What does rip cd mean? Rip / extract / copy / grab / convert CD audio means read audio data from compact disk and store the data into computer files. To extract CD a ripping software is used. Read step-by-step guide and watch video how to convert CD to music files and what is sound quality there.
To rip CD audio on Windows or Mac OSX to WAV, FLAC, mp3 and other formats:
* AuI ConverteR 48x44 Free allow to rip the first CD-audio track in the "Source files" list of the software main window.
For the second and further input CD-audio tracks, 2 second of silence will applied into the middle of the ripped files.
CD ripping of all tracks in the list is available in PROduce-RD and configurable Modula-R editions.
Free edition don't assign artwork to the ripped files. Artwork assigning is available in all-included PROduce-RD and configurable Modula-R editions).
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To extract CD audio in lossless mode:
Read How to choose best CD rip format >
In ideal, a CD ripper software must get CD data without errors. It is maximal sound quality.
Error here is difference between audio data into ripped files and files, that were used to record the CD. This difference is out of control the CD user with any CD ripper.
To found reading fault, CD rippers use optical drive abilities and additional compact disk data processing.
But no one ripping software guarantee 100% probability of correct error detection.
Fortunatelly, most of optical disks are extracted without faults (despite the they may be there).
CD drive is very important matter for fault detection and recovering quality. The drive detect and try fix faults directly during physical medium reading. Some devices form C2 error flags. However, as author know, C2 implementation is different for various devices and not all drives form these flags.
CD extraction software may be matter for successful fault detection.
We should consider CD drive and ripping software as single system in every case.
CD rippers may perform non-correct data detection procedures. Some of rippers use C2 flags there. The detection procedure implementation depend on compact disk extraction software.
If fault are found, AuI ConverteR try to recover damaged audio data.
For details watch video and read how to choose best CD rip software >
If CD ripper perform resampling, sound quality is matter of used software.
AuI ConverteR use safe ripping technology by Audiophile Inventory. The technology allow to be offline Internet during ripping and suitable for rare CDs.
If ripping is finished with errors, in the main window > Log tab, CD ripping error table will shown.
Each row is CD track with error. There are fatal errors (cannot be fixed by CD ripper) and probably recovered errors.
Recovered errors don't guarantee, that data is recovered correctly.
Above the table RED light show that fatal errors is present. Or AMBER light show that there are probable recovered errors only.
Both fatal and probably-recovered errors may be either audible or inaudible.
If compact disk extraction issues there, you can to see its physical place into ripped files with visual error display.
Read more about safe CD ripping technology here >
AuI ConverteR allow to assign custom metadata application (in some versions) that meet special requirements.
See Settings > CD ripper / ISO:
CD metadata executable - path to application for access to Internet database with CD metadata. The application should works with templates (see below) like cdmetadata utility.
CD metadata executable params - command line parameters of the application.
Command line templates:
%driveletter% - drive letter of asked CD (for Windows).
%cddbfilename% - name of *.cddb file with metadata description, that should generate the executable.
The name of the file should be generated in format "audio%num%.cddb",
where %num% - sequential number of .cddb file, that generated by the executable. There are may be several files, if the database has several entries for asked CD.
Example of parameters:
"%driveletter%" "%cddbfilename%"
The author don't know public serious researches what CD-ripper is actually the best (safest). About criteria and methods, that you can perform right at home to test CD-ripping software read here...
How to rip CD on Windows and Mac OS X read here...
How to rip CD on Mac OS X read here...
For majority of cases used CD-ripper software is not matter.
If you have audible sound quality issues with iTunes, see here.
If you have issues with sound quality (interruptions, silences, pops/clicks, etc.) check "error correction" option in import settings or try alternative ripping way.
Yes, it can. When import CD choose mp3 format.
AIFF (.aiff) or ALAC (.m4a) or WAV (.wav) may be recommended as lossless formats.
However, ALAC have lesser size. WAV may have issues with metadata processing in a musical software.
CD ripping is more intensive process than usual playback. As rule, compact disk is re-readed several times.
Optical disk is readed contactless way. But some mechanical load due rotation and laser heating may impact with time to the disk physical properties, theoretically.
Author don't know about real cases of optical disk damaging due ripping.
Burning CD is copying files (including audio) to re-writable/writable CD with special burning software and writable CD-drive.
Ripping CD is extracting compact disk data content to computer files.
Burning is recording computer files to compact disk.
Read more at CD ripping F.A.Q. >
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