this one cd all ripped with no errors and the status is Accurate etc..

    Only this cd so far does this...could it be a different pressing? etc??

    Alex

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    Re: First Time User - FLAC

    Yes a different pressing.

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    Re: First Time User - FLAC

    Ok so far so good, I have a few cds that seem to be problematic:

    The CD Spyrogyra - Catching the Sun MCA Recods...The first track is showing alot of frames to be re-ripped (28) or so,which takes time.

    The third track shows 319 franes to be re-ripped. This seems odd to me. The discs are clean etc..

    Is this normal in the course of events, that you find some cds, that are just a pain?

    These are older cds and dont seem to be in accurate rip.

    If I try to use rip method other than secure it rips but it X Inacurate(6).

    I have tried c2 on and off etc..

    Is there a database of cd's that ared problematic with any settings changes to help?

    Thanks
    Alex
    Last edited by adydula; 10-18-2009 at 10:18 AM. Reason: more data

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    Re: First Time User - FLAC

    Adding to the last post:

    I have 20 or so Spyrogyra cds that rip to flac ok.
    The problemmatic one is the Catching the Sun cd that has hundreds of frames that have been identified as needed to be re-ripped across several tracks and then the result is inaccurate. The cd plays well in a cd player for years? I wonder if buying another cd like this would solve the problem or is this the way it is? This cd is not in accuraterip?

    Again thanks for any ideas, thoughts etc...

    oh i tride to rip to wav and the same thing...

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    Re: First Time User - FLAC

    Can be normal, yes.

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    Re: First Time User - FLAC

    Do you have a different drive you can try ripping it in? Sometimes different drives just work better.

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    Re: First Time User - FLAC

    I tried this cd with an external Samsung USB drive and the first track ripped and it has 765 frames to be re-read!!

    I will get a second retail cd and re-try to see if its the physical disk...

    I wonder if MCA way back then was mucking with DRM and this is the problem?

    I would think there would be a listing or dbase somewhere on the net that would list the real problematic cds...

    Thanks for the help
    Alex

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    Re: First Time User - FLAC

    Ok I tried to rip Santana "Abraxas' its a 24 bit HDCD with the FLAC HDCD feature the rip went ok and accurate checked but all the files are showing as 16 bit?? Isnt this supposed to detect HDCD and rip to 20 or 2 bit?

    Alex

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    I have the same problem of not ripping HDCD

    I'm new to dbpoweramp cd ripper and I haven't been able to get HDCD's to play back in HDCD. I'm ripping to FLAC and I've installed the HD DSP. When I rip the same discs using EAC, the HDCD works fine. Any help would be appreciated.

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