Originally Posted by
dbarnby
Thanks, Oggy:
1) I did download Foobar2000, but see only a blank work area with pull-down menu heading along the top.
There is not indication of how to proceed.
Besides that, I don't know what it is recommended I do with Foobar2000, or how to do it.
My ignorance just got worse. Really, I'm not trying to be obtuse, and I am fairly bright and quite well-educated. I guess I do, however, expect software to be somewhat intuitive. If learning Foobar is as difficult as learning dBpoweramp, I think maybe I should stick with just one learning curve. I do welcome you comments.
2) You wrote: "but if a few seconds had been spent using PerfectMeta, the highlighted differences the Metadata providers in CD Ripper offer, before ripping (6 P's!), this wouldn't be necessary." I don't know what PerfectMeta is. What is the action-item you recommend here?
Also, you mention that you've been trying to convince me to move away from EAC, however, I don't know what EAC is.
3) You suggested benefits from using Foobar2000 (and there are other apparently good players like MP3Tag, JRiver, Media Monkey).
What, then is the reason to be using dBpoweramp in the first place given its poor documentation?
4) One of my problems is, I believe, that I don't know the jargon, the acronyms, or even the generic categories of hardware/software/products/concepts which is second-nature to people who are steeped in this business, so it's like working in a foreign language.
I'm willing to soldier on, but I think I am far short of any global understanding of what I'm doing.
Don