Re: Ripping CD

[Memnon Anon <gegendosenfleisch@googlemail.com>]

Hi,

T o n g <mlist4suntong@yahoo.com> writes:
> I'm wondering what's the proper tools for ripping/copying CDs. 

I like jack.

,----[ aptitude show jack ]
| Description: Rip and encode CDs with one command
|  Jack has been developed with one main goal: making OGGs (or MP3s)
|  without having to worry. There is nearly no way that an incomplete rip
|  goes unnoticed, e.g. jack compares WAV and OGG file sizes when
|  continuing from a previous run. Jack also checks your HD space before
|  doing anything (even keeps some MB free).
|  .
| [...]
|   - it supports different rippers and encoders
|   - it is very configurable
|   - it doesn't need X
|   - it can "rip" virtual CD images like the ones created by cdrdao
|   - when using cdparanoia, cdparanoia's status information is displayed
|     and archived for all tracks, so you can see if something went wrong
|   - it uses sophisticated disk space management, i.e. it schedules its
|     ripping/encoding processes depending on available space.
|   - freedb query, file renaming and id3/ogg-tagging
|   - it can resume work after it has been interrupted. If all tracks have
|     been ripped, it doesn't even need the CD anymore, even if you want
|     to do a freedb query.
|   - it can do a freedb query based on OGGs alone, like if you don't
|     remember from which CD those OGGs came from.
|   - freedb submissions
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Memnon