Efficiency of Music Ripping Tools/Formats

neilius · Post by **neilius** » Thu May 18, 2006 11:33 pm

I've been encoding with CDex and the command-line LAME itself. The app really shouldn't make any difference as it's just a front end for the LAME encoder, so its all in the encoder really. It takes so long on my system because I've ramped the quality settings up as high as they'll go. Most people don't do that so experience much faster encoding speeds.

Post by **Shotokan101** » Thu May 18, 2006 11:44 pm

Sorry Neil

- can't get my head round q=0 being the highest quality

so didn't spot the time implications for you

From what I've read so far the VBR with the MOD'ed LAME files with default ALT settings should give around the same quality (according to listening tests as 190kbps+ CBR but at lower file sizes.....

As I said I'm getting "hooked" n this now so I'll let you know how "MY Ears" feel about it ......

EDIT: plus the benefit of reduced (for you at least

) encoding times

Post by **Steve** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 12:04 pm

Just found a USB turntable for converting vinyl to digital media.

http://www.theregister.com/2006/05/24/r ... turntable/

Thought it might be useful for some of our older audiophiles (audio - files get it

)

That and it just looks like a neat gadget.

Post by **Shotokan101** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 12:19 pm

Pretty cool Steve

- but £120 though

- plus it wouldn't handle my 78 collection natively

Post by **SyBorg** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 8:48 pm

Shotokan101 wrote:Pretty cool Steve - but £120 though - plus it wouldn't handle my 78 collection natively

78? I've got a still sealed 4-track tape somewhere

I've got to admit that I've never seen, let alone owned a player for it though

Post by **Shotokan101** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 9:58 pm

SyBorg wrote: 78? I've got a still sealed 4-track tape somewhere

Probably best to keep it that way