Re: [libreoffice-users] OT : good cd import software on linux

On 16/04/13 14:52, Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote:
> On 04/16/2013 03:25 AM, Dries Feys wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > This is waaaaay of topic, but as there are many linux adepts over
> > here, I wonder what software you use to rip cd's to mp3. (or ogg
> > vorbis, but I prefer mp3 as that's supported on more hardware than
> > ogg)
> >
> > On windows, I used to use iTunes, which recognised (through cddb, or
> > whatever sony made it now) nearly all cd's, also the less common like
> > folk music (Bal O'Gadjo, Embrun,...) On ubuntu, those cd's are rarely
> > recognised.
> >
> > The final goal is to rate the songs with stars (or another symbol)
> > like in Itunes, and then be able to export a best-of to my collection
> > to my cell phone, tablet and/or usb-stick.
> >
> > Are there some packages I should install to have those cd's
> > recognised, or what should I do?
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Dries
>
> Yes it is way off topic.
>
> You want to take all your Audio CDs and make them into MP3 files, yes?
>
> I have Ubuntu 12.04.  I have installed Ripper X, Asunder CD Ripper, and
> a few others.
>
> I would see what rippers are available with your Linux distro and try a
> few. I have not used a Linux one in a few years, since I ripped all my
> CDs years ago and keep the MP3 file on my massive audio folders.
>
> To be honest, I do not know which one does the "stars" option you wish.
>
> As for CD's being "recognized", that is a different issue. Are you
> saying that your Linux system is not able to play audio CDs?  That
> sounds like a hardware problem, since every distro of Linux I have used
> include the needed drivers and packages for reading audio CDs.
>
> Are you saying that you place your CD in the drive and open the audio
> package and the CD and song information are not found and displayed?
> That is a problem with the database being used to look up the CD info
> online. For playing your CDs on Linux and Windows, try VLC.  They have a
> really good system and they have access to a service that will look your
> CDinfo up online.  To be honest, if you run Windows Vista, VLC is the
> preferred package since it included all of the codexoption you would
> need that Vista does not provide.  But, if you have a CD that is not
> part of a large publishing house, it may not get included in the online
> database. That is just life of a small run CD by obscure artists.
>
> So try Asunder CD Ripper and VLC player.
>
> I use VLC media player on all my systems as a default install. Linux and
> Windows [XP through Win7]

One little remark: if your ears are critical and you have mainly 
classical and jazz CD's MP3 is not to be used. The effect of compression 
and reduction can clearly been heard (on a good sound system). It's OK 
for car-radio's (or music systems as they are called now) but not for 
good audio systems. Even CD-quality is not optimal. As a jazz-pianist I 
record everything in 24-bit and store it as .wav files and copy it to 
DVD's as they can handle 24-bit (of course for demo's I sample it down 
to 16-bit as CD'a are OK for demo's).
For pop-music MP3 compression is OK of course.
I know I'm maybe too critical but I like (certain kind of) music.
Joep


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